376 Portuguese-British showdown
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However, it seems that this idea of his has not been properly communicated to another person, and since that day on, Cassie has been silent, and after the training is over, he will run to him to check on the situation, help him peel apples and pour water, in Guti's words, "more nanny than a nanny", which also makes Juan very unaccustomed.
In the past, he saw that he was almost invincible, but he suddenly became like this, he was really awkward. He hadn't thought much of it before, but there were so many sports about football anyway, until that day Raul was the first to push his door open - not the kind that followed Guti and Cassie.
"Now the team is in a very special time, whether it's the Champions League, the Copa del Rey or the league." Raul said in a deep voice, and it could be seen that the expression on his face was very bad, "But Igor's performance in the game is still very inconsistent. ”
"What do you need me to do to wake him up?" Juan leaned on the head of the bed and laughed, "Although it may not be possible to directly roll up your sleeves and fight with him as before, it's okay to scold." ”
"He feels it's all his responsibility," Raul didn't answer him, but continued, "There was nothing wrong with the game or training, but obviously he was a little absent-minded at a critical moment, and the club has some opinions about him now, and he may take advantage of the current whistle operation to transfer a goalkeeper......
Juan felt that something was wrong when he listened to it, and finally he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "The club asked you to come?" "It's only possible that the club's top management asked him to come, after all, Raul usually doesn't avoid Igor and Guti coming alone, and even if he comes, he won't say anything similar to these things to him.
- Clearly, someone is pressuring him.
Raul didn't speak, he hadn't even learned how to smile everything, and there was silence in the room for a few moments before Juan smiled.
It is clear that Real Madrid are in a precarious situation right now, and the goalkeeper position is a top priority, and he should make a decision, whether it is for the interests of the club or for the future of Casillas himself.
Whether to leave by oneself or to be "left".
"I see, I'll take care of this." In the end, that's all Juan said.
He chose to retire and asked Jorge to help him find another job - it would have something to do with football, but not to show him where Casillas could be seen for the time being.
He loves football, he loves Real Madrid, so he chooses to stay away and he chooses to escape.
It's just that you can see things clearly even if you are far away. For example, did you just have a long dream, or did you see the future?
However, now was not the time to think about these things, so he simply cleaned up his residence and dialed his agent's number.
"Jorge? I've settled in. ”
"Settled? That's good. The agent on the other end of the phone was obviously relieved, "Cristiano and I are also at the airport, you can clean up yourself." ”
"I'm going to pick you up?" "No, you don't know how to drive...... I'm sorry. "It's okay, I'll see you later." "I'll see you later!"
His agent was finally willing to hang up, and Juan sighed, put on his headphones, turned on his player, and began to read a book in a leisurely manner.
Today's protagonist is not him.
Jorge Mendes is experiencing the speed of life and death in his life for 30 seconds. It's not the first time he's faced the British media, after all, before he officially hooked up with Manchester United, he had already made a splash through various methods, but he underestimated the madness of the British media, especially the number seven, Manchester United's seven, how powerful the magic is.
Fortunately, he has a very strong execution ability, so he subconsciously protected his little star - in the case of Juan's retirement, this person is already his biggest card at present, and he must protect it well.
To his surprise, the lord came to the airport to pick up the person in person, and he was obviously very interested in Cristiano, although the Portuguese teenager was staring at him because of nervousness, looking very cramped.
"It's okay Cristiano, this will be your home in the future, I will arrange everything for you, don't worry about staying here." Ferguson smiled and turned around and patted the boy on the shoulder very hard, indicating that everything was left to him, but he only got a slightly dazed face.
…… Two or more, perhaps?
Looking at Jorge Mendes, who was also a little dazed, Ferguson pushed his glasses helplessly.
"Mr. Ferguson is saying that he will arrange everything for you in Manchester, and you can play in peace." As soon as the man's voice appeared, the two Portuguese were stunned, and then when the person in the passenger seat smiled and turned his head, the expressions of the two men instantly changed to ecstasy.
"Juan!"
It was Juan, dressed in a very casual casual suit, tilting his head and smiling and nodding, obviously amused to see them. "Originally, I was still thinking what if you both got used to your husband's accent, but luckily my work is still worth something." He said in a brisk voice, then looked down at his phone. "We're going to do it as soon as possible, and there's still an hour and a half before the launch starts."
