Chapter 228: The Dignity of Professional Players

Before the joy of victory brought back from Glasgow had dissipated, Donn received another good news.

"Are you sure?" said Done staring at the team doctor Fleming in front of him.

Fleming nodded: "OK."

Seeing him say this, Tang En lowered his head and looked at the stack of paper in his hand again.

This is the latest report on Eastwood's physical recovery. The team's medical team tracked and observed Eastwood's body and conducted an examination every day to understand his physical recovery.

The conclusions drawn from this report are gratifying.

"We unanimously believe that after more than a month of recovery and training, Eastwood has met the requirement to play in the official game."

Although Eastwood has been training with the team these days, without the words of a team doctor, Don't be able to send the gypsies to the court.

Donn turned his head to look at the training ground outside the window, and Eastwood was training with the team.

"Did you tell him?"

Fleming shook his head: "We must be the first to notify you."

"Um……"

"However, although his body can handle the game, his physical fitness is still not guaranteed to play for 90 minutes."

"Of course." Tang En nodded, "Not to mention ninety minutes, forty-five minutes are impossible. Let him adapt to the rhythm and atmosphere of the game first..."

Fleming nodded in agreement.

Donn got up from his seat and walked out with Fleming.

This is the last day of training before the game, and Don Eun needs to announce the roster of the game.

The day's training has ended, and everyone can relax. Eastwood is joking with his teammates. With him in the team, he laughs more than before. He is such a young man who can liven up the atmosphere and be liked.

Donn and Fleming walked into the training ground. He was called out by Fleming just now, and everyone knows that it must be related to Eastwood.

"Announce the big list of tomorrow's competition." Tang Enyangyangyang's hand became quiet on the training ground.

"Goaler Van der Sar, Roche. Defender Sun Jihai, Bale, Zimbonda, Pique, Pepe. Midfielder Wood, Demi, Ribery, Young, Lennon, Arteta. Forward..." After reading this, Tang En looked up at everyone.

“Anelka.”

The Frenchman smiled softly, and he was not surprised by this. He is now the team's number one scorer in the mainland. Isn't it a joke if he can't even enter the roster?

“Bentner.”

The Danish teenager is also used to the days of entering the roster and starting lineup. This season, because Eastwood was injured, he has gained more opportunities to play. Although the goal is not as good as Anelka, he has also won a small victory.

If these two people are not surprised, they will become the starting strikers in tomorrow's game.

In the last Champions League match, Anelka and Viduka started. In that occasion, Donn is more interested in Viduka's European experience, but in the domestic league, Donn needs Bentner's impetus and physical fitness.

There are a total of sixteen people on the roster. Tang En has reported the names of fifteen people, so the remaining one should be the substitute forward.

Donn took the list and looked at everyone saying the last person's name: "Eastwood."

A whistle sounded from the team.

When Eastwood heard his name, he widened his eyes and looked at his teammates who were congratulating him - he couldn't believe it himself.

"According to the big rosters we just got, we found that Forest forward Freddy, who had been out of the game for ten months due to injury; Eastwood appeared on this list."

"Ten months... To be honest, I doubt whether Eastwood can return to its previous state. Look at the changes after Ronaldo was injured and before his injury, although I say that, the Forest fans will definitely not like to listen to it.

But I also want to say that I am not optimistic about Eastwood's future career." Mark; Laurenson, as the judge of this game, was destined to be hated by Forest fans.

John Motson, who was in charge of the commentary, coughed: "Mark, this is not in the "Today's Event" program in BBC."

Laurenson shrugged: "To be honest, it's not likable. A player who has undergone three surgeries in his right knee in two years, I think it's too difficult to get back to his previous state. It's almost impossible. Tony

; I was moved by Coach Don't care about his players, but I think this summer, he should reconsider introducing one or two strikers."

This sentence is actually very tactful. Laurenson means to ask Donn to give up Eastwood and find a new striker to replace the Gypsy's position in the team.

Motson shook his head: "I don't think Coach Donn will do the same thing you said."

