When the new morning training was about to begin, the players and other staff entered the training base one after another. Ian MacDonald smiled and greeted everyone.
When fewer and fewer people entered the base from here, the training inside was about to begin.
Just then, MacDonald saw a figure appear at the door. He was surprised because he knew the man.
"Roy? Roy Keane? "The face was familiar, but he was still not sure.
The man who was looking in at the door heard someone call his name and turned his head. When he saw Ian MacDonald, he also froze for a moment.
He was familiar with the face, but a little older than he remembered.
"It's really you, Roy!" MacDonald was very happy but also very strange. "Why are you here? Aren't you … uh. " He had wanted to say "aren't you at Manchester United?" but he immediately remembered that Keane had terminated his contract with the Manchester United club.
"You are … Mr. MacDonald?"
MacDonald laughed happily. "I didn't expect you to remember me, Roy."
"I thought you were done here …"
"Soon, I'll retire at the end of this season."
The two men were suddenly speechless for a moment and did not know what to say. Finally, it was MacDonald who pointed inside the door and asked, "Roy, are you looking for someone?"
Keane shook his head. "No, I'm here to train."
Hearing this, MacDonald opened his mouth in disbelief.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm just here to train, not to sign for Nottingham Forest. Mr. Tony Twain invited me here to train and maintain my fitness and form. "
MacDonald nodded to show that he understood. "Please wait a moment. I'll inform him." MacDonald, who turned and walked into the house, dialed Twain's number and told him that Keane had arrived.
In less than five minutes, Twain strode out from inside and was very happy to see Keane standing at the door. He waved to him. "Come in quickly. Be careful not to let the media lurking somewhere think you've joined the Forest team!"
Keane said goodbye to MacDonald and went in.
"Generally speaking, my team practices twice a day. I thought you'd come in the afternoon."
"Well, I'm used to it."
"Let's go, we'll go straight to the changing room. I'll assign you a cabinet … I believe that when those guys see you, they'll be shocked! I haven't told anyone about you coming here to train. "Twain winked at Keane, looking like a child looking forward to a successful prank.
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The locker room was very lively. The Forest players were changing into their training uniforms and chatting casually at the same time. Everyone was there.
At this moment, they suddenly heard the manager's loud voice coming from outside the door, "Guys! Let me introduce you to a new … partner! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Tang En stood at the door and looked at the people inside who had turned to look at him. He was very satisfied that his shout had attracted everyone's attention. Then, he didn't walk in. Instead, he took a step to the side and waved at the door.
A person then appeared at the door. When everyone in the locker room saw who it was, they were all stunned …
The whole place was silent. Tang En was very satisfied with the effect. He smiled at the side.
In the midst of this silence, Keane waved his hand towards those people. "Hi."
"Kee-Keane?" Wes Morgan reacted, but he still could not believe that the man standing in front of him was the Manchester United captain, their opponent, Roy Keane.
"Boss, what's going on?" Ribéry turned to look at the smiling Tang En. "Why would the Manchester United captain be …"
Tang En coughed. "Don't you watch the news, Franck? Roy has just terminated his contract with Manchester United. "
"So you signed him?" someone asked.
Tang En shook his head. "No, before Roy finds a new club, I let him come here to train and maintain his fitness and form."
"A new club? Why can't it be us? "
"Because … Roy doesn't want to be an opponent or enemy of Manchester United in the Premier League." Tang En glanced at the expressionless Keane standing next to him.
"Ah, what a pity! I was looking forward to being teammates with Keane … "
"I was happy for nothing!"
Keane looked at the sighing people in front of him. Not long ago, they were opponents. At that time, he never thought he would come to the opponent's locker room with such an identity. Life was wonderful, and it felt even more wonderful.
"Well, guys, you should go out." Tang En clapped his hands, and the players who had changed their clothes went out one after another.
Tang En took Keane to an unmarked cabinet. "You can use this for the time being."
Keane nodded.
"Will you feel a little awkward?"
Keane glanced at Tang En. "No."
"Well, that's good. I'll go out first. "
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During training, there were always players who cast interested glances at the other half of the field. There, Roy Keane was doing systematic training by himself. He did not train with the team, but by himself.
Tang En handed the team's training to the assistant manager, David Kerslake, and then walked over to Keane.
"Do you need me to find a coach, Roy?"
Keane declined Tang En's good intentions. "No, I'm training according to the Manchester United training plan. Your coach has his own plan. It's different."
"Do you still remember those things?"
Keane nodded.
"I forgot that you're going to be a coach. You're naturally very mindful of the team's training. Well, if you need help, call me. "With that, Tang En turned and walked back.
After a while, Tang En signaled the team to stop training and divided them into groups for a small field confrontation. The twenty-three-man First Team was divided into three teams, with eight players in each team. They played against each other in half of the field. The losing team was punished to do push-ups, and the winning team could continue to stay on the field until a team beat them. Each game was limited to ten minutes. Whoever scored first would win. If no one scored within ten minutes, the winner would be decided by a penalty shootout.
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