This was nothing new. Ever since Tang En started coaching the team, he had been using this kind of training model with a reward and punishment mechanism to train his players to be competitive and competitive. Even if it was a training match, no one was willing to lose to someone else. That was why his team could persevere in difficult matches to the end and defeat their opponents.
Hearing that a match was to be arranged, the players shouted excitedly. Their performance also attracted Keane's attention. He stopped his training and stood on the sidelines to rest while glancing at the opposite half of the field.
Manchester United also had such a match, and he believed Arsenal definitely had one too. He was not interested in this kind of training. He was interested in the players' performance in training.
Tang En was allocating the players for each team loudly. The teams were not divided according to whether they were the main players or the substitutes. Instead, the main players and the substitutes each occupied a portion after the team was disrupted.
Because there were 23 players, it was impossible to achieve an average of eight players per team. There would be a team with only seven players, so one person needed to play for two teams at the same time.
Naturally, only one person could do such a task that required more physical exertion.
"George!" Tang En waved the notebook in his hand. "You have two teams."
Wood nodded.
Seeing George Wood, Keane quickly focused his gaze on him.
The outside media all called this kid "the second Keane." It was impossible for him not to pay attention. After the first match between the two teams, he had even exchanged jerseys with Wood.
But in his view, George Wood was still too inexperienced. He still had a long way to go before he could become the second George Wood. The current George Wood, to put it nicely, was at best an excellent midfield engineer. Roy Keane was not an engineer who could only kick the ball out. He was not in the past, and he was not now.
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Seeing that Anelka had no intention of passing the ball to others when he faced Wood, but instead wanted to rely on his speed to force a breakthrough, the group of people watching off the field booed.
"Get past him! Get past him! "
"Don't let him pass, George! Stop him! "
Anelka dashed left and right, constantly changing his speed and direction. George Wood was still firmly stuck to him. In the small field, the French striker's speed advantage could not be fully utilized, which made it very difficult for him. When he tried to force a breakthrough, George Wood shoveled his ball away with his foot.
However, the ball that Wood shoveled down did not fall into the feet of his own players. Instead, Sun Jihai, who had plugged in from behind, received the ball. The China defender raised his leg to cross the ball, and Viduka scored with a header. Wood's team was kicked off the pitch, but he still had to stay on the pitch because his name was also in the next team.
Twain noticed that there was another person by his side. He turned his head and saw that it was Roy Keane.
"What do you think? Do you want to give it a few kicks? "
Tang En extended an invitation to Keane. Keane looked at him, then looked at George Wood on the field, and nodded. "Good idea."
Twain grinned and waved to the field. "George! Come down! "
Kerslake handed Keane a blue vest. Seeing Keane putting it on, the others let out an excited hiss.
Wood obediently ran down, and Twain patted him on the shoulder. "You stay here and watch."
Then he turned his head to Keane and said, "Are you ready?"
Keane exercised his knee joints and nodded.
"Then go."
Wearing the blue vest, Keane ran onto the field, and the game began.
Perhaps because of Keane's influence, the Blue Team's ball was almost all passed to Keane, allowing him to organize the offense and control the pace of the field. And Keane did very well, just as well as he had done at Manchester United.
Whether it was defense, counterattack after intercepting the ball, or resolutely plugging in after his own team's offense, Roy Keane did all of them very well. Even as a newcomer, he automatically took over the team's command as soon as he got on the field. His every order was obeyed by everyone, and no one questioned it.
Kerslake saw the scene off the field and shook his head with a sigh. "It's a pity that he refused to come to Forest. At 34, he can still be a main force in any team."
Twain smiled, then secretly glanced at George Wood next to him and found that he was staring intently at the field. Twain did not know who he was looking at, but he guessed that he was looking at Keane.
Why did he invite Keane to Forest to train and maintain his form? It was all because of this kid!
You have to understand my good intentions, George. In these limited ten days, learn well from him.