"Professional football is cruel... very cruel." Laurenson shrugged. "It is already a miracle that Eastwood can still return to the stadium. I think the Forest fans should be satisfied if they can still see him at the city stadium."

In fact, Motson was unwilling to admit it, and he had to think that Laurenson's statement was correct in his heart. Put aside the emotional factors.

Eastwood really can't go back to the past. After experiencing such a serious injury, how could it be like nothing happened? His body could not support the fierce confrontation, and his condition was doubtful. Then Tony

;How would Tang En face this problem?

Should I seek a successor for Eastwood in the summer transfer market? Or should I continue to use the Gypsy who don’t know when the body will have problems again?

Responsible for the players? Responsible for the club? Or...what?

While commenting on Eastwood, Donn was in the locker room to assign tasks to his players, but he didn't hear it. Otherwise, he would be furious with Laurenson on the spot.

Seeing the head coach arranges the specific tasks of each starting teammate in the locker room, Eastwood sat aside. Although he was not doing anything, he still smiled.

He liked all this. Ten months. He hadn't heard the boss speak in a vigorous manner in the locker room for ten months.

So even if he is just an audience member, he doesn't care. Even if he doesn't let him play, it doesn't matter. As long as he is here and on the 16-man roster, it means that he is a member of the team and no one abandons him.

He doesn't care how the outside world views his re-entering the roster, because it was not the people outside who made the decision. It was the head coach and teammates here.

Sitting in the locker room listening to the head talking, watching him wave his arms hard to boost morale, the spitting stars seemed to be able to spray on the ceiling... All this was a bit strange.

"In the first half of the league, we lost to Newcastle away. Today, it's their turn to taste the same! At our home court, give them some excitement, guys!" Donn grinned and clenched his fists.

Eastwood sat on the bench. A circle of media surrounded them, and they pointed the camera and camera lens in their hands at Eastwood, who was wrapped in a coat.

As a player who returned to Earth after ten months of injury, perhaps just as Laurenson said: No matter whether he can return to his previous state or not, being able to reappear on the sidelines is already a big victory.

The media are paying attention to him now because of this, he can stand up again after three knee surgeries in two years. This is very admirable. As for how he can still play...

Everyone will avoid it in a tacit way - why embarrass people? Is this obvious? Ask the supporters of Nottingham Forest, how many people naively think that their "Gipsai Rooney" can continue to win the team with goals? Perhaps the most they say is: "We are very happy to see him again."

Everyone in the stands of the city court looked at Eastwood, sitting on the bench with joy and comfort. But under that joyful surface, it was probably more sympathy.

——He can no longer return to the top, so we are satisfied that he can still be here and occasionally play.

Eastwood in the camera smiled and looked at the reporters in front of him, then looked over them and threw himself at the stadium, and the game between both sides was about to begin.

After the game started, Eastwood stopped laughing. He stared at the ground with serious expressions and focused expressions.

He must be familiar with the rhythm of the game, the atmosphere of the game, and even the taste of the game as soon as possible. He doesn't know when he will get the chance to play. This game may be the next game, the end of the game.

But he firmly believed that he would definitely play, and at that time he had to show his strength. It felt like a luxury to warm up and look for it during the game...

Eastwood knew what was going on now. Because of physical reasons, the boss couldn't give himself too much time.

If he can't seize the opportunity in a limited time, then... what's the use of him? Which team will raise a useless person? No matter how deep the relationship is, there will be the day when the contract expires.

Eastwood signed a five-year contract with Nottingham Forest, but now it has been two years.

As usual, the club must sit with the player and the player's agent a year before the contract expires and talk about the issue of renewal - if both parties have intentions to renew the contract.

In other words, there are still two years left to determine Eastwood's future. The time between these two years is not short, but not long.

Of course, the Gypsy knew that it was impossible for him to go back to when he was not injured before. He had to make some changes if he wanted to continue to survive in professional football.

In the past, he could do well by relying on his own skills and speed, but perhaps in the future he would need to rely more on his legs but his brain.

