champion godfather

Chapter 948 The Big List That Cannot Be Changed In The Heart Of The Seven Lion Kings
Goalkeepers: Scott Carlson, Chris Kirkland, Joe Hart.

Defenders: Glenn Johnson, Mecha Richards, Joleon Lescott, Stephen Taylor, John Terry, Michael Dawson, Leighton Barnes, Joe Mattock .

Midfielders: George Wood, Stephen Gerrard, Gareth Barry, David Bentley, Theo Walcott, Stewart Downing, Adriano Mock, Chriss . Cohen.

Forwards: Aaron Mitchell, James Vaughan, Gabriel Abanglaho, Wayne Rooney.

Dunn showed Des Walker his confirmed 23-man squad, and Walker saw the name "George Wood" at a glance.

"The reporters saw you went to Wood's house yesterday. Is his injury recovering smoothly?" Walker asked.

"No, recovery is as slow as before."

"Then you still..." Walker was puzzled.

"The list will be reported to UEFA. Once confirmed, there is no way to change it, Des." Tang En said with a wry smile.Could he not know what the disadvantages of doing this were?

"Do you still have hope for Wood's injury?"

"I wish I had hope."

"But..." Walker hesitated, "What if Wood can't recover to a substitute who can play in the game?"

"What should we do?" Tang En had already thought about this point, "Just treat it as if we brought four goalkeepers."

In the past, when the national team participated in international competitions, the roster was 22 people. They could bring two goalkeepers, one main player and one substitute.Later, FIFA revised the rules to allow each team to bring three goalkeepers in case of accidents, so the squad changed from 22 to 23.Although there is an extra goalkeeper, the third goalkeeper rarely has the chance to play.

When Tang En said that he brought four goalkeepers, it was a waste of one spot.

Walker was silent for a while and asked, "What will Barclay think of your list?"

"If George's name wasn't on it, Barclay would settle accounts with me." Dunn said nonchalantly. "If George Wood is missing from the announced list, do you know what those fans and the media will think?"

Walker is no fool, he thought too.He had no choice but to nod: "I hope Wood can recover soon..."

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As Tang En said, the English Football Association has no objection to George Wood's appearance in the squad, even if they don't know whether Wood can recover from injury before the start of the European Cup, but if Wood's name is not on it, Domestic fans and media will definitely eat them.

However, Wood's name on it also made the media and fans think about it-does it mean that George's injury recovery is smooth?Otherwise, Tang En would definitely not have written his name on it.

In this way, everyone suddenly felt that England's future in the European Cup was bright...

"Wood is recovering from his injury and is expected to play in the match between England and Portugal on June [-]!"

"Experts say that he will fully recover by June [-] at the latest, and qualifying for the group stage will not be a problem!"

"The return of the core is early June at the latest, Tony Twain is ambitious!"

"The invincible midfielder will return with glory!"

All kinds of headlines will show the ecstasy of the English at a glance.

Whenever Dunn saw news reports like this, he would think that if Wood's recovery from his injury was not satisfactory, what expressions would these media make?

Barclays brought good news to Twain. Considering England's special situation and George Wood's important role to the England team, UEFA decided to make the England team refer to the previous precedent done by FIFA. The final registration time of the list is delayed until 24 hours before the start of the European Cup.In this way, even if it is confirmed on the last day before the opening of the European Cup that Wood is really unable to participate in the game, England still has a substitution quota.

But Tang En didn't care about such a quota. For him, if George Wood really couldn't compete, then it would be useless to replace anyone.As he told Walker, he should take four goalkeepers to Spain.

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The league is over, and there is no English team in the Champions League. Except for George Wood, all the England internationals selected for this squad have bid farewell to their club teammates and their families, and came to London Colney for training base report.

Where just a few days ago they were life-and-death enemies, rivals fighting for the league title, European qualification or chance of survival, now they have been together day and night for almost two months, united by the same goal.

It's funny to think about this scene.

