Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Chairman Doughty
Chapter 3: Tony Twain'S Past
Chapter 4: Training Class
Chapter 5: This Is Professional Football
Chapter 6: Down By Three Goals
Chapter 7: The Show In The Changing Room
Chapter 8: In The Name Of Victory
Chapter 9: The Referee Takes Center Stage Part 1
Chapter 10: The Referee Takes Center Stage Part 2
Chapter 11: We Were Raped Part 1
Chapter 12: We Were Raped Part 2
Chapter 13: Newsworthy Twain Part 1
Chapter 14: Newsworthy Twain Part 2
Chapter 15: George Wood’S Family Part 1
Chapter 16: George Wood’S Family Part 2
Chapter 17: Off To London Part 1
Chapter 18: Off To London Part 2
Chapter 19: The Hearing Part 1
Chapter 20: The Hearing Part 2
Chapter 21: Coventry City Part 1
Chapter 22: Coventry City Part 2
Chapter 23: The Manager Seated On The Viewing Platform Part 1
Chapter 24: The Manager Seated On The Viewing Platform Part 2
Chapter 25: The Crisis Of Two Consecutive Draws Part 1
Chapter 26: The Crisis Of Two Consecutive Draws Part 2
Chapter 27: Tang En’S Manifesto Of Victory Part 1
Chapter 28: Tang En’S Manifesto Of Victory Part 2
Chapter 29: Crazy Gang Wimbledon Part 1
Chapter 30: Crazy Gang Wimbledon Part 2
Chapter 31: Must Win Part 1
Chapter 32: Must Win Part 2
Chapter 33: Final Hit Part 1
Chapter 34: Final Hit Part 2
Chapter 35: Hello, My Fair Lady Part 1
Chapter 36: Hello, My Fair Lady Part 2
Chapter 37: Natural-Born Manager Part 1
Chapter 38: Natural-Born Manager Part 2
Chapter 39: Don’T Give Up, Kid! Part 1
Chapter 40: Don’T Give Up, Kid! Part 2
Chapter 41: Don’T Underestimate… Football Part 1
Chapter 42: Don’T Underestimate… Football Part 2
Chapter 43: Chinese Teacher Part 1
Chapter 44: Chinese Teacher Part 2
Chapter 45: Nice Guy Mr. Coppell Part 1
Chapter 46: Nice Guy Mr. Coppell Part 2
Chapter 47: George'S Fans Part 1
Chapter 48: George'S Fans Part 2
Chapter 49: The Real Legend Part 1
Chapter 50: The Real Legend Part 2
Chapter 51: Premier League Part 1
Chapter 52: Premier League Part 2
Chapter 53: Premier League Part 3
Chapter 54: Hodge’S Honor Part 1
Chapter 55: Hodge’S Honor Part 2
Chapter 56: Hodge’S Honor Part 3
Chapter 57: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 1
Chapter 58: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 2
Chapter 59: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 3
Chapter 60: The Football Hooligans Part 1
Chapter 61: The Football Hooligans Part 2
Chapter 62: The Football Hooligans Part 3
Chapter 63: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 1
Chapter 64: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 2
Chapter 65: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 3
Chapter 66: Fight With One'S Back To The River Part 1
Chapter 67: Fight With One'S Back To The River Part 2
Chapter 68: Manager Vs. Manager Part 1
Chapter 69: Manager Vs. Manager Part 2
Chapter 70: The Footsteps Of English Premier League Part 1
Chapter 71: The Footsteps Of English Premier League Part 2
Chapter 72: Picking Up Trouble Part 1
Chapter 73: Picking Up Trouble Part 2
Chapter 74: Tang En’S Holiday Part 1
Chapter 75: Tang En’S Holiday Part 2
Chapter 76: The Holiday Is Over Part 1
Chapter 77: The Holiday Is Over Part 2
Chapter 78: The New Manager Part 1
Chapter 79: The New Manager Part 2
Chapter 80: The Reception Part 1
Chapter 81: The Reception Part 2
Chapter 82: To Stay Or To Go? Part 1
Chapter 83: To Stay Or To Go? Part 2
Chapter 84: Accidental Success Part 1
Chapter 85: Accidental Success Part 2
Chapter 86: Investing In The Future Part 1
Chapter 87: Investing In The Future Part 2
Chapter 88: I Will Return Part 1
Chapter 89: I Will Return Part 2
Chapter 90: Beautiful Tackle Part 1
Chapter 91: Beautiful Tackle Part 2
Chapter 92: The Arsenal Match
Chapter 93: Let Me Play Part 1
Chapter 94: Let Me Play Part 2
Chapter 95: A Fateful Showdown Part 1
Chapter 96: A Fateful Showdown Part 2
Chapter 97: The Idiot Collymore Part 1
Chapter 98: The Idiot Collymore Part 2
Chapter 99: Tang En And Edward Part 1
Chapter 100: Tang En And Edward Part 2
Chapter 101: One-Time Handshake Part 1
Chapter 102: One-Time Handshake Part 2
Chapter 103: Walker’S Farewell Part 1
Chapter 104: Walker’S Farewell Part 2
Chapter 105: Gypsies Part 1
Chapter 106: Gypsies Part 2
Chapter 107: Welcome Back Part 1
Chapter 108: Welcome Back Part 2
Chapter 109: The Discipline Of The Team Part 1
Chapter 110: The Discipline Of The Team Part 2
Chapter 111: Twain’S Return Part 1
Chapter 112: Twain’S Return Part 2
Chapter 113: Tang En’S Return Part 3
Chapter 114: Another Encounter With Millwall Part 1
Chapter 115: Another Encounter With Millwall Part 2
Chapter 116: On The Subway Train Part 1
Chapter 117: On The Subway Train Part 2
Chapter 118: The Hard-Nosed Millwall Part 1
Chapter 119: The Hard-Nosed Millwall Part 2
Chapter 120: Provocation Part 1
Chapter 121: Provocation Part 2
Chapter 122: The Consequence Of Provocation Part 1
Chapter 123: The Consequence Of Provocation Part 2
Chapter 124: Press Conference Part 1
Chapter 125: Press Conference Part 2
Chapter 126: Big Mouth Twain Part 1
Chapter 127: Big Mouth Twain Part 2
Chapter 128: The Media’S Pet Part 1
Chapter 129: The Media’S Pet Part 2
Chapter 130: Merry Christmas, Tony Part 1
Chapter 131: Merry Christmas, Tony Part 2
Chapter 132: Christmas Present Part 1
Chapter 133: Christmas Present Part 2
Chapter 134: The Rookie Reports Part 1
Chapter 135: The Rookie Reports Part 2
Chapter 136: This Is Eastwood! Part 1
Chapter 137: This Is Eastwood! Part 2
Chapter 138: The Winter Transfer Part 1
Chapter 139: The Winter Transfer Part 2
Chapter 140: Wood’S Debut Part 1
Chapter 141: Wood’S Debut Part 2
Chapter 142: There'S Someone Up There
Chapter 143: The Future Of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Part 1
Chapter 144: The Future Of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Part 2
Chapter 145: The Future
Chapter 146: The Cunning Allardyce Part 1
Chapter 147: The Cunning Allardyce Part 2
Chapter 148: The Better Interceptor Part 1
Chapter 149: The Better Interceptor Part 2
Chapter 150: The First Half Part 1
Chapter 151: The First Half Part 2
Chapter 152: Backfired Part 1
Chapter 153: Backfired Part 2
Chapter 154: New Forest Part 1
Chapter 155: New Forest Part 2
Chapter 156: Efl Cup Part 1
Chapter 157: Efl Cup Part 2
Chapter 158: The Curse Of The South Changing Room
Chapter 159: Wizardly Twain Part 1
Chapter 160: Wizardly Twain Part 2
Chapter 161: Wall Part 1
Chapter 162: Wall Part 2
Chapter 163: A Crack Part 1
Chapter 164: A Crack Part 2
Chapter 165: Who Is Afraid Of Who Part 1
Chapter 166: Who Is Afraid Of Who Part 2
Chapter 167: Penalty Shootout Part 1
Chapter 168: Penalty Shootout Part 2
Chapter 169: Want To Make A Bet? Part 1
Chapter 170: Want To Make A Bet? Part 2
Chapter 171: Time To Speed Up, Forest Train!