Start now, start.

Eastwood put his chin on his hands, his eyes tightly following the players running on the field, outlining a brand new picture for himself in his mind.

The game went smoothly. Nottingham Forest suppressed Newcastle at home and scored a goal by Anelka in the first half.

The French striker has scored thirteen goals in the league scorer list, ranking fourth, behind Manchester United scorer Van Nistrui, Arsenal forward Henry and Chelsea midfielder Lampard.

This result was something that people who opposed the introduction of Anelka before the season had never expected.

In this game, Donn made some local rotations, such as replacing Zimbonda with Sun Jihai as the starting right-back. Gareth; Bale replaced Leiden; Barnes as the starting left-back.

Sun Jihai and Bale are both powerful in offense than defense. Tang En's meaning is very clear, that is, to attack at home and defeat Newcastle with offense.

Before the game, Tang En told Sun Jihai and Bale that they should try to boldly push forward and assist in the game, and don’t worry about the defense, there is George; Wood is there. One person can be used as two people. What are you afraid of? Don’t worry, insert it boldly!

During the game, these two people really did what Don En said. The full-backs inserted assists again and again, making Newcastle's defense line unpredictable and had a headache.

Originally, the two full-backs of the Forest team were already very powerful, and the wing attack has always been the characteristic and tradition of the Forest team. Now, in addition to the assists of the full-backs, the two full-backs of the Forest team showed their power at the same time, just like a tide, one wave after another.

The waves are endless, endless...

Let’s look at George; what about Wood? He is in the back and can be seen in any corner of the second half. Sometimes he plays a guest fullback, sometimes he enters the penalty area and becomes a central defender who heads the ball to clear the ball. Of course, he blocks Newcastle’s counterattack head-on in the midfield.

Newcastle had made up his mind to take one point at the city stadium and it would be considered a victory. Unexpectedly, he was led instead. Now, if he didn't attack, he would leave Nottingham with failure. But if he attacked, he might continue to concede the ball.

The Forests' offensive in this game made them hesitate.

Although Newcastle has a world-class shooter like Irving, he faces the more aggressive George

;When Wood was not in a better way. Wood's rough defense would naturally make Irving's supporters scold him loudly, but as long as the referee did not call a foul on the football field, these were all defensive actions allowed by the rules.

"Look at Irving, he was injured frequently after coming to Newcastle. He is no longer as good as before." Laurenson is also a former Liverpool player. His words make people feel that perhaps his previous comment on Eastwood really has nothing to do with his grudges with Donne.

"As a thin center forward, he has to fight head-on with the opponent's strong defensive player many times, and it is impossible to avoid physical damage. If Irving still plays like this, he will suffer more injuries."

Laurenson is calmly analyzing Irving's present and future, but to Nottingham Forest fans, he seems to be talking about the present and future of Eastwood...

George on the field; Wood successfully defended Michael who was declining due to injury; Irving. The wind-chasing boy back then. The Golden Boy in England, now facing Wood. But he could only breathe and lower his head and walk back after a hasty shot.

Looking at the stubble around his chin, I really don’t know if this is Irving’s new look or if he has no time to take care of his appearance.

This scene made many people really feel like watching it. Eastwood, which the Nottingham Forest fans once loved so much, will become like this one day, and it won’t last long...

The first half was in full advantage in the Forests and ended with multiple threats to Newcastle goal.

Hearing the whistle at the end of the half, Eastwood and his teammates on the bench stood up and talked happily about the half-time game that had just ended. The team was ahead and the scene was still superior, and everyone felt relaxed.

The TV broadcast gave Done a shot, then turned to the substitutes, frozen in Eastwood's face, and followed him until he walked into the player's corridor.

During the break, Don En didn't say anything, but just praised the players' performance in the first half and encouraged them to continue in the second half.

Everyone was in high spirits and it seemed that there was no big problem to win the second half. Eastwood was still sitting in front of his own cabinet in the locker room, looking at everyone with a smile.
To be continued...