Chapter 403: Volume 3: The Meeting Off the Stadium in the Red Forest (Part 2)

However, Tang En's excitement didn't last long. After meeting Roy Keane himself, the flame in his heart was quickly extinguished by his pot of cold water.

"I know why you called my agent, Mr. Tang En." In a simple Irish restaurant, sitting in a small private room, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said to Tang En, "But Unfortunately, I have to decline your invitation."

Tang En was stunned for a moment. Is this Irish midfielder so straightforward in rejecting people?

After thinking about it, he could only ask honestly, "Why?"

The agent next to this question, Michael Kennedy, helped Keane answer: "Because Roy does not intend to be Manchester United's opponent in the Premier League."

As far as Twain knew, after Roy Keane left Manchester United freely, he went to Celtic, a Scottish Premier League team during the winter transfer period, and joined the team he had supported and loved since he was a child. It turned out that it was because of this...Rejecting his invitation from this perspective really made it impossible for him to continue lobbying.

He thought back to Keane's journey after he left from Manchester United...Suchao over Celtic, and then...then it seemed that he went to Sunderland as the head coach. When he crossed, this man was still leading the "Black Cats", who were ranked second to last in the English Championship, struggling to reach the Super League.

No one believed that the Irishman could succeed, not even Tang En before the crossing. But now he believed it, because he had personally experienced such an incredible thing.

He looked at Keane in front of him. They had faced off as opponents a season ago, but he didn't expect to be able to sit and chat in casual clothes like this now.

Because of his arrival, he doesn't know whether Keane will become the head coach of Sunderland in the future, and he doesn't even know whether Keane will become a Celtic player after rejecting Nottingham Forest.

"Roy...do you have any plans for the future?" Tang En asked after a moment of silence.

"Plan? Are you talking about joining a club or..."

"Going further, what do you want to do when you retire?"

Keane thought for a while: "Coach. In my career, the two head coaches have left a deep impression on me. I hope that I can become a successful person like them in the future."

The Irishman didn't say which two people they were, but Twain knew in his heart that one was the late Nottingham Forest coach, Brian Clough, who brought Keane from his hometown to England's top league and trained him as a rising star. The other is Alex Ferguson who snatched him from Blackburn to Manchester United and made him a world-class star.

"I think we have something in common." Tang En decided to make friends with Keane. Even if Keane rejected him now, it meant that he would not change his mind in the future. "Well, in my coaching career, the most affected person is Brian Clough. When I had just led the Forest team to some small success, Clough wanted to see me. I thought it was a reward for me or Speaking of appreciation, I didn’t expect that I would become a completely forgotten supporting role that afternoon.”

Speaking of this, Tang En suddenly laughed: "Roy, we are really destined."

Keane raised an eyebrow.

"On the way back to Nottingham, I was depressed because of the cold reception, and then Walker, who was traveling with me, told me a short story, and I suddenly became enlightened... Do you know who the protagonist of the story is? It's you, Roy."

Keane was a little surprised.

"He told me you met Clough on the training ground the next day after a good debut and he asked your name and asked you to shine his shoes."

Hearing this, Keane also smiled: "That's right, there is such a thing. I didn't expect them to remember it too..." He fell silent after that, as if he was caught in the reminiscence of the past. The childish boy back then has now become a thirty-four-year-old "old man". Twelve years seemed like a blink of an eye.

"Roy, I don't know which club you will choose in the end, but I hope you accept my kind offer."

Keane recovered from his memory and looked up at Tang En.

"There are still 23 days before the start of the winter transfer period. Before you decide on your next stop, you might as well train with my team to maintain your fitness and state."

Hearing Tang En's words, even Michael Kennedy on the side was surprised.

"It's just normal training. You don't have to join my team's training, but train on your own according to your own plan. Nottingham Forest Club provides you with all the facilities. You can use the dressing room, restaurant, gym, and physiotherapy room with the players. …you can do anything except not play for Forest, not join the team training. Even if you come in a Manchester United shirt."

Hearing the last sentence, the corners of Keane's mouth twitched, and he immediately returned to calm.

Agent Michael Kennedy looked over at Roy Keane.

Keane lowered his head and asked, "Does this do you any good, Mr. Tang En?"

Tang En spread his hands and shrugged: "Why do people always ask 'what's good for me' when doing something? Isn't it good to help others? Anyway, the Forest team's training base has so many venues, how many are there?" It’s not too crowded to go to training alone. Of course, if you have to ask me to give a reason, I think Nottingham Forest Club, compared to other teams, you will be more familiar with.”

"It's only twelve years ago that we were familiar with each other..." Keen muttered.

Tang En thought that Keane disagreed, and was about to show a "regret" expression on his face, but he heard him add: "Well, before I find a suitable club, I will train here. Anyway, I am It's all here. Michael?"

Kennedy nodded: "I also think Mr. Tang En's invitation is very timely, and I am very grateful to Mr. Tang En for his enthusiasm and generosity."

Tang En chuckled: "Where, I'm petty, eccentric, stubborn, and always report my flaws...the media say so."

The two men on the opposite side also laughed.

Tang En covered his stomach and said, "Can we eat?"

Just as the laughter stopped, it started again.

Kennedy went out to ask the waiter to bring the menu, while Keane lay down on the table and looked at Tang En: "Mr. Tang En, I'm very interested in the story you didn't finish just now. You said that Walker gave you the menu when you were depressed. After telling my story, what happened next?"

"Later..." Tang En pretended to think about it, and then said, "Later, Walker told me that the boy who polished Clough's shoes would become a world-class midfielder and the captain of the Irish national team. And then... ...I think I'm doing pretty well now!"

The two men laughed at the same time.

You must know how to be humble, but you must not lose your self-confidence. These two men, who are three years apart in age, do have this in common. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in

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