Chapter 61: Traces of the Wind

The soap opera from last night was being replayed on the TV, but no one watched it. The TV in the bar was on just to create a little atmosphere, and the business here was average in the afternoon, especially after the season was even lighter. Burns leaned against the bar counter and wiped the row of glasses on the table, while John and Bill and his group gathered in a corner, drinking boredly to pass the time.

"It's so boring without football...Haha--" Bill stretched and yawned, and tears squeezed out.

"You are really like an addict like this, Bill. And you are so thin...ha!" Someone next to him teased him.

"It's also an addiction to football!" Bill glared at the other party, continued to lie on the table, and used his fingernails to scratch the glass. "Every season is the most difficult time for me..." He moaned weakly.

"Fortunately the World Cup will start soon. Who do you have the vote?" John asked from the side.

"I!"

"I have!"

"All set!"

Everyone raised their hands.

John looked at them and laughed: "Awesome, we can spend the summer together again! Haha!"

"Maybe I can meet Tony." Someone suddenly said this, and everyone was stunned for a moment and agreed.

"Yes, he is also commenting on the game in Brazil!"

"Oh, now it's a conflict... I want to go to the scene, but I don't want to miss listening to Tony's comments..."

The group of people talked about Tang En as they talked about him.

At this moment, the image on the TV screen suddenly flashed, and then changed from a fierce London street gunfight to a news studio, where a male anchor wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat upright.

"Now, insert a message we have received..."

Bill was lying on the table and was bored and watched around, and just caught a glimpse of the change on TV. He became interested and simply raised his head. See what the announcer was going to say.

The picture changed again, and arrived at a place where he was very familiar with - the city court.

A reporter holding a microphone stood outside the gate of the city stadium, pointing at the building surface behind him and said to the camera: "Just just now, Nottingham Forest Club held a press conference. Club chairman Evan Dogerty announced at the press conference that the renewal negotiations for Nottingham Forest and Tony Donn were officially terminated. After the contract expired, Donnn will no longer serve as the head coach of Nottingham Forest..."

Bill stood up suddenly, kicked the ball behind him, and knocked down the beer glass on the table. The people sitting next to him were startled, fearing that the wine would drip on their pants.

"Hey! Bill! What are you doing?"

"Did you drink too much?"

Bill didn't respond to this. He just stared at the TV with his eyes wide open, his mouth widening, as if he was scared.

John looked back at the TV, and except for one or two people who were worried about their crotch, everyone looked up at the TV.

The scene from the press conference just now is being replayed on the screen.

Evan Dogerty sat on the stage, facing many microphones, and said expressionlessly: "...We regret to announce this news.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

The bar suddenly became quiet, and the sound of the TV was very clear. Burns also stopped the work in his hand and looked up at the TV screen.

The beer on the table dripped onto the crotch of the man who was still sitting on the ground, wet a piece. But these people were unaware of it.

George Wood was walking with his mother outside in the garden for a sunbathing walk when his cell phone rang.

It was the agent Wux called: "Good afternoon George, what are you doing?"

"Walk with mom." Wood looked at his mother who was snuggling beside him.

"Well, it seems you didn't watch TV. I have a message to tell you." Woodstoned for a moment before continuing, "Tony Don resigned."

Wood didn't realize what this meant at first, because he never had such a concept in his mind. But then he came back to his senses and asked: "What?"

"In the news just now, the negotiations for the renewal of the Forest team and Don Eun failed, and the two sides did not renew the contract. So after June 30, he will no longer be your leader."

Wood stopped, and Sophia noticed something strange about her son. She also stopped to look at him.

Wood didn't say anything anymore, and after listening to the phone, he hung up silently.

"George?" Sophia called softly. "What happened?"

Wood looked at his mother, hesitated for a moment before saying, "The boss has left the forest team."

Sophia said "ah" in surprise, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide open.

"Mr. Tang En..."

Wood nodded. Mom must have felt incredible, but why did she feel empty in her heart? It seemed as if she had lost something very important...

The Premier League is over, and the Championship is naturally over. At this time, Tang did not stay in the UK, but flew back to his hometown in Sichuan with his fiancée. He wanted to tell his parents the most important decision in his life. It is absolutely not possible to call.

Tang Jing rested her head on Tang's shoulder and enjoyed the green scenery of southern Sichuan along the way. The two of them were sitting on a long-distance bus from Chengdu to their hometown. As the head coach of a Championship team, Tang was not well-known here, they were like any ordinary person on the car.

Tang in his previous life never thought that he would get married one day, and he would be with a Chinese woman. He felt that he would be grateful to someone who would be today - Tony Tang, who was the one who used to be himself, and now he. Although Tony has achieved career success, he has gained family and love. He thinks this is very good, and he may have taken advantage of it...

So Tang decided to tell his parents about his marriage to Tang Jing and then visit Tang Jing's parents. He called Tang En and invited them to attend his and Tang Jing's wedding this summer - he did not notify Tang En in advance, on the one hand because Tang En was very busy at that time and was busy leading the team to the triple-champion championship. On the other hand, he also wanted to give Tang En a surprise.

This happy couple is about to move into a new life and do not know what is happening on the other side of the earth at this time. But I believe they will know soon.

The Champions League was over long ago. Chen Jian did not call Tang En, nor did he receive any news from Tang En again. However, he felt that he had plans in his heart, especially when he saw the Forest team win the Champions League, he was excited. He couldn't be one of them.