Chapter 172: A Timely Loss Part 1
Chapter 173: A Timely Loss Part 2
Chapter 174: Pressure Part 1
Chapter 175: Pressure Part 2
Chapter 176: Of Course We Will Win Part 1
Chapter 177: Of Course We Will Win Part 2
Chapter 178: The Red Forest Part 1
Chapter 179: The Red Forest Part 2
Chapter 180: The English Premier League’S Footsteps Part 1
Chapter 181: The English Premier League’S Footsteps Part 2
Chapter 182: The Free Babysitter Part 1
Chapter 183: The Free Babysitter Part 2
Chapter 184: The Flow Of Time On The Other Side Part 1
Chapter 185: The Flow Of Time On The Other Side Part 2
Chapter 186: The Two Tang Ens Part 1
Chapter 187: The Two Tang Ens Part 2
Chapter 188: The Assistant Manager Candidate Part 1
Chapter 189: The Assistant Manager Candidate Part 2
Chapter 190: The Uefa European Football Championship Part 1
Chapter 191: The Uefa European Football Championship Part 2
Chapter 192: Gerard Piqué Part 1
Chapter 193: Gerard Piqué Part 2
Chapter 194: The Future Of Youth Players Part 1
Chapter 195: The Future Of Youth Players Part 1
Chapter 196: The Disruption Of Tony Twain Part 1
Chapter 197: The Disruption Of Tony Twain Part 2
Chapter 198: Start All Over Again Part 1
Chapter 199: Start All Over Again Part 2
Chapter 200: Forest In The Transfer Market Part 1
Chapter 201: Forest In The Transfer Market Part 2
Chapter 202: The Old Soldiers Part 1
Chapter 203: The Red Forest Chapter 11 The Old Soldiers Part 2
Chapter 204: Get Ready Part 1
Chapter 205: Get Ready Part 2
Chapter 206: The List For First Team
Chapter 207: The Premier League Kickoff Part 1
Chapter 208: The Premier League Kickoff Part 2
Chapter 209: Record Part 1
Chapter 210: Record Part 2
Chapter 211: The Fateful Matchup
Chapter 212: This Is My Team Part 1
Chapter 213: This Is My Team Part 2
Chapter 214: The Start Of The Match Part 1
Chapter 215: The Start Of The Match Part 2
Chapter 216: Adjustments Part 1
Chapter 217: Adjustments Part 2
Chapter 218: One On One
Chapter 219: Forgone Conclusion Part 1
Chapter 220: Forgone Conclusion Part 2
Chapter 221: Need To Win Part 1
Chapter 222: Need To Win Part 2
Chapter 223: Victory Part 1
Chapter 224: Victory Part 2
Chapter 225: The Chief Part 1
Chapter 226: The Chief Part 2
Chapter 227: Clough The Second? Part 1
Chapter 228: Clough The Second? Part 2
Chapter 229: Unlucky Ferreira Part 1
Chapter 230: Unlucky Ferreira Part 2
Chapter 231: Going Toe-To-Toe Part 1
Chapter 232: Going Toe-To-Toe Part 2
Chapter 233: Entanglement Part 1
Chapter 234: Entanglement Part 2
Chapter 235: Air Battle Part 1
Chapter 236: Air Battle Part 2
Chapter 237: The Madman Part 1
Chapter 238: The Madman Part 2
Chapter 239: The Entertainment Circle? No
Chapter 240: Read The Headline Part 1
Chapter 241: Read The Headline Part 2
Chapter 242: The Unstable Forest Part 1
Chapter 243: The Unstable Forest Part 2
Chapter 244: Newcastle And Shania Part 1
Chapter 245: Newcastle And Shania Part 2
Chapter 246: We Will Definitely Win Part 1
Chapter 247: We Will Definitely Win Part 2
Chapter 248: Angel Of The North Part 1
Chapter 249: Angel Of The North Part 2
Chapter 250: Wood’S Struggle Part 1
Chapter 251: Wood’S Struggle Part 2
Chapter 252: Heavy Responsibility Part 1
Chapter 253: Heavy Responsibility Part 2
Chapter 254: Going Head-On Part 1
Chapter 255: Going Head-On Part 2
Chapter 256: Roy Keane Part 1
Chapter 257: Roy Keane Part 2
Chapter 258: In Trouble Part 1
Chapter 259: In Trouble Part 2
Chapter 260: A Show Of Genius Part 1
Chapter 261: A Show Of Genius Part 2
Chapter 262: The Lead Of The Theatre Of Dreams Part 1
Chapter 263: The Lead Of The Theatre Of Dreams Part 2
Chapter 264: Wood Learned To Be A Star Player Part 1
Chapter 265: Wood Learned To Be A Star Player Part 2
Chapter 266: A New Goalkeeper Part 1
Chapter 267: The New Goalkeeper Part 2
Chapter 268: Merry Christmas Part 1
Chapter 269: Merry Christmas Part 2
Chapter 270: The New Sponsor; An Ambassador Part 1
Chapter 271: The New Sponsor; An Ambassador Part 2
Chapter 272: Mr. Two Trillion Dollars Part 1
Chapter 273: Mr. Two Trillion Dollars Part 2
Chapter 274: Derby Part 1
Chapter 275: Derby Part 2
Chapter 276: Poaching Part 1
Chapter 277: The Red Forest Chapter 50 Poaching Part 2
Chapter 278: Agent Part 1
Chapter 279: Agent Part 2
Chapter 280: A New Contract, A New Player Part 1
Chapter 281 - A New Contract, A New Player Part 2
Chapter 282 - The Star Of Tomorrow Part 1
Chapter 283 - The Star Of Tomorrow Part 2
Chapter 284 - A Win-Win At The Fa Cup Part 1
Chapter 285 - A Win-Win At The Fa Cup Part 2
Chapter 286: Burst Part 1
Chapter 287: Burst Part 2
Chapter 288 - The Uefa Europa League Champion?
