George? Wood didn't end up going to Eastwood's ward, he left the flowers at the front desk in the lobby downstairs, asked the nurse to hand them over on his behalf, and left.

Don looked at him and wrote "good_luck" on the card and asked, "Don't write your name?" ”

Wood shook his head, "No. ”

Tang En knew what he was thinking, so he smiled: "But it doesn't matter, the whole team counts your handwriting so distinctively, and he knows who it is if you don't write your name." It's hard to see that you can't even write your own name, but you're the only one, George. ”

Wood didn't pay attention to Donn's joke, he put the card in the flower, and gave the bouquet to the young and beautiful little nurse.

The little nurse had already recognized who the man standing in front of her was, took the bouquet and set it aside. Then he picked up another card, handed it to Wood, and said a little nervously, "I...... I'm your fan, George. You, can you ...... Sign me? ”

Wood hesitated for a moment, perhaps he didn't think it would be a good time to sign.

Donn coughed behind his back, reminding Wood not to let everyone down. Wood obediently took out his pen again and signed his name on the blank piece of paper. crooked, no star style at all. But the girl liked it very much, and carefully put away the signature.

Don and Wood walked out of the inpatient building, Don looked up at the fourth floor, and asked Wood beside him, "You really don't go up?" ”

Wood shook his head, "No." ”

"It's a shame...... Don retracted his gaze, "it would have been a good opportunity. Can't you be more honest? Where did your courage to shovel Roshenbach's ankle go? ”

Wood was silent, there were some things he really didn't know what to say.

He rarely said the phrase "I'm sorry" to others, and sometimes even if he knew that he had done something wrong, he didn't know how to say it.

"Forget it, I won't force you. Freddie saw that you tackled Roshenbach off the field, and he probably understood. Don shrugged, some words may not be explained but better, let them stay in their hearts. Are you in a hurry right now? ”

"Nope."

"Very well, come with me."

"Where?"

"Whatever." Donn pointed to the path in front of the hospital, "Let's walk along this road." Walk. ”

※※※ "George, I think tomorrow at the latest, your penalty notice will come down." Any ideas? "Walking along the quiet path, Donn and Wood chatted casually.

"What thoughts?"

"It's been almost a day, do you regret what you did? I mean...... Do you regret getting a red card in retaliation for Roshenbach? ”

"Nope. Shovel and shovel. ”

Hearing such an answer, Don couldn't help but laugh.

"If you encounter such a situation next time, will you choose to shovel it out?"

Wood nodded without hesitation.

"Hmm......" Donn touched his chin, "you can ask the veterans of the team for advice on how to ...... without being sent off Well, you know what I mean, right? ”

Wood looked at Donn, then nodded, "I understand." ”

But Don sighed again: "But I know it's a bit hard for you...... You're always so straightforward, and if you can play yin, it doesn't seem like you're you. ”

Wood finally couldn't resist asking a question he had wanted to ask for a long time: "That...... How about his injuries? ”

"Not good." Don glanced at Wood, "Two serious injuries in the same area, it's a great win for him to be able to keep going and get back on the court this time, I couldn't have asked for more......"

Hearing Donn say this, Wood lowered his head. He certainly knew who the first serious injury was about. If there wasn't the first, the second might not be so serious.

He ...... Will it be retired? ”

"I don't know, it depends on the surgery and the recovery after the surgery." Don is telling the truth, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Looking at George, who had a solemn face? Wood, Don smiled, "Don't take it personally. Soccer players, injuries are commonplace and have nothing to do with you. ”

Despite what Donn says, George? Wood's expression still didn't get any better. Eastwood's day stemmed from that foul he committed when he was in the youth team, and he couldn't really not take it lightly.

Seeing him like this, Don En did not continue to persuade him. Let him go, maybe it's better to put a little pressure on him. But there is still something to say.

"George, do a good job. Now you're not playing for you alone, Freddie may not be able to play again for half a year, so let's count his share and work together. ”

Wood nodded vigorously.

※※※ The next day, UEFA about Nottingham Forest player George? Wood's penalty notice came down. Judging from the video of Wood shoveling Roshenbach, there is no conclusive evidence that he was malicious and deliberately retaliated. Because when Roshenbach received the ball, the football was between him and Wood, and Wood must have gone for the football with his feet. Unexpectedly, in order to induce Wood to foul, Roshenbach pushed the football away and put his ankle directly under Wood's tackle, which led to the injury.

Therefore, the penalty for Wood is a four-match ban for European club competitions. This penalty is not serious, and if you go straight to the red card, you will generally be banned for two games, and Wood will only have two more games than that. It's a far cry from what some had predicted about a six-month ban, and the stark contrast made it feel as if Wood hadn't been punished, but had been pardoned.

UEFA then commented on the work of the referee on duty in the match and found it to be unbiased. There is no doubt about Roshenbach's yellow card either.

This explanation can basically be seen as directed at Donn.

Sure enough, after the explanation, UEFA warned Nottingham Forest manager Tony ? Don't dictate the referee's job, UEFA's referees must be rigorously selected.

The UEFA referee committee was very dissatisfied with Donne's remarks, believing that Donn was interfering with the referee's work, wanting to infiltrate his influence into the refereeing world, and wanting to use his own specious opinions to influence the referees' judgments. Don shrugged off the anger. He believes that since it is all work, the work of the referee should also be able to accept the evaluation of others, and if it is wrong, it is wrong, and there is no need to cover it up like this.

But he didn't get a chance to make that statement, Evan? Dogetty approached him in the hope that he would not go against UEFA at this juncture. Donn knew that Evan was doing it for his own good, and he could only suppress his dissatisfaction with the UEFA referee committee for the time being. Wait for a chance to explode again later.

The post-80s Shaolin abbot opened up.

With the loss of two absolute mainstays, Forest's trip to Lisbon is far from favourable.

Although Done still has a variety of options and combinations up front, in the defensive midfield position, Donn found that there was actually only one George? Wood, he doesn't even have a qualified replacement. The match with Sporting Lisbon at home has proven that Gunelson can't replace George? Wood's role, if the away game is also arranged in this way, Donn estimates that his team will die even worse.

As the team's head coach, Donn is already considering selling Gunelson at the end of the season and re-looking for a qualified replacement for Wood.

He wasn't worried about Wood's physical problems, but the red card was a wake-up call - Wood wasn't a good-natured old man, and the Premier League was fiercely contested, and it was inevitable that there would be clashes of one kind or another. Wood must have a lot of chances to get cards in the future. When Wood is suspended for yellow cards or red cards, there has to be a substitute who can reassure Done, not as good as Wood, but not too bad.

In fact, many times it is more difficult to choose a substitute than to choose the main team. Because the main force can be done as long as you have the strength, the substitute not only requires strength, but also the psychological quality to be a bench and be able to endure loneliness...... Especially being a substitute for a player like Wood, who is not injured all year round, is even more of a chore.

What player would rather spend most of their time on the bench? There are almost none, but the team can't do without a set of substitutes who are not weak. Rotation may be a good idea, but it's just a possibility. The stability of the squad and the rotation system are a contradiction in their own right.

What's more, rotate in the midfield...... It sounds a little hard to believe. The most important thing for the midfielder is stability, and the rotation comes and goes, and it's not just the players involved in the rotation who will feel uncomfortable, but the whole team will be overwhelmed.

In Donn's mind, if the Forest team is really strong enough to need rotation to meet the multi-front battle, then there are two positions he will never implement the rotation system, one is the goalkeeper and the other is George? Wood.

(To be continued)