He thought he should devote himself to this team in the future.

But after a day, Mr. Xia kept pouring cold water on him. He told him not to blind his mind for a moment of impulse. Nottingham Forest is not something he can dream of now. Winning the Triple Crown will only make them more inclined to buy famous stars rather than train their own players. Chen Jian could not get any benefits when he went to that kind of place. He sat on the bench for a few years and finally realized that he had made the wrong choice and left sadly. This is his future.

He decided to pack up his things and go back to Sichuan and be with his family, which might make his swaying heart stable.

Mr. Xia kept calling Tang Endi's mobile phone these days. The feedback he received was "the user you called was turned off." He was very annoyed and left Chen Jian alone to fly to England. He must catch Tang En and ask him in person what his plan was.

Chen Jian returned to China alone.

While waiting for the plane at Amsterdam Skiv Airport with a big bag on his back, he suddenly received a strange call.

"Hi. Chen Jian." Tang En's Chinese accent is a bit strange, but it is not easy for a foreigner to speak Chinese so smoothly, so the small difference in the accent is nothing.

This call was called by Tang En.

"Where are you now?" Tang En heard a little noisy on the phone, as if there was a radio sound.

"Airport. Amsterdam's airport." Chen Jian replied.

"Ah, are you going home? Can you tell me your future plans?"

Chen Jian was silent for a while, and finally made up his mind: "I think, I want to renew the contract with the club..."

Tang En said "ah" softly, then said, "I suggest you don't do this."

Chen Jian was surprised. Could it be that the other party was not the Nottingham Forest head coach Tony Don? Otherwise, why didn’t he speak for the team?

"You haven't read the news these days, are you? You haven't paid much attention to Nottingham Forest?" Tang En smiled. "I resigned."

Chen Jian's hand shook in fear and his phone almost fell to the ground. This was incredible... It seemed like he had caught a ghost in broad daylight.

Tang En guessed what Chen Jian would react at this time. It was too sudden for him to leave the Forest Team. The difference between the two people just won the championship was too big. It really made it impossible for ordinary people to accept it.

"You know, Chen Jian. I decided to sign a contract with you at the beginning because I like you. But who would have thought that it would be like this now?" He naturally refers to leaving the Forest team. "I don't know who my successor will be, and I didn't recommend it to the club. So I don't know what the new coach's attitude towards you. Even if the team renews the contract, I don't know. If I were there, I would definitely give you a contract. Unfortunately, you didn't sign before that, and now you don't have to sign it." Tang En said with a smile. "Your agent is right. Chen Jian. Clubs like Nottingham Forest are very utilitarian. They don't have the patience to grow up slowly for a young man unless you show a very, very amazing talent from the beginning."

But I don’t have such talent. Chen Jian said in his heart. He is still very self-aware.

"Your ideal is to play professional football. So where isn't you playing? I think you are not going to Nottingham Forest now. As your agent said, going to a small team step by step will help you more."

"You mean...is to let me leave the forest and go to some small clubs?"

"I heard that there are teams in the Netherlands and Belgium that you are interested in. Although it is not the top European league, it can still train people."

This suggestion made Chen Jian a little discouraged. He finally mustered up the courage to face the new challenge in Nottingham Forest.

"Even if you renew your contract with the club, you will still be loaned outside. Without a labor certificate, you cannot play for the Forest Team. Your most golden time is wasted if you don't play. So my suggestion is to transfer to the team that is interested in you, which can ensure your appearances, ensure you get exercises, and wait for the national team to call, accumulate experience and fame, and the number of games played for the national team..."

Chen Jian interrupted Tang En: "If I no longer plan to play for the Forest team, what do I still care about the number of appearances in the national team, Mr. Tang En?"

"If you perform well, what if other Premier League teams are interested in you? For example, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and so on... If someone comes to you and you are not qualified to apply for a labor certificate, what a pity?" Don En explained with a smile.

Chen Jian thought about it in his mind and always felt that it was a fantasy. But he did not refute Tang En.

"Anyway, from your own perspective, Nottingham Forest is not suitable for you at the moment."

Chen Jian fell into deep thought. Everything he heard today was shocked. Tony Tang En actually resigned and called him to advise him not to stay in the Forest Team... He even suspected that what he saw a few days ago was all about illusion lies.

This world is crazy...

"I...uh, I'll think about it again, Mr. Tang En."

Tang En smiled again: "Don't say this to me anymore. I don't care about those things now... Make your own decisions on your own, and be responsible for it. I'm just suggesting, and there is no requirement, and ordering you how to do it. Think slowly, there is still one year left for the contract to expire. You have decided the way yourself, you can walk it yourself."

After saying this, Tang En closed the line.

Chen Jian held his cell phone and sat in a daze. He was still chewing on Tang En's words in his heart.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, his future would undergo another earth-shaking change. Since he decided to leave school, motherland, and hometown to go out to explore the dream of professional football, the road under his feet has not been smooth. But he has never regretted it, and it is useless to regret it. He can only continue like this.

Chen Jian didn't think about it for too long this time. When the airport radio reminded him that the flight he was on started boarding, he called his agent Mr. Xia.

"Uncle Xia, don't go to Mr. Tang En. I've decided that if the Belgian or Eredivisie teams are interested in me, please contact them. I have to get on the plane, so that's it, Uncle Xia. If you have something to do, please contact me when I get there."

After saying that, he hung up, got up, pulled up his suitcase and walked towards the boarding gate.
Chapter completed!