Chapter 289: Wood And Eastwood Part 1
Chapter 290
Chapter 291 - Dirty Rochemback Part 1
Chapter 292 - Dirty Rochemback Part 2
Chapter 293 - Wood’S Revenge Part 1
Chapter 294 - Wood’S Revenge Part 2
Chapter 295 - Unacceptable Part 1
Chapter 296 - Unacceptable Part 2
Chapter 297 - What Comes Around, Goes Around Part 1
Chapter 298 - What Goes Around, Comes Around Part 2
Chapter 299 - The Fate Of The Romani Part 1
Chapter 300 - The Fate Of The Romani Part 2
Chapter 301 - As Expected Part 1
Chapter 302 - As Expected Part 2
Chapter 303 - Time To Hurtle Part 1
Chapter 304 - Time To Hurtle Part 2
Chapter 305 - Against Everton Part 1
Chapter 306 - Against Everton Part 2
Chapter 307 - Fallen Behind Part 1
Chapter 308 - Fallen Behind Part 2
Chapter 309 - A Job Well Done Part 1
Chapter 310 - A Job Well Done Part 2
Chapter 311 - When The Dust Settled Part 1
Chapter 312 - When The Dust Settled Part 2
Chapter 313 - We Are Back Part 1
Chapter 314 - We Are Back Part 2
Chapter 315 - A Sunny Holiday Part 1
Chapter 316 - A Sunny Holiday Part 2
Chapter 317 - Pepe Part 1
Chapter 318 - Pepe Part 2
Chapter 319 - So Long, Brazil
Chapter 320 - Work Permit Part 1
Chapter 321 - Work Permit Part 2
Chapter 322 - An Exceptional Talent Part 1
Chapter 323 - An Exceptional Talent Part 2
Chapter 324 - Forward Line Problems Part 1
Chapter 325 - Forward Line Problems Part 2
Chapter 326 - About Anelka
Chapter 327 - Impressions Part 1
Chapter 328 - Impressions Part 2
Chapter 329 - China Sun
Chapter 330 - From Youth Team To First Team Part 1
Chapter 331 - From Youth Team To First Team Part 2
Chapter 332 - Eight Million Part 1
Chapter 333 - Eight Million Part 2
Chapter 334 - The New Season Part 1
Chapter 335 - The New Season Part 2
Chapter 336 - The Injury Part 1
Chapter 337 - The Injury Part 2
Chapter 338 - The Captain’S Armband Part 1
Chapter 339 - The Captain’S Armband Part 2
Chapter 340 - Bright Red Part 1
Chapter 341 - Bright Red Part 2
Chapter 342 - The French Forward
Chapter 343 - Role Model Part 1
Chapter 344 - Role Model Part 2
Chapter 345 - Heart-To-Heart Part 1
Chapter 346 - Heart-To-Heart Part 2
Chapter 347 - The Tournament Part 1
Chapter 348 - The Tournament Part 2
Chapter 349 - A Captain Like You Part 1
Chapter 350 - A Captain Like You Part 2
Chapter 351 - The Champions League Grouping Part 1
Chapter 352 - The Champions League Grouping Part 2
Chapter 353 - Round One: City Ground Part 1
Chapter 354 - Round One: City Ground Part 2
Chapter 355 - Who Had The Red Card? Part 1
Chapter 356 - Who Had The Red Card? Part 2
Chapter 357 - Ups-And-Downs
Chapter 358 - The War Between Two Men Part 1
Chapter 359 - The War Between Two Men Part 2
Chapter 360 - The War Between Two Men 2 Part 1
Chapter 361 - The War Between Two Men 2 Part 2
Chapter 362 - The War Between Two Men 3 Part 1
Chapter 363 - The War Between Two Men 3 Part 2
Chapter 364 - A Dedication To Eastwood Part 1
Chapter 365 - A Dedication To Eastwood Part 2
Chapter 366 - It’S Not Over Yet Part 1
Chapter 367 - It’S Not Over Yet Part 2
Chapter 368 - A Goal To Fame Part 1
Chapter 369 - A Goal To Fame Part 2
Chapter 370 - We’Ve Won Part 1
Chapter 371 - We’Ve Won Part 2
Chapter 372 - Goodbye, Ian Part 1
Chapter 373 - Goodbye, Ian Part 2
Chapter 374 - Fifa Virus Part 1
Chapter 375 - Fifa Virus Part 2
Chapter 376 - A Starry Night Part 1
Chapter 377 - A Starry Night Part 2
Chapter 378 - Hiss— Part 1
Chapter 379 - Hiss---- Part 2
Chapter 380 - A Yellow Card Part 1
Chapter 381 - A Yellow Card Part 2
Chapter 382 - Multiple Choices Part 1
Chapter 383 - Multiple Choices Part 2
Chapter 384 - White Handkerchiefs Part 1
Chapter 385 - White Handkerchiefs Part 2
Chapter 386 - Wood At Bernabéu? Part 1
Chapter 387 - Wood At Bernabéu? Part 2
Chapter 388 - A Meeting Off The Field Part 1
Chapter 389 - A Meeting Off The Field Part 2
Chapter 390 - Hello Roy Part 1
Chapter 391 - Hello Roy Part 2
Chapter 392 - Keane, The Man Part 1
Chapter 393 - Keane, The Man Part 2
Chapter 394 - Keane, The Man Part 3
Chapter 395 - Santa Claus Part 1
Chapter 396 - Santa Claus Part 2
Chapter 397 - “A New Player” Part 1
Chapter 398 - “A New Player” Part 2
Chapter 399 - If They Want War, We’Ll Give Them War Part 1
Chapter 400 - If They Want War, We’Ll Give Them War Part 2
Chapter 401 - The Pride Of A Professional Footballer
Chapter 402 - Advancement Part 1
Chapter 403 - Advancement Part 2
Chapter 404 - An Official Publicity Part 1
Chapter 405 - An Official Publicity Part 2
Chapter 406 - Call Me Clarice Part 1
Chapter 407 - Call Me Clarice Part 2
Chapter 408 - What Relationship? Part 1
Chapter 409 - What Relationship? Part 2
Chapter 410 - The Number You Have Dialed Is Not In Service Part 1
Chapter 411 - The Number You Have Dialed Is Not In Service Part 2
Chapter 412 - The Night Before A Tough Fight Part 1
Chapter 413 - The Night Before A Tough Battle Part 2
Chapter 414 - Thank You
Chapter 415 - Giuseppe Meazza.San Siro Part 1
Chapter 416 - Giuseppe Meazza. San Siro Part 2
Chapter 417 - A Pivot And A Long Ball Part 1
Chapter 418 - A Pivot And A Long Ball Part 2
Chapter 419 - You Are Inter Milan’S Players! Part 1
Chapter 420 - You Are Inter Milan’S Players! Part 2
Chapter 421 - The Price Of Defense Part 1
Chapter 422 - The Price Of Defense Part 2
Chapter 423 - Looking On The Verge Of A Loss Part 1
Chapter 424 - Looking On The Verge Of A Loss Part 2
Chapter 425 - This Is My Way
Chapter 426 - George And Demi’S Future
Chapter 427 - Famous
Chapter 428 - “I”
Chapter 429 - A Hidden War
Chapter 430 - Highbury
Chapter 431 - The Arsenal Style
Chapter 432 - Make A Guess
Chapter 433 - The Core
Chapter 434 - Nothing Is Too Deceitful In War
Chapter 435 - Three Days Later
Chapter 436 - Round Two
Chapter 437 - Weigh The Options?
