Chapter 89 The new captain of the Three Lions Legion

The Sun decided to disclose the conflict between Donn and Wood in order to seize the initiative in the increasingly fierce news battle. The media at Stamford Bridge are more concerned about whether their Terry can still retain the captain's armband of the England national team.

According to convention, after each new head coach comes on stage, he will announce the captain’s candidate when the team officially assembles. Some coaches will choose to continue the chief and deputy captains of the previous national team to ensure the stability of the team, but many coaches will re-choose the captains they prefer, or think, are more suitable.

For example, after Beckham stepped down, John Terry became the captain of England and Gerald became the deputy captain.

Liverpool media are also concerned about who the captain's armband is falling. They hope that Don can straighten Gerald.

Nottingham Forest local media are waving flags and shouting for George Wood.

In fact, in terms of qualifications and influence, Wood is the least advantageous candidate. Most neutral media believe that Terry and Gerrard should continue to serve as the team's chief and deputy captain. After all, if Don En wants to keep his team stable, then the sensitive position of captain should not change.

In fact, Donn is really cautious about the captain issue. Terry and Gerrard are both influential figures in English football, and if you are not careful, you may cause a lot of trouble.

He decided to have a good talk with Terry and Gerald.

Terry and Gerald both expressed their wish to continue to be the team captain during the conversation. They believed that being able to wear the captain's armband of the national team was a great honor.

This idea is understandable, but it cannot be supported.

Because he had to completely demolish and rebuild after he came to power, the English national team's previous set could not be used - including the captain.

In other words, in the national team, it is time to "replace the dynasty and generation".

If Tang En wants to re-establish an order, then changing the captain is the first step.

He told these two people about his idea. He admitted that the two people were a little old and needed a person who could serve as the team captain for a long time and stability.

Terry and Gerald both knew what the new head coach was going to do.

Being removed from the captain's armband will definitely make them dissatisfied. However, in England, the long-standing tradition is that the head coach is the biggest, and no one dares to go against the head coach, even in the national team. It is often seen that the players are closely united around the head coach and go against the English FA.

If it were in other countries, Tang En's series of actions would have long been put in the quagmire of repeated dismissals. Don't mention the results of leading the team at all, and it is even more impossible for him to coach the national team.

Donn hopes that Terry and Gerrard, as veteran national team players, can play role models and ensure the stability of the team.

What if they don't accept it? With anger, they withdrew from the national team? Although in terms of age, it has been a few years since they bid farewell to the national team, it is obvious that neither of them wants to leave in such a disgraceful way. Tony Donn does have the ability to win the championship, while the England national team has won nothing for many years. They also hope to follow this head coach who is destined to be with the championship trophy and fulfill their long-cherished wish.

After winning twelve championship trophys in eleven years, Tony Don is indeed qualified to be strong in front of them.

So both of them said they followed the head coach's arrangements.

The biggest resistance was settled, and Tang En breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the stability of the team, he wouldn't have been so troublesome. As for how the media told him, he wouldn't care, as long as the players understand him. It would be enough to know what was going on.

The afternoon training class is the first time that all members of England have attended. Before the training begins, Don En will announce the team's new chief and deputy captain.

Terry and Gerald's expressions were a little abnormal. The eyes were flashing as if they were hiding from others. They had already known in advance that the captain's armband could not be kept.

After completing the warm-up, George Wood was summoned by his assistant coach and took Done to the stage to speak.

The afternoon was sunny, and Don Eun appeared wearing his Ray-Ban sunglasses.

"Good afternoon, guys. I hope you all have a good afternoon sleep. Because afternoon training is not easy." Tang En raised his hand to greet everyone, and then he walked into the crowd and stood in the middle of the circle.

"According to customary practice, we have to announce the candidates for the chief and vice captain of the new national team."

Chelsea players turned their heads to look at Terry. Liverpool looked at Gerald, and the Forests looked at Wood in a natural way.

