Chapter 9 I decided to retire

"... Let's do five sets of passes. George, you are responsible for passing the ball, passing the ball to the two sides from here, passing the ball five times on both sides, making a group..." Head coach McCallister was explaining the specific training content to the players on the training ground, "Freddy kicks the ball to you later, you have to pass it directly, and you can't adjust it. Do you know?"

Wood nodded.

"Two sides, after receiving the ball, they cut in and shot."

The wingers expressed their understanding.

"Very good, start training." After explaining all the matters, McCallister left the training ground and handed it over to coach Freddy Eastwood. He stood by and observed carefully.

The team's performance has been fluctuating recently, and he is under great pressure. The league has entered October, but the Forests ranks tenth, and such a ranking is unsatisfactory. There have been rumors outside that Evan Dogerty wants to dismiss him, but he has never found a better excuse, because when it seems that he is about to be fired, he can lead the team to win a game immediately to relieve the pressure.

But this is not a long-term solution. He must find a way to stabilize the team's state, but unfortunately he is not a master of psychological adjustment, so he can only find a way from a technical and tactical perspective. He strengthened Wood's core position, and all tactics revolved around him. This is the only way that McCaulist could think of. After all, Wood's state is guaranteed. After so many years, his state has almost no problems. He is the core, and as long as his state is stable, the team's state will not have too many problems.

In comparison, another Italian is simply too unreliable... Balotelli always wants to leave the team, and he has to make trouble for a while before every season, which has already made the fans tired of him. But the magical thing is that he can't get away. Now he is fixed in the right midfield by McCaulist. At least the Forest team doesn't have to rely too much on his goals.

In order to improve the team's performance, McCallist decided to sacrifice Wood's defensive ability and let him focus on offense. Therefore, during training, Wood is more engaged in offensive training, with previous straight passes, diagonal long passes, and even his own long shots... The intensity of these training events has increased.

Since becoming the head coach of the Forests, he has to admit that although Tang En is a bit annoying, he has made great contributions to the development of George Wood for England. Now he is also benefiting.

As McCaulist stared at the training ground, thinking about how to take Wood's role to the extreme, a person hurried behind him.

“Mr. McCallister.”

"Ah? Is there anything?" McCallister's thoughts were interrupted. He was a little annoyed and did not look back. He continued to stare at the training ground. He used this method to tell the uninvited guest that he was working hard and if nothing was important. Don't disturb me!

"It's about George Wood..."

The man whispered behind McCallist. As he listened, the expression on McCallistlist's face changed immediately, from doubt to surprise, and a little at a loss...

Wood is practicing passing on the court. This time the training subject is long passes, mainly practicing his pressing by the opponent. The accuracy of the long pass directly without adjustment. McCallist did not arrange for someone to press, but just told him not to adjust after receiving the ball. The effect is actually somewhat different.

Judging from the training of the first three groups, Wood's long passes are becoming more and more proficient. Whether it is the speed of the ball or the accuracy of the final pass to the target, they can be considered first-class.

Just as he was about to continue the fourth group of contacts, he saw head coach McCallist, who had been standing on the sidelines, make a pause gesture to Eastwood, then walk up in person and walk straight towards him.

Is there something wrong with training? Wood thinks it is not. The quality of the training this time is very high, and he is very satisfied with it. You should know that Wood has always had high standards and strict requirements for himself. Even a coach as strict as Tang En thinks he is sometimes too ruthless to him. Experience has proved that as long as he thinks it is okay, the coach basically cannot find fault.

He stood there, waiting for the head coach. He didn't know what the head coach had to do to him when he suspended training at this time.

When McCallister walked to Wood, he opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound because he really didn't know how he should tell the other party about the news.

After a while of silence, other players on the training ground noticed the strange situation here and looked at them with attention.

McCallister obviously realized that it would be worse to stand here without saying anything. “Uh, I want to inform you about something. George…” As soon as he said that, his voice was hoarse and low, which scared McCallister - his usual voice was not like this.

Wood looked at the other party in confusion. When did the head coach speak so carefully?

"Well..." McCallister hesitated for a moment and decided not to tell the result directly, but to start with the process and give Wood a psychological buffer. "Just just now, the club received a call from the Royal Medical College of Nottingham University... Your mother was critically ill and was just taken to the hospital..."

Wood looked at the coach blankly, his mind blank.

In fact, in the past two years, Sophia's health has become worse and worse, so Wood has spent money to take care of her mother at home. He has to train himself and fly around to participate in the competition, and has no way to stay next to her mother.