Chapter 438 - Arsenal’S King
Chapter 439 - The Last Option
Chapter 440 - Penalty Shoot-Out
Chapter 441 - Come Have A Drink With Me
Chapter 442 - A Favor Owed
Chapter 443 - Go Watch The Game Live
Chapter 444 - Relax
Chapter 445 - Providence
Chapter 446 - The Cycle
Chapter 447 - Unexpected
Chapter 448 - After Taking The Lead
Chapter 449 - Looks Like Victory
Chapter 450 - Five Minutes
Chapter 451 - Do As He Likes
Chapter 452 - A New Beginning
Chapter 453 - A New Future
Chapter 454 - Going Home
Chapter 455 - Finding What Was Lost
Chapter 456 - A Chance Encounter In The Air
Chapter 457 - Special Guest Commentator
Chapter 458 - A New Job Possibility
Chapter 459 - A New Potential Change In The Players
Chapter 460 - An Invitation From Ferguson
Chapter 461 - Ferguson’S Decision
Chapter 462 - The King Of The Goal Area
Chapter 463 - New And Old Players
Chapter 464 - Whatever Can Happen Will Happen
Chapter 465 - Lofty Aspirations
Chapter 466 - Rafael Van Der Vaart
Chapter 467 - Poor Hamburger…
Chapter 468 - Welcome To Amsterdam
Chapter 469 - The Darkening Night
Chapter 470 - Did You Do It Or Not?
Chapter 471 - Tang En’S Mockery
Chapter 472 - The Invitational Tournament
Chapter 473 - What A Small World
Chapter 474 - A New Friend And An Old Acquaintance
Chapter 475 - Declaration For The New Season
Chapter 476 - Absolute Strength
Chapter 477 - The Chinese Man Who Conquered Forest
Chapter 478 - A Taste Of Celebrity
Chapter 479 - Watch Your Foot
Chapter 480 - What'S Going On?
Chapter 481 - A Rowdy Style Of Play
Chapter 482 - Stadium Violence
Chapter 483 - Good News, Bad News
Chapter 484 - Suspension
Chapter 485 - Returned Soul
Chapter 486 - The Storm Chapter 34 Brewing Transformation
Chapter 487 - The Reserve Team
Chapter 488 - Other Than Offense, It'S Still Offense
Chapter 489 - Reciprocity
Chapter 490 - The Sun Show
Chapter 491 - Extreme Dissatisfaction And Absolute Regret
Chapter 492 - What Had Happened And Was About To Happen
Chapter 493 - David’S Plans
Chapter 494 - The Meeting
Chapter 495 - Vacation In Madrid
Chapter 496 - If It Had Not Been For Him ...
Chapter 497 - A Bombshell
Chapter 498 - Character Determines Fate
Chapter 499 - Demetrio’S Farewell Game
Chapter 500 - Drunken Babble
Chapter 501 - The Role Of A Veteran
Chapter 502 - The Best Draw There Is
Chapter 503 - Win Back What Was Lost
Chapter 504 - Come To Collect The Interest
Chapter 505 - George Wood’S Final
Chapter 506 - Open The First Record
Chapter 507 - A Powerful Enemy
Chapter 508 - He Is Indeed Powerful
Chapter 509 - The Victor Has Yet To Emerge
Chapter 510 - The Contest
Chapter 511 - The Perilous Forest
Chapter 512 - You'Re All Wrong
Chapter 513 - The Pretty Tenant
Chapter 514 - Kill
Chapter 515 - Thirty-Two Seconds Of Heaven And Hell
Chapter 516 - Almost
Chapter 517 - A Good Opponent
Chapter 518 - Meet New Friends And Encounter Old Enemies
Chapter 519 - Woox’S Secret
Chapter 520 - The Sleeping Beauty
Chapter 521 - Romance Of The Three Heroes
Chapter 522 - The Countdown Begins
Chapter 523 - Kill Them
Chapter 524 - Contrary To Expectations
Chapter 525 - George Wood’S Football Philosophy
Chapter 526 - Halftime Interval
Chapter 527 - The Charge Of The War Chariot
Chapter 528 - We Can Win
Chapter 529 - Take Down The First Bout
Chapter 530 - Pepe’S Worry
Chapter 531 - Romance Of The Three Kingdoms?
Chapter 532 - 0.1% And 100%
Chapter 533 - The Soldiers At The City Walls
Chapter 534 - A Head Start
Chapter 535 - Forty-Five Seconds
Chapter 536 - Forty-Five Seconds
Chapter 537 - Fortune’S Fool
Chapter 538 - A Confrontation
Chapter 539 - We Wait Till We Reclaim What Is Ours
Chapter 540 - I’Ll Jump Into The Sea If We Don’T Win
Chapter 541 - Twain’S Revenge
Chapter 542 - The League Tournament Ends
Chapter 543 - A Supporting Character
Chapter 544 - A Friend From Afar
Chapter 545 - The Gatecrashers
Chapter 546 - A Confident Answer
Chapter 547 - The Night Before
Chapter 548 - Are You Ready?
Chapter 549 - Don'T Let The Trophy Wait Too Long
Chapter 550 - Albertini’S Pass
Chapter 551 - Like A Fallen Leaf To The Ground
Chapter 552 - A Battle Of Wits And Valour
Chapter 553 - The Bodyguard
Chapter 554 - Trump Card Against Trump Card (Part 1)
Chapter 555 - Trump Card Against Trump Card (Part 2)
Chapter 556 - The Arrival Of The King
Chapter 557 - A True Champion
Chapter 558 - A Victorious Return
Chapter 559 - An Ending And A Beginning
Chapter 560 - Michael’S Farewell
Chapter 561 - The Young Men Of Wilford
Chapter 562 - The Tsar’S Arrival
Chapter 563 - A Strong Base With A Steady Stream Of Players
Chapter 564 - The Loaded Thai
Chapter 565 - The Merry Men
Chapter 566 - Mendes’ Gift
Chapter 567 - Wood'S Substitute
Chapter 568 - New And Former Owners
Chapter 569 - The Business Of The English Premier League
Chapter 570 - A Fiery New Beginning
Chapter 571 - A New Record
Chapter 572 - An Identity Transformation
Chapter 573 - Good Beginning
Chapter 574 - Four Consecutive Wins And A War Of Words
Chapter 575 - Benítez
Chapter 576 - Face To Face With The Enemy
Chapter 577 - Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain
Chapter 578 - Stop Defending
Chapter 579 - The Uefa Super Cup
Chapter 580 - A Talent Show? No, Thank You
Chapter 581 - Behind The Scenes Of The Talent Show
Chapter 582 - An Old Friend Is Coming
Chapter 583 - Manager Roy
Chapter 584 - The Disparity In Strength
Chapter 585 - Everyone Must Respect The Opponent
Chapter 586 - It’S Getting Explosive
Chapter 587 - Why Is That?
