Chapter 10: The intention has been decided

"There is really scarce sports news in the United States..." Donn muttered and turned off the TV. He originally wanted to watch sports news on TV, but the reports on football were pitifully small, and he was talking about basketball, baseball, ice hockey, and rugby. It was not that there was really scarce, but there was only little news about football.

He decided to go online to see what news about European football is. Although he retired, he could never rest at home for a lifetime and keep his wife. In the future, his work and football are basically unrelated, so he has to do his homework and keep his attention to the world football world. He will not be fooled when he really needs to use these materials.

Tang En has planned for his future and will go out to find a job after resting for a few months. If nothing unexpected happens, he will accept the invitation from BBC5 to be a football commentator. As for the future... he hasn't considered it, maybe he will host a football program like Leinker.

Teresa was taking a nap in his room at this moment, but Tang En couldn't rest. Because if he wanted to do something about himself, he could only take advantage of Teresa's nap time, otherwise when Teresa wakes up, he will go with his daughter.

Just when he turned on the computer, the phone next to him rang.

Tang En picked up his phone and looked at the caller ID on the screen. It turned out to be the old man Billy Woods.

This surprised him a little. He remembered that since he was no longer the head coach of Nottingham Forest, Wood's agent rarely looked for him. There was no private friendship between them. Since their work relationship was gone, there was naturally no need to contact him again.

What was he doing when he called himself at this time?

Tang En thought for a while before answering the phone. Actually, he really didn't like dealing with this old man with a bad sexual orientation, especially when he heard his voice that he was neither male nor female. He got goosebumps. But after all, when he was in his office, the agent did not really want to instigate George Wood to leave, so he still had to give the other party some face.

"Hi, Mr. Woods, why did you remember to call me?" Don joked. "I'm not the head coach of Nottingham Forest Land now."

"Are you still in Los Angeles, Mr. Tang En?" What Tang En did not expect was that the other party did not continue to retort.

"Ah?" This question made Tang En stunned for a moment, and then he realized. "Yes. I'm in Los Angeles. Why, are you here too? Are you here for vacation?"

"I was there two days ago, but now I'm in Nottingham. It sounds like you're doing well in Los Angeles, but I'm sorry... can you go back to Nottingham now?"

Donn felt strange: "Go back to Nottingham? I have to wait another month..." A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, "What happened, Mr. Woox?"

"George intends to retire, so I advised him for a whole night and he didn't listen. I think the only one who can persuade him in this world is his mother and you. But unfortunately, his mother is lying on the hospital bed and is in a coma. So you can only..."

Tang En didn't listen to a single word after that.

He felt as if he was experiencing a thunderstorm in his mind, lightning and thunder roaring. This was simply amazing, his brain could not react and almost crashed.

George Wood retired? Sophia is in a coma?

what happened?

"...Mr. Done. I hope you can come back immediately." Wux's words fell into Done's ears again - he finally came to his senses. "George is going to hold a press conference to announce the news... But you know if he really announced it, things will only get worse. I advised him that he would not listen, and I can only tell him that the club has a contract with him. If he decides to terminate the contract and retires, at least he should discuss it with the club... I'm delaying the time waiting for you, Mr. Done. "

When Wux finished speaking in one breath, Tang En opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. This was the first time he saw Wux lose his calm demeanor and said so many things in one breath.

After the lightning and thunder in his mind, there was a storm and storm, turning into a ball of paste. He shook his head hard, then pinched his thighs. As a result, he screamed in pain.

"Mr. Done?" Wux heard Done's scream on the other end of the phone, not understanding what was going on.

"Uh... nothing, I'm fine. I'll be back. I'll book a plane ticket now." Tang En was pinched by himself and tears came out, which also made his mind clear. "Before I come back, you must help me hold him back! We'll contact you at any time!"

After saying this, he hung up the phone.

Next. Tang En got up and walked around the room a few times. He calmed himself down completely, and then he made two calls. One was Shania, who told him that he had something urgent and had to rush back to Nottingham. Teresa stayed in Los Angeles to accompany her. After the matter was done, he would come back. Shania was also surprised that Tang En suddenly decided to return to Nottingham. She asked what was so urgent. Tang En told her that George was going to retire. She immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. She promised Tang En to rush home to take care of Teresa as soon as she finished her work.

The second call, Don En, called the local ticket booking center, and ordered a flight ticket to London that will take off the fastest.

After making these two calls, Tang En held out his suitcase and started to pack his luggage. In fact, there was nothing to do, just a few underwear and a few sets of clothes, and he was quickly stuffed into the suitcase by Tang En. After all this, Tang En sat down and thought about everything he had just heard.

Sophia was in a coma... obviously because her condition had worsened. Her health has not been very good in recent years. To put it brutally, Sophia can't live for a few years. Tang En was a little mentally prepared for this. But Wood didn't... No, it's not, he did, but he didn't want to admit it.

Wood's retirement and Sophia's coma are inseparable. Tang En thought about it carefully and understood Wood. This kid must have been unable to train and compete because his mother was critically ill. Moreover, over the past decade, her mother has been his full motivation for everything. Now that her mother is critically ill, he obviously has no intention of continuing to play football. So choosing to retire and accompany her mother is the future plan he thought of.

But such a plan...

"You idiot!" Tang En cursed.

News that Sophia was in a critical condition and was hospitalized in a coma quickly spread throughout the UK. Everyone knows that Wood’s favorite man was his mother, so no one was surprised because of Sophia’s condition. But there were more and more local media outside the hospital day and night, and the hospital and the police had to draw a lot of people to maintain order and block those paparazzi who were omnipresent.

