Chapter 126 After the war

"The match is over! The match is over!" John Motson yelled happily. England did not defeat Germany in the international competition before 2000. England defeated Germany in the group stage of the 2000 European Championships with Shearer's goal, but both teams were eliminated, and the victory of that game was gradually forgotten. Since then, England has never met the German team in international competitions again. In the eyes of the Germans, England is still the second-rate team that can only show off in important competitions, and cannot be compared with the German team that wins the World Cup three times and the European Cup three times.

This view is unacceptable to the proud Englishmen. They are also the founder of modern football and have never lost to Germany before 1968. Now they are ridiculed by their unnamed opponents. It is the biggest wish of all Englishmen to defeat Germany in an important game in an international competition, and it is best to eliminate Germany.

Now, their dreams have become reality.

Just one minute before the German and England match ended, news that excited the English came from another stadium - Portugal and Wales tied 0:0 after a dull match.

what does that mean?

Look at the Germans' appearance, and then look at Summer's empty and unsightly gaze, you will know.

The German team was eliminated!

The points rankings obtained from the latest match results: England, with two wins and one loss in three games, ranked first in the group with six points, Portugal and Wales won one win, one draw and one loss in three games, but Portugal ranked second in goal difference, while Wales ranked third. England and Portugal will directly advance to the top 16, while Wales will have to wait for the final points ranking of other groups to see if they can reach the third of the four best-performing groups, so as to obtain the right to qualify in the group. As for the German team... they won and lost one. They only scored three points, ranked fourth in the group, and were decisively eliminated.

"The Germans are back home! They don't have to go too far, because many German players still have to take vacations in the sunny Spain..." Motterson waved to the stadium below, "Goodbye Germans! Goodbye! Ahha!"

The grudges between Britain and Germany are fully reflected at this moment.

While cheering for their team victory, the Englishmen in the stands did not forget to laugh at the Germans. They sang: "What's wrong with your face? Matthias? Why do they look so sad?"

Then he sang: "time_to_say_goodbye.  It's time to say goodbye, those you haven't had time to experience.  I can never see it again... It's time to say goodbye..."

At this time, the security guards and police at the New Mestalia Stadium were immediately facing a fierce enemy, and they all stood between the fans of both sides with fierce expressions. They asked the English fans to stay in the stands for the time being and let the Germans go first to avoid conflicts between the fans of both sides after they walked out of the stadium. English fans didn't mind, they wanted to enjoy the joy after the victory here.

There were fewer and fewer German fans in the stands, and only a few Germans who were too excited were still under the control of the police. All those who stayed were English fans. They sang and danced in the stands.

On the court below the stands. English players have just lined up to thank the fans and are now enjoying the victory.

When the final whistle sounded, Donn rushed into the court first. He did not hug the players closest to him, but went straight to George Wood. The people who ran towards Wood like him included team doctor team leader Derek White. The two of them were obviously the same.

"How about your right foot, George?" the two of them ran to each other almost at the same time and asked in unison.

This scene was really funny, but none of the three people laughed. Wood shook his head: "Nothing."

"Stop lying. I saw the expression you just now!" Tang En said seriously with a frown.

While Tang En was still talking, White had already squatted down and wanted to check Wood. At this time, Tang En glanced at some media that had noticed, and he quickly said to White: "Don't be anxious first, Mr. White. Don't let those reporters find good news."

White knew what Tangen meant, so he quickly stood up and said hello to the two of them and said goodbye.

He passed by the media, and a reporter recognized him. He wanted to ask him about George Wood, but he just waved his hand, walked by quickly, and disappeared into the crowd.

Don Ng happened to hug Wood's shoulder, and the quick-eyed and quick-witted photojournalists quickly pressed the shutter to freeze the scene.

This is a precious photo: After a fierce battle, the two heroes of the team hugged each other to celebrate the victory.

"Congratulations to Shengli, can you say a few words to us? Mr. Tang En!" The reporters handed the microphone to Tang En's mouth one after another.

"I'm very happy to be qualified in the group and defeated Germany." Don En had nothing to say.

Seeing that Tang En was so uncooperable, the reporters could only turn the microphone to Wood: "Congratulations on playing a wonderful game. George! May I ask your right foot..."

"No problem." Wood replied firmly.

"Will you start the next game?"

Wood just opened his mouth to answer this question, but was interrupted by Don Eun's voice: "I'm sorry. My player has just passed a fierce game. Now he needs a rest. Don't block our way, okay?"

The reporters rolled their eyes when they heard this. George Wood went up and ran for less than fifteen minutes. What do you need to rest? This excuse was found...

Don Encai didn't care what they thought, he hugged Wood and squeezed out. Along the way, reporters continued to join the ranks of chasing them, and he turned a blind eye to them.

It was not until he entered the corridor. Wood asked, "Why didn't you let me answer the question just now?"

"I'm afraid you'll say the wrong thing."

"I can play next game."

"It depends on the team doctor's examination results." Tang En turned his head and looked at Wood, "This situation is too risky today. I don't want to do it again. For the sake of my heart, you can bear it a little bit, George." He said with a smile.

After talking about the matter out of his heart, Wood had no choice. He remained silent.

Seeing that he was in a low mood, Tang En quickly patted his head and comforted him: "Aren't you very confident in your body? The team needs you, George, I won't let you sit on the bench all the time."

Wood stopped and looked at him, as if he wanted to see from his expression whether this was the truth or was perfunctory to him.

Tang En did not avoid his eyes either.

Wood didn't see the perfunctory intention, he believed Donn.

"Let's go, George." Tang En patted his back. "Go back and have a good rest. There are more intense games waiting for you."