Players from other clubs are not very interested in this, and they will definitely not fall on them anyway. Everyone agrees that these three are the most qualified to be captains. Terry is the old captain of England. Since 2006, he has been captains for eight years, and his achievements are in everyone's eyes. Gerald has always been the deputy captain. When Terry was absent from the position, he is recognized as the most leading English player. Liverpool media has always believed that he is more qualified to be the captain than Terry. George Wood is the captain of the most successful team in England in recent years. He is also the English player who is recognized as the most masculine temperament and is a model for all professional English players.

However, George Wood's advantage is that he is younger. He is twenty-eight years old this year, which is exactly the golden age.

Tang En looked at everyone's reaction, all of which were as expected. If he didn't look for Terry and Gerald at the beginning, he would have to bear the risk of announcing the result. Now it's okay, he knows that the two of them support him, and he is fearless.

"George Wood and John Terry will serve as the team's chief and deputy captains." Don Neng threw out the candidates very simply but clearly.

A small commotion rang out in the team. The Liverpool people's faces were obviously disappointed, and the Chelsea camp was also a little surprised because their captain turned into the vice captain.

However, the Nottingham Forest was the first to give applause to the new captain.

Then no matter what everyone thought at this moment, everyone applauded and congratulated George Wood and John Terry.

Gerald was a little disappointed because he didn't even keep the vice captain. But who made him the oldest among these three people? He was 34 years old, and Terry would not be 34 until the end of the year. The central defender always tends to play longer than the midfielder. Even if they can't run, the head coach still hopes to rely on the experience of an old central defender. Look at how long Cannavaro has played in Italy? At the age of 37, he is still playing for Italy on the South African World Cup! And it is really difficult for each team to find a veteran over 35 years old.

Gerald tried hard to stay in shape, but he didn't want to be squeezed out of the national team too early. He knew that behind him there was a large group of excellent players chasing, and George Wood was the best among them.

To be honest, Gerald is not jealous of Wood getting the captain's armband. It is normal for the two of them to develop a "sharp" relationship in many years of Premier League confrontations, not to mention that Wood is indeed excellent.

It was Wood himself who was surprised. There was a rare obvious change in expression on his face - he widened his eyes and opened his mouth, looking at Don En in disbelief.

Tang En looked at him with a smile.   It was the first time he saw Wood's true emotional display for the first time, even if it was just a surprise.   He was very happy.

"George." He called Wood's name and signaled him to come forward to accept the captain's armband.

Wood walked out of the crowd dullly, but he hadn't reacted yet. The players of the Forest team clapped their hands behind their backs, and then whistled and cheered.

Donn put Woodrad to his side and said to the players: "I must explain to you why I chose George.   In the summer transfer period just passed, there were the most rumors about George Wood's transfer in England.  The Forests were in a quagmire, and their flag bearers were seduced by countless wealthy families.     What we saw in the end was George who chose to stay in the Forests.    It proved with practical actions that there is still 'loyalty' in today's football world."

Speaking of the Nottingham Forest, Tang En's tone is calm now as if he is talking about a team that has nothing to do with him.

"As a captain player in Nottingham Forest for seven years, I think he is fully capable and qualified to be the captain of England. I am very grateful for everything John and Stephen has contributed and their understanding of this decision." He looked at Terry and Gerrard again. So the players of Chelsea and Liverpool all understood that Don had already handled them alone.

The two forced a smile. The captain's armband was removed like this. Who made Wood and Don Eddie spend the longest time together? Who made Don Eddie look down on Wood? People say that Tony Don Eddie is George Wood's father, and his father became the head coach of the national team. How could his son not have special treatment?

In fact, Tang En's actions were equivalent to putting pressure on Wood - everyone knew the intimate relationship between him and himself, even though there were rumors that the two had a conflict recently. He could not stop the outside world from speculating that Wood became the leader of the Three Lions because of his special concern.

However, Donn believes in Wood's ability to withstand pressure. The pressure in Nottingham Forest is no less than in England. And Wood is also called "St. George" by English fans, which are all conditions that are conducive to Wood's captain.