"Let's go, then." The lord smiled, "I can't wait to see how you perform." ”
The two Portuguese looked at the co-pilot in unison, but Juan didn't look back.
"You behave well, or the lord will tear you apart."
qaq?!
The gentleman's accent has a strong hometown style, and even many people who have spoken English all their lives sometimes can't understand what the lord says, but Juan seems to have such a magical power, no matter how fast the lord uses the tone to quickly keep up with the rhythm - the most perfect thing is that he is of mixed Portuguese and Spanish descent, and Portuguese and Cristiano have no problem communicating at all.
…… Of course, this also has the consequence that he can translate casually. Juan is not as pure as he seems on the surface, his heart is wilted, and the entire La Liga youth academy has been tricked by him, all because of his face that looks very cold and delicate, serious and introverted.
While the two adults were talking, Cristiano quietly leaned half of his body forward and shouted in a small voice, "Captain, is what you just said true?" ”
Juan couldn't help but look back at the little boy and make sure that he was indeed just unintentional before sighing: "Of course it's true, so you have to behave well...... Also, I'm not the captain of the U21s anymore. ”
"Huh?" Cristiano was taken aback, he was originally a clingy old child, and now he finally met someone he could rely on in a foreign country, who knew that when he heard such news, his heart that had just let go of it was brought up again. "Are you going to mention the first team? Soon...... I don't know when I'll be promoted. ”
Obviously, the boy has fallen into infinite amazement, and Juan can't help but look at him a lot: this little broken child is the superstar of Portugal in the future, the top card of Real Madrid, the king of the Bernabeu - can he still win the golden ball several times?
Looking at it now, it's just a fool who is dizzy because of the transfer and doesn't even know that his own captain has retired!
Juan didn't say anything, just nodded, then closed his eyes and recuperated, without any intention of continuing to speak, Cristiano opened his mouth and looked at him several times, but finally did not continue to speak.
When it's rare for the captain not to play pranks, let's let him go quietly......
When he arrived at the Carrington base, Juan got out of the car and went back to the dormitory for special reasons, after all, he was not suitable to steal the limelight of his little teammates at the press conference, so he was going to go back to his room to continue reading the unfinished book after walking around the base.
But when he slipped to the gate of the base, he knew he was wrong.
Quiet reading? To hell with it – why is Igor Casillas here? It stands to reason that Real Madrid should still be in training at this time, right? And he was now standing in front of Carrington's gate, chatting with the doorman, his chocolate-colored hair was blown by the wind, and it was honestly by this distinctive fur that he recognized Cassie at a glance.
"Look, who do we see?" Juan smiled lazily, and finally decided to watch less of the excitement, so he stepped forward, put his hand on the person's shoulder, nodded at the porter in front of him, and pulled the person away, "It's all here, let's go have a drink together." ”
said that he was going to have a drink, Juan just took him to the Red Devils café in Old Trafford and ordered a glass of water, and he was helpless in the face of the person in front of him who had been silent when he saw him. "What are you thinking?"
Cassie remained damn silent, and Juan took a deep breath.
"You shouldn't be here."
Not at all! The distance from Madrid to Manchester is not far, but it is not very close, and he must have hung up the phone so quickly to book a plane ticket, and then ran over without packing his things.
- Even the training session was skipped. It wasn't a funny thing, so Juan's eyes became stern for a moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're already the main goalkeeper of the first team, shouldn't you still do such a wayward thing?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine and safe now, there's no shadow on my mental health, so you don't have to be so nervous, I'm already an adult and I'll take good care of myself."
"Or do you think I'm going to be bullied out there?"
"I didn't leave because of you, I promise."
No matter what he said, the person in front of him lowered his head and didn't say anything, and Juan was a little helpless.
Yes, in the past, the two of them could still quarrel with each other, and a car accident passed, but this guy seemed to have been hit by a car in the brain. "Say something, Igor, you're worrying me like this."