Chapter 588 - It’S Just A Joke
Chapter 589 - Normal Atmosphere
Chapter 590 - The Night In Istanbul
Chapter 591 - Welcome To Hell
Chapter 592 - Welcome To Hell Part 2
Chapter 593 - A Messenger From Hell
Chapter 594 - Welcome To Your Hell
Chapter 595 - The Cell Phone
Chapter 596 - Someone’S Waiting At Home
Chapter 597 - This Is An Important Game
Chapter 598 - A Cold And Rainy Night
Chapter 599 - Desire To Win
Chapter 600 - A Little Bad Luck
Chapter 601 - Undefeated Yet
Chapter 602 - The Kiss
Chapter 603 - A Little Lonely
Chapter 604 - A Public Apology
Chapter 605 - Outside The Squad List
Chapter 606 - Mcclaren’S Good Luck
Chapter 607 - The Destined Result
Chapter 608 - The League Tournament Resumed
Chapter 609 - Just A Regular League Game
Chapter 610 - Back To Top Three
Chapter 611 - A Perfect Year
Chapter 612 - A Good Football Foundation Started From Young
Chapter 613 - 9527
Chapter 614 - The Dark Horse Prince
Chapter 615 - Ah, Life Is Full Of Ups And Downs
Chapter 616 - Return To The Team
Chapter 617 - The Visiting Team: Ac Milan
Chapter 618 - Helpless
Chapter 619 - Guests From The Far East
Chapter 620 - About Dreams
Chapter 621 - One Step Closer
Chapter 622 - The Troubles Of The Forest Merry Men
Chapter 623 - Not Going Anywhere
Chapter 624 - You’Re Under Pressure, I’M Under Pressure
Chapter 625 - Likes And Dislikes
Chapter 626 - Ribéry Again
Chapter 627 - Guti
Chapter 628 - Real Madrid’S Core
Chapter 629 - Anger
Chapter 630 - Still Undefeated
Chapter 631 - Mr. Ten Percent
Chapter 632 - Change In Dominion
Chapter 633 - Fierce Competition
Chapter 634 - Messi’S Confusion
Chapter 635 - The New Playmaker
Chapter 636 - The Amazing Forest Team
Chapter 637 - About Professional Ethics
Chapter 638 - The Target For The Double
Chapter 639 - The Final Showdown At The Top Of The Theatre Of Dreams
Chapter 640 - The Older The Ginger, The Spicier The Ginger
Chapter 641 - Ronaldo In Full Swing
Chapter 642 - Decisive Battle In The Second Half
Chapter 643 - Before The Storm
Chapter 644 - Sudden Change Of Situation
Chapter 645 - Create History
Chapter 646 - Start Dating?
Chapter 647 - Preparation For Battle
Chapter 648 - A Thing Like Love
Chapter 649 - Modesty Is Not A Virtue
Chapter 650 - The Tactical Meeting
Chapter 651 - Win To Show Them
Chapter 652 - Tough Guys
Chapter 653 - A Dramatic Scene
Chapter 654 - I Won’T Agree
Chapter 655 - A Stalemate
Chapter 656 - Mightiness Revealed Again
Chapter 657 - All Hail The Double Winner!
Chapter 658 - His Majesty The King
Chapter 659 - Cat
Chapter 659.1 - The Busy Summer Begins
Chapter 660 - Poach And Be Poached From
Chapter 661 - The Mallorca Holiday
Chapter 662 - That’S It
Chapter 663 - Twain’S Many Troubles
Chapter 664 - The China Trip
Chapter 665 - So Tired
Chapter 666 - Enough Face Has Been Given
Chapter 667 - Stupid And Awesome
Chapter 668 - Money Versus No Money
Chapter 669 - A Former Genius’S New Life
Chapter 670 - Goodbye, Gerard
Chapter 671 - Double "Wood" Is "Woods", And Triple "Wood" Can Be Counted As
Chapter 672 - New Capital, New Season
Chapter 673 - Wealth Of An Entire Nation
Chapter 674 - Chaos
Chapter 675 - The Imposing Manner Of The Strong
Chapter 676 - Bendtner’S Ambition
Chapter 677 - To Part On Bad Terms
Chapter 677.1: A High Asking Price
Chapter 678 - End Of An Affinity
Chapter 679 - Aerial Overlord
Chapter 680 - Forty And Confused
Chapter 681 - Jealous
Chapter 682 - Goodbye Kiss
Chapter 683 - I Love You, Do You Love Me?
Chapter 684 - Remnant
Chapter 685 - Only A Matter Of Time
Chapter 686 - We Dare You
Chapter 687 - Before The Kickoff Whistle
Chapter 688 - Aerial Overlord
Chapter 689 - Forty And Confused
Chapter 690 - Jealous
Chapter 691 - Goodbye Kiss
Chapter 692 - I Love You, Do You Love Me?
Chapter 693 - Remnant
Chapter 694 - Only A Matter Of Time
Chapter 695 - We Dare You
Chapter 696 - Before The Kickoff Whistle
Chapter 697 - The One Who Has Left Me, Disturbs Me
Chapter 699 - Possessed
Chapter 700 - Wishing Good Luck
Chapter 701 - Chilly
Chapter 702 - Winter Has Arrived
Chapter 703 - The Distance Between The Dream And Reality
Chapter 704 - Strong And Resolute
Chapter 705 - Accidentally Caught A Cold
Chapter 706 - Carl Spicer’S Hardcore Fan
Chapter 707 - High Technological Inflatable Doll
Chapter 708 - A Narrow Escape
Chapter 709 - Eight Months!
Chapter 710 - Powerless To Stage A Comeback
Chapter 711 - The Imminent Passing Of 2008
Chapter 712 - A Dream Too Realistic
Chapter 713 - Relief
Chapter 714 - The Core
Chapter 715 - Determined To Hang On To You
Chapter 716 - 45 Million Years Of Love
Chapter 717 - Here Comes The Wolf
Chapter 718 - Tony Twain’S Tactical Class
Chapter 719 - Little Red Riding Hood And Her Uncle Wolf
Chapter 720 - The Original Dream
Chapter 721 - The Purge List
Chapter 722 - His Majesty Has Returned
Chapter 723 - Wedding Invitation
Chapter 724 - Call Me Uncle
Chapter 725 - The New Season After The Honeymoon
Chapter 726 - Self-Reliance
Chapter 727 - The Setting China Sun
Chapter 728 - The Young Guard
Chapter 729 - The Future Belongs To The Young
Chapter 730 - The Death Of An Idealist
Chapter 731 - Before The Start Of The New Season
Chapter 732 - The Juvenile Footballers
Chapter 733 - Newborn Calves
Chapter 734 - The Final Moments Of 2009
Chapter 735 - Wolf
Chapter 736 - He’S Back
Chapter 737 - Plans For The New League Season
Chapter 738 - What Is Chinese Football?
Chapter 739 - A Lame Joke
Chapter 740 - World Cup In South Africa
Chapter 741 - George’S Maiden Appearance
Chapter 742 - St. George’S Protection On England
Chapter 743 - St. George'S World Cup
Chapter 744 - A Pair Of Forest Wingers
Chapter 745 - Super Ibi’S Troubles
Chapter 746 - The Drifter
Chapter 747 - Let’S Make A Wager!
Chapter 748 - Players Come And Go
Chapter 749 - Leaving The Life Of Football
Chapter 750 - Integration
Chapter 751 - A Temptation From Italy
Chapter 752 - Robin Hood And The Forest
Chapter 753 - A Sigh
Chapter 754 - Football At Nottingham Forest
Chapter 755 - I Feel Really Satisfied!
