"I know what you're thinking." Keane laughed evilly, "Those who have that don't have to be 'men', there are countless sissies and cowards with two eggs in this world, they are not 'men'." What is a real 'man'? It is a person who always has the highest requirements for himself, who is brave, strong, optimistic, cheerful, confident, and knows how to be humble. They can infect the people around them, they can be role models, they can make countless kids who haven't grown hair down there aspire to be like them. In my opinion, Pierce is such a man, perfect, I can't find anything wrong with it, and a proud person like me will willingly obey him, listen to him, and want to try to be like him. ”

Keane's words echoed in the bathroom.

"So the captain must first be a man himself, if not, try to be a man, to be a role model for everyone. If it's not enough to just help them out of trouble, anyone will fight on the pitch. Keane clenched his fists, "But it's not the hard fists that make the captain. Do you think I became the captain of Manchester United by daring to fight with others? Role models and backers don't mean the same thing, the latter will only make your subordinates dependent on you, cowards or cowards, nothing will change at all. And the former can make them all want to be you, and they will want those cowards, those sissies to want to work hard to be men. It doesn't matter if you're the only man who is a man, a flock of sheep led by a tiger can't defeat a flock of tigers led by a tiger in any way. Do you understand what that means? ”

Wood nodded.

"You're in luck, boy. I'm a little luckier than I was back then. Because now you don't have to move to a big club to get any glory money, you have a really good coach and a very good group of teammates. Albertini, the Italian, is a very good captain, but he will one day be old, he will retire, he will leave you and the team. That's when you need to be the captain and you have to lead your players. Dozens of pairs of eyes will look at you then...... No, thousands of eyes will be on you because you're the captain of Nottingham Forest, you're representing this team, you're carrying the expectations and responsibilities of all of them, and you're going to be their role model so you can lead them to victory. Pressure? The person who can't withstand this pressure is not a man, and he is not worthy of being a captain. For cowards, the captain's armband will be the last straw that breaks them, and for real men, that's just what they should do. ”

Perhaps due to the unique environment of the bathroom, Keane's every word was amplified several times, not only stirring Wood's eardrums, but also hitting his heart.

"You don't have a goal in playing? Are you feeling lost? Are you worried that you won't be able to be the captain of the team? Are you tired of what you have to face when you become a captain? Do you think that as long as you usually work hard until the time of the game, you can be a good captain? Kid......" Keane snorted, "you're not a man yet, the thing between your legs, it's just an ornament." ”

With the sound of rushing water, Keane rose from the pool. As if to tell Wood that "that thing" between his legs was not an ornament.

"Don't think about what the captain is or what the purpose of playing football is, let's try to be a man first." He stepped out of the pool, past Wood, and toward the door.

"Oh, yes. I heard that you don't have a good temper, have you ever thought about changing your bad impulsive temper? ”

Wood froze for a moment, then shook his head.

Keane smiled: "That's good, don't change it." If you change it, you won't be you, but if you always eat cards because of impulsive temper, your head coach will also have a headache, I give you a piece of advice, do you want to listen? ”

Wood nodded.

"I used to be a hot-tempered and irritable person – and I am. But in the past, I would reflect on my mistakes after hitting someone, but now I think about it before I do it. ”

Keane got dressed and left the locker room, George;; Wood was still standing under the sprinklers, letting the water drip over his head.

※※※

Michael;; Kennedy was still waiting for Keane in the parking lot.

"Can we go to Glasgow now?"

"Of course, I'm fine here."

※※※

The next day, various media outlets published the following news:

Former Manchester United captain, Irish midfielder Roy; Keane has signed an eighteen-month contract with Soviet Premier League powerhouse Celtic, and for the 34-year-old, it will be the last player contract of his career. In order to be able to end his career at his favourite childhood club, Keane even lowered his salary requirements, from £90,000 to £45,000 a week at Manchester United.

At the same time, Keane turned down invitations from Premier League teams including Nottingham Forest, Everton, and Bolton, as well as a number of European giants including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Juventus.

On the same day, Roy appeared in the English media; Keane's public letter of thanks, which gave a veiled explanation for his departure from Manchester United – his conflict with assistant coach Queloz and, of course, was mainly a thank you speech. Keane thanked veteran Nottingham Forest scout Noel who spotted him from the beginning of his career; Mark Keb, thanks to former Nottingham Forest manager Brian; Clough, thanks to Stuart, the first great captain he met in his career; Pierce, thank you to your Manchester United teammates who used to fight together but are now retired, thank you to your teammates who are still at Manchester United, thank you to your teammates who have left Manchester United but are still playing, thank you Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who helped Manchester United win the Champions Cup in '99, and David who made the world love Manchester United; David Beckham, thank you to the managers of the clubs who extended him a warm offer and offered him a sky-high contract after the end of his contract with Manchester United, thank you to Nottingham Forest FC who provided a training base to keep him in shape and fitness, and thank his agent Michael; Kennedy, thank his parents, wife and children...... Finally, he thanked Alex, the head coach who had the most influence and help him in his career; Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Without you, there would be no Roy."

There is no mention of Tony in the entire thank-you letter; Donne's name.

Donn thought of what Keane said:

- I won't name him, though, and I don't want to make him too proud.

"This ruthless bastard......" Donn shook his head and laughed as he looked at the man posing for a photo in the newspaper with a Celtic jersey. Good luck, Roy. ”

(To be continued)