"Hmm......" Donn touched his nose. You know, when they scored their second away goal, the Forest lost the game no matter what we did at the end. You leave injured, George is sent off with a red card, Forest are missing two main players in the second leg, and I don't have much hope on the road......"

The gypsy laughed: "Chief, when will you be so unconfident?" ”

"Because we're missing you and George."

"Me? I'm not important, am I? Even if I can't play, we have a big forward line with a bull from Australia, a robot as tall as a street lamp pole, and a Danish kid who always loves to stink. ”

"They are them, you are you, and no one else can be replaced. The substitute can only replace your position, but not the person who you are. Without you, we're going to have a bit of a tough time for the rest of the season. But I think the team will hold on until you come back, it's not something I asked them to do, they volunteered. ”

Eastwood stopped talking, he wondered what if he went back? dragged a time bomb with a wounded leg and didn't know when it would explode, and became a drag on the team at the most critical moment...... It's like this UEFA Cup.

"You're worried you're going to be a burden to the team?" Don seemed to see through Eastwood's heart, and he asked rhetorically as he looked into the gypsy's eyes. "The optimistic and cheerful one I know, always speaks with the fastest speed and the loudest voice, likes to joke, nicknames his teammates, and is popular with Freddie? Where is Eastwood? I think of our first meeting now every time I see you early in the morning for a warm-up on horseback and then I laugh and you're the funniest person I've ever met, Freddie. I don't think I'll ever run into someone like you again. Do you feel like your right knee can't hold on anymore? But when you become part of the Forest team, do the overwhelming doubts overwhelm you? When you played for Forest in the league for the first time at the Stadium of Light, did the scolding and boos from the Sunderland fans scare you? Those who think you don't deserve to be a Forest player, who don't deserve to stand on the pitch in a red Forest shirt and ridicule you as an amateur, will never succeed...... of people, what did they get? A resounding slap in the face! You never doubted yourself, and two years ago when you were playing in an amateur team, you always believed that you could play professional football one day. Why are you now retreating in the face of fate? ”

Eastwood gritted his teeth, the apple in his hand, deformed, juice oozing from his fingers.

"Do you believe in fate, Freddie? That ethereal fate...... Serem often uses cards to tell fortunes, and you'll have a little tricks. Have you believed it? What do you think fate is? It seems to me that fate is not the outline that has laid out a path for you to follow in the first place. Destiny is a web of crossroads and you are always faced with a variety of choices. Don thought of himself, he was inexplicably transported to this world, this era, maybe it can also be called a kind of "fate". If he had given up on himself, indulged in the British "pub culture", had a passable attitude towards work, and didn't want to do something well, would he still be now? Where will he be, what will he do, who will he know? I don't know at all, but Don firmly believes that he will definitely not be better off than he is now.

"If you choose A, you will give up BCD, and if you choose B, you will give up ACD...... Your choice is destiny. I chose to be a legendary coach and I'm constantly working towards it, no matter how many crossroads I face, I will only choose the direction that will get there. Maybe it's left, maybe it's right, but no matter which direction it is, I never choose to stop where I am. Because I don't know if I'll have the courage to keep going when I stop and rest. And now, Freddie! Don raised his voice sharply, "You have such a fork in the road in front of you, what will you choose?" Go ahead, or do you want to stop there? Are you willing? Call it a day...... Are you physically and mentally exhausted? ”

Poof, Freddy? Eastwood's apple was crumpled into pieces by him and scattered on the bedding.

"I ...... I'm not reconciled, sir...... When I see healthy people, I am not reconciled...... If I could have given me a healthy knee, I would have scored more goals...... I think, I want to be a legendary shooter...... I want to help you, sir......"

The gypsy, who was always optimistic and cheerful, and who had not seen his face and laughed before he saw it, buried his head in the quilt and sobbed. The father, who is about to welcome his second child, is now sad like a child.

Watching him cry, Don smiled instead, and he put his hand on Eastwood's head, gently rubbing his hair.

"Surely, I'll be a legendary coach and you'll be a legendary shooter...... It's going to be fine, your knees will be alive and kicking like before in a few months. Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about...... You've done something that a lot of people with healthy knees can't, okay, stop crying. This is not the time to say goodbye in tears. ”

Eastwood nodded, his crying stopping.

When Donn decided to leave, he told Eastwood: "Relax and cooperate with the treatment and recovery." The team is waiting for you to come back, and so am I. ”

※※※ After saying goodbye to Eastwood, Don found Konstantin and wanted to take him to meet with the surgeon in charge of the operation, and he was relieved.

Hearing this request, Konstantin looked a little strange. He told Donn that the surgeon was a die-hard Notts County fan who had been in the family for generations. So he was worried that it would be more awkward to meet.

"I guess it's okay...... I met him in a private capacity, not as a Forest manager. ”

Seeing Don insist so much, Konstantin had no choice but to nod and agree.

For Freddy? Eastwood meniscectomy was the chief surgeon of Stephen? Albert, a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and a complete bow, has a serious look and does not smile. Such people seem to be very difficult to deal with.

Don tactfully explained his intentions to Albert. The other party still had a straight face, and did not show a warm smile.

"I think Professor Konstantin has explained something to you about me......" At this point, he glanced at Konstantin, who glanced out the window and pretended not to see.

"Yes, I'm a Notts fan and Nottingham Forest are bitter enemies. But there's one thing I want you to understand – first I'm a doctor and second I'm a Notts football fan. It's my job to heal and save lives, and my work on the operating table has nothing to do with whether I support Notts County or Nottingham Forest. ”

Donn smiled, "Thank you, Stephen?" Mr. Albert. Professor Konstantin said that you are a physician worthy of respect, and I think he is not wrong at all. ”

This was made up by Donn himself, and Konstantin certainly wouldn't say such a sensual thing.

Sure enough, when Albert heard Don say this, he glanced at Konstantin, who was a little unnatural on the side, and grinned: "That old fellow Konstantin will never say good things about me, but I still want to thank you for your compliment, Mr. Donn." I am also very impressed by the love you have for your players. ”

was exposed to the "lie", Tang En didn't feel embarrassed, he grinned widely. After asking about the Eastwood operation, he took his leave.

※※※ Saying goodbye to Konstantin and thanking him for his help, Donn walked out of the door of the Royal Faculty of Medicine of the University of Nottingham. Eastwood regained their fighting spirit and confidence, and Donn was in a good mood. Although he was destined to lose the gypsy for five months, it was much better than losing it forever.

In this way, Don was not in a hurry to go back, but decided to take a walk.

At this time, there are not many people at the entrance of the hospital, and the hospital is not in the downtown area, it is a very quiet road, and the traffic is not large. There are few pedestrians on the sidewalks.

A person walked up to him, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, Don felt that this person was very familiar, and the other party also found him.

After seeing Donn, the man seemed a little flustered, he hesitated for a moment, and turned to leave.

"George!" Don shouted.

The man turned from walking to running, as if he was afraid to see Don here.

"Stop! George! If you run again, I'll let you go to the reserves to cool down for a while! Don shouted.

With this trick, the person in front stopped running, stood in place, and watched Tang En walk towards him step by step with some embarrassment. Don smiled happily: "George, are you going to visit someone?" It just so happened that I knew what ward he was in. "He was pointing at George? Flowers in Wood's hand.

(To be continued)