In general, professional nurses can handle it. But if you are sent to the hospital, it means that the problem is serious...

When Wood rushed to the intensive care unit of the hospital, his mother was still in a coma. Ms. Nancy, the private nurse responsible for taking care of her mother, was sitting outside the ward, feeling a little overwhelmed. Her work has been taken over by the hospital. From now on, if Sophia is not discharged from the hospital, she will basically be fine.

Wood wanted to rush into the ward directly but was stopped by a young female nurse wearing a mask.

"Sir, what are you going to do? You can't enter the intensive care unit at will!"

"I want to visit my mom!" Wood yelled at the other party.

"Please don't make loud noises!" The female nurse who was blocking the door frowned. "The intensive care unit is not allowed to enter without permission." She was wearing a mask and letting her speak in a muffled voice.

"I am her son, why can't I go in?" Wood didn't care about that much, he just wanted to break in. The nurse was not willing to be outdone. He came forward and stood up in front of Wood.

"The patient is still in danger now. The doctor is paying close attention. Please don't disturb our work!" She stared at Wood without wishing to be outdone.

"You..." Wood clenched his fists and was about to push away the ignorant female nurse, but was pulled by Ms. Nancy who saw her next to him.

"Calm down, Mr. Wood! This is the hospital..."

Although Nancy is a lady, she is not the kind of petite woman. She is strong and strong. She has broad shoulders and thick thighs. Although these words are not suitable to describe a lady, it is indeed a true portrayal. Her strength is not inferior to that of a man, and she barely held Wood.

"Are you a patient's family?" The female nurse opposite saw that Wood was being held back, took out a list and scandaled her eyes.

"I am her son, she is my mother." Wood calmed down after being persuaded by Nancy and replied in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, the other party's attitude suddenly became so good. The female nurse looked up and looked at him strangely. She said that she didn't know the person in front of her. How is it possible? As long as she is from Nottingham, even if she is not a fan, she should recognize the person in front of her at first sight. Because he is George Wood, the legendary captain of the Forest team, no matter how bad the team's performance is or how difficult the situation is. He has never had the intention to leave the Forest team, so he has been respected by countless people.

But I really didn't expect that the captain who was very low-key in life off the court would have such a hot side. This is not a stadium...

But knowing him does not mean that everything should be as he wishes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       �

Thinking of this, the female nurse's attitude also eased a lot. She said to Wood: "Your mother has not yet escaped from the danger period. We have just finished the rescue and are still in the observation period. You can see her through this glass."

Needless to say, Wood was already lying in front of the thick glass window, staring affectionately at his mother lying on the bed inside. Her body was filled with various tubes. Connected to many instruments where he couldn't name them. In the ward, a doctor in a disinfection suit was observing the instrument and making records.

Seeing the other person's appearance, he also realized that if he had just rushed in, it would have been a big deal.

After figuring this out, Wood turned around and said to the nurse who was still standing next to him: "What happened just now... I'm sorry... I'm too impulsive, I hope... you can forgive me..."

The female nurse looked at the awkward look of apologizing, and couldn't help but feel funny. I guess he rarely apologizes to others, right?

Thinking that he was worried about his mother's safety, he had a conflict with him. The last trace of dissatisfaction in the female nurse also disappeared. She smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine." The eyes that were still looking at Wood before now turned into two beautiful crescent moons.

As usual, after the beginning of this sentence, they should continue to talk. They became familiar with each other. But Wood had no intention of talking to the nurse. After apologizing to the other party, he turned his attention to his mother who was separated by a window. Except for his mother, he could not tolerate any others in his heart and eyes at this time.

Wood stared at his mother in the ward, while the nurse outside the ward was staring at Wood.

The reporters soon noticed something strange. During the routine shooting the next morning, they did not see George Wood.

Since George Wood became a member of the Forest team, he has only been late. It was because AC Milan wanted to buy his land, and he had a conflict with Don En and protested with his lateness. Of course, the media did not know the real reason here, and just thought that Wood wanted to leave, but was eventually persuaded by Don En.

Other than that, Wood has never been late to train.

This time it was different. Wood was not only late, but until the end of the morning training class, the reporters waiting outside did not see Wood. This is not late. This is absent from training...

Such a serious thing - yes, it's not a big deal for those undisciplined players, but it happened to George Wood, which is a very serious thing - naturally attracted the attention of the media, who surrounded head coach McCallist after training, wanting to ask him why Wood was missing training.

