Chapter 224: Keane the Man (Middle)

Don En who went home could only vent all his disappointment to Don, anyway, Tang didn't do this for his audience for a day or two, he listened to Don En complain while eating.

“…… Damn the Celts! Damn it! If it weren't for them, Roy; Keane is my man now! We will have a player in the midfield who will terrify all opponents, a fierce general, a commander! He can help me win everything, and he can play at a high level for another three years instead of going to the cold city of Glasgow right now! And it's not a good place to retire, much worse than Qatar......" Donn muttered at the end.

After Tang finished eating, he put away the plates and plates, and looked at Don, who was still a little excited: "In that case, the media will say that Nottingham Forest is the new retirement home." ”

"I don't care what the media says." Don took a hard bite of the beef.

"And we have Wood in midfield."

"George, you say? He's still young, and he still has a lot to learn. Roy;; Keane was a good teacher, but it was so short that I don't know if he learned anything or nothing. ”

"If you don't know, you'll know when you play."

Donne sighed: "Don, I had a good plan - Albertini taught George how to be a good midfielder and a professional player, and now it seems to be working well, George is much better than when he first entered the first team.

And then Keane, well, the two of them have similar temperaments and personalities, and I want George to be that kind of player, with the ability to lead a team, why is Manchester United successful? for they have Roy; Keane.

I think you know that better than I do. ”

Don nodded. In the 97-98 season, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal became the double.

That season Roy; Keane played just nine games for United due to a knee injury, and after the season, Ferguson admitted that without Keane, United simply could not afford to take on Arsenal.

Roy;; Keane's role and status at Manchester United is no longer just a captain, to a large extent he represents the spirit of Manchester United, and he is the pillar of Manchester United.

Others can barely refer to "Roy; The name "Keane" is associated with other teams, and when Keane is mentioned.

When it comes to Manchester United, it is certainly not Beckham or Gary when it comes to the captain of Manchester United; Neville, but only Roy; Keane.

He is even considered by many Manchester United fans to be the greatest and most successful captain in the history of Manchester United, and his status has surpassed that of "King" Eric Cantona and the legendary captain in history.

There is a word in football that vividly describes this kind of person - the flag.

Paul;; Maldini is the flag of AC Milan, Raul; Gonzalez is the flag of Real Madrid, del; Piero is the flag of Juventus.

Oliver;; Kahn is the flag of Bayern Munich...... And Roy;; Keane is the flag of Manchester United.

Donn hopes that one day, George; Wood can also be the flag of Nottingham Forest, so he hopes that Keane can help and teach Wood more in the Forest team, so that his path to becoming a flag is closer and less detouring.

But now......

"My plans are all in ......vain," Donn said, leaning back in his chair and spreading his hands.

"I remember you telling me that. Football can't be planned. ”

"Ah......h

No matter how unwilling Donn is to let Keane go, there is no way to change it now. The only thing that is gratifying is that through this incident, he and Keane, who had no friendship, became friends.

Maybe that's going to be a good thing in the future. After all, as an "outsider", you can have one more friend in football. It's always better than having one more enemy.

On the second day of training, Roy was on the other half of the court; Keane showed up on time. Don said hello to him in the past and will come to continue leading the team in training.

Everyone is used to this scene, and there will never be the same situation as on the first day.

But now they probably don't know that this is Keane's last appearance on the Wilford training pitch.

After returning home yesterday, Donn followed the major media outlets and found no news about Keane's move to Celcel.

There's no way Keane could lie to him, so there's only one possibility: at the moment the news hasn't been made public, and he's Tony; Don may be in addition to the two parties. The first to know about it.

From this point of view, Keane really regards Don as a friend.

Because tomorrow the whole team is in the squad to go away to prepare for the game against Aston Villa, so today is only a half-day training in the morning, after the training is over; As always, Wood gave himself extra practice.

The coaching staff and the rest of the squad knew that this had become a habit for Wood, and that half a day of training might be too easy for him, and as long as it was only half a day, he would give himself an extra 40 minutes after training.

It's just that the players on the training ground are returning to the dressing room one after another. When I came out of the locker room after showering and changing, I left the training base. In addition to George on the training ground; Outside of Wood, there's Roy; Keane.

It's been a few days. For the first time, he practiced himself.

