Chen Xi made a cup of tea, then put salmon, noodles and vegetables in front of Hydeward, his favorite dinner. But he looked at the meals, and his stomach felt an upset, and Tom's three daughters ran around the house, kicking a little ball, and their father couldn't control the lawless guys. Ward felt like his head was going to explode, he couldn't even pick up his chopsticks, and he didn't move a bite of his dinner.

"What's wrong?" Chen Xi asked, "Is there anything wrong with dinner?" ”

He shook his head, and now he couldn't even speak, let alone eat.

"Is it Portsmouth?" Chen Xi asked the group of crazy girls to be quiet, and then asked again. Chen Xi has cared less about football since she was pregnant, but the tacit understanding between the husband and wife made her realize that all her husband's mood swings are always inseparable from football. Tom and Ward had been working for more than twenty hours in a row, and it so happened that Tom and his wife Caitlin had gone to France for something, and now they had brought their children with them to take care of them.

A week ago, following the team's 6-0 thrashing of Bradford in the EFL Cup, centre-back Antonio Rudiger published a sensational interview through The Guardian and a good friend of his agent, Raiola.

'At the beginning of the season I had the opportunity to go back to my beloved Borussia Dortmund and I stayed because I had an agreement with the club that I would help them stay in the Premier League for the next season and of course they promised that if the big clubs wanted me, they would let me go. All I want is for Portsmouth to keep their promises, I have the commitment of the club and I have a written contract, and my agent has advised me to leave it to the Premier League Committee for them to decide, but I don't want to go that far.

I don't deny the attraction of the big clubs to me, I've been waiting for half a year, even if I want to wait another half a year, and this season I and my team-mates have a chance to challenge for a trophy, which is the wish of all Portsmouth fans. Some people said I should have paid more for the team, but I didn't leave in the most difficult time for the club and now they can sell me for 75 times the price they paid when they bought me.

I spoke to Hydward a few times earlier this year and he told me: "There are big clubs approaching me and he won't delay my future, and he personally guarantees that I will leave." 'Now the story has changed and now I just hope that the club can keep what they made at the beginning.

Edward had never expected things to come to this point, a few weeks ago they had been together to discuss how to improve their mistakes against Manchester United, he had attended the lad's wedding and even Rudiger was already planning to buy a house here. As a player, especially a young player, he took care of his family very much after he got married, and he would go back to spend time with his family after training or games, and he never participated in the team's lunches and dinners after games. But the Manchester United, Chelsea deal was suddenly put on the table and that all changed.

When Hydward set off for the away game, he only heard some rumors, and the media even got it wrong who the protagonist was, but the day after the game, there were many fans in the public training session, and Rudiger stood at the far end and did not move, which was the beginning of the strike, and he became unwilling to know anything, and in one word, that is: being in Cao Ying, and being in Han.

Ward and Tom have reiterated that they will not sell Rudiger, especially not to Premier League clubs such as Manchester United. It was at this point that Hydward forcefully left the player to fend for himself at Pons, not allowing him to return to training until he had apologized to the club, the fans and the team and agreed to stay at Portsmouth.

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Edward barely rested for half an hour after eating, he was worried about the club and the team, professional football, especially the current Premier League, most players only think about their own form, think about how to keep their place in the team, consider going to a bigger club, there are few players like Gerrard who have been in his hometown team for more than ten years and will help the club both on and off the field.

As the head of a family, he often envies players who seem carefree, and understands why Don would rather put down roots in the academy than coach a first team. Margery, Louis, John, Freel, any time they think back to Shaun Tang's hard training, it's a joyous memory. He is tired of the intrigues and lust of modern football.

The conflict distorted the Christmas schedule of the 2012-2013 season, and December was supposed to be a month of joy and upliftment, but it was ruthlessly shattered. In the 19th round of the Premier League on December 30, with the goals of Giroud, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott and Wilshere, Arsenal defeated Portsmouth 5-2 away and beat Portsmouth twice in the season. I can't bear to look at the scene of the game, which should be full of longing and dreams, but can it still make the fans feel worth the money this season?

He sometimes listens to the players, and almost all of them prefer to stay in London, Madrid or Paris rather than the beautiful seaside of Portsmouth. Compared to this, the lights of big cities are more exciting. As a coach, all he can say to his players is: we can make a difference with you and you will enjoy playing for our fans. Champions? Champion? None of this is guaranteed. It's impossible to say who is right and who is wrong, but Antonio yearns for London and Manchester more than Pompey.

Hydward stared vacantly at his dinner, feeling lost in pain.

With four days to go, his centre-back, the best successor since Saul Campbell, was suspended and isolated by his team-mates and is now bent on leaving the club he has worked so hard to run.

"I can't eat it," he thought to himself, "I can't go on like this." ”

He pushed the food away, picked up his phone and called the team's captain, Klose. But before the phone could be connected, Ward hung up on his own initiative, constantly flipping through the address book, and finally he sent a simple message to Rudiger himself: "Antonio, what's going on?" We need to get things straight. ”

The other side immediately replied: "Coach, you lied to me, the club lied to me." ”

Ward sat up straight and sent another message: "Let's try to get this thing straight, I've never lied to you, I've never taken you from Germany to England......"

Rudiger sent several more messages, and his English was shattered as he expressed his disappointment.

Ward thought about it a few times before sending a message.

"Can we talk about it tomorrow? We'll see you in Pons early, just the two of us, and I'll treat you to tea. ”

"Okay, manager."

Seeing the reply, Hydward burst out laughing, and he took back the noodles that he had pushed away, and began to eat the vegetables. 2k reading web