Last night's soap opera was being replayed on TV, but no one was watching it. The TV in the bar was just to create a little atmosphere, and business here was average in the afternoon, especially after the end of the season. Burns leaned back at the bar wiping down the row of glasses on the counter, while John and Bill and the others gathered in a corner, bored drinking to pass the time.

"It's boring to have no football...... Huh—" Bill stretched and yawned, tears streaming out of his eyes.

"You look like a junkie, Bill. And you're still so skinny...... Ha! Someone next to him teased him.

"To be addicted is also to be addicted to football!" Bill glared at the other and continued to lie on the table, scratching his fingernails across the glass. "The end of each season is the hardest time for me......" he moaned weakly.

"It's good that the World Cup starts right away. Which of you has a ticket? John asked next to him.

"Me!"

"I have!"

"Full set!"

Everyone raised their hands.

John looked at them and laughed, "Awesome, we're together again this summer!" Ha ha! ”

"Maybe we'll run into Tony." Someone suddenly said this, and everyone was stunned for a moment and echoed.

"That's right, he's also commentating in Brazil!"

"Oops, it's contradictory now...... I wanted to go to the site and I didn't want to miss out on Tony's commentary......"

A group of people chatted and chatted about Don.

It was at this moment that the images on the television screen suddenly flashed, and then changed from a fierce London street shootout to a news studio, where a male anchor wearing gold-rimmed glasses was seated.

"Now insert one of our latest messages......"

Bill, who had been lying on his desk, bored and looking around, caught a glimpse of the change on the TV. He became interested, and simply looked up to see what the announcer had to say.

The picture turned again, and he arrived at a place that he was very familiar with - the city stadium.

A reporter with a microphone stood outside the gate of the City Stadium, pointed to the building behind him and said to the camera: "Nottingham Forest Club held a press conference just now. Club President Evan. Dogetty announced Nottingham Forest and Tony at the press conference. Donne's contract extension talks have officially ended, after which he will no longer be the manager of Nottingham Forest......"

Bill jerked to his feet, kicked him over, and knocked over the beer glass on the table. The people sitting next to him were startled, for fear that the wine would drip on their pants.

"Hey! Bill! What are you working on? ”

"Did you drink too much?"

Bill didn't react to this, just stared at the TV with his eyes wide open, his mouth open as if frightened.

John looked back at the TV, and everyone but one or two were still worried about their crotch.

The screen is replaying the scene from the press conference just now.

Evan. Dotgety sat on the stage, facing the many microphones, and said expressionlessly, "...... We regret to announce this news. Thanks to and Tony. Mr. Donn did not agree on a contract extension, and the two parties decided to terminate the negotiations. After the expiration of his contract, Tony. Done will no longer continue as Nottingham Forest manager. We thank him for all he has done to the club over the course of 11 years and for leading the team to 12 trophies. We wish him the best of luck. ”

There was a sudden silence in the bar, and the sound of the TV was clear. Burns also stopped what he was doing and looked up at the TV screen.

The beer on the table dripped onto the crotch of the people who were still sitting, wetting a piece of it, but the people didn't notice it.

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George. Wood was walking outside in the garden with his mom in the sun when his phone rang.

It was the agent Wooks calling: "Good afternoon George, what are you doing?" ”

"Take a walk with your mother." Wood looked at his mother, who was snuggled up to him.

"Well, it looks like you didn't watch TV, I have news for you." Woxton paused for a moment before continuing, "Tony. Don resigned. ”

Wood didn't realize what that meant at first, because he never had such a concept in his head. But then he came back to his senses and asked, "What?" ”

"In the news just now, the contract renewal talks between the Forest team and Donn have failed, and the two sides have not renewed their contract. So after the thirtieth day of June, he will no longer be your leader. ”

Wood stopped, and Sophia, noticing her son's strangeness, stopped to look at him.

Wood didn't say anything more, and after listening to the phone, he hung up silently.

"George?" Sophia called softly. "What's wrong?"

Wood looked at his mother and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The boss has left the Forest team." ”

Sophia let out an "ah" in surprise, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes still wide.

"Mr. Donn......"

Wood nodded. Mom must have thought it was incredible, but why did her heart feel empty? It's as if something very important has been lost......

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The Premier League is over, and so is the Championship. At this time, Tang did not stay in the UK, but flew back to his hometown in Sichuan with his fiancée, and he wanted to tell his parents about the most important decision in his life.

Tang Jing rested her head on Tang's shoulder and enjoyed the green scenery of southern Sichuan along the way. The two of them were sitting on a long-distance bus from Chengdu to their hometown. As the manager of a Championship team, Don is not well-known here, they are like any normal person in this car.

In his previous life, Tang never thought that he would get married one day, and he was still with a Chinese woman. He felt like he was thanks to one person he was thanks to - Tony. Donne, the former self, the current him. Although Tony has achieved success in his career, he has gained family and love. He thought it was a good deal, and maybe he had taken advantage of it......

So Tang decided to tell his parents about his marriage to Tang Jing, and then went to visit Tang Jing's parents, so he called Tang En and invited them to attend his and Tang Jing's wedding this summer - he didn't inform Tang En in advance, on the one hand, because Tang En was very busy at that time and was busy leading the team to sprint for the triple crown. On the other hand, he also wanted to surprise Donn.

The happy couple on the verge of a new life had no idea what was happening on that side of the planet. But I'm sure they'll find out soon.

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The championship cup has long ended, Chen Jian did not call Tang En, and he did not receive any more news from Tang En. However, he felt that he already had a plan in mind, especially when he saw the Forest team lift the Champions Cup, and he was so enthusiastic that he could not be one of them.

He thought he should dedicate himself to this team in the future.