Chapter 756 - Once Every Goal
Chapter 757 - The Group Of Death
Chapter 758 - Happy Birthday Uncle Tony
Chapter 759 - Travelling With Tony Today
Chapter 760 - The Manager Killer
Chapter 761 - Anyone And Us
Chapter 762 - Tony’S Little Scheme
Chapter 763 - Chain Reaction
Chapter 765 - Conquering Calderon
Chapter 766 - Fight The Old Lady Again
Chapter 767 - Change
Chapter 768 - Counterattack Counterattack
Chapter 769 - Grind To Death
Chapter 770 - Psychological Battle
Chapter 771 - My Successor
Chapter 772 - Who Will Become Tony Twain The Second?
Chapter 773 - Strategies Against Manchester United
Chapter 774
Chapter 775 - Unexpected Situation
Chapter 776 - The Crazy Stoppage Time
Chapter 777 - Red War
Chapter 778 - Coupled Up
Chapter 779 - The New Year
Chapter 780 - Transfer Window
Chapter 781 - An Ibrahimović Good At Headers
Chapter 782 - Twain’S Christmas Tree
Chapter 783 - An Out And Out Conspiracy
Chapter 784 - Coming From A Thousand Miles Away For Revenge
Chapter 785 - José And Tony
Chapter 786 - Dry Wood And Fierce Fire
Chapter 787 - Outer Instep
Chapter 788 - Missed Out On A Golden Opportunity
Chapter 789 - Be Crazy Together!
Chapter 790 - Swift Counterattack
Chapter 791 - Two Away Goals
Chapter 792 - The Post Match Spat
Chapter 793 - Relive The Past Experience
Chapter 794 - Poor Quaresma
Chapter 795 - The Chip Shot
Chapter 796 - Before A Big Game
Chapter 797 - Heavyweight Skirmish
Chapter 798 - An Army Burning With Righteous Indignation
Chapter 799 - The Taller Trees In The Woods Are Liable To Get Their Tops Blown Off
Chapter 800 - Come Out If You Dare
Chapter 801 - One Goal And A Red Card
Chapter 802 - The Second Red Card
Chapter 803 - Snap My Fingers
Chapter 804 - A Gift For Barcelona
Chapter 805 - Pomo
Chapter 806 - Aaron’S Troubles
Chapter 807 - Adapting To The Field
Chapter 808 - Do I Need To Take Off My Pants?
Chapter 809 - Two Identical Leaves
Chapter 810 - The Puppet Master
Chapter 811 - The Loudhailers
Chapter 812 - Aaron Is A Fool
Chapter 813 - A Blunder
Chapter 814 - Panic And Lost
Chapter 815 - Piqué
Chapter 816 - Who The Hell Is This Kid?
Chapter 817 - A Giant’S Waltz
Chapter 818 - A Last-Ditch Struggle
Chapter 819 - Well Done
Chapter 820 - A Scoundrel Realized His Ambition
Chapter 821 - The End Of The Season
Chapter 822 - Goodbye, My Friend
Chapter 823 - A Crimson New Beginning
Chapter 824 - Everyone’S On Their Way
Chapter 825 - Two Years Later
Chapter 826 - Destiny
Chapter 827 - A Legendary Tribute
Chapter 828 - Not Friends
Chapter 829 - Whoever Started The Trouble Should End It
Chapter 830 - Tony’S Decade
Chapter 831 - Trust
Chapter 832 - Gerrard’S Challenge
Chapter 833 - Don’T Be Happy Yet
Chapter 834 - Happy Tenth Anniversary
Chapter 835 - Do Not Touch The Tiger’S Ass
Chapter 836 - The Loser Eats A Table
Chapter 837 - Lost The Game And Money
Chapter 838 - Three Battles
Chapter 839 - The Real Target
Chapter 840 - Regarding The Possibility Of Exchanging Jerseys
Chapter 841 - Behind A Successful Man
Chapter 842 - Collapse?
Chapter 843 - This Season
Chapter 844 - The Crucial Goal
Chapter 845 - Qualifying For Championship
Chapter 846 - One More Match Remaining
Chapter 847 - Other Than Attack, It’S Still Attack
Chapter 848 - Unexpected Advantage
Chapter 849 - To Win The Championship
Chapter 850 - Sprint
Chapter 851 - A Letter From The United Kingdom
Chapter 852 - The Foolish Old Man
Chapter 853 - The Old Guard Is Still Standing Strong
Chapter 854 - Our City Ground Stadium
Chapter 855 - A Suboptimal Situation
Chapter 856 - I Am Ready, What About You Guys?
Chapter 857 - The Stubborn One
Chapter 858 - The Special One
Chapter 859 - The Explosion In Silence
Chapter 860 - The Final Three Minutes
Chapter 861 - After Getting The Crown
Chapter 862 - Please Eat The Table
Chapter 863 - A New Journey
Chapter 864 - One More Needed
Chapter 865 - Confess
Chapter 866 - Madrid
Chapter 867 - Red Cloth
Chapter 868 - Chen Jian’S Troubles
Chapter 869 - A Wonderful Night Begins
Chapter 870 - The Heart Of Champion
Chapter 871 - The Final Game Kicks Off
Chapter 872 - Own Goal?
Chapter 873 - This Looks Bad
Chapter 874 - Countermeasures
Chapter 875 - A Wonderful Goal
Chapter 876 - A Dramatic First Act
Chapter 877 - Conflict
Chapter 878 - The First Half Of The Overtime
Chapter 879 - The Clinching Shot
Chapter 880 - Tony Don Twain
Chapter 881 - On This Night
Chapter 882 - Showing His Hand
Chapter 883 - The Storm Before The Night
Chapter 884 - A Storm Brewing
Chapter 885 - Traces Of The Wind
Chapter 886 - The World Cup
Chapter 887 - A Call From London
Chapter 888 - It’S Not Easy To Find A Job
Chapter 889 - A Change Of Manager
Chapter 890 - The New Manager Of The Three Lions
Chapter 891 - Old Partner
Chapter 892 - Momentous Changes
Chapter 893 - An Exhibition Game
Chapter 894 - England Team C
Chapter 895 - Nottingham Forest And England
Chapter 896 - The Days Since Twain Left
Chapter 897 - Back Home
Chapter 898 - Welcome Home, Tony
Chapter 899 - : The Determination To Win
Chapter 900 - Principles
Chapter 901 - First Victory
Chapter 902 - All Good Things Must Come To An End
Chapter 903 - A Well-Behaved Man Strikes Back
Chapter 904 - Unable To Be Interdependent Forever
Chapter 905 - : Two Atomic Bombs
Chapter 906 - The Two Buddies’ Troubles
Chapter 907 - Rather Forget About The Past
Chapter 908 - This Is An Unsatisfactory Answer
Chapter 909 - Nothing To Do With Forest
Chapter 910 - Here Lies My Legend
Chapter 911 - Twain’S Trouble
Chapter 912 - National Team Call Up Completed
Chapter 913 - The New Captain Of The Three Lions
Chapter 914 - Why Are You Running?
