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As time entered June, the national teammates finally saw their captain.

When George Wood came to the national team to report, reporters gathered. The media fans wanted to see how Wood's foot injury recovered. If he was still wearing slippers and using crutches, everyone's heart would be sank.

When Wood's agent Billy Woods's gray Bentley was parked at the gate of Kearney, security guards pushed the reporters around, but they could not stop the long guns and short cannons from firing at Wood.

George Wood looked down and came out of the car, and everyone's eyes were all focused on his right foot. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Wood wearing a pair of normal Nike sneakers.

Then Wood did not turn around and took out a pair of crutches from the car, and got out of the car and stood in front of everyone.

Woods got out of the car, walked to the back and opened the trunk, and took out Wood's luggage bag. This indicated that Wood would follow the team to Spain instead of staying at home for treatment.

The security guards felt that the pressure behind them was much greater and seemed to be almost unable to stop them. The crazy media and fans were like a tide, hitting the dam composed of security guards. Countless microphones and cameras crossed the security guards' heads and reached towards George Wood.

"George! How's your injury?"

“Is there no problem walking down the ground?”

“Where is running?”

"Are you sure you can catch up with the European Cup?"

"George! George!'St George Fan Association' wishes you a speedy recovery. Can you tell us a word?"

"Mr. Wood..."

The security guards maintained order on the scene in pain. If those people launched another offensive, the defense line would collapse. Fortunately, a voice cleared the siege for them.

"If you continue to squeeze like this, I bet you will 'accidentally' step on George's big toe on his right foot."

A sound with an electron screaming sounded behind everyone's back. The sound was loud, even if the environment was noisy, I was not afraid that no one would hear it.

The sound was like a spell, causing everyone to stop crowding forward. Then they looked back at the source of the sound.

Tony Donn stood behind them, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, looking at them with a stern face.

At this moment, everyone knows that it’s time to end the movie.

The crowd around Wood gradually dissipated, and the security guards finally breathed a sigh of relief. Their uniforms had long been soaked in sweat, and there were still black handprints on them that they had pressed on.

Wood saw Done. A smile appeared on his face.

Tang En's face was also cloudy and sunny, and the sun shone brightly.

Billy Wood handed the luggage bag in his hand to Wood, then waved to Donn, then turned around and entered the car. Donn threw the speaker at a security guard and strode towards Wood.

The reporters thought that Don Eun might shake hands with Wood, but he didn't expect that Don Eun directly hugged Wood in his arms.

He hugged Wood hard, for fear that he would run away again.

The report that Wood came to the national team was reported by Donn beforehand. Professor Wallace called him personally. He notified that he could go to Spain with the team according to his injury, but he still couldn't relax in restoring training. He had notified the national team that the local team doctors should take care of him.

However, when Tang En didn't see Wood appear in front of him, he would not be really relieved. The night was long and dreamed, and he was afraid that he would receive a call from Professor Wallace again when he woke up. He told him that because Wood stuck his big toe at the outlet of the sewer while taking a shower, he had to say goodbye to this European Cup completely...

Although this reason is absurd, it is not without precedent.

Now, Wood is really here. The pressure on Tang En's heart has also been much lighter. At least he no longer has to face the media's doubts about whether Wood can really catch up with the European Cup. Moreover, Wood's return to the team has also injected a calming force into the somewhat anxious team, and everyone's restless hearts have calmed down - the backbone on the court has returned.

"Welcome to the team, George." Done, who was hugging Wood, whispered in his ear.

Wood's return to the team is big news, and major media are rushing to report it. The insecurity that has always lingered in England fans has finally dissipated a little. Although the national team held a press conference saying that Wood's injury is not yet able to train with the team with the ball, there is still hope.

The European Cup will open on June 9th, and England's first game will be on June 12th. There are still twelve days left, and it will always get better.

George Wood said in an interview that he feels good now and has no problems participating in the European Cup.

In fact, that afternoon, after the team's training, Don Eun called Wood alone and conducted a secret test with the team doctors. He found that his big toe on his right foot was still very painful, and he could not exert force either by running or touching the ball.

This result made Tang En frown.   The situation did not improve at all.   Wood came to the national team.  I am afraid that it means more to show his attitude.  It is just to make everyone feel at ease...

In the end, Wood had to continue his recovery training in the swimming pool.

The next day, Wood flew to Barcelona, ​​Spain with the team. Their first group match was at the Camp Nou Stadium. So England also selected the training camp before the competition in this city.

The beautiful Barcelona will not make Don Eun feel better. The overall tactics of the team have long been formed, but that was under the premise that George Wood appeared. In the past month, Don Eun has been practicing how the team should play when Wood is not there. Every day, only regular 15 minutes of training is open to the media. Don Eun hides the real thing and does not allow people to see it.

During this period, Donn saw many German reporters outside the training camp. He believed that these reporters also collected intelligence for the German national team, because the English local journalists would do the same. When reporters with good relationships with Donn would deliberately collect some information that was helpful to the English team when interviewing other national teams for training, they would then hand it over to the English team.