"I don't know what to say, it's just ......" Casillas took a deep breath and looked up with a serious look in his eyes, "I'll take care of it." ”
"No, it's my personal decision to retire, and it really has nothing to do with you." Juan put down the cup of water he was drinking, he was really a little thirsty after saying so much. "Don't talk like you're making a little girl's belly bigger, it's not that serious. You'd better keep the door at the Bernabeu, and honestly in my opinion, Real Madrid's defeat is much more serious than everything. ”
Cassie carefully examined his expression and nodded heavily after making sure that the emotion was not fake: "I'll keep the goal well, then will you come back?" ”
Juan was stunned for a moment, then smiled before he realized it.
"Of course, it's my home."
Everyone responded with a bang, and Keegan, who had just come out of the away dressing room, was startled, only to raise his head to meet twelve pairs of wolf-like eyes.
Seeing the Manchester City coach who was obviously frightened, all the Manchester United players laughed.
At the beginning of the second half, as expected, the opposite side began to change formation, their defense compressed, and Juan frowned when he saw that he wanted to play a defensive counterattack.
Keegan was smart and he could have seen his tactics in the first half. United's renewed attacking and pressing power in the final fifteen minutes of the first half all came from a change – Ruud van Nistelrooy went on top.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was originally at the front, was asked to stay in the enemy's hinterland, while Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes as cover, Cristiano was responsible for tearing up the defence and passing, and this idea worked wonders for both attacking and attracting the attention of the defenders, which was also their magic weapon in the first half to chase three goals.
But now, Keegan sent his defenders to the goal, and built an iron wall at the end, leaving only a striker waiting in front of the opportunity, Manchester United's strong attack suddenly encountered obstacles, but Juan also had an idea about this -
"You're still strong, aren't you?" He asked in the locker room, and basically everyone nodded, Juan looked around and said in a deep voice: "Next, the two ideas I want to say are more physically demanding, so when I judge that someone can't support or can't keep up with the rhythm, I will replace him." ”
Everyone was silent for a while, and then one of them raised his hand tremblingly, Juan glanced at it, and saw that it was Bart, he was not easy to run on the court today, and when the people in front of him charged, they relied on them to cover behind, which was indeed a lot of work.
Especially at Manchester City, when he's the weak spot and all the attacks are coming here.
Juan nodded: "Okay, I'll let O'Shea play in the second half, you hold on." Is there anyone else? ”
After looking around and making sure no one had raised their hand, Juan continued: "If City hadn't changed their formation, we'd still be in that lineup, Ruud van Nistelrooy went in, Paul Scholes followed, the whole defender attacked, Cristiano delivered the cannonballs, and of course he could have shot if he had the chance. ”
Looking at the expectant look of his little teammate, Juan finally couldn't help but add a sentence of "can shoot", he naturally knew what the lord bought Cristiano back for, but he also knew how much this little teammate could achieve in his dream-or, in the future.
On the offensive line, he is a sharp knife that is unparalleled in the world, invincible everywhere he goes, and the knife is bloody.
Maybe in a season or two, the lord will also transform him, or even sell Vanney for him, but the lord can wait, Juan and Portugal really can't wait.
Euro 04, Portugal's closest chance to a major trophy. This is the first European Championship to be held on their home soil, but it is here that Portugal will be killed by a big dark horse in the final......
He would never allow such a thing to happen.
After no problem in midfield, Juan's eyes were on the defenders and goalkeeper Howard.
"If the midfield rushes too far in front, it is very likely that you will not be able to defend back after being counterattacked, so please be careful."
"And what if Manchester City change formations?" Keane asked in a deep voice, as a midfielder he has a heavy task, and a large part of everything Juan is saying now is for him, because he is the captain of Manchester United, and on the pitch he is responsible for the running of the team.
'If City change formation,' said Juan, "Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes split sides, and then we force Ryan Giggs and Ronaldo on the wings and break them down no matter what." ”
Although Juan's age looks like a piece of paper no matter how you look at it, the three goals in the first half were not fake, so there is no objection to his attacking routine and arrangement, and it is only now, when running on the pitch, that the Manchester United players have discovered how terrible he is.
He was anticipating almost every step of the way City, and everyone had a clear division of labor, and when City began to shrink the defence, they also started to run, and they were quick to find a breakthrough on the wing, and when City tried to attack, their backs were able to quickly find the point of handling and quickly dispose of the ball, and in the first 20 minutes of the second half, City did not even have a decent shot on goal.
Looking at the time, Juan found the fourth official to discuss the substitution, and then Manchester United played the substitution sign -
O'Shea up, Bart down.
