Chapter 1007 Volume 8 I Decided to Retire

"...Let's do five sets of passing exercises. George, you are responsible for passing the ball. Pass the ball to the two wings from here, and pass five times on each side. It is a set..." The head coach McAllister is Explain the specific training content to the players on the training ground, "Freddie will kick the ball to you later, you have to pass it directly, and you can't adjust it. Do you understand?"

Wood nodded.

"Two wings, cut inside and shoot after receiving the ball."

The side player understands.

"Very good, let's start training." After explaining everything, McAllister withdrew from the training ground and handed it over to coach Freddy Eastwood. And he himself stood by and observed carefully.

The team's recent results have been ups and downs, and he is under a lot of pressure. The league has entered October, but the Forest team is ranked tenth. Such a ranking is not satisfactory anyway. There have long been rumors outside that Evan Dougherty wanted to fire him, but he couldn't find a better excuse, because he was able to lead the team to an immediate win when it looked like he was going to be fired , relieve the pressure.

But this is not a long-term solution. He must find a way to stabilize the team's state, but unfortunately he is not a master of psychological adjustment, so he can only find a way from a technical and tactical point of view. He has strengthened Wood's core position, and all tactics revolve around him. This is the only way McAllister can think of. After all, Wood's state is guaranteed. After so many years, his state is almost gone. There have been problems. He is the core, as long as his state is stable, the state of the team will not have too many problems.

In comparison, another Italian is simply too unreliable... Balotelli always wants to leave the team, and he has to make a fuss before each season, which has made the fans tired of him. But the amazing thing is that he can't go away. Now that he is fixed in the right midfield position by McAllister, at least the Forest team doesn't have to rely too much on his goals.

In order to improve the team's performance, McAllister decided to sacrifice Wood's defensive ability and let him focus on offense. Therefore, in training, Wood was doing more offensive training. The previous through pass Ah, oblique long passes, and even inserting your own long-range shots... The intensity of these training programs has increased.

Ever since he became the head coach of the Forest team, he had to admit that although Twain was a bit annoying, he played a vital role in cultivating a George Wood for England. Now I am benefiting myself too.

When McAllister stared at the training ground and was considering how to maximize Wood's role, a person hurriedly walked behind him.

"Mr. McAllister."

"Ah? What's the matter?" McAllister's thinking was interrupted. He was a little annoyed, and he continued to stare at the training ground without turning his head. In this way, he told the uninvited guest that he was working hard, and if there was nothing urgent, don't bother me!

"It's about George Wood..."

The man whispered behind McAllister. Hearing that, the expression on McAllister's face immediately changed, from doubt to surprise, and he was a little at a loss...

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Wood is doing passing practice on the court. The training subject this time is long pass, mainly to practice the accuracy of his direct long pass without adjustment under the pressure of the opponent. McAllister didn't arrange for anyone to press, but he was not allowed to adjust after receiving the ball. The effect is actually somewhat different.

Judging from the training of the first three groups, Wood's long pass has become more and more proficient. Whether it is the speed of the ball or the accuracy of the final pass to the target, it can be regarded as first-class.

Just when he was about to continue with the fourth set of contact, he saw the head coach McAllister, who had been standing on the sidelines, make a pause gesture to Eastwood, and then walked up to him in person. Come.

Is there a problem in training? Wood doesn't think so. The quality of the practice this time is very high, and he is very satisfied with it. You must know that Wood has always set high standards and strict demands on himself. Even a coach as strict as Tang En feels that he is sometimes too hard on himself. Experience has also proved that as long as he thinks there is no problem, the coach can basically find nothing wrong.

He stood where he was, waiting for the head coach. He didn't know what the head coach wanted him to do by suspending training at this time.

When McAllister walked in front of Wood, he opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound, because he really didn't know how he should tell the other party the news.

After a moment of silence, the other players on the training ground noticed the strange situation here and all cast concerned eyes.

McAllister obviously realized that it would be worse to stand here and say nothing. "Uh, there's something I need to tell you, George..." As soon as the words came out, his voice was hoarse and deep, which startled McAllister - his usual voice was not like this.

Wood looked at each other suspiciously. When did the head coach speak so cautiously?

"Hmm..." McAllister hesitated for a moment, and decided not to tell the outcome of the matter directly, but to start from the process to give Wood a psychological buffer. "Just now the club received a call from the Royal College of Medicine of the University of Nottingham...your mother is critically ill and has just been sent to the hospital..."

Wood stared blankly at the coach, his mind blank.

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In fact, in the past two years, Sophia's health has been getting worse and worse. Wood has paid for professional nurses to take care of his mother at home. He has to train himself and fly around to participate in competitions. He has no way to stay by his mother's side.

