Russell had been on the sidelines and saw that the training was about to end before leaving the place, and then came to the head coach's office.

When he left, he had already handed over the key to Chu Zhongtian, so now he couldn't get in and could only wait outside the door.

He waited for about twenty minutes, and footsteps sounded at the end of the corridor, and soon Chu Zhongtian and Stonefield appeared around the corner.

Chu Zhongtian was talking to Alvin Stonefield. When he saw Russell standing at the door from afar, he was stunned for a moment and his mouth stopped.

Stonefield then noticed the man at the door... "Alai?" he asked in surprise.

Russell put down his suitcase and opened his arms and said to both of them, "Hey, I'm back."

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Welcome back, you just happened to catch up with the last game, Alai."

Chu Zhongtian did not ask whether he came back to resign or coach. There was no need to ask these questions at all.

"I'm so happy to see you again..." Stonefield went up and gave Russell a hug.

While Russell and Stonefield were hugging, they saw Chu Zhongtian standing behind Stonefield blinking at him. Everything was silent.

※※※In the head coach's office, Chu Zhongtian officially handed over the work to Russell.

“…It’s basically the case.”

After Chu Zhongtian finished speaking, he looked at Russell.

"It's so happy that you're back, ha!"

Stonefield has left, and now he and Russell are the only ones left in the office.

"How did you figure it out?" Chu Zhongtian asked knowingly.

"Just figured it out."

Russell sat behind the desk, sorting out documents and answering Chu Zhongtian's questions.

"Hehe." Chu Zhongtian laughed.

Russell knew he was teasing him, and he had no time to argue with Chu Zhongtian.

"Although I'm back, you have the final say in this game." Russell leaned against the back of the chair and looked at Chu Zhongtian. "I'm just a bystander."

Chu Zhongtian did not refuse to say anything polite, he nodded.

For the team's promotion, this is the best way to do it, so Chu Zhongtian felt that Russell said this proved that Russell was sincere in his favor for the team and did not have the idea of ​​fighting for power and profit.

If Russell must show the authority of his real head coach before the last game, overturning Chu Zhongtian's previous arrangements and training plans, and re-implementing his own set will cause the team to be in chaos. Everyone will feel confused and don't know what to do. This will not be conducive to the team's preparation for the last game.

Russell also knew this very well, so he made this proposal as soon as he came up. His head coaching work started after this game. Who do the team need to buy? How to arrange the summer training plan. These are all his job. Chu Zhongtian's acting head coach will be over even if he upgrades the playoffs, and he will have to continue to be his own player next season.

Russell chose the right approach very smartly, so that Chu Zhongtian would be worry-free and the entire team would be worry-free.

※※※The players looked at Russell standing in front of them in surprise.

This was during the training class on the second day of Russell's return, and Russell officially took over the team's training work.

"Okay, everyone is here now." Chu Zhongtian gave his last speech as head coach before training. "We have no worries anymore. We must exert all our strength in this last game and strive for the Super League!"

Russell's return is a boost to the team's morale. Although the team's morale is already high, who doesn't want to be higher?

Before, when everyone thought about the last battle of escalation, the boss was not around, and they always had some regrets. Now all these regrets are gone.

Just as Chu Zhongtian said, everyone can prepare for this last game without any concern. When they stepped onto Yang on Wembley Stadium, everyone will not feel regret or confusion.

This is the final battle of their seventeen years of hard work!

※※※Wembley Stadium is located in the northwest of London, the capital of the United Kingdom. When Chu Zhongtian had not come to Wimbledon to study abroad, he once confused Wembley and Wimbledon, thinking that Wimbledon was where Wembley was, otherwise why did the two place names sound so similar?

Later he came to Wimbledon and made such a joke - he asked Yang Yang in the same room if the Wembley Stadium was nearby. He wanted to see the world-famous football temple. Yang Yang laughed at it.

Wimbledon is in the southwest of London, while Wembley is in the northwest of London, which is completely different.

Wembley Stadium has an extraordinary status in the minds of all Englishmen, and this status has been linked to the entire British Empire in some ways. For a long time, the stadium symbolized the glory of British football and made the British proud.

Before November 1953, the English football team maintained a ninety-year unbeaten record at the stadium. This record made English fans very proud. They invented modern football, so they naturally thought that their team was the best team in the world. It was not until they were defeated by Hungary at home that they realized that they had widened the highest level of world football.

Of course, the Wembley Stadium is not always sad memories for English fans. Most of the time this Stadium leaves everyone with wonderful memories. The most famous time was of course the 1966 World Cup final. England defeated Federal Germany on this Stadium and won the Remitt Gold Cup, which is also the only World Championship in English football history.