Vivian Miller is still responsible for taking care of Sophia's daily life in the ward - in fact, there is nothing to take care of at present. Two days have passed, and Wood's mother is still in a coma, and the attending doctors have this concern. They are afraid that Sophia will not wake up and become a vegetative person. Of course, they did not tell George Wood about this concern, but just discussed it privately.

Last night, Wood and his agent talked outside for a long time, and his tone was a little intense. Vivian didn't hear them quarrel, but when she saw the two of them appearing in front of her again, her face was not very good-looking. She didn't know what happened to the two of them, and she did not need to worry about such things. She only worked in charge of the patients, not including the son who cared about the patients. But once she was free, she would think about it - what made the two of them quarrel so fiercely?

At this moment, Wood was sitting on the sofa outside the ward, burying his head in his hands, only one night. His spirit was much more decadent than before.

Wux pushed the door open and entered.

"I have called the club and they heard about your retirement. Do you want to hear their reaction?"

Wood shook his head: "I'm going to retire anyway."

"You have a contract with the club. If you want to forcefully terminate the contract and retire, you have to discuss with the club first. The club obviously does not agree with your retirement application. They agree to give you a period of leave. But they don't want you to retire. "Woox said it all the time last night. He didn't want to say anything more, but just relayed the opinions of the club.

Next, Woods sat opposite Wood and looked at Wood: "Have your mom woke up?"

Wood shook his head slowly. This is the source of his restlessness. His mother has not opened her eyes yet, and she doesn't know if she can wake up again.

"If you really want to retire, it's better to have a conversation with the club's representative..." Wux said again.

This time Wood did not express any objection. He just nodded. The ward fell into silence again.

Although they were going to have an interview with the club representative, the club did not send anyone right away because they were already scared by the news that Wood was about to retire.

"Retired?!" McCallister was startled by the news. If it weren't for the words from the words of the club chairman Evan Dogerty, he would probably think that the other party was interested in spending himself. Although Wood was thirty-two years old, he was still in good health. Everyone thought that he could play until at least forty years old, just like the legendary captain of the previous Forest team, Stuart Pierce.

"George's agent called us. He said he decided to retire last night."

Evan looked at the two men. One was head coach McCallister and the other was Allen Adams. He hoped these two men could come up with some ideas.

"I think this is ridiculous..." Alan Adams frowned. "How could he decide to retire so easily?"

McCallist said next to him: "In fact, some retirements are indeed the product of impulse. For example, former Manchester United King Cantona..."

Evan waved his hand and said that if he continued to get stuck on this issue, he would be off topic. “I don’t care what he wanted to retire, but I can’t get him what he wanted. We all know that Nottingham Forest cannot leave him. You can think of a solution for me.”

McCallister hesitated for a moment, and he secretly glanced at Alan Adams sitting next to him, and the other party was indifferent. It seemed that he was planning to watch the show, but thinking about it, Wood is his McCallister player, and his head coach obviously has more say in this matter than the marketing manager.

"I'll go and persuade him..." It seems that he can only do this kind of thing by himself. Communication with Wood is not an easy thing... McCallist has been with the team for a few months and has not really communicated with Wood, because when you chat with him, you said that you had been dry for the first half of the hour and you might only get one or two answers. To be honest, he would rather lead the team to fight Manchester United in Old Trafford, and he might not be willing to talk to George Wood privately.

Seeing the head coach taking the initiative to take over the task, Evan Dogette nodded with satisfaction.

He felt that Wood must have been impulsive. Now the head coach has personally come over to persuade him, giving him enough face and letting him calm down for another day, and he should have taken back his decision to retire, right?

With Evan's arrangement, it took a day before Macaulister came to the hospital to see Wood. In the past two days, Wood took the hospital ward as the owner, eating, drinking, and urinating. He would not meet his eyes until his mother woke up. When Macaulister saw him, he could hardly believe his eyes - the captain of Nottingham Woodland Legend was so haggard that his eyes were deep and his beard was unshaven, and he was completely different from George Wood, who was very energetic and powerful on the field.

After first greeting Woodland's mother, McCallister identified his purpose - the decision to persuade Wood to withdraw his retirement.

McCaulist analyzed Wood's benefits and interests from all angles, hoping that he would calm down. But he failed.

No matter what McCaulist said, Wood just didn't speak, and after he finished speaking, he said, "I have decided to retire."

When McCallister heard him say this, he immediately wanted to retreat. He was already skeptical about whether he could convince Wood. Now he was just right to give up.

Evan Dogerty heard from Macaulister that Wood was firm and that he could not do anything, so he had to take action himself. He took Alan Adams to the hospital and visited Wood's mother with the famous saying of the club. He also told him to accompany his mother with peace of mind in the hospital. The team had already given him a vacation, and it was not too late to return to the team after his mother's condition improved.

Anyway, I just don't mention retirement.

Unfortunately, Wood didn't appreciate it and did not express his gratitude to Evan Dogerty for his arrangement. The first sentence he said was: "When will I start talking to the club about my retirement?"

Evan was blocked by this sentence and didn't know what to say. He stood there stupidly for a long time before he remembered to use the strategy of delaying the army.

"Let's talk when your mother wakes up, George..."

Apart from delaying time, he couldn't think of any other way. Maybe when Sophia woke up, Wood changed his mind as soon as he was happy?

But if Sophia woke up and Wood still insisted on retiring, what should the club do then?
Chapter completed!