"Oooh, our magical Mr. Dias has been replaced." The on-site commentator was very excited, "After that wonderful fifteen minutes of the first half, Manchester United have not scored for 20 minutes, who would have thought? We were in a 20-minute goal drought. ”
There was a hearty laugh from the fans, and the goal in the last two minutes of the first half was really unforgettable, especially when Cristiano took a leap and looked in red.
Beckham's number seven era is long gone, now Cristiano Ronaldo's number seven era!
The stadium was up and running again, and at this time, the fans in the stands were also watching the excitement and singing the translation song, listening to Juan was helpless for a while. Why is it so catchy to make up words for others, and so simple and rude for him?
He's not convinced!
Keegan was on the other side. Before the game started, he realized that although Juan said that he was the head coach, he and Mr. Smith actually supported each other as coaches, but this time Juan stood in front as a spokesperson, so he was still a little careless, especially when Smith was sent to the stands, his heart was full of joy.
With Smith, the real acting head coach, gone, what can that kid Juan Díaz do?
But in the last fifteen minutes, Manchester United's performance directly whipped his cheeks painfully, and he even lost his temper in the dressing room at halftime, and until now in the second half, he began to settle down a little, especially after Manchester United replaced Bart, who has been very stable, but replaced O'Shea, who had just recovered from injury, Keegan felt that he had taken a reassuring pill.
"That's it, the first half was just their luck." Keegan sneered and raised his hand to signal the player to attack, and then prepared to sit back in the dugout, and spent the rest of his time watching the team break down the Manchester United goal, but before he could sit down, his whole body bounced.
"Back to the defense!! Defend it!! With his terrible scream, Cristiano raised his left foot, and the football rushed like an arrow off the field...... Outside the restricted area?
Manchester City's defenders piled up in front of the goal, and they were stunned when they saw the ball disappear from the feet of the kid in front of them, after all, Manchester United's No. 7 foot team knew everything, and they were still thinking about where the ball was hidden by him, but when they subconsciously turned their heads to look, they only felt a gust of wind across their cheeks, and then they only heard the cheers of the fans in the stadium.
"Scholes!! A wonderful match with Ronaldo!! ”
Cristiano and Scholes hugged each other excitedly, accompanied by their teammates, they didn't care at all if they would get their hands full of hairspray, and rubbed their hands directly on their little teammates' heads, directly rubbing the whole Cristiano into a wrinkled face.
"I said don't rub my hair!" The Portuguese, who was quite aggrieved, screamed like this, and was slapped down a few times by the big brothers.
Juan smiled and applauded on the sidelines, this ball is very delicate, when others stand under the court, it is difficult to control everything on the field in time, when he saw the predicament just now, he thought that his teammates would force the goal, but it turned out that there is still a team in his heart!
The game ended with a score of 4-2, and the on-site commentator said jubilantly: "We can see that Manchester United has exuded vitality since the departure of Assistant Smith, and our magical translation is simply a savior for Manchester United!" I'm starting to look forward to the next game more and more! ”
- As we all know, Mr. Smith was red-carded in the next game, and Juan had to continue to stand on the sidelines and command, and still on the road.
And at the post-match press conference, Juan looked at the reporter who asked the question with a blank face.
"You just asked me what I think of Mr. Smith's red card?"
"Yes." The reporter nodded.
"I think it's a murder."
“…… Excuse me, what did you just say? ”
"I said, it's a murder." Juan repeated in a straight voice, "Do you need me to repeat it again in Spanish and Portuguese?" That's it, a murder! ”
"Chairman, is Dias another casualty of your superstar policy?"
"Sir, please don't run away from our questions!"
"Chairman!" "I have a question, are you ...... for Dias"
With a bang, the door slammed shut, and Florentino walked into the office building with a bit of a headache. Ever since yesterday, he'd been hearing a name come up in his ear.
Juan Díaz.
He naturally remembered this kid, one of the few little henchmen around Redondo, and the one who was most like him. Although he has always looked very good, he also has his own strength, originally he thought that like Raul and Guti, as long as he smoothed out the child's temper, he could use it for himself......
But he clearly remembered that the kid had been in a car accident and couldn't play football so he retired?