In addition to being the home court of the national team, Wembley Stadium is also the venue for the final of the FA Cup in England, the oldest event in England. Before the Premier League, the FA Cup was recognized as the top honor in England, and any team has the highest goal of winning the FA Cup, and even the European Champions League cannot be compared.

The most memorable peak moment of the "Mad Gang" was that he defeated Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley Stadium and won the FA Cup.

In addition, Wembley Stadium is also the venue for the final of the Championship upgrade playoffs and the venue for the finals of the English League Cup.

This stadium has a long history and now after reconstruction, it is even more radiant with the brilliance of the times.

Chu Zhongtian once played in this stadium, in the 2011 European Champions League final. At that time, he was still a Hoffenheim player and led Hoffenheim to defeat the arrogant Barcelona in the final, and finally won the European Champions League, creating a rural fairy tale.

Chu Zhongtian is not unfamiliar with this stadium, and his teammates are not unfamiliar with it. Some players in Wimbledon Athletics have also played at Wembley Stadium. It is not the FA Cup final, but the upgraded play-offs in the League One.

With one day left before the game started, Wimbledon Athletics left their territory and came to Wembley Stadium for a training to adapt to the field. Russell will participate in the pre-match press conference held here as the head coach.

The media all know about Russell's return, but everyone is not very interested in this news and has not focused on it. Some media are even worried about whether Russell's return will lead to some division and turmoil within the team, which will affect the team's performance in the finals.

After all, in the past half season, Chu Zhongtian has trained the team very well. At this time, Russell is back. Is there a suspicion of "winning Chu's victory fruit"? Russell is nominally the team's head coach, but in fact, this team was trained by Chu Zhongtian. So in the final, who did the team listen to?

If you don't do it well, these problems will become fatal factors in Wimbledon's sports, just like buried landmines, and I don't know when they will be triggered.

Some media even believe that Russell's return will directly weaken the combat effectiveness of Wimbledon's Athletics, which will become Reading's hope. If this opportunity can be taken advantage of, Reading's chances of defeating Wimbledon, who is stronger than theirs, is very high.

※※※"Chu, you will go with me in the pre-match press conference later." Russell found Chu Zhongtian during the training interval and said to him.

Both of them have seen speculations about Russell's return in the media. Chu Zhongtian also joked about seeing Russell and asked him if he really had the idea of ​​"fighting for power and profit".

Of course Russell sneered: "I am the team's head coach on the contract, and you will do it for the fight for power and profit!"

Although both of them know that as friends for more than ten years, there will be no conflicts between them, they know that it does not mean that everyone knows that in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion before the game and affect the team's atmosphere, especially to block the media's stinky mouth, Russell decided to attend the press conference with Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian also knew Russell’s thoughts, so he could go and ask Russell a question of “Why do you want me to go”.

After the training to adapt to the field, the two of them came to the training ground side by side, and Chu Zhongtian didn't even change the training suit.

The reporters had been waiting at the press conference for a long time. When they saw Russell and Chu Zhongtian come together, everyone was stunned and then they knew what this was intended - did Russell want to clarify the "rumors" in the media in this way to everyone?

But this is also good. Let's confront each other and see if they have their own ulterior motives and are incompatible with each other.

These journalists are quite confident in their observation and provocation skills.

The press conference before the game was held separately for each team, and the advanced one was Wimbledon Athletics. When Wimbledon Athletics finished the press conference, Reading was allowed to enter Wembley Stadium for a warm-up match.

Now the reporters can point all their firepower at the two people on the stage.

With the two people sitting down, the press officer announced that the press conference had officially begun.

The first reporter from BBC TV to stand up and ask questions was normal. He asked Russell's team's starting lineup tomorrow if it could be revealed.

Russell nodded: "Of course, it's never a secret to our starting lineup."

He then announced the starting lineup of Wimbledon Athletics tomorrow's game. This is indeed no secret. It is basically the same as the starting list of previous games. In fact, the media can guess it.

Some reporters simply shook their heads off the stage, thinking that the reporters of bbc TV are too gentle. If they want to change them, the first question will be straightforward and straight to the point.

The second reporter who was allowed to ask questions was such a person. He pointed his finger at Russell and asked whether returning to the team at this time would affect the team's preparation plan.

"I think it seems unconvincing to answer this question." Russell was not angry after hearing the question, but smiled and pointed to Chu Zhongtian beside him: "I know what you want to hear, so let him tell you. Chu."