The Blue Team, with Keane, and the Yellow Team, led by Albertini, were in a stalemate on the field for ten minutes. Neither side scored, and the game was dragged into a penalty shootout.
In the end, although Keane scored a goal, Wes Morgan kicked the penalty kick away, and the Blue Team was off the field.
"It's your turn to play, George," Twain said to Wood next to him.
Keane walked over to Twain after he came off the field.
"How do you feel, Roy?" Twain asked.
"Well …" Keane looked back at Wood, who ran past him onto the field, and turned back to say, "Ten minutes is too short."
Twain chuckled and asked, "What do you think of George Wood?"
"He still has a lot to learn besides defense."
"I think so too. Let's take it slow …"
Both men stopped talking and stared at the game on the field.
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The news that Roy Keane was training at Nottingham Forest's training base was soon known by the media, and then by the media to the whole of England. Many people speculated that it was a sign that Keane was going to sign with Nottingham Forest.
After all, Nottingham Forest was the first stop of Keane's career. After terminating his contract with his old club, Manchester United, it was not an option to return to Nottingham Forest.
But soon the Forest club came forward to clarify, "Keane did not sign any transfer agreement with the team. He just borrowed Wilford for separate training. This was agreed by Manager Tony Twain. "
Then, there was soon news from Keane's agent that many clubs at home and abroad were interested in Roy Keane, hoping to acquire the midfielder, who was currently a free agent.
"… We have rejected the offers from Premier League clubs such as Everton and Bolton Wanderers. Roy Keane is grateful for the offers from these teams, but he does not want to become Manchester United's enemy on the field, so he has rejected all offers from English Premier League teams."
Michael Kennedy issued this statement on behalf of Keane.
The matter of contacting the new team was handed over to the agent. Keane still came to the Wilford training base every day to participate in training. Occasionally, he would play group matches with the Forest players, but most of the time he was still alone in Manchester United-style training.
Apart from this, he looked no different from a member of the Forest team. They used the same locker room and ate in the same restaurant. Twain did not avoid the "outsider" when he arranged the team's tactics. If someone came to talk to him, he would not refuse with a straight face. Everyone could feel the "natural leader" temperament that he exuded. But everyone found that apart from Twain, Keane rarely took the initiative to chat with others. He was still deliberately keeping a distance between himself and the team. Even if he was kicked out by Manchester United, he did not forget that he was a Manchester United player. Perhaps he thought that taking the initiative to talk to the Forest players was a betrayal to Manchester United. Because the Forest team was also a direct competitor of Manchester United.
Although the Forest team had been his first stop in England's top league, the 12-year Red Devils career had been deeply imprinted in his heart. No one or anything could replace that position, not even the Irish national team.
Just after the media revealed that Keane was undergoing individual training at Nottingham Forest's training base, Twain once received a call from Manchester. He was familiar with the caller — Alex Ferguson.
On the phone, Ferguson asked about Keane's solo training. Clearly, he was worried about the Irishman who left the club and was now "homeless."
Then, Ferguson expressed his gratitude to Twain for his generosity.
Twain wanted to ask Ferguson about Keane and Manchester United. What happened between Keane and him that would cause the Red Devils captain to suddenly contact the club with an early contract? But later, he held back from asking. He knew that Ferguson must have something difficult to say. It was not clear who was right and who was wrong in the matter of Keane's departure from the team.
Someone once said that Ferguson no longer valued the aging Keane. The search for a defensive midfielder everywhere was proof. There were also people who said that Ferguson preferred Liverpool's midfielder Gerrard to Keane, but now Twain knew that they were all bullshit.
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On December 20th, Roy Keane left the Wilford training base and, accompanied by his agent, Michael Kennedy, boarded a flight to Madrid, Spain. They were going to negotiate with the Real Madrid club. Under the recommendation of his former teammate, David Beckham, the Real Madrid club issued an invitation to Roy Keane.
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