Don't want to deny his plan to establish the New England team with Wood as the core. Letting George Wood be the new captain is only the first step. He will gradually implement these plans in the next game. The familiar faces of the ground may slowly fade out, and the moment of renewal is coming.

He wants to build an English team that belongs entirely to his own, clean up the traces left by his ex, and let the team listen to him completely and play for him. Only in this way can he have the confidence to win the European Cup.

After explaining the reasons, Don Eun personally put the captain's armband on Wood, and then patted his left arm wearing the armband.

"But I remind you, George. This armband is not permanently valid. Once your performance cannot meet my requirements and cannot assume the responsibility of a captain, I will take down this thing without hesitation." He pointed to the armband.

Wood didn't answer him.

"Start training!"

Tang En handed the stage over to the assistant coach and other coaches. He stepped back to the sidelines.

The Forest teammates came forward to congratulate Wood, and Wood's response was very plain. Terry and Gerald also came forward to congratulate him, so the others followed him up and patted Wood on the shoulder and head. The atmosphere looked very harmonious.

But Tang En knew that this was a difficult challenge for both himself and Wood.

Wood is the captain of the Forest Team. Thanks to Albertini's words and deeds and his own attention, he has established step by step the fact that he is the captain of the Forest Team. After long-term contact with his teammates, he was also infected by Wood's taciturn but speaking style, and sincerely accepted the captain.

The situation of England is different. As a national team, these people are temporarily pieced together, and it is impossible for them to know each other for a long time. Wood's most personal impression in the national team in the past was that he was not very sociable and taciturn. Such a person became the captain of the national team, and without any excessive preparation, and was forcibly pushed to the position by Tang En. He would need to use a better performance than before to prove that he deserved the captain.

But it seems that Wood is not as happy as others imagine... He has been accepting congratulations from his teammates with a blank face.

I was not very excited after training.

However, Tang En still noticed one thing--he always completes the most serious and hardest in every training subject, and is better than before in the Forest Team.

Tang En raised the corners of his mouth.

After the afternoon training, Tang En stood in the crowd, analyzed the gains and shortcomings of the training that day, praised some people, and criticized some people.

Then the team disbanded, but he asked Wood to stay alone.

This seems to be a very normal move. The new head coach and the new captain must communicate so that they can manage the team well.

But Wood himself knew what Done left him alone for—it was completely his intuition.

After everyone was exposed, the Kearney training base fell into twilight. The woods in the distance swayed gently in the breeze, sending coolness slowly, reducing the high temperature here for the day.

People's mood seems to have become more comfortable as they cool down.

The training ground was very quiet, with only a few birds singing in the woods in the distance.

Wood stood inside the field and Tangen stood outside the field, and the two were about twenty meters apart.

Done took a step forward, and Wood took a step back.

Tang En thought it was a coincidence at first, so he paused for a moment and continued to move forward, one, two, and three.

Wood also quickly retreated, one step, two steps, three steps.

Tang En saw the clues, and he stopped and spread his hands and asked loudly, "Are we considered a homosexual repulsion?"

Wood stood on the training ground in the twilight, silent.

Tang En took a few more steps, Wood took a few steps back. Tang En started running, Wood turned around and ran away.

The two people started chasing on the empty training ground. It looked like a life-and-death pursuit on the African prairie. It should be prey in front and hunter behind. But no matter how you look at this scene, it seems like prey chasing hunter... The rabbit ran out of breath, and the cheetah still had the leisure to look back and look at how far away the other party was from him.

After running for half a stadium, Tang En, who was forty-six, could no longer hold on and was defeated. He pressed his knees with both hands, bent down and gasped.

Seeing that he stopped chasing him, Wood stopped and looked here from afar.

Tang En suddenly stood up. Wood thought he was going to chase him again, so he turned sideways and planned to run away. Unexpectedly, Tang En just cursed: "Run away, you uncle!!"
Chapter completed!