Just joined the national team, everyone will chat a few words, and the topic is naturally inseparable from the league that just ended.Manchester United are half-jokingly complaining that Chelsea have stolen their league title, Chelsea players are bitter about Liverpool beating them in the FA Cup final, Arsenal players are fighting with Aaron Mitchell It is close, hoping to persuade him to join Arsenal next season.

Public relations are all public to the national team.

But such a topic will soon end.As a member of the national team, the end of the season has become a thing of the past, and there is no need to dwell on it.The upcoming European Cup is the most important thing.

Seeing that everyone is here, but there is only one person missing, the Nottingham Forest players feel a little uncomfortable.

Whether the captain can come before the European Cup, they have no idea.The other teammates of the national team are asking them, and they only know a little more than the media.

Whether the captain can participate in the European Cup, I am afraid only the boss will know.Maybe it's promising?Because didn't he just say that the goal of this European Cup team is to win the championship?Without George, winning the championship should be very difficult, right?

Under Twain's deliberate arrangement, the current George Wood has become the tactical and spiritual core of the England team.When he is present, everyone will have a sense of security, but if he is not present, they will naturally feel uneasy.Gerrard could have done that at Liverpool, but his impact was not enough for the national team.

In the locker room, Wood doesn't talk much, never speaks meaningless nonsense, he can always use practical actions to show that he is a trustworthy captain.Whether it's defense or offense, he will come forward when there is a problem.If his player is maliciously violated by the opponent, he will definitely find an opportunity to plot back, even if he gets a card because of it, it doesn't matter.

If Wood really can't come to participate in the European Cup, many people in the England team will first cast a shadow on their hearts, and they will feel that the Spanish attack this time will be more dangerous.He was timid before fighting, so Tang En was unwilling to disclose the real situation of Wood's recovery from injury to the public.

The blow to the morale of the team was too heavy.

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Twain and Wallace have been hiding the real situation of Wood's injury from the outside world. They don't want Wood to be disturbed too much, and they don't want the morale of the team to be hit.

But not everyone has such a high awareness, or there are some people in this world who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic...

The media are always against Tang En.Now that there are so many rumors about Wood's recovery, reporters collect information from various sources, hoping to find out the truth, but Dunn and Wallace are always vague, which makes the media even more suspicious.

The natural attributes of English journalists seem to be "spies", and they always have a way to dig inside the news.Among them, the "Sun" is the best, with the strongest ability to dig inside information.

I don't know what method the Sun used. Anyway, at the end of May, they published a shocking news:

"George Wood may miss the European Cup!" "

In the recent period, as the opening time of the European Cup is approaching, there are occasional pessimistic articles in the media. Most people only read it as rumors and jokes, because those speculations are really unreliable.But this article in The Sun is different.

It lists all kinds of evidence in detail to prove that George Wood's injury did not recover as smoothly as people thought.

Previously, the Nottingham Evening Post had published photos of Wood exercising in the gym to prove that Wood was recovering well.But the evidence held by The Sun shows that Wood can't even run now, and the photos in the gym only show that he is exercising his upper body muscles.

while people think

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"What the hell is going on?" Dunn cursed at the newspaper Walker brought.The Sun is hugely influential and the article has now gone viral.He didn't know about it until Piers Bruce called and asked about it.

After scolding, Dunn calmed down and called Professor Wallace first to confirm that the news did not leak out of his mouth.The England team had a routine press conference in the afternoon, and one can imagine how those reporters would bombard him.

Professor Wallace's voice was tired. It was obvious that he had just been bombarded by the media.

"I just finished a press conference held by a hospital, Mr. Tang En...I know what you're going to ask, I didn't say that thing, it's the people around me..."

Hearing his voice, Tang En was sure that Professor Wallace had no habit of making trouble for himself.

"What did you say at the press conference, Professor?" Dunn felt that he had to communicate with the other party, so as not to slip up sometimes.

"Of course I denied the Sun report."

"Ah, that's good, professor. In fact, that's exactly what I planned." Dunn had already decided to refuse to admit it at the press conference in the afternoon.

