Chapter Twenty-Eight: George's Fans (Part II)
On the way back, Donn chose to detour from the fan zone, because the only way to go from there was to pass through the second field. He still couldn't rest assured that Wood, and planned to go and see how the kid was doing.
As a result, outside the empty No. 2 field, he saw a child lying on the barbed wire fence watching intently. He didn't notice it until Don and Mogan walked by, until he felt the sky suddenly turn cloudy......
So he looked up at the sky suspiciously, the blue sky and white clouds, the weather was just right.
Don was amused by this cute child, but his face was deliberately stiff, and he shouted in a rough voice, "Hey, boy! Who let you in, this is a forbidden area, do you know? You've trespassed on the forbidden land, and I'm going to let the security guard arrest you! ”
Unexpectedly, the child was not bluffed at all, he didn't even look at Don, continued to look at the training ground, and also raised his voice to speak: "Tony; Coach Donn, are you going to make the front page headlines in The Sun for intimidating children? ”
Mogan, who was behind the two, couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed out louder, and the more he laughed, the louder he laughed. Don glanced back at the man, and the impression he had made him think that the black man couldn't laugh. Seeing Don looking at himself, Mogan hurriedly covered his mouth: "I'm sorry, sir......"
Don pouted, indicating that he didn't mind. Then he turned his head and continued to tease the child: "Uh-huh. All right, boy. Tell me who your dad is, you should be in school at this time. It's not good to skip school, I'll let your dad go back and spank you. ”
The child's disdain - it is true, Mogan saw the child's expression of disdain - and said, "Who are you fooling? I'm out of school early! ”
Don didn't expect this kid to be so smart, he was speechless. At this moment, a familiar male voice sounded: "I seem to hear someone threatening my son, does he think he has lived too long?" ”
"What the hell...... Michael, you have such a smart and lovely son. I was so surprised! Donn stood up and looked at the man in front of him, it was Michael, the fan leader who had "no fights and no acquaintances" with him at the Forest Bar; Bernard.
Bernard had a bottle of Coca-Cola in his hand, apparently he had just gone to buy a drink for his son.
"Should I understand that you are praising my son, or are you scolding me?"
"Either way. Whatever you want. Don blinked. You brought your son here? ”
Bernard nodded, then handed the Coke to his son. "I picked him up from school, and he said he wanted to come here, so I brought him."
"But the youth team is training on the first field." Don thinks it's strange that children like to be famous stars. He didn't go to the first team and came here, and he didn't watch from the No. 1 field, what did he watch?
Bernard pointed to the training ground: "My son announced at dinner two weeks ago that he was a fan of this man. ”
Don looked at Bernard's hand. George; Wood was practicing heading on the empty training ground, and a coach was cooperating with him, throwing the ball to Wood, and then Wood jumped up and pushed it back, and watched it for about half a minute to repeat this action, which was very monotonous and boring.
It's just that one person is looking for a coach, but I didn't expect David to value this kid very much...... Don touched his chin and almost got tricked by the guy.
Still, Donn couldn't understand why a kid could become a fan of Wood, who had neither flashy skills nor fame, and who rarely even played games, and who practiced here every day would be bored by the audience. "What do you like about him?" So he asked.
"He's strong!" The child bared his arm and compared.
Strong? Don glanced back at Mogan, so he said to the little one, "This brother is also strong. ”
The child looked up at Mogan, who bent down slightly, trying to make a good impression on the child. Unexpectedly, the little ghost pouted: "But he is not handsome enough." ”
This time it was Donn's turn to laugh maniacally. This tank man's depressed look is too funny.
Ignoring Don, who was about to squat on the ground with a smile, the imp continued: "I've watched him train here for a long time, and I come here every day after school. Then I found that he ......," the imp said, pointing to Wood, "always doing one thing over and over again." At first I thought it was boring, not fun at all, and then I wanted to see if he would get bored too and stop practicing. I made a bet with him in my heart that he would definitely give up, so I came to see it every day. But then I found out that he was like a robot, he was never tired, he didn't rest, even if that person was ......" he pointed to the coach, "even if that person went to rest, he was still practicing." That's why I admired him because he beat me! I decided to become a fan of him! ”
After listening to the child's words, Don looked at Bernard and said, "Michael, you have a genius son, and he is amazing. It's not a compliment, I mean it. ”
Bernard nodded: "Do you still need to say this?" My son is the best! His mouth was hard, but his eyes were full of pity and pride when he looked at his son.