In general, professional nurses can handle it. But if it is sent to the hospital, it means that the problem is serious...

When Wood rushed to the intensive care unit of the hospital, her mother was still in a coma, and Ms. Nancy, the private nurse responsible for taking care of her mother, was sitting outside the ward, a little at a loss. Her work has been fully taken over by the hospital. From now on, if Sophia is not hospitalized, there will be basically nothing for her.

Wood wanted to rush directly into the ward but was stopped by a young female nurse wearing a mask.

"Sir, what are you going to do? You can't enter the intensive care unit casually!"

"I want to visit my mother!" Wood yelled at the other party.

"Please don't make any noise!" The female nurse blocking the door frowned. "The intensive care unit is not allowed to enter without permission." Wearing a mask, she spoke in a low voice.

"I'm her son, why can't I go in?" Wood didn't care so much, he just wanted to break in. Not to be outdone, the nurse stepped forward and stood in front of Wood with her chest out.

"The patient is still in danger. The doctor is watching closely. Please don't disturb our work!" She stared at Wood not to be outdone.

"You..." Wood clenched his fists and was about to forcefully push the ignorant female nurse away, but was held back by Ms. Nancy who was seeing beside her.

"Calm down, Mr. Wood! This is the hospital..."

Although Nancy is a lady, she is not a petite woman. She is strong, with broad shoulders and thick thighs-although these words are not suitable to describe a lady, but they are a true portrayal-strength and man It was not much better than that, but it barely held Wood.

"Are you a family member of the patient?" Seeing that Wood was being held back, the female nurse on the opposite side also took out a list and glanced at her.

"I am her son, and she is my mother." Wood calmed down after being persuaded by Nancy, and replied in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, the other party's attitude suddenly became so good, the female nurse looked up at him strangely. How could it be possible that she didn't know the person in front of her? As long as you are from Nottingham, even if you are not a fan, you should recognize the person in front of you at a glance. Because he is George Wood, the legendary captain of the Forest team, no matter how bad the team's performance and how difficult the situation is, he has never thought of leaving the Forest team, so he has been respected by countless people.

It's just that I didn't expect that the captain who was very low-key off the court would have such a hot side. This is not a stadium...

But getting to know him doesn't mean you have to do whatever you want. It is a rule that the intensive care unit cannot be entered casually. Even if the queen comes, she will not enter it without permission.

Thinking of this, the female nurse's attitude eased a lot. She said to Wood: "Your mother is not out of danger yet. We just finished the rescue and are still in the observation period. You can see her through this glass."

Needless to say, Wood was already lying in front of the thick glass window, gazing affectionately at the mother lying on the bed inside. She was full of various tubes and connected to many instruments that he could not name. In the ward, a doctor wearing a sterile suit was observing the equipment and taking notes.

Seeing the other party's appearance, he also realized that if he just rushed in rashly, something would happen.

After figuring this out, Wood turned to the nurse who was still standing beside him and said, "What happened just now...I'm sorry...I was too impulsive, I hope...you can forgive me..."

The female nurse couldn't help laughing at the man's awkward apology. I guess he rarely apologizes to others, right?

Thinking that he had a conflict with her because he was worried about his mother's safety, the last trace of dissatisfaction in the female nurse's heart disappeared. She smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine." The eyes that were still looking at Wood before now turned into two beautiful crescent moons.

According to the usual practice, after starting with this sentence, they should continue the conversation and get to know each other better. It's just that Wood wasn't in the mood to talk to the nurse. After he apologized to the nurse, he turned his attention to his mother across the window again. Except for his mother, there was no room for anyone else in his heart and eyes at this time.

Wood stared at the mother in the ward, and the nurse outside the ward stared at Wood.

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The reporters soon discovered the strangeness. During the routine shooting the next morning, they did not see George Wood.

Since George Wood became a member of the Forest team, he has only been late once. That was because when AC Milan wanted to buy him, he had a conflict with Twain and used his late arrival as a protest. Of course, the media didn't know the real reason here, they only thought that Wood wanted to leave, but was persuaded by Tang En in the end.

Besides, Wood has never been late for practice.

This time is different, Wood is not only late, until the end of the training session in the morning, the reporters waiting outside did not see Wood. It's not late, it's absent from training...

Such a serious matter-yes, it is not a big deal when it comes to those undisciplined players, but it happened to George Wood, this is a very serious thing-naturally aroused the media's attention Highly concerned, they surrounded coach McAllister after training, wanting to ask him why Wood was absent from training.