"But, Mr. Tang En. Are you really sure that Wood will return to the football field before the [-]th?" Even Professor Wallace himself is not sure about this.

"I'm not sure, Professor."

"then you……"

"Some things have to be shown. It's better to hide the truth than tell the truth these days."

Professor Wallace just felt like he was on a pirate ship, and he couldn't get off even if he wanted to. He could only accompany Tang En to walk to the end, hoping to get out of the sky in the end...

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At the press conference in the afternoon, the media were extremely excited and looking forward to it.Aaron Mitchell, who came with Tang En, became a complete display. No reporter wanted to ask him any questions, and everyone pointed their finger at Tang En.

Tang En's face was calm, soldiers came to block him, and water came to cover him.

"Mr. Dunn, the Sun newspaper said that George Wood could hardly make it to the European Cup. Is this true?"

"It's total nonsense."

"How is George Wood's recovery from injury, can you tell me?"

"It's going well. He has already started strength training." Tang En has said this countless times, and this time he brought it up to perfunctory the reporter who asked the question.

The reporters were obviously dissatisfied with Tang En's perfunctory attitude.

"But apart from this photo, we have no other evidence to prove that George Wood's right foot is recovering..."

"George doesn't want his private life to be disturbed. It's just that this photo was taken after repeated communication. Do you have any dissatisfaction, Mr. Reporter?" Tang En did not show any weakness.

Making up nonsense was not difficult for Tang En at all. He could do it as soon as he opened his mouth, and he didn't blush or pant, making it hard for people to see his flaws.

"So can George Wood really catch up with the European Cup?"

Tang En also knew that he had to convince the group of reporters that he was not lying. Some words were too full to be too much.Because when you are going to lie, every word you say must be in an affirmative tone, as if you are reciting lines.If you want people to believe your words, then you'd better add some flaws on purpose when you say it. The true and false things are the easiest to confuse people.

"I can't guarantee that he will be able to, but I, Professor Wallace, and George himself are working hard towards this goal. None of us will give up easily until the last day."

These words were so sincere that many people believed Tang En's words.If Tang En insisted that Wood would definitely recover before June [-]th, these people would suspect that Tang En was lying.

The media besieged Tang En for a long time, but they didn't pry his mouth open. On the contrary, Tang En persuaded him. This was really beyond the expectations of the Sun.

The reporter of the Sun newspaper had to do it himself: "We have conclusive evidence to prove that Wood will not be able to make it to the European Cup, so I would like to ask Mr. Tang En, what backup do you have..."

Tang En directly interrupted the other party's questioning: "What conclusive evidence? The attending physician thinks he can catch up. Where does your evidence come from, sir?"

Just as the other party was about to answer, Tang En interrupted him again: "The people around the doctor? The cleaners or the nurses? How do you judge that what they say is the truth, and what I tell you is a lie? Who is the one who is away from George Wood?" The nearest person?"

"Uh……"

The reporter was rendered speechless by Tang En's series of rhetorical questions, and didn't know what to say.

"I don't want to talk nonsense with you here, Mr. Reporter. I don't want to bet with you either."

Someone laughed at the word "bet."This has become an allusion: don't bet against Tony Twain, unless you feel that life is too ordinary.

"I can only tell you that we all hope that George can catch up with the European Cup, and we are all working hard for it. If you really have nothing to do, I suggest you care about the refugee wave in Africa, not to others here. In the name of the truth of the news, Tang En unceremoniously put a big hat on the reporter of The Sun, then got up and left.

A group of reporters looked at each other.

They all thought Tang En was angry, but when he walked out of the press conference, a smile appeared on Tang En's face.

The Sun was going to use this to deal with itself, but he sent them away with just a little trick.

But this incident also sounded the alarm for him-not everyone believed his rhetoric.

If that day comes, Wood's injury really hasn't recovered enough to be a substitute for the game, what should I do?

There is not much time left for him...

(End of this chapter)