Why is he in the English Peninsula after half a year, and even playing for Manchester United?
He had already checked before he came, and Dias was indeed retired! Moreover, it was a retirement caused by accidental trauma, so Real Madrid did not pursue him for any liquidated damages in terms of professional contracts, but simply let him leave like this, and then did not pay attention to anything.
…… I didn't expect that.
Florentino pondered for a moment and made a phone call.
"Help me find out what Juan Díaz is like, I want his medical records and hospitalization."
If he retires unexpectedly and is now back on the pitch on his own, Florentino will write a congratulatory letter on behalf of Real Madrid and invite him to return to Castile to play again, and the captaincy will always be reserved for him – of course, this is a polite word.
And if it is a malicious retirement - he actually did not suffer any injuries at all, but just disguised as injured to retire, Real Madrid will definitely hold him accountable!
Pretending to be injured and retiring to achieve the goal of joining another club is no longer a problem of quality, it is a problem of character!
Florentino thought so, and said this to reporters in the afternoon: "We are now investigating the situation of Dias, and it is recorded in his file that he was discharged from the company due to injuries sustained in a car accident while traveling, and our club originally wanted to continue to fulfill its obligations - as we all know, if a player is injured, then the club will provide free medical care." ”
"But as far as we know, car accidents don't count, because it's not the club's main responsibility." There are reporters below who are unrelenting, and Florentino's expression has not changed at all.
"That's what I'm trying to say...... Even if we were not obliged to provide him with any care, the club still paid a lot of money for his treatment and hospitalization, and even actively rehabilitated him after he woke up, but he chose to retire after half a month. ”
Florentino said calmly: "We don't know what kind of retirement he is, and if it really hurts, then your doubts here today are ridiculous." But if it turns out that Juan Díaz is a vicious retirement, Real Madrid will take steps to deal with the matter seriously. ”
Such a statement caused an uproar around the world, and Florentino meant that he was doubting that Dias's retirement was just a ploy to break out of his shell. But as we all know, Castilla can be said to be one of the best youth training in Europe, and Dias was the captain of Castilla before retiring, so it can be said that as long as he continues to be here, it will be a matter of time before he is promoted to the first team.
"According to Florentino's suspicions, Dias only retired with a fraudulent injury, or even without injury, which is a serious violation of the contract guidelines of professional players, if his statement is true, is it not for some players with ulterior motives to provide another channel, so that all professional players can join another giant team in the name of 'retirement'?" The reporter's voice was very urgent, and they were happy to hear such a big battle within the club.
Come on...... Let's get a little more bang for the news!
"To confirm the truth of the words of the President of Real Madrid, we went to the Carrington base, where Juan Díaz lives, but the only question is ...... They appear to have closed training and absolutely do not give any interviews. ”
"We could see that there was already a bunch of reporters in front of the door, all of them shouting 'we have the right to interview anyone', and there were people at Carrington who came out to maintain order, but we never saw Dias himself. Maybe we should try to intercept his other teammates and see how it goes? ”
"It's useless! Let's go! The doorman waved his arm and shouted, he was used to chasing away reporters, after all, this is Carrington, the heart of the whole Manchester United, "We have the right not to be interviewed!" Mr. Dias is now preparing for the next match, please leave! ”
Hearing that Díaz was preparing for the next game, the commotion on the scene was even more intense, and the voice was more sharp and harsh, but the doorman didn't pay attention to them anymore, after all, Juan was not in Carrington at this time.
- He's in the hospital.
The hospital is much quieter than Carrington, although there are still many people who want to interview the lord and ask him how he feels, but the hospital has never been unceremonious to this kind of person, and Ferguson is even more simply, except for the familiar designated doctors, nurses and a few visiting lists, everyone else is outside, no matter who it is.
That's why Juan was able to sit next to the lord's hospital bed and report to him on the performance of the players this week, but he tried his best to report good news and not bad news, who let their sister still watch him from the side? And the lord's heart really can't stand stimulation at the moment - unless he has a pacemaker.
The outside world has always paid a lot of attention to his physical condition, and if Juan hadn't diverted everyone's attention in the past few days, it is estimated that many people would have tried their best to sneak into the hospital.
- None of the visitors who were allowed in dared to mention it.