Chapter 915 - This Damn Thing Is Over
Chapter 916 - The New English Team Sets Sail And Soars
Chapter 917 - Forty-Six Years Old Twain
Chapter 918 - I Want A Child
Chapter 919 - Reunion With Bale
Chapter 920 - A Decision On The Sidelines
Chapter 921 - Entrapment
Chapter 922 - Top Of The Group
Chapter 923 - End Of The Season
Chapter 924 - The Drama
Chapter 925 - Qualified For The Next Round In Advance
Chapter 926 - The Group Draw For The Final Series
Chapter 927 - An Old Enemy
Chapter 928 - This Is Counter-Attacking Football
Chapter 929 - Win The Game Like The Forest Team
Chapter 930 - Grave News
Chapter 931 - I Must Go To Spain
Chapter 932 - George’S Persistence
Chapter 933 - The Squad List That Cannot Be Changed
Chapter 934 - Greedy
Chapter 935 - I Will Be Back
Chapter 936 - The Reveal
Chapter 937 - Twain’S England Team
Chapter 938 - The Match That Ended In Advance
Chapter 939 - The First Step Towards Conquering Europe
Chapter 940 - Next Opponent
Chapter 941 - The Damned Group Of Death
Chapter 942 - An Unlucky Year
Chapter 943 - Feud
Chapter 944 - The Sunlight Is So Blinding
Chapter 945 - Momentary Oversight
Chapter 946 - Don’T Be Impatient, George
Chapter 947 - A Bright Future
Chapter 948 - I Want To Come On
Chapter 949 - Super Invincible Mazinger Z
Chapter 950 - After The Big Battle
Chapter 951 - A Check-Up
Chapter 952 - Mystical Destiny
Chapter 953 - Extremely Relaxed
Chapter 954 - Reappearance
Chapter 955 - Opponent For The Quarterfinal
Chapter 956 - The Powerful French Team
Chapter 957 - Never Return Until The Battle Is Won
Chapter 958 - Starting Lineup
Chapter 959 - The Storm Approaches
Chapter 960 - A Two-Goal Lead Is Not Enough
Chapter 961 - Watch Out For The England Team
Chapter 962 - If You Hate Me
Chapter 963 - Italy Will Also Do The Same
Chapter 964 - The Encounter
Chapter 965 - Tickets
Chapter 966 - Are You Nervous?
Chapter 967 - Nepotism
Chapter 968 - Like A Sleepwalker
Chapter 969 - Qualified To Be In The Starting Lineup
Chapter 970 - That Old Fox
Chapter 971 - The Silver Fox’S Decision
Chapter 972 - Counter Every Move
Chapter 973 - Two Minutes
Chapter 974 - Five Minutes
Chapter 975 - One Minute
Chapter 976 - Two Years Later
Chapter 977 - A Child
Chapter 978 - Teresa
Chapter 979 - After Retirement
Chapter 980 - My Legend Is Still Here （Part 1）
Chapter 981 - My Legend Is Still Here （Part 2）
Chapter 982 - Visiting Michael
Chapter 983 - At 50, I Know The Decrees Of Heaven
Chapter 984 - I Have Decided To Retire
Chapter 985 - It Is Decided
Chapter 986 - Twain And Sophia
Chapter 987 - Everyone Has Their Own Worries
Chapter 988 - You Really Want To Retire?
Chapter 989 - The Conditions
Chapter 990 - Nottingham Forest’S Circumstances
Chapter 991 - Are You Coming Back, Tony?
Chapter 992 - Please Come Back, Tony
Chapter 993 - Hey George
Chapter 994 - He Is Back
Chapter 995 - Mr. Xia
Chapter 996 - I’M Going To The Forest
Chapter 997 - The Barcelona Derby
Chapter 998 - A Bigger Stage
Chapter 999 - The Past And Present Twain
Chapter 1000 - The Legend
Chapter 1001 - An Unfortunate Opening
Chapter 1002 - Balotelli
Chapter 1003 - Thoughts Of An Ordinary Man
Chapter 1004 - Long Live Your Majesty
Chapter 1005 - The King Without A Crown
Chapter 1006 - A Man Should Not Let A Lady Go Home Alone
Chapter 1007 - Inside First, Then Outside
Chapter 1008 - New Force
Chapter 1009 - Another Derby
Chapter 1010 - No Derbies, No Football
Chapter 1011 - Dunn’S Devil In His Dreams
Chapter 1012 - After The Derby
Chapter 1013 - Losing Competitiveness
Chapter 1014 - Find The Heart Of The Champion
Chapter 1015 - Shankly’S Decision Back Then
Chapter 1016 - Shankly’S Decision Back Then
Chapter 1017 - Leave? That’S Really A Problem
Chapter 1018 - A Successor
Chapter 1019 - An Era Is About To Come To An End
Chapter 1020 - Shania’S Good News
Chapter 1021 - Retirement
Chapter 1022 - Sixth In League
Chapter 1023 - Before The Last Game
Chapter 1024 - God To God, Dunn To Dunn
Chapter 1025 - After Achieving The Goal In Advance
Chapter 1026 - Dusk And Dawn In Wilford
Chapter 1027 - Last Training Session
Chapter 1028 - I Haven’T Lost Yet
Chapter 1029 - There Is Only One Tony Twain
Chapter 1030 - Old Antique
Chapter 1031 - This Is Fate
Chapter 1032 - The Final Curtain
Chapter 1033 - Epilogue: When I’M Sixty Years Old
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Drama, Historical, Sports, Tragedy Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 1033
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
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Chapter 730: The Death of an Idealist
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As July was about to end, they wrapped up a month’s worth of training and warm-up matches, and Twain had basically confirmed the roster for the first team in the new season.
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Adriano Moke had been suffering recently. When he received a call from the first team, he was very excited as he thought his efforts for the past 10 years has finally been recognised, until the cruel reality still struck him.
The head who always liked to wear shades and rarely smiled did not really give him any approving looks. He could feel that, compared to the players who were drawn from the youth team, his was very clearly treated differently from the rest. Of course, his performance was not exactly stellar…
He realised that the head preferred those who were not afraid of physical confrontation in the competition, who would actively initiate body contacts. Players like him who preferred to avoid body contact were not popular.
Since his promotion to team U16, he suffered a total of three major injuries, the worst one while he had been on loan to Sunderland in the previous season. He admitted that he was afraid of having physical confrontation with stronger opponents, but he also thought that he was not wrong if he could reasonably use his tactics to avoid physical confrontation. Why was there a need for physical confrontation? If he could train to be so technically competent that the defenders were unable to touch him, then there was no need to directly confront them.
Ever since that first injury, he had already been trying to turn these plans into a reality. As such, his techniques improved a lot and he became the best technical player in the team. When he went up against his peers, he excelled in feinting and deceiving , or using his incredible speed to dribble past the defenders. Such methods allowed him to be outstanding in the youth team and impressed the audience easily. Hence, he was determined by Greenwood to be the most promising youth in this season’s youth team.
However, none of this worked all his advantages did not work in South Wilford.
During his debut for Nottingham’s first team in the warm-up match, he faced fierce defenders in the League One team. As much as he wanted to use his techniques to break through the defense, he looked more like he was evading the opponents instead.
He could still remember it clearly. He had hoarded the ball so excessively that, when he lost it to a pair of full backs, he caught a glimpse of the captains shaking their heads from off the field.
During that match, he was substituted out in the middle of the match and sat quietly on the reserves bench. He knew he blew it with his performance, but it was only his first match. Besides, everyone would screw up one match anyways. He continued to comfort himself with this mindset.
However, in the matches that followed, he continued to be substituted out halfway through the match, or swapped in right before the match ended.
