champion godfather

Chapter 549 Volume [-] Storm Pepe's Worries

After winning Chelsea, Tony Twain and his team once again made headlines in the media.Every time after winning a game, there will be such treatment, Twain is used to it.

The reporters gathered outside Wilford's training base, hoping to interview a certain player, or Twain himself.This time, Twain did not issue a "gag order" to the players, but it was not easy for the reporters to interview him. Except for the routine press conferences, he would not utter a single word in front of the media.

It stands to reason that after winning against Chelsea, he should be in a good mood, but Tang En seemed to be in a bad mood.

why?

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"Injuries disrupted our game at a critical moment." In his office, Dunn slapped the team medical team's report and said, "Ashley Young has confirmed that he will be sidelined for at least two weeks, and he is destined to miss the first match against Chelsea." It's the second round. I thought Pepe could catch up with the most critical game. Now the team doctor told me that they can't guarantee Pepe's health... The Brazilian's injury situation is still very complicated..."

Ashley Young's injury was confirmed a day after the game, with doctors performing a detailed examination of his injured foot.The good news is that the injury is not serious and there is no need to bid farewell to this season. The bad news is that he will definitely not be able to catch up with the second round with Chelsea.

And Pepe, who was injured in January, has resumed training, and the operation went smoothly, but now he can only do basic strength exercises in the gym alone, and it is impossible to train with the whole team without the permission of the team doctor.

There are always many hidden dangers in relying on Kompany and Piqué to support this central defense line. This is the reason for conceding the goal with Chelsea.Tang En didn't believe that luck would always favor him. If he made a fatal mistake in the finals, it would be too late to regret.

"But didn't Fleming say, you can play if you want..." Chris Lak said.

"Then there is a risk that he will be injured again soon. It will become a chronic illness in his career and become a ticking time bomb every season. I don't want to gamble with Pepe's future." Dunn shook his head.

"But this season we are in a good situation, and I also think it is the best chance to win the championship... If it is caused by problems in the defense..." Chris Lack did not continue, he felt that it was a bit ominous to say it.

Tang En didn't say a word, he was also at war with heaven and man.

Pepe's injury has not healed and his physical condition is not at his best.There's no guarantee he'll be fit enough to complete nine 10 minutes if he's played in the second leg against Chelsea.If you get injured again, the Forest team will lose more than just one player.

On the other hand, this season is a great opportunity for the Forest team.Apart from a tasteless League Cup, Twain has been a coach for four years, and he still hasn't had a championship trophy of sufficient weight.Although there are always a small number of successful coaches, and not every coach can win the championship trophy, Tang En doesn't want to be a loser, he doesn't want to be the ordinary people, he is special and different.

If Pepe can play, it can add enough stability to the Forest team's defense.During the crucial match, Twain was still not at ease with Kompany, this little guy was too young...

Looking down at the report in his hand again, Tang En frowned.

The joy of an away win over Chelsea quickly wore off and now comes the headache.

"Continue to observe for a while, and we'll talk about it when the time comes." He sighed.

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In the empty gymnasium, there was only the sound of crashing equipment, and Pepe was exercising her leg muscles by herself.He mechanically repeated the movements of raising and lowering his legs, staring at the training ground outside the window.

The training seems to be over, and the teammates are going to the locker room one after another.

In fact, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his body, but the team doctor just refused to allow him to play with the ball to train, and he recovered and recovered in this gym every day, which was boring.

He has not been allowed to touch the ball since suffering an injury against Reading in January.Almost five months have passed since the operation and postoperative recovery, and he still doesn't know when he will be able to return to the court.He had had enough of these days.

He once went to the team doctor Fleming and asked him when he could play training and games, but Fleming told him that coach Tony Twain needed to nod.

All the problems were concentrated on Tang En, so the matter was simple.

The training field was empty, and Pepe finally stopped his mechanical movements.He decided to go to the boss now and have a good talk about his injury.

Everyone is working hard for the ideal of winning the Champions League, and he doesn't want to be a spectator at this time.

If the team does win the championship in the end, will he go on stage in a suit to accept the gold medal?If that's the case, he might just throw the gold medal to the fans just like the boss.

As soon as Pepe got up, she saw the door of the gym being pushed open.

Wood walked in topless.

Seeing Pepe, Wood was a little surprised.

"Your training time shouldn't be so long..."

Pepe interrupted him: "You can practice more, why can't I?"

"But you're hurt..."

"I've been healed a long time ago!" Pepe got a little emotional when he mentioned this, "Look." He sat down again and continued to repeat the mechanical movement he had just done.

Amidst the continuous bangs, his knees were bearing a huge weight, driving his calves up and down.

Wood watched quietly until Pepe tired himself stopped.

Seeing Pepe sitting on the chair panting heavily, Wood walked over and sat on the machine next to him.

"I went to Fleming, and he said that whether I can practice and play with the ball, I have to agree with the boss. There are not many games this season... When I was injured, it was because of hearing They said they could catch up with the final battle, so they agreed to undergo surgery... Now that the surgery is successful, but they don't allow me to train and compete, how can there be such a thing?" Pepe murmured.

Wood set the weight and started his own strength training.

For a while, there was only the clang of the equipment in the gym. Pepe sat there panting, and Wood didn't speak.

After a while, Wood stopped and looked at Pepe: "Are you going to find the boss?"

Pepe nodded.

"If he doesn't go, he will go home." Wood reminded.

Pepe got up quickly, and just about to run out, Wood stopped him again: "Can you make it to the final?"

Pepe froze for a moment, then realized that it was the Champions Cup final.He shook his head: "The boss has the final say..."

