"George, think about it, from standing at my doorstep and saying to me, 'I think you should sign the best player in England', to now you have become the main player of the Forests, playing all the games this season. What has changed for you? You are stronger, countless times stronger than the silly boy back then. It's almost two years, time passes quickly, but you're making faster progress. If you are unwilling to lose to Riquelme like this and have no power to fight back, don't sit here and sulk. You should work harder. If you want to defeat your opponent earlier, you have to work harder than usual! Do you understand what I mean?"

Wood nodded: "I understand."

Tang En smiled: "That's right.   Let it go over the game that has been lost. Don't show off this dead expression to make everyone depressed with you.   If you are unwilling to give up, vent your resentment on the training ground.    Dermi is a very experienced midfielder. You can learn a lot of things with him, and these things are enough to retire.

"I know, he... is amazing." Wood, who was a little arrogant, rarely admired someone, but the Italian who always smiled on his face convinced him.

Hearing Wood say a few words in one breath, Don En knew that Wood's mood had improved, so he rubbed his hands and stretched out his fingers: "Just before I come to you to say something, I have two choices in my mind about the next game. a, let you rest for a round of league, tell the media outside that you are not physically exhausted and need to rotate; b, continue to let you play and start, but I will not express any opinions on the media."

"I have no problem with my physical strength." Wood said, he had already made a choice for Don En.

"I think so too, George." Done nodded, "If I say you were resting due to injury or physical strength, I wouldn't believe it myself first. So now I only have a 'b' option. But there is not much time left for you. You don't have the chance to work hard on the training ground to improve yourself a hundred times. In three days we're going to Old Trafford, our opponent is Manchester United. Are you ready to shut up those who get up early tomorrow morning and start questioning you?"

Donn looked at Wood and asked, but Wood looked at Donn, but he didn't rush to answer. After a while, he asked back: "Is Manchester United very good?"

This is not Wood is deliberately pretending to be stupid. He doesn't have such a sense of humor.

Before he was promoted to the Premier League, George Wood never cared about the situation in the Premier League. He never cared about the situation in England before playing football.   The beginning of this season was a low point for Manchester United, and he didn't know that the Red Devils' strength was normal.

Donn laughed: "Do you never read newspapers, news, TV or something? Villarreal has only one Riquelme, and Manchester United has several players like Riquelme."

When Wood's eyes lit up when he heard Don Eun say this.

Don Eun said it right. When they woke up overnight and opened their eyes, most of the comments about the Forests' game yesterday were almost related to Wood. Ninety-nine percent of those related to Wood were criticized for his performance yesterday.

It is not considered criticism to say that he is young and lacks experience. The English media are mean and do not pay attention to "abundling ethics" at all. Some commentary articles directly say that George Wood is as stupid as a pig in front of the Argentines.

"Rickelmay's pace is slow enough, and George Wood's reaction is slower than he does!"

"...Yes, Espanyol's schedule is very late, but please note that the kick-off time of this game is not midnight. The Love Song Stadium also does not sell late-night snacks to satisfy the fans. George Wood seemed to have entered the second half of the night in advance and was drowsy!"

"Watching him being fooled by the Argentinians, I couldn't help but turn off the TV..."

"Why don't you use Branya Gunnarson, who is more experienced? George Wood's player resume has a blockbuster gap, which is so clean that it is incredible. Facing a player like Rickleme on the road. Why do you still have to let such a child defend? The two of them are not players of the same level at all!"

"We all know that Tony Donn's tactic is to let George Wood protect the space behind Albertini so that he can free up his hands to organize the offense. Nottingham Forest is visiting the Love Song Stadium, and playing defensive counterattacks requires Italians to pass accurately. But that fool Wood did not complete his mission at all, and in the end, he also asked Albertini to give up the offense to assist him in defense..."

"...To put it bluntly, Coach Donn has a paranoid trust in George Wood that ordinary people cannot understand. Let's take a look at the appearance record of Nottingham Forest players since the beginning of this season, except for No. 1 goalkeeper Darren Ward. Who else has played all the games, leagues, cups... who has not been absent for a minute - George Wood. Okay, the problem is clear, how to solve it?"

...

The almost one-sided "George Wood Criticism Society" is the one who is criticized. If the psychological quality weakness of the players is obviously drowned in the spit stars by this group of unscrupulous media.

But they met a professional player who never reads the news and doesn't care about what happened in this circle.

Villarreal's game ended on the evening of November 25th and challenged Manchester United away on the 28th.   There is only two days left for Forest.   It would be too stupid to waste all this precious time in a fight with the media.

There were still many reporters surrounded at the gate of the Wilford training base. But they couldn't try to interview any Forest player, and Tony Donn refused to accept all interviews. And at his instruction, the club canceled the 26th-day regular press conference.

When the British media hyped up the topic, the Forest closed the door to them. No one knew what was going on inside the team.

Even after arriving in Manchester from Nottingham by car, at the entrance of the hotel where the team is staying, Done did not open his mouth to speak up. The disappointed media could only wait for the day before the game to get used to the venue and hold a press conference. At that time, the head coaches of both sides would attend, and then they would not believe that they would not be able to open Done's mouth.

In order to satisfy the public's desire to peep, media that cannot get news can only write based on their imagination. Each of them starts with "according to a player of the Forest Team" and "according to a senior official of the Forest Club."

What kind of turmoil broke out in the locker room? Gunnarson accused George Wood of sleepwalking and hoping to get a starting opportunity. What club executives are very dissatisfied with coach Donn's stubborn employment. George Wood had a conflict with Albertini during training, punching and kicking...

The readers want to be as bizarre as these reports are written, which fully satisfy the readers' desire for lust.

So when Ferguson saw his assistant Queros holding a newspaper with Donn's photo at Old Trafford Stadium and reading it with relish, he said disdainfully: "What do you think of this? Do you collect the latest updates of our opponents? Don't believe anything from the media. Sometimes you can't even believe what you say to them yourself."
Chapter completed!