Eastwood had just scored a hat-trick not long ago, but he had already become the Forest team's inseparable frontline shooter. And George Wood had just signed a new contract with the team and was promoted by the Forest team as the next captain's successor. The two of them were the future core of the Forest team. Tang En did not want any conflicts between his own generals.
He felt that the current situation could be considered a moderate crisis, but it was also a great opportunity to deal with the relationship between the two, which had been giving him a headache for a long time.
After the last day of training before the match ended, Tang En gave some simple instructions for tomorrow's match. Beside him, Kerslake announced the end of training.
"Have a good rest tonight, guys. Take it easy. I don't want to see anyone's calves trembling when they go on the field tomorrow, "Tang En added.
The team burst into laughter, and the crowd dispersed.
"George, Freddy, the two of you stay." Tang En pointed to Eastwood and Wood, who were preparing to walk out.
The two people involved were a little surprised by Tang En's actions. The other players looked at them and were not surprised.
Even David Kerslake had left. When only the three of them were left on the training ground, Tang En's gaze swept back and forth between the faces of the two men in front of him. Eastwood looked very uncomfortable. He did not know what expression to put on his usually cheerful face. George Wood was silent and did not say a word. His face was expressionless.
Eastwood had ample reason to dislike Wood. Perhaps Wood's bad relationship with Eastwood was because he felt that Eastwood's attitude towards him was too different from his attitude towards his other teammates. He thought that Eastwood looked down on him. Since others did not like him, there was no need for him to be thick-skinned and force others to like him. That was probably what Wood was thinking.
Tang En calculated in his heart and then asked, "Do you know why I want the two of you to stay?"
No one answered the question. No matter who it was, it would make them feel like they had lost face in front of the other party, regardless of whether they answered "yes" or "no".
Tang En, who knew what the two of them were thinking, smiled. No matter what, these two were just young people.
"Have you read the recent newspapers or surfed the Internet?"
The two shook their heads at the same time.
"Well, actually it's the same whether you watch it or not. Anyway, you guys definitely know more than those reporters who only know how to make up stories. You must also know why I only left the two of you behind. Alright, let's not stand here and pose. There are no paparazzi around. I know, Freddy, you're still holding a grudge against George for injuring you. I'm not the kind of person who asks others to forget personal grudges easily, but I also know that you're not an unreasonable person, right? "
Eastwood lowered his head and did not speak. He did not know how to answer such a question.
Tang En then turned to George. "George, I believe you already knew about what happened between you and Freddy. Let me ask you, after you found out, did you apologize to him? "
Wood was silent for a moment and shook his head.
Sure enough, this idiot!
Tang En sighed in his heart. It looked like there would not be any results today. Knowing the cause of the matter but not thinking of a way to resolve it and not knowing the cause of the matter but not thinking of a way to resolve it were two completely different things.
George Wood was now fully aware of the reason for the terrible concern between him and Eastwood, yet he did not make any kind and friendly gesture to make the victim, Eastwood, feel better.
This rascal who does not know how to behave!
Looking down at his watch, Tang En waved his hands. "That's it for today. Tomorrow, both of you will be starting. I don't want this to affect your condition in the game. No matter what grudges you have between you, don't bring it to the field. Go back and have a good rest. "
Looking at Wood's back, Tang En shook his head helplessly. He's just like himself in the past, so prideful. It was a simple sentence, but he could not say it.
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When Sporting Lisbon's bus and Nottingham Forest's bus arrived at the City Ground stadium at the same time, the fans surrounding the square became excited. The home team's fans sang Forest's team song loudly. They spontaneously stood on both sides of the road and clapped their hands. There was no one directing them, but they were uniform and quite imposing. The Portuguese fans who came from afar did not show any weakness. Most of them wore the green and white Sporting Lisbon jerseys, waved the Lisbon team's flag, and sang songs in Portuguese that the British could not understand. The police around the stadium and in the middle of the square acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy, vigilantly scanning every corner here. Although Portugal was not rich in football hooligans, they were produced in England. What's more, this was a "life-and-death battle" that determined which team would be promoted. It was also within the police's expectations that the fans would be more intense. They had to put out all the flames that might cause riots.
Fortunately, everyone behaved rationally, and nothing unpleasant happened. It was not until the players of both teams got off the bus and entered their respective locker rooms that the fans gathered in the square entered one after another. Those who did not have tickets went to the nearby bar to pay to watch the game. The police were relieved to see the crowd gradually thinning out in the square.
Since Tony Twain took over the Forest team, these police officers were always the most tired whenever there was a home game because the number of fans returning to the City Ground stadium to watch the game had increased significantly. The fans' enthusiasm and expectations for football and the Red Forest team had returned. Naturally, the fanaticism had also returned. But all of this did not attract the attention of the police at first. After all, the Forest team had been in decline for a long time. The City Ground stadium was not full at its most lively times, and there were fewer and fewer football hooligans. Most of the time, the police in charge of stadium security were just doing routine work.
But since the innocent little fan named "Gavin Bernard" lost his life in the fan riots, everyone began to pay attention to the security issue. The police had to re-examine the current Nottingham Forest and how much of a storm it could set off in the city.
After the Forest team was successfully promoted to the Premier League, it had become routine to increase the number of police officers at each home game.
The crowd in the square gradually thinned out, and the singing in the stadium gradually grew louder. The police officers who were still in charge of patrolling outside glanced at the high wall.
The game was about to begin.
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