Wood was working on his passing, and Keane was working on his shots.

Twenty-five minutes later, Keane was the first to leave the training ground, returning to the locker room covered in sweat, dragging his clothes and taking a shower in the next room. Instead of standing under the showerhead, he lay down in the pool and took a bath.

Fifteen minutes later, Keane heard a crack open in the locker room, and he looked up at his watch, exactly forty minutes before the end of training, not a single point, not a little more.

This kid......

After hearing the sound of Soso's undressing, George; Wood walked naked into the steaming bathroom and turned on the faucet. Reach out and test the temperature of the water, then place your whole body under the sprinkler and let the hot water pour from head to toe.

Just as he closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment of relaxation after the training, a sound made his body tense reflexively.

"Hey, boy."

It's Roy;; Keane's voice.

"What are you nervous about?"

Wood relaxed and continued to stand under the sprinklerhead, doing nothing and letting the water splash down his head.

"You don't know who I am. We've also swapped jerseys before. ”

“…… Keane, Roy; Keane. Wood finally spoke.

Keane grinned twice, "Looks like you haven't forgotten about me." Remember what I said to you when we swapped jerseys? We're going to play each other a lot, don't let me down, boy.

It's a shame that we won't have to fight each other so often...... I'm going to Glasgow tomorrow, do you know where? The capital of Scotland, where I went and signed with a team.

I didn't know I would leave United early one day......" Keane shifted into a sitting position in the pool, resting his head on the edge of the pool. Put your arms on the shore and look up at the ceiling.

"I won't be fighting you very often, but I'll keep an eye on you. Want to know why I'm so concerned about you, boy? ”

Wood shifted and turned to look at the figure in the pool, "Hmm. ”

"Because you have some similarities with the younger me. Well, just a little ...... You're far less talented than I am.

Hey, I heard that Real Madrid was interested in you some time ago, why did you refuse in the end? It's a multi-site club than Nottingham Forest.

When your current team is still fighting for Champions League qualification, all they think about is not winning the trophy or failing.

If you go there, you will soon become a star who will be watched by the whole world, and countless halos, glory, and money will come to you on their own initiative, why don't you go? ”

"I don't want to go."

"Hey, don't all that glory and money appeal to you at all? Why did I move from Forest to Manchester United, and why did I insist on adding 'I can leave if Forest are relegated' when I renewed my contract with Nottingham Forest? Because I know Nottingham Forest is just a small team.

She can't keep me, I have higher goals, bigger ideals, I want to win a lot of things...... Hey, have you thought about any of this? What exactly are you playing for, boy? ”

What exactly are you playing football for, this question has been asked by two people in just half a month; Wood too. The former was his head coach, Tony; Dawn.

In the past, Wood wanted to play because of the high salary of a professional player. I can support myself and my mother, and I can also treat my mother. Later, the Forest Club paid for them to move out of the slums. Surgery for his mother.

He's got his goal of playing, so what is he still for?

After thinking for a long time, Wood lowered his head and said, "I don't know ......"

Keane didn't want to embarrass Wood on this issue, but changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that you are now the team's second captain. How does it feel to wear the captain's armband? ”

"It's ...... It's complicated. ”

"Have you ever been proud of that?" Keane asked.

Wood nodded.

"And then did you feel stressed and worried?"

Wood continued to nod.

Then Keane laughed, "That's right, I thought you were a monster with a heart of stone." Boy, what exactly do you think the captain does? ”

Wood recalls the words Donn and Albertini had said to him before: "Help your teammates solve problems and lead the team to victory......

"Gone?"

"It's gone."

"It's not that simple, boy. When I played at Nottingham Forest, I had a very, very good captain and I still have to thank him. Stuart;; Pierce, have you ever heard of the name? ”

Wood nodded, the best captain of the Forest team, he still knew.

"He opened my eyes to this hairy kid, he showed me what it means to be a pro player, what a good professional player is, and ...... He showed me what a captain is.

So when I wore the captain's armband at the age of 26, I looked at home. ”

"Let me tell you...... Captain, first and foremost, a man. Do you know what a man is, boy? ”

Wood didn't know how to answer Keane's question, man...... Physiologically speaking, isn't there the place below? He lowered his head.