Before asking McCallister, the media were also guessing on their own. Does this mean that something is wrong with the Forest team? The generals lost their ties? That's big news!

McCaulist was surrounded by dozens of reporters. If he didn't say that, he wouldn't leave Vilford today.

"Everyone..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was suppressed by the louder noise.

"Mr. McCaulister, has Wood been absent from training and you have taken leave?"

"Mr. McCaulist, do you know why Wood was absent from training?"

"Mr. McCaulist, recently, has been underperforming and Wood has missed training again. Are you planning to punish him?"

"Mr. McCallister..."

“…”

"Okay!" McCallist shouted dissatisfiedly, "Everything is quiet!"

After the reporters kept shutting down one after another, he continued: "I regret to tell you that since George's mother was critically ill, he took leave to the hospital to take care of his mother."

As soon as the answer came out, the reporters present just looked at each other and had not yet realized what was going on.

McCallist took advantage of the reporters' moment of being stunned and slipped away from the side.

Vivian Miller is the nurse on duty in the ward. She had just finished her work. She was about to leave and leave room for Wood and his mother for two. But as soon as the door was closed, she heard a burst of rapid footsteps coming from the end of the corridor. As the footsteps appeared in front of her were a large group of reporters holding cameras.

How could they be here? This was her first thought, and the second thought was - George Wood! They must be coming to Mr. Wood and his mother!

So Vivian made the same move as she stopped Wood a day ago, standing at the door to stop the uninvited guests from approaching.

"This is the hospital, who are you looking for?" Vivian asked knowingly, delaying the time.

"Miss Nurse. Does George Wood's mother live in this ward?" Someone from the reporter asked.

Miss Vivian Miller stared at the group of reporters who had come in bad intentions and did not answer.

The reporters just thought she had agreed and wanted to break in.

"This is the intensive care unit. You are not allowed to enter without permission!" For fear that the patient inside would be disturbed, the nurse could not raise the volume, and in front of such a large group of men, she would seem helpless. If those men really wanted to make a fuss, she would have no way to do anything, just a girl...

"We are all George's friends. We just come to care about him. You know he didn't go to training in the morning..."

Some journalists are fine, know how to make excuses for themselves. Even if they are lying, others just need to reach out to give Vivian Miller a hindrance nurse.

"I don't know you 'friends'."

Vivian felt that she could not hold on anymore. She was in a mess and took a step back, but did not hit the door, but touched a person's chest.

George Wood appeared at the door and helped Vivian block the impact of the reporters.

Seeing the real owner appear, the cheeky reporters suddenly became energetic, took out their cameras and started taking photos at him. Someone even extended the microphone and interview machine to ask questions.

Wood made an action that the reporters did not expect. He pulled the nurse behind him to protect him, and the other one grabbed the lens of the camera that was stretched forward.

"If you dare to shoot, I will crush it."

This sentence surprised the media, and they didn't expect they would get such a response. "Hey, George... we just care about you..."

"Thank you, but I don't need it." Wood replied with a gloomy face, his voice low, as if a beast roaring from the depths of his throat, which was a sign of the attack.

The two sides seemed to be in a stalemate, and the air at the scene was frozen. Miss Vivian Miller, who was hiding behind Wood, only felt her heartbeat was accelerating, for fear that the two sides would have a disagreement and would have a physical conflict...

"Patients need rest and quiet environments. If you continue to get entangled here, I promise that all of you will receive my lawyer's letter." The person who said this was not George Wood, the voice came from behind the crowd of reporters.

Everyone turned around and saw that the visitor was Wood's agent Billy Wood's agent, and a large group of hospital security guards behind him...

With the threat of confidentiality of security guards and lawyers, they finally drove away the reporters around the door. Wood was interviewing with Wood in the room outside the ward.

"I rushed back when I received your call. How is Sophia's situation?"

"I just passed the dangerous period, but the doctors said I could not be optimistic..." Wood whispered, as if he was afraid of disturbing his mother in the middle.

Looking at this lifeless face, Wux didn't know what to say for a moment. After working with Wood for so many years, he knew Sophia's position in Wood's heart, and it was not an exaggeration to say that that was Wood's entire belief. Now it seems that Sophia probably won't last long. What will George do by then?

Wood sat in front of Woods, pursing his lips tightly. A silence fell into the room. This silence was really uncomfortable. Just when Wood was about to find something to soothe the almost solidified air in the room, Wood was the first to break the silence.
Chapter completed!