But after a day, Mr. Xia kept pouring cold water on him. Let him not be blinded by impulse. Nottingham Forest is simply not something he can dream of right now, and winning the treble will only make them more inclined to buy established stars rather than develop players themselves. Chen Jian couldn't get any benefit from going to that kind of place, and finally realized that he had made a wrong choice and left gloomily after sitting on the cold bench for a few years, this is his future.

He decided to pack his things and go back to Sichuan to be with his family, which might be able to calm his wavering heart.

In the past few days, Mr. Xia has been calling Tang En's mobile phone vigorously, and the feedback he gets is all "the user you dialed has been turned off". He was very annoyed, and left Chen Jian to fly to England alone, and he must catch Tang En and ask him what his plans were in person.

Chen Jian returned to China alone.

While he was waiting for his flight at the airport in Amsterdam's Skiev with a large bag on his back, he suddenly received a strange call.

"Hi, Jian Chen." Don's Chinese accent is a bit weird, but it's not easy for a foreign devil to speak Chinese so smoothly, so the small difference in the accent is nothing.

This call was made by Done.

"Where are you now?" Don listened to the noise on the other side of the phone, as if there was a sound of the announcement.

"Airport, Amsterdam's airport." Chen Jian replied.

"Ah, are you ready to go home? Can you tell me about your future plans? ”

Chen Jian was silent for a while, and finally made up his mind: "I think, I want to renew my contract with the club......"

Don let out a soft "ah" over there, then said, "I suggest you don't do that." ”

Chen Jian was surprised, the other party was not the Nottingham Forest manager Tony. Dawn? Otherwise, why didn't he speak for the team?

"You haven't watched the news in the past few days, have you? Don't pay much attention to Nottingham Forest, do you? Don smiled. I resigned. ”

Chen Jian's frightened hand shook, and the phone almost fell to the ground. It's incredible...... It's like you've bumped into a ghost in broad daylight.

Tang En guessed what Chen Jian's reaction would be at this time. I left the forest team too suddenly, and I just won the championship and left, which is too big a difference, which is really unacceptable to ordinary people.

"You know, Chen Jian. I decided to sign with you in the first place because I was optimistic about you. But who would have thought that this would be the case today? "He's referring naturally to his departure from the Forest." I don't know who my successor will be and I don't recommend it to the club. So I don't know what the new coach's attitude is towards you. I don't even know if the team will renew your contract. If I had been here, I would have given you a contract, but unfortunately you didn't sign it before that, and you don't have to sign it now. Don said with a smile. Your agent is right, Jian Chen. Clubs like Nottingham Forest are utilitarian and they don't have the patience to give a young man a slow grow, unless you show very, very amazing talent at the start. ”

But I don't have that talent. Chen Jian said in his heart. He still has a lot of self-knowledge.

"Your dream is to play professional football, so where do you play or not? I don't think it's time for you to go to Nottingham Forest, as your agent said, going to a small team and playing one step at a time will help you more. ”

"What do you mean...... Are you telling me to leave the forest and go to some little clubs? ”

"I've heard that both the Netherlands and Belgium have teams that you're interested in, and even though it's not the top league in Europe, it's the same way to train people."

This suggestion discouraged Chen Jian, and he finally mustered up the courage to face a new challenge at Nottingham Forest.

'Even if you renew your contract with the club, you're still going to be out on loan and you can't play for Forest without a labor permit. If you don't play, your best time will be wasted. So my advice is to move to a team that is interested in you, to make sure you play the number of games you make, to make sure you get the training, while waiting for the call of the national team, to gain experience and fame, and to play for the national team......"

Chen Jian interrupted Done: "If I don't plan to play for the Forest team anymore, what do I care about the number of appearances in the national team, Mr. Donn?" ”

"Well, what if other Premier League teams are interested in you? For example, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, etc...... What a pity if people come to you and you are not qualified to apply for a labor certification? Donn explained with a smile.

Chen Jian thought about it in his mind, and always felt that it was a fantasy. He didn't contradict Donn, though.

"In short, from your own point of view, Nottingham Forest is not for you at the moment."

Chen Jian fell into deep thought, everything he heard today was too shocking. Tony. Donn resigned and called him to persuade him not to stay at Forest...... He even suspected that what he had seen and heard a few days ago was all a fantasy lie.

The world is crazy......

"I ...... Well, I'll think about it again, Mr. Donn. ”

Don En smiled again: "Don't say this to me, I don't care about those things now...... You make your own decisions and take responsibility for yourself. I'm just suggesting, I'm not asking or ordering you what to do. You think about it slowly, anyway, there is still a year left after the contract expires. You decide the path yourself, you walk on your own. ”

With that, Don closed the line.

Chen Jian held his mobile phone and sat on a chair in a distraction. I was still chewing on Donn's words in my heart.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, his future would change again. Since he decided to leave school, leave his country, and leave his hometown to pursue his dream of professional football, the road under his feet has not been smooth. But he never regretted it, and it was useless to regret it. He could only go on like this.

Chen Jian didn't think about it for too long this time, and when the airport radio reminded him that the flight he was taking had started boarding, he dialed the phone number of his agent, Mr. Xia.

"Uncle Xia, you don't need to go to Mr. Don't. I figured out that if a Belgian or Eredivisie team is interested in me, I'll contact them. I've got to get on the plane, so be it, Uncle Xia. Contact me when I arrive. ”

With that, he hung up the phone, got up, pulled up his suitcase, and walked to the boarding gate.

A loud roar came from outside the window, attracting his attention. Outside the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, the next plane in the clear blue sky has just taken off, and soon disappears into the blue sky, leaving only a white trace.

(To be continued)