What German journalists are most concerned about is how well George Wood's injury recovered. They also know that Wood is now the core figure of England, and England is completely different from his team with him or not. When they saw the players of England gathered together to warm up, George Wood was the only one jogging in the corner, they all smiled comfortingly - it seemed that Wood's foot injury was not recovering smoothly.

On June 5th, George Wood finally conducted an open and separate ball training. Although the opening hours for the media were still only fifteen minutes, the training ground was filled with media from all over the world.

Wood did training moves such as slamming and passing in front of the media, and there seemed to be no problem.

The English cheered for it, while the Germans were a little depressed.

But how could they know that the truth is definitely not as simple as it is revealed.

Professor Wallace, who flew from England to Barcelona, ​​Spain, conducted a comprehensive examination of Wood's injured right foot, and then he had a secret conversation with Donn.

With seven days left before the start of the game, this secret talk may determine whether Wood will follow the team to participate in the European Cup.

"Wood is not able to participate in the official competition yet," Wallace said straight to the point.

Tang En was not surprised by this result, but his brows frowned even tighter.

"You need to be cautious when training with ball."

"Can you give me an exact date for comeback now, professor?" Tang En only cared about this.

Wallace has obviously thought about it for a long time, and he replied without hesitation: "He will definitely not be able to catch up with the game against Portugal. The game against Wales depends on the specific situation of his recovery during this period." He paused for a moment and continued, "I think the safest way is not to let Wood participate in the group stage."

"You mean he can come back when he reaches the knockout stage?"

"At least it's very likely."

Tang En fell into deep thought.

This group is not weak, and Germany and Portugal are both strong enemies. Wales has also risen. After 40 years, they must have high confidence and fighting spirit, so that the teams will often become dark horses.

Can England without George Wood escape from the Death Group and fight for a path of blood?

Tang En is now unsure.

Seeing his troubles. Wallace said: "If you think this is risky, you can replace Wood. Anyway, even if he can participate in the knockout stage, I can't guarantee that he won't be injured again. And more importantly, his condition is, he hasn't played for so long. He hasn't practiced with the whole team. If he can't guarantee that even if he is in a state, he may not have a good result."

Wallace talked about Tang En's heart. He was most worried about two things, injuries and condition.

Wood's foot injury has not healed yet, and he is not sure whether his condition can be maintained at the level before the injury.

As long as Wood plays, he will definitely be the core, and if the core is not in the state... the consequences will be unimaginable.

Anyway, this is a very risky gambling.

Wallace knew that Don Eun needed to consider carefully.   There were too many things to restrain him.   He quietly said goodbye.                                           

"We talk about Wood's injuries, but I can't tell you anything, sorry."

He got into his car in a little embarrassedly and left.

There are indeed many factors that restrict Don En from making the final decision. He must consider what impact his decision will have on Wood’s career, whether it is positive or negative? He also has to consider whether Wood’s foot injury recovery progress can participate in the knockout stage as Wallace predicted. In addition, what is Wood’s condition like. He is always recuperating. He is training alone and there is no clue at all. Then there is the results of this competition. That is also an important factor that cannot be ignored. What will the team achieve if he abandons George Wood? What impact will the team have on insisting on keeping Wood in Spain?

This is not a simple contradiction between the professional life of a player and the pursuit of honor... If it were just that, Tang En would probably be relaxed.

As the European Cup was about to open, Don Eun decided to interview Wood again, this time might be the last chance to choose. No matter what the result is, he would have to make a decision. He didn't want such troubles to occupy an important position in his mind until June 8th.

Wood crawled out of the pool, wiped off the water droplets on his face, and saw Don N. squatting in front of him.

"How do you feel?" he asked.

"I don't think it's a problem." Wood replied.

"I'm very upset now, George." Donn watched Wood climb up and handed him a dry towel.

Wood didn't answer the conversation, wiped the water from his head, and sat on the edge of the pond next to Donn.

"I just talked to Professor Wallace, and he said that your injury cannot play in the group stage. That is to say, if you want to play, England needs to enter the knockout stage. I'm a little worried about the group stage..."

"No problem." Wood interrupted Tang En's words and said something without asking.

"Ah? What's OK?"

"They have no problem in the group stage." Wood trusted his teammates very much.

Tang En nodded, he said no problem, then no problem. “Okay, then your condition?”

Wood answered honestly: "I don't know, I haven't played football, I don't know how I am in shape."

"I haven't touched football for so many days, my feet are rusted, right?"

Wood moved his ankle and shook his head and said, "No."

Tang En smiled.

"George. Actually, we still have the World Cup..."

"I know. I want it too for the European Cup." Wood was a little "insatiable".

This time, Don An laughed loudly, and he almost fell into the swimming pool.

"You are so greedy, George!"

"Don't you want it?" Wood asked back.
To be continued...