After sending Wood back to the locker room, Don En finally accepted an interview with reporters. He admitted that the game was difficult and praised the German team for their performance.

When a reporter asked if he knew that Wood was still injured at the last moment, Don Eun was stunned. Finally, he nodded: "His injury has not fully recovered, but I still have no problem playing for ten minutes."

"Are you worried that he will be aggravated?" the reporter asked.

Tang En had to look at the person who asked the question again. A man who was still wearing a suit and tie in such weather, wearing a white shirt and tie, and combing his hair back meticulously. He also wore a pair of black-framed glasses, looking old-fashioned. But this person is only thirty years old. Sun's? He has never seen this person before. World News? He doesn't look like...

Tang En frowned: "I'm not worried. We know all about his recovery from his injuries."

He lied because he didn't want to get involved with a group of reporters here.

The reporter's questions made Tang En no longer interested in accepting an interview. He quickly walked towards the locker room to see what Dr. White had examined Wood.

"Mr. Tang En, I still have problems!"

"Mr. Done. Can George Wood start in the quarterfinals? Or just play the game..."

Seeing that he was leaving, a group of people quickly shouted regardless of order.

Tang En turned a deaf ear and turned a blind eye. The reporters lined up and squeezed out.

When he pushed open the door of the locker room, some players had already returned, and the remaining players who had not returned must be interviewed in the mixing area. Seeing the boss appearing at the door of the locker room, everyone looked over and greeted Tang En. Tang En nodded and returned the salute, walked straight to the corner, and White was checking Wood's big toe.

"How is it, Mr. White?" asked Don.

Derek White looked up at Donn. Then he stood up and signaled to go out and say.

Wood watched the two men step out of the door gradually and then closed the door.

"George, your injury is okay?" As soon as the leader left, a player immediately surrounded him and asked with concern.

Wood shook his head: "I don't think it's okay. But..." He looked at the door, and everyone knew what that meant.

The person who decided whether Wood's big toe had anything to do with his right foot was not himself, but two people just walked out shoulder to shoulder.

Outside the locker room, the two men avoided the crowd and found a corner that no one noticed. This conversation that was likely to be related to England's future trends.

"Thinking simply from a medical perspective. I suggest that the day after tomorrow's training should be done with strength and endurance training, and not touch the ball. What will happen after this? We must continue to observe. I just checked that his injury is not too big, but I can't tell you here what will happen, and it will definitely not happen." As the team doctor leader, Derek White has always been very cautious, and it is not possible to be cautious. This is directly related to a player's future career. If he makes a mistake in judgment and says the wrong thing, it is likely that the future of a promising professional player will be ruined.

There is no precedent in English football, because most of the team doctors in English clubs were not truly qualified doctors. They even knew nothing about sports medicine and thought that using a "magic sponge" could cure all diseases.

Such a tragedy happened to the Redknapp family, a famous football family in England. Former Liverpool captain Jamie Redknapp's older brother Mark Redknapp was originally a promising professional football player. As the hope star of Burnmaus Football Club, he was injured in a game and was carried off the court. Since then, he has to walk with a crutch.

Originally, he had an ankle fracture, but was rashly diagnosed as a "ligament strain" by the club's team doctor. As a result, he continued to train in the following year with an ankle fracture, taking the court, getting injured, recovering, training, playing again, and getting injured again... Until he finally had to end his career early and become a football agent, but he tried not to watch football games on site. What football left him was not a good memory, but it was all thanks to an irresponsible and unsophisticated "Mr. Nan Guo".

"If you have the conditions, it's better to take an X-ray." He added.

Tang En felt that this request was too difficult. “We didn’t bring that thing to Spain…”

"Where is the local hospital?"

"I don't know, but I can try to communicate."

"Then let's communicate with them."

Don Eun nodded in agreement with the suggestion. He dared not take it lightly on George Wood's issue. Although it was a bit troublesome, it was worth it. He also wanted to rest assured.

After making the decision on this matter, both of them seemed to relax. White also joked with Donn: "Although it was a bit dangerous to let Wood play in the last ten minutes, we also confirmed one thing: George is still in shape and there is no problem in cooperation with the team. You can rest assured, Tony."

Tang En smiled: "He has always been like this, and he is so stable that the enemy is desperate." He was quite proud in his tone. After all, George Wood was brought out by him. Wood performed well and his face was bright.

The two of them chatted casually and returned to the locker room. The players who were interviewed outside had already returned one after another. When they saw the boss enter the house, they looked at him. They beat their old rival Germany and won the first place in the group and qualified successfully. Everyone still wanted to hear the boss's praise.

Tang En didn't disappoint them. Seeing that everyone was there, he said with a breeze: "Good job, guys. We just won Germany and kicked them back to our hometown!" He made a butt kick, which made the players burst into laughter.

England and Germany have a feud in football. Although Don En is not an English person in his heart, when he is a player, he must act like he attaches importance to this feud as well. This will help to inspire the morale of the team and unite people. If he ignores opponents that the entire country attaches great importance to, then his prestige in this team will not be able to be established. This is another reason why Don En attaches so much importance to playing against the German team.

It's like if the head coach of the Chinese national team said before the match between the Chinese and Japanese teams that he didn't care about the results of the game and felt inexplicably angry with the Japanese emotions expressed by the players, media, and fans, his position in the locker room would definitely plummet and would not get many supporters.

"Now you can relax, we will have a holiday tomorrow! But I would like to remind you..." Tang En's expression became serious again, "I don't want your condition to be in a good match, one less match. I don't want the match against Wales to happen again. Every game next is a knockout match, and we will be the one who loses one and goes home! Our goal is the champion. Before we win the championship trophy, no one will fall behind me!"
Chapter completed!