Chapter 927: Volume 7: The Heart of the Lion King, The National Team Has Gathered

Nottingham Forest's plane did not fly directly to Birmingham Airport, but landed at London Heathrow Airport. In fact, not many players came back with the team this time. Most of the players who had the task of playing for the national team parted ways with the team in Monaco.

Only five people who were selected for the England national team squad returned to the UK with the team. They then parted ways with the team in London and traveled to Colney in north London. It was usually Arsenal's training base, but now it is dedicated to the national team.

When they were parting at the airport, Flores looked at the five people who got together and suddenly felt that he should try to expand his influence in the locker room. Now in the locker room, the players are more willing to talk about Tony Twain than themselves. This made him a little bit tasteful.

So he went up, patted Bentley on the shoulder, and said to them in poor English: "Boys, be careful not to get hurt."

Such caring words did not receive the kind response they deserved. The England internationals who were chatting looked back at their coach without responding.

Even Wood looked at Flores blankly, a little impolitely.

It was Joe Mattock, the youngest international player, who broke the embarrassment with a smile: "We will pay attention, boss."

Then a group of people turned around and got together, they didn't know what they were muttering.

Flores, who feels embarrassed, is also embarrassed to stand here. If they are discussing some private topics... Standing here as the head coach will be considered as eavesdropping on purpose, which will be very detrimental to the management of the locker room up. Players have their own little secrets, and they don't want the head coach to know.

He left angrily and returned to his side.

Chris Lark saw it all in his eyes. In his heart he felt sorry for Flores. Because it was himself who inadvertently compared Flores and Tony Twain just now. At that time, he was thinking that if it was Tony who went up, then the group of players would be very happy to let him join the discussion, making jokes unscrupulously, and causing the people around him to look sideways.

This was the normal state of the Forest team before.

Now it is a distant memory. The current Forest team looks harmonious on the surface, because the recent results are good, and the players also said that Flores is a high-level coach in interviews. The negative news of the team is less than that of the previous three months. a lot of.

But the time to test people is never when the wind is going smoothly. Once there is a problem with the team's performance, Flores and the Forest team will have to bear tremendous pressure. The eager media and fans would be happy to call Tony Twain back and recall the glory days.

While Tony Twain molded himself into the king of the team, he also became a sword of Damocles above the team's head.

It's ironic.

One season might not be enough for the Forest team to completely get rid of Tony Twain's influence...

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After Flores walked back to his seat, the players resumed their conversation. They were indeed talking about Tang En. Except for Wood, everyone was looking forward to and excited about this reunion—after more than three months, they were finally able to play under the boss again!

"I want to give the boss a hug!" Aaron Mitchell couldn't wait to announce. Just like what Pepe did in the dressing room. He still regrets letting Pepe steal the show in the first place. "As an apology! As an apology that I once doubted him!"

"Okay, Aaron. You don't have to shout so loudly, do you want the whole world to know that you have let the boss down?" Bentley felt that Mitchell was sometimes like a child.

Mitchell's voice was a little softer, and he muttered, "Anyway, I have to give the boss a hug."

"Speaking of..." Bentley rubbed his chin, "When the boss was still there, I thought it was okay to hear him talk in the locker room. But it's only been three months, and I suddenly miss him very much in the locker room. It looks like..."

"Hey, do you think the boss will take special care of us?" Joe Mattock suddenly asked such a question, which stunned everyone.

Martok was originally a fringe figure in the national team. In front of him were Ashley Cole and Leighton Barnes. Lescott could also play left back. If it wasn't for Ashley Cole's injury, he might not have been selected for the squad this time. Mattok felt that he was selected for the national team because of his status as a "Forest player". It would be great to be selected for the national team, but if it is because of this reason... I am afraid that it will bear a heavy burden instead.

"I don't think so, the boss is not the kind of head coach who treats certain people specially." Bentley denied Mattok's idea. "Besides, if special care is given to us, how will the outside media criticize him?"

Abanglaho shrugged: "That's not necessarily the case. The boss is a very special person. He never cares about what the media says. He even likes to fight against the media. I think the boss is a person who has a clear distinction between what he likes and what he hates. As long as we behave Well, I think we have a good chance of starting!"

George Wood didn't want to join their discussion because he thought the topic was too boring. But he was dragged in by Mitchell, who was still a child.

"George, what do you think?"

For a moment, the arguments disappeared, and everyone turned to look at him.

When dealing with his agent, the media, and even that man, Wood can put on a bad face, and no one wants to talk to him. But he couldn't do that to his teammates, the partners who fought side by side.

"I... I agree with David." Wood pointed to Bentley. Kicked the football back.

Everyone knows that Wood is not the kind of person who talks a lot, and seeing him express his opinion, he didn't bother him too much.

A group of people chatted for a while, and then they were ready to get in the car and set off.

Mitchell still has some ideas. He let out a long sigh: "I have never thought about reuniting with the boss in the national team..."

These words touched the reality that Twain was no longer in the forest team. Everyone suddenly lost the interest to continue chatting.

So, without saying a word all the way, I came to Kearney in silence.

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Kearney's training base is in Hertfordshire, only a forty-five-minute drive from Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. It is now the training base for the England national team. Arsenal's first team has three training grounds, all of which are now used by the national team. Those first-team players who do not have the task of playing for the national team will follow the second-tier team for training, without worrying about the burden on the second-tier team. In a team like Arsenal, even the substitute players in the first team are international players in their respective countries, so there are actually very few people staying here, and there may only be players with injuries left.