Before asking McAllister, the media were also speculating on their own whether this meant that there was something wrong with the Forest team. Discord between generals? That's big news!

McAllister was surrounded by dozens of reporters. If he didn't tell the reason, he wouldn't be able to leave Wilford today.

"Everyone..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was suppressed by a louder noise.

"Mr. McAllister, has Wood been absent from training and you have asked for leave?"

"Mr. McAllister, do you know why Wood is absent from training?"

"Mr. McAllister, his grades have been poor recently, and Wood has been absent from training again. Do you plan to punish him?"

"Mr. McAllister..."

"..."

"Okay!" McAllister shouted dissatisfiedly, "Be quiet!"

After the reporters shut up one after another, he continued: "I regret to tell you that because George's mother was critically ill and hospitalized, he asked for leave to take care of his mother in the hospital."

As soon as the answer came out, the reporters present just looked at each other in blank dismay, not realizing what was going on for a while.

McAllister took advantage of the blankness of the reporters and slipped away from the side.

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Vivienne Miller is the nurse on duty in this ward. She has just finished her work and is about to leave, leaving a space for Wood and his mother. But as soon as the door was closed, she heard a rush of footsteps coming from the end of the corridor. Following the sound of footsteps, a large group of reporters with cameras appeared in front of her eyes.

How are they here? This was her first thought, and her second thought was - George Wood! They must be after Mr. Wood and his mother!

So Vivienne made the same action as she did to stop Wood a day ago, standing at the door to prevent the group of uninvited guests from approaching.

"This is a hospital, who are you looking for?" Vivian asked knowingly, delaying time.

"Miss Nurse, may I ask if George Wood's mother lives in this ward?" Someone from the reporters asked.

Ms. Vivienne Miller stared at the group of ill-intentioned reporters and did not answer.

The reporters only thought she was acquiescing, and they wanted to break in.

"This is the intensive care unit, you are not allowed to enter without permission!" The nurse couldn't raise her voice for fear of disturbing the patients inside, and she seemed a little powerless in front of such a large group of men. If those men really want to force their way in, she, a girl, has nothing to do...

"We are all George's friends, we just came to care about him, you know he didn't go to training in the morning..."

Some reporters are okay, they know how to make excuses for themselves, even if they are lying. Others were about to reach out and push Vivienne Miller, the nurse who got in the way.

"I don't know your group of 'friends'."

Vivienne felt that she couldn't hold on any longer, her feet were in a mess, and she took a step back, but instead of hitting the door, she stuck to someone's chest.

George Wood appeared at the door and helped Vivienne block the impact of the reporters.

Seeing the Lord's appearance, the thick-skinned reporters suddenly regained their spirits, took out their cameras and started taking pictures of him, and some people stretched out their microphones and interview machines, wanting to ask questions.

Wood made a movement that the reporters did not expect. With one hand, he pulled the nurse behind to protect her, and with the other, he grabbed the lens of a camera that stretched farthest forward.

"If you dare to shoot, I will crush it."

This sentence caught the media by surprise, they didn't expect that they would get such a response. "Hey, George...we just care about you..."

"Thank you, but I don't need it." Wood replied sullenly, with a low voice, like a beast growling from deep in its throat, which was a precursor to an attack.

The two sides seemed to be at a stalemate, and the air at the scene froze. Miss Vivienne Miller, who was hiding behind Wood, felt her heart beating faster, for fear that a disagreement would cause a physical conflict...

"Patients need rest and a quiet environment. If you continue to pester me here, I guarantee that all of you will receive my lawyer's letter." The person who said this was not George Wood, the voice came from behind the crowd of reporters of.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Wood's agent, Billy Wooks, and a large group of hospital security guards behind him...

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Relying on threats from security guards and lawyer letters, the reporters who surrounded the door were finally driven away. Wookes is interviewing Wood in a room outside the ward.

"I came back as soon as I received your call. How is Sophia?"

"I just passed the critical period, but the doctors said that I can't be optimistic..." Wood whispered, as if he was afraid of disturbing his mother in the room.

Wu Kesi looked at this lifeless face and didn't know what to say for a moment. After working with Wood for so many years, he knows Sophia's position in Wood's heart, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is all of Wood's beliefs. Now it seems that Sophia can't last long. What will George do by then?

Wood sat in front of Wux, pursing his lips tightly. There was a moment of silence in the room, this kind of silence was really uncomfortable, just when Wu Kesi was going to find something to say to soothe the almost frozen air in the room, Wood took the lead to break this silence.

"I thought about it one night and I decided to retire."

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PS, it’s the last day, and everyone still has extra monthly passes, so let’s drop them here~ Thank you!