I didn't expect that the head of the fan who was always yelling and fighting with him would have such a tender side, and Tang En opened his eyes today. Then he looked to the training ground and looked at Wood, who was still doing header practice. I was touched by this kid in my heart.
Maybe it was just because he listened to what he said in the locker room of the city stadium, so he buried himself in training until now, and really practiced 24 hours as 72 hours. He doesn't understand football, yes. He's only been playing football for three months, that's right. His family was poor and couldn't provide him with better living conditions, yes. He's under pressure that the average peer can't bear, that's right. But he doesn't play tricks, he takes this "job" seriously, he trains hard, he puts in unimaginable sweat and hard work, he believes in Don's credibility to be "bank-guaranteed", he believes that he can become a superstar with a salary of 120,000 pounds a week if he continues to practice like this.
It's been three months since he came here, and he's seen so many different players, some of them want to be big stars, some of them just love football, some of them are talented, some of them are mediocre, some of them are very young, some of them are so ambitious. There are too many, too many people...... But after seeing so many people, Donn realized that maybe only this little bastard who dared to run to his doorstep to sell himself to him, claiming that he was the best player in England, would really be the best player in England.
No, it will. For the sake of your mom, you must be able to!
So even though he didn't do anything, just boring training and training every day, he also had his first fan.
Donn suddenly felt that he should give Wood, who hadn't made it yet, a little reward. So he shouted outside the barbed wire, "Joe-Zhi! ”
His loud voice even startled the birds in the trees behind him, and there was no reason why Wood and the coaches couldn't hear them. Sure enough, the two of them stopped training and turned their heads to look.
"Take a break!" Donn waved to the coach and said, "Let Wood come over for a moment." ”
The coaches identified the man interrupting their training as first-team manager Toney; Dawn. So he said a few words to Wood, and then he saw Wood running with a puzzled face. He is also strong, but his strength is different from Mogan's, Mogan's kind can be seen at a glance, and Wood's strength may have to be personally touched with him to understand it deeply...... Looking at the boy's running stance, Donn was very satisfied with the training schedule that Chris Lak had arranged for him.
"What? I'm training. Although there were four people on the sidelines, Wood was the only one in Downe's eyes. And the tone of the speech is very bad.
"Of course I know you're training, will you die if you take a break?" Donn's answer didn't quite resemble the tone of conversation between the manager and the players. He beckoned to Wood, "Come here, come closer." ”
Wood obediently came up, almost sticking to the wire website. Although he didn't understand why Don would call him, he didn't object.
Donne then turned to Bernard's son and asked, "Do you have a pen?" ”
The child takes out a large pen from his school bag, which is almost a must-have for fans. Donn took the pen and shoved it into Wood's hand, and then he asked Bernard Jr. to stick to the wire and straighten the clothes on his chest.
"Sign him."
Wood was stunned when he heard this, he thought he had misheard, and he held the pen in his hand and did not move.
Don repeated: "Sign him." George, he's your first fan, you can't be so cold to him. Squat down and sign it! ”
Wood obediently complied this time, and his hand holding the pen seemed to tremble a little, and he did not scratch it on the child's clothes for a long time.
"Can't you write your name?" Don looked at the scene and smiled.
"I ...... Of course I ...... Yes! Wood strove his name on the front of the child's red shirt: George; Wood. The handwriting is crooked.
Don took the opportunity to laugh at him: "It's ugly! Maybe it's not as good as this fan of yours has written. Ha ha! ”
Ignoring Donn's taunt, Wood handed the pen back and asked, "Can I go back to training?" ”
This kid really doesn't understand the amorous feelings. Shouldn't you touch the heads of the little fans at this time, and then say some beautiful words and have fun? At this time, it is really bad to say, "Can I go back to training?" Don waved his hand angrily: "Go back!" ”
Wood turned and ran back, not in the slightest. Looking at his back, Don muttered in a low voice: "I really don't have the potential to be a big star......