"do you want?"

"No one wants to miss the final." Pepe said seriously.

Wood nodded: "Go quickly, it's really late."

Pepe thanked Wood and ran out the door, and there was another continuous clatter behind him.

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Wood's reminder was timely. Tang En and Tang had just left the office when they saw Pepe running out of breath.

"Have you not returned yet, Pepe?" Tang En was a little surprised.

"Can I have a few words with you, boss?" Pepe looked at Tang En and asked.

Tang En turned his head to look at Tang.

"I'll go back first." Tang bid farewell knowingly.

After Tang left, Tang En reopened the office door and invited Pepe in.

"I think I can guess what you want to say to me." After letting Pepe sit down on the sofa, Tang En sat down on the eaves and looked at his subordinates. "Coincidentally, we were also discussing your matters in the morning. I know you really want to play, and I really hope you play early. But the situation is not that simple. The team doctor told me that your body is not fully ready... "

"But I think I'm all right now, boss," Pepe argued. "I don't know my body yet?"

Seeing Pepe's eager look, Tang En smiled: "That's not necessarily true, Pepe. What humans don't know the most is their own body... Please believe me, I feel the same as you, we all hope that you Play early, after all, it's critical time, we need your defensive and offensive ability."

Pepe looked at Tang En, and Tang En also looked at Pepe, and the two looked at each other.Pepe wanted to see the sincerity in Tang En's eyes, and he saw it.

What Tang En said was the truth. He really hoped that Pepe would recover sooner than anyone else, but he could not express such thoughts in public, otherwise Kompany would feel that he did not get the respect he deserved.

"I went to ask Fleming, he told me to come to you, whether I can conduct training and games with the ball depends on your opinion, boss."

Twain nodded and acknowledged this: "That's right. The team doctor can only provide reference opinions on whether players can play or not, and the decision-making power rests with me. But... I hope you know, Pepe, I don't want to ruin your career in a hurry Career. You are now at a critical moment, we can't act too hastily..."

"But I don't want to miss the Champions League final due to injury, boss." Pepe's attitude is also very firm.

"No one thinks, Pepe. I don't want what happened to Wood to happen to any of you again. So for the sake of safety, I can't easily make the decision to let you play. What if you play rashly and get injured?"

"But the semi-finals are also crucial games..."

Tang En smiled: "So you are worried about this. There is nothing to worry about. It must be our Nottingham Forest, not Chelsea, who are going to Athens. Did you watch the first round of the game?"

Pepe nodded: "I watched it at home."

"Everyone performed so well, how could it be us who were eliminated in the end? I told them not to stop until they won the Champions Cup. Now I have to add one sentence-until everyone is here, we It won't stop. Whether it's you, or Ashley Young, or Paul Gerrard, we won't stop until we get back to the team. Nottingham Forest is a whole, it's a team, it's going to Athens , Of course, the whole team must go to win the championship trophy, and of course the whole team must reach out, no one is missing. So, don't think about this matter, don't worry, four months of surgery and postoperative recovery The treatment must not be in vain."

After Tang En said that, what else could Pepe say?

"Starting tomorrow, you can train with the team." Dunn added.This is what Pepe wants to hear the most. He has long been tired of the "training" of exercising in the gym alone.

A smile finally appeared on Pepe's face.

"But I want to remind you, don't hurt yourself in training."

Pepe nodded: "I know, boss."

"Go back and pay attention to rest."

"Goodbye, boss."

After receiving the good news, Pepe left happily. Tang En then locked the door of the office and walked out slowly.

At the gate, he ran into George Wood who had just come out of the shower and changed clothes.

Twain was no stranger to Wood's practice of training himself after training.In the past, he was afraid that Wood's body would not be able to bear it, so he was not allowed to practice more.Later, it was discovered that Wood was a monster from an extragalactic galaxy, and the extra training had no adverse effects on his body at all, so he didn't care about it.

"Hey, George, let's go home together." Tang En waved to Wood, and stood at the door waiting for him.

After Wood came over, he asked, "Did he go to you?"

"Yeah. He'd love to play, but I told him not right now."

Hearing what Tang En said, Wood was silent for a while, and then asked: "Then when?"

"Final." Tang En smiled.

The two walked out side by side. Tang En suddenly remembered something. He turned his head and asked, "George, how many yellow cards have you got?"

"It's two cards short of an automatic suspension," Wood said.

Dunn thought about it.Two cards to go, one game left, and if Wood gets a yellow card in the second leg, it won't matter.If you get two cards... then it doesn't matter how many cards you had before, it must be a red card.

"Hmm... Be careful." Thinking of this question, Tang En couldn't help sighing in his heart, it would be great if Wood had a qualified substitute...

"I know, I'll pay attention."

The topic seemed impossible to continue.

The two walked out of Wilford Lane silently side by side. Next, Wood will go north, while Tang En will go south.The two will part ways here.

"George, is your mother okay?" Tang En asked suddenly.

Wood nodded: "Very good."

"I haven't seen her in a while..."

"She knew you were busy, so she didn't ask me to call you."

Tang En rubbed his nose, he was so busy that he didn't even have time to be a guest. "When this season is over, I will take Shania to see her."

Wood opened his mouth and finally nodded: "I'll tell her."

"Goodbye, George. Have a good rest."

"Goodbye, boss."

After waving goodbye to Wood, Tang En stood alone at the entrance of Wilford Alley under the setting sun, looked up to the west, and enjoyed the evening scenery of the sunset and the red clouds for a while, before he slowly walked home.

(End of this chapter)