At this moment, Juan was pouring bitter water on the lord: "...... You don't know, those people are asking me these questions like crazy, and if it weren't for my wit, I would have been trapped inside. ”
"I've told you everything, you have to show some momentum." The lord was very dissatisfied with his performance, after all, as a famous brand hair dryer in the Premier League, he has the ability to fight with the media strong enough, "Now that he is being chased by others, right?" It's long overdue. ”
"I know." Juan nodded, but after all, knowing and doing it are not the same thing, he actually has his own way of dealing with the media, but it may not be appropriate to take it out now - this is Manchester United, there is a strict system, the lord does not agree, no one can be interviewed, the mobile phone vibrated a little, he took it out and looked at it, "I'll take a call." ”
"Go, go, go." Ferguson waved his hand, in fact, he was also a little curious. Juan Díaz, in addition to his own signature look, also has a personal label that belongs to him.
He loves to cook on the phone, once for a long time.
This is almost a miraculous thing for Juan, who usually saves his words, as if he had saved up a week's worth of talking in one day, but what is even more amazing is that it happens almost every day.
- This matter is 100% reliable, because the source is Cristiano, the roommate of Dias's assistant coach.
Even the lord knew about this, after all, he still had to care about Juan's situation when he was fine, and Juan's answer to this was very succinct: "A friend." ”
Can a friend talk on the phone for so long?
The lord smiled, to be honest, even if he is not a friend, he rarely calls anyone for so long!
…… And Casey would have been a little longer when he was younger.
The lord speculated with interest as he waited for his wife to peel apples for him to eat: "Eh, Casey, did you say we were so slimy when we were young?" Call every day. ”
Madame looked up at Juan's back and bowed her head very casually: "Yes, but at that time, it was more expensive to call, so we just called less." Nowadays, it is convenient and cheap to make phone calls, and it is normal for children to call more. ”
"So there's a good chance it's Juan's girlfriend or something on the other end of the line?"
"100 percent." The lady peeled the apple and handed it to her husband, got up to wash the fruit knife, "No one wants to make such a long phone call except with a girlfriend." ”
Mrs. Casey was sure, but was that really the case?
Juan was also helpless when he picked up the phone, and he listened to Cassie's voice on the other end of the phone as if he was about to cry: "You calm down." ”
"I really don't know, it's really me......" Cassie felt the whole world collapse, and while Baldano and Florentino were walking and talking, he happened to pass by, and who knew that he heard something.
And that little bit was enough to make his whole person collapse.
It turns out that the main reason is really him?
But if that's the case, why didn't Juan say it?
Is it fun to lie to him like this?
"It's okay Igor, I was really prepared to come out and relax." Although I thought that it would not affect the performance of the main goalkeeper. Juan swallowed the words that were about to be exported, and said with a smile: "And I really can't do anything about retirement, you will know when the report comes out, at that time my problem was really serious, I couldn't play anymore, and it wasn't a little better until recently." ”
Although the British brain department is not so good, and the environment and air quality here are not as good as those of the Iberian Peninsula, at least the people here are very sophisticated, and some people care about him.
That's enough.
"Really?"
"Really." Juan's sigh was about to drown into the sea, "I told you not to worry, after all, my body can't afford to play three or four games a week, and I will even retire from the national team after the European Cup." ”
"Okay." Casillas finally swallowed the apology that was about to come to his lips, and he knew that Juan didn't want to hear an apology more than anything else.
— but a guarantee.
"I'll take care of Real Madrid's goal." Casillas said, his eyes firm, "No matter what time it is, I will take good care of Real Madrid." ”
"Okay." Juan nodded reassuringly, relieved to have Igor's assurance.
He's basically right now, and no matter why he's retired, his love and maintenance for the club itself hasn't diminished – if anything, maybe a little bit of an opinion about Baldano?
"And, are you sure?" Juan's eyes were filled with a faint flame, a little cold, and it was scorching, "Baldano played an important role in this......"
If it's true, he'll have to think about it.
When he returned, the expression on his face was still calm, the lord didn't know about these things at the moment, he was now forced to keep out of the TV and newspapers, and basically knew about the club by a few of them, so Juan could sit here calmly and talk to the lord.
"Finished fighting?" The lord looked at him with a smirk, "Then, you didn't want to say it to me?" 166 Reading Network