The little boy didn't care about Wood's attitude, he looked down at the name on his clothes, then turned to his father and said, "George; Wood! Look, Daddy! ”
Michael; Bernard touched his son's head lovingly, "If you like it, treasure it." ”
Don helped beside him: "That's right! Treasure it, this is Wood's first autograph, and when he becomes a big star, you can take it out and sell it for money. ”
Bernard Jr. grimaced at Donn: "Even if I don't have the money to buy a new jersey for Forest, I won't sell it!" ”
Looking at his serious tone, Don smiled. Hey, George, see? You're number one fan, and now you have to be a superstar.
Bernard Jr., who got his idol's autograph, will continue to stay and watch, and he will cheer for Wood. Don obviously couldn't stay with him, and after saying goodbye to Michael's father and son, he left with Mogan.
"Wes, have you ever been asked for an autograph by a fan?" Donn, who was walking in front, asked.
"Not yet, sir."
"Well, don't worry. Soon there will be ......"
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When Donn returned to the first-team training base with Mogan, he was startled by a golden sheepdog running towards him. When is dog walking allowed at the training base?
The dog gathered around him and wagged its tail vigorously.
Mogan looked very happy to see the dog, he squatted down and handed it out, and the dog stuck out his tongue and licked it, making Mogan laugh.
Don squinted at him: "You like dogs very much......"
"Don't you like it, sir?" Mogan continued to play with the dog that appeared out of nowhere, even forgetting to look at his head coach's face.
He frowned and looked gloomy. This fully reflects Donn's mood right now. He really doesn't like dogs, and when he was working in Chengdu, the streets were full of dogs, and he could step on dog poop when he went out. But now the problem is that dogs can be found in parks and streets, but not in soccer training bases. He plans to find the owner of the dog and teach him a hard lesson, so that he will never dare to use the Forest team's training base as his backyard for walking the dog in the future.
"Okay, leave the dog alone. I'll take you to the training ground. ”
Mogan was reluctant to say goodbye to the dog, but was immediately pleasantly surprised to find that the dog had been following him. "Sir, it's been following us! It loved us! ”
"Yes. It follows you, likes you......" Donn stopped, and he saw that old Bowyer was not directing the team on the sidelines of the training ground, but was chatting with an old man outside. Don was surprised by Bowyer's deferential attitude in front of the old man, who seemed to be unsteady, without Nigel; Dogotti is fat, certainly not Mr. President. So who will it be?
Just as he was wondering, the conversation ended. The old man reached out and patted Bowyer's face gently, and Bowyer behaved like a child. This scene is so funny!
Then the old man whistled, and the shepherd dog, which had been bouncing around Mogan, ran up and down and wagged his tail around him.
Mogan looked at the dog running away with some regret, and Don looked at the old man's back strangely. He had just searched the deepest part of his memory, but he had not found any information about the old man. Could it be that even Tony; Don't you even know each other? Or is it ...... This memory has been knocked out?
Bowyer watched the old man leave, then turned and walked back. He hadn't taken two steps before he bumped into Donne.
"Ian ......" Donn wanted to ask Bowyer who the old man was, but he didn't expect Bowyer to be happy to see him.
"Tony! You're back? Even his voice was raised a little hotter with joy.
Donn nodded: "That ......"
"It's a shame that every time you go to the youth team, someone comes to you?" Bowyer didn't give Donn a chance to finish his sentence.
"Huh?" Don was confused. Did the strange old man come to find him?
Bowyer nodded vigorously: "The boss originally wanted to meet you, but you weren't there." So he invited us to his house tomorrow afternoon! Be a guest! Do you know? Tony, there are only a handful of people who can be invited to his house for tea, and I could only envy Trevorfrancis when I was a player, because he was the only one who was called for tea. That enviable guy! ”
Done had never seen Bowyer like this. Just like little Bernard just now, he was so excited that he got the idol's autograph, and his toes were padded when he spoke. He opened his mouth wide as if he had seen an alien.
"Who's the leader?"
This time it was Bowyer's turn to look at him through the eyes of an alien.
"Isn't your head right, Tony? Or is it ...... You just got hit again? ”
Looking at Bowyer's serious expression, Don realized that he must have asked a very stupid question. But...... He really doesn't know who the "leader" is!
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