Chu Zhongtian took the microphone and looked serious: "All the sayings about Alai's return to the team will affect the team's preparations are farts! There is a Chinese saying that 'judging a gentleman' by the heart of a villain', which means that despicable villains will use their own ideas to guess the real gentleman. I think this sentence is very applicable to you." He pointed to the reporters in the audience.

The media's firepower had not yet become fierce, but unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian was the one who fired the first shot and hit the target.

The media suddenly felt a sense of frustration... as if they had prepared many exquisite lines that they were proud of, but they didn't expect that they were all told by their opponents.

How could the reporters who have always claimed to be the "King of Uncrowned" in Chu Zhongtian's public provocation and willing to swallow this?

So the verbal battle between the two sides officially kicked off.

"You said that, Chu. In fact, the team did a pretty good job in the past half season under your leadership, but before the last game, suddenly changed the head coach, which will definitely have an impact on the team..."

"Does it have caused an impact? Are we not as clear as those of you who are outside the wire all day long? I still say the same thing - football speaks with facts and results. If we lose to Reading and lose the opportunity to upgrade, of course you can say that Alai's return has had an impact on the team. But before that, it was unfair to say that you even suspected that you did this to have a bad impact on the team. You are sowing discord!"

Chu Zhongtian seemed to be full of gunpowder today, and he spoke every sentence of heart-wrenching remarks.

"We are definitely not provoking discord, we are just seeking the truth and facts... The fact is that the timing of Alay Russell's return is very inappropriate..."

"The fact is that you are all talking to yourself. The truth and facts are just your tools. You use it when you need it, and you ignore it when you don't. I have been dealing with the media for more than ten years. Sir, don't I know your tricks?"

The reporters found that Chu Zhongtian was as difficult as him on the court, so they simply changed their target and pointed their finger at Russell. "This question is asked by Russell. I hope Mr. Russell, you don't throw the problem to Chu around you..." As soon as the reporter stood up, he blocked Chu Zhongtian's mouth.

Chu Zhongtian shrugged and said to Russell, "They are afraid of me, ha!" Although he was lying, he did not really leave the microphone. In addition, he deliberately spoke louder, so this sentence was clearly heard by the microphone.

Some reporters who supported Wimbledon Athletics laughed, this was a naked slap in the face!

Russell also smiled. He said to the reporter who was so embarrassed by Chu Zhongtian that he said, "Don't worry, I will answer your question personally, Mr. Reporter."

"Mr. Russell, in tomorrow's game, is it you commanding the team or Chu? Is the team's tactics formulated by you or Chu?"

This is basically a naked sow discord.

If one of Russell or Chu Zhongtian was a chick, this question would definitely leave unhappy seeds in the hearts of both of them. Unfortunately, neither of them was.

Russell pointed to Chu Zhongtian: "Of course I will command tomorrow's game, because I am the head coach, but the team's tactics are all formulated by Chu. Before I come back, they have decided how to play this final. I am not a fool, and I will not be foolish enough to point fingers as soon as I come back and modify the tactics that have made the team train. I believe that no one with a normal mind will have such a thought..." Although Russell looks quite elegant, he is actually ruthless in mocking people. Besides, he is not elegant at all.

When he was in school, he did all kinds of sarcasm and ridicule Chu Zhongtian, which made Chu Zhongtian fight him... but now he has a much better temper... "This is not embarrassing. The team is indeed able to enter the playoffs under the leadership of Chu. I am very grateful to Chu for his efforts in the past half season. I apologize for my absence for so long. However, the best way to express my apology is not to bow and apologize here, but to lead the team to defeat Reading tomorrow and advance to the Super League!"

Russell said it firmly, just like a real head coach - he is indeed a real head coach.

"I agree with Chu's point of view. No matter how much saliva is sprayed at the press conference, it is meaningless. Everything is allowed to speak. You need to satisfy the readers' curiosity, but I'm sorry we don't have such an obligation. So if the next question has nothing to do with tomorrow's game, we will refuse to answer."

Chu Zhongtian nodded beside him: "That's what I want to say."

A group of reporters looked at each other. No matter how they looked, they didn't look like they were in harmony... The press officer looked at the group of reporters who didn't know what to do and reminded: "Is there anyone else to ask questions?"

No one raised his hand.

He asked again: "Is anyone else having any questions? If not, I will announce that the press conference will end here..."

Finally, a reporter raised his hand hesitantly: "What tactics will the team use tomorrow's game? In the first two play-offs, Wimbledon played defensive counterattacks..."

Russell and Chu Zhongtian looked at each other while having a tacit understanding.

In the match against the reporters, they have won.
Chapter completed!