The training base covers an area of ​​143 acres, of which 45 acres are forest. The environment is very good, there are no high-rise buildings around, the view is wide, the air is fresh, and the tranquility is like a paradise. It is a pleasure to train in such a place. Compared with Kearney, Nottingham Forest's Wilford is much more stingy. No wonder Evan Dougherty plans to build a new training facility. It seems that he intends to fully reach the "rich family" in terms of hardware.

Kearney is the best training base in the UK. If the new training base envisioned by Evan Daugherty is built, Kearney will be the runner-up. So far no other training ground can shake its position.

Each of the ten standard courts is equipped with underground drainage facilities and an automatic sprinkler system. Two of the courts also have underground heating facilities. Even if it snows, there is no need to worry that outdoor training cannot be carried out.

Therefore, the English Football Association chose Kearney as the designated training base for the England team.

When Wood and his group of five arrived at Kearney, the England team had just finished training in the morning, and the players returned to the locker room one after another. Only a few people were stopped by the media for interviews.

Their appearance attracted the attention of the media present. If they weren't interviewing players, they would definitely rush over.

At this moment, Des Walker appeared between the two and intercepted them.

"Tony wants to meet you," he said to Wood.

Bentley whistled from behind. They said they were meeting them, but in fact they all knew that they wanted to meet Wood.

"Put your things in the dormitory, come here."

Wood didn't ask idiotic questions like "where is the dormitory and where is he?" This is not the first time he has come to the national team to participate in the training camp. He pulled up the suitcase, turned around and left with his teammates.

The photographers took more than a dozen photos before giving up.

"The national team is all here now. Hey, I have inside information..." Several reporters who had finished their interviews got together to chat.

Hearing what he said, the others immediately became interested. Because this reporter is from The Sun.

"George Wood and Tony Twain have conflicts!" The reporter said mysteriously. He wasn't afraid that these people would take it as his own inside information and post it. Because the Sun has decided to report the news in tomorrow's paper. It is more effective to wait for Wood to come to the national team before sending it out.

"Huh? Is it true or not?"

"No way? Didn't they say that they love father and son?"

"Wood was dug out by Tang En all by himself, and it is said that Tang En has a somewhat unclear relationship with his mother..."

The reporters were taken aback.

Everyone's reaction made this reporter very satisfied.

"What's impossible? Didn't Cassano in Italy regard Capello as his father? What happened? Didn't they turn against each other?" The reporter from The Sun clapped his hands. "Maybe in the national team, the relationship between Wood and Twain will become a time bomb. Now Wood is playing an increasingly important role in the team, and has become a barometer of the team's performance. He is in good form, and the team's performance That's good; he's not in form... Capello is a lesson from the past."

The Sun reporter laughed.

Everyone understands his performance. Because Tang En and The Sun had a feud, the two sides disliked each other, and they would spit at each other when they seized the opportunity.

Thinking of this relationship, some reporters suddenly felt that the Sun newspaper was deliberately trying to get along with Twain this time, and the credibility of the rumor that Wood and Twain had a quarrel suddenly dropped by 50%.

The Sun reporter saw that some people expressed doubts about him. He didn't argue, just said, "Hey, we'll see!"

Those reporters were still kept in the dark, the Sun newspaper has paparazzi all over England, guaranteeing that the materials they get are the most authentic, freshest and most confidential!

As soon as the newspaper comes out tomorrow, let Tony Twain take a good look at it!

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George Wood led his teammates to knock on the door of Twain's temporary office.

Dunn and Chris Lark were talking and laughing inside.

When Tang En saw the five Nottingham Forest players appearing in front of him, he stood up from his seat and walked towards them step by step with open arms.

"You're welcome, guys."

Originally, Wood stood at the front, and if they wanted to hug, they would be the first to hug together. However, Aaron Mitchell was afraid that he would not be able to fulfill his promise, so he rushed out from behind and greeted Tang En with open arms.

"Boss!" He shouted excitedly, and hugged Tang En together.

Dunn didn't let anyone see the change of expression on his face - he originally planned to take this opportunity to hug Wood and soften his attitude first, but unexpectedly, Mitchell, an excited kid, ran out first. I have no choice but to make a mistake...

"Oh - take it easy, Aaron!" Dunn yelled. The excited Mitchell exerted his strength and hugged Tang En in pain.

"Ah, sorry, sorry...boss!" Mitchell quickly let go of his hands, a little panicked.

But Tang En looked at him with a smile, as if looking at his own child.

"You're a little tired," he said.

"Not tired!" Mitchell shook his head vigorously.

Tang En smiled and said nothing. He patted his head, and found the second person.

Bentley didn't give Tang En a hug like Mitchell did, but just looked at Tang Enlei. "Long time no see, boss."

"You only saw me once half a month ago."

"Back then... the opponent, this time it's different."

The ones who greeted Bentley were Abang Raho and Joe Mattock.

Finally came to George Wood.

Tang En's smile disappeared, because there was no intention of smiling on Wood's face.

The atmosphere that was still harmonious just now suddenly became awkward.

The four teammates standing next to them tried their best not to look at the two of them, their eyes wandering around to cover up their embarrassment.

Tang En didn't know what to say. He reached out and just patted Wood on the shoulder, then let go.

Then he turned to the others: "There's a training session in the afternoon. Be careful not to get hurt. Go back and get some rest."

Meet up here.

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After the players left, Chris Lark asked Dunn a little strangely: "I thought you were going to leave George alone and say something."

"It's only this big here." Tang En pointed to the training base. "Is there any news that can be hidden from people? I don't want others to think that I am specializing, which is not good for team unity."

"Then George..." Walker was still worried that Wood would have other thoughts in his mind.

"Of course I will talk to him, but not now..."

Tang En murmured, his eyes wandering.