On the other hand, there was this this 22-year-old who was still mixing around in the reserve team. He was someone Moke had always been making fun of, the person everyone said had no future because his skills were average. And yet, Chris Cohen performed so well on the first team that he shocked Moke. He was obedient and brave. His performance on the field was outstanding; it was as if he had already played for the first team for several seasons.
Cohen constantly attacked the left lane and actively participated in defending. Whenever he ran back from the offensive half and forced his opponent to run near the corner flag, Moke, who was on the reserves, would sneakily squint to find the head nodding with approval. Why?!
Up till now, he still did not think that he was inferior to Cohen. Whether in terms of talent or technique, he was way better than Cohen. Cohen’s techniques was limited to stopping the ball before passing it, was he even able to lob the ball from the back over his defenders? Could he continuously do step-overs without tripping over the ball? Could he constantly protect the ball while speeding past defenders? Could he lob the ball sufficiently to dodge the opponent’s slide tackles at top dribbling speed? Was he able to spin past his defenders with the ball?
Watching him kick the ball only made Moke frown. Cohen was basically a miner kicking the ball; there was not elegance at all! But seeing Cohen play, Moke thought Cohen had a bigger chance of staying in first team than he did. Moke felt unjust.
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“There are 15 daysto the start of the new season. The big roster will be confirmed by then,” Twain told Dunn and Kerslake in the office. “You guys can settle these matters which would heavily offend people,” He laughed slyly.
“Let me do it.” Kerslake took the initiative to take over this task.
Actually the main aim was to notify the players drawn from the youth team and the second-rate team, and also those youths who recently joined the league teams this summer. Just like how they drew the previous first-team, Kerslake called the players one by one, informing them if they were to stay on the first team to train or temporarily return back to either their youth team or the second-rate team. This was definitely a tough job. Of course, if the players were smart enough, they would understand that these choices were made by their head, Tony Twain.
“Besides, there are three English Football League teams and one League One team who are interested in Kris Commons. If the price is suitable, just sell him.” Twain waved his hands.
Twain was only selling him now, but Commons’ level had been very far off the team’s for a very long time. Twain only decided to sell him now. On one hand it was because of the team’s financial situation, as selling those who could not bring much contribution to the team, would clear up the pay that the club gives to them. On the other hand, it was to prevent Commons from being a bench-warmer forever on the team. Even playing as a starter in the English Football League was far better than wasting his golden years in the Premier League. Although Commons was extremely loyal and did not complain when he was appointed to play as a reserve, Twain still had to make the harsh decision to sell him.
The third reason was because he found a replacement for Commons — Chris Cohen.
In this month, Cohen’s performance was all observed and remembered by Twain. He thought that Cohen’s performance and capabilities was all superior compared to Commons. The fact that he had no complaints about playing for the reserve team for several years was testament that he was the type of player who was willing to accept the fate of being a reserve. Twain loved these types of players the most, those who had potential but no opinions. They would not become the unstable element in the changing room.
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After a day’s training, Kerslake announced in front of the players that some young people would receive his call tonight to know if they would be registered for the Premier League in the next season. For these youths, their most critical moment has come.
Moke returned home, uneasy, then continued to wait for the assistant coach’s call. His heart was filled with lucky fantasies that he still had hope in entering the first team. His basis of thinking came from the previous two warm-up matches. His time on the field was a lot longer as compared to the past. He believed that his outstanding techniques and his fast breakthroughs in the right lane would move the captain.
After a month, he was not as ambitious. He no longer wished to be the most promising young superstar in his team but only to be able to play for the first team in the contest, even if he was only a reserve player. The youth who was initially filled with hopes and dreams had no choice but to throw his unrealistic dreams aside today.
At 9.30pm at night, he received the call which determined his fate.
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David Kerslake held up the contact list of the players and found the name of “Adriano Moke.”This was his last call for today, and the only one that was different.
The previous calls he made had been filled with laughter, but he had to be sterner when he dialed this number. This was no laughing matter.
Kerslake did many things which offended people. Dunn and him were Twain’s closest assistants. Most of the time, when he interacted with the players, Twain had to be likeable to establish rapport with them As such, these smaller matters that would upset the players would be left for Dunn and him to handle. Of course, Twain also did things to upset the players on a larger scale, like scolding people in the changing room.
“Hi, is this Adriano Moke?” The call went through.
“Yes, sir, it’s me!” One could not tell if the voice on the other side was excited or nervous, just that it was different from usual. Kerslake almost thought he called the wrong number.
“Yes…” Kerslake paused. “You really worked hard in the trainings in the team. Frankly speaking, your techniques really impressed me, and your breakthroughs in the right lane were extremely clean as well.” He was not saying any congratulations nor comforting words, it was purely stating Moke’s strengths without beating around the bush. “There was nothing I could do but clap and cheer.”
After the praises…
“However.” Kerslake took the phone away to cough softly. “I’m sorry to inform you that you are not in the plans of the first team. Yes, I’m talking about the current league’s plans. You still have a lot of flaws but we hope you will continue to accumulate experience in the reserve team’s competitions to overcome those flaws. At the same time, you could choose to be loaned out to train as well…”
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Everything that the assistant coach said after was nothing to Moke. He only heard the part where he said “Sorry to inform you that you aren’t in the plans of the first team in the current season.” Everything else was just noise ringing in his ears.
Was it over? That was the only thought in his mind.
He did not even know when he thanked the assistant coach and hung up.He felt unjust.
In the youth team, he had been the most outstanding one. Before he even turned 17, he had already received several invitations from other soccer teams. Those scouts all begged him to sign on to their teams but he rejected all of them. He was a Nottingham citizen, his family had been Nottingham Forest fans for many generations, so he only wanted to play for Nottingham Forest.
Whether it was David Kerslake, Dunn or Greenwood, the successive youth training director back then, were all expecting him to do well. They promised he would have a bright future in Nottingham Forest.
He would become a player as outstanding as George Eastwood, wearing the Nottingham Forest uniform every week to showcase his breakthroughs and dribbling techniques to his supportive fans and also score continuously.
His room had been filled with the greatest soccer superstars in the history of Nottingham Forest team. When he first joined the youth team of Nottingham Forest, he had the same dream over and over again. There would be a day he would retire from Nottingham Forest team and the whole city stadium would be filled with standing soccer fans who would chant his name.
But now, all of these were gone. He could not even get into the first team!
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On the second day of training, Twain and his coaches were all shocked to see Adriano Moke doing his warm-up in the team.Twain gave a glance towards Kerslake
Kerslake quickly explained. “I called him and explicitly told him he was cut.”
“Maybe he just felt unjust,” Dunn commented from the side.
“I…” Just when Twain was about to speak, Kerslake ran out. “Let me talk to him again.”
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“Moke!” Kerslake’s face was blank as he strode to Adriano Moke, gripping his arm with a hand. “What are you doing here?”
“To participate in the training, sir.” Moke’s arm was restricted so he started working on his legs.
“Was I not clear enough on the phone yesterday?I told you that you should join the reserve team for training and competitions.”
“You were clear enough, sir. But I don’t think I’ll improve much on the reserve team.” Moke stopped and stared at the assistant coach of the first team.
Their scuffle attracted the attention of everyone else on the training grounds. The other players who were also doing their warm-ups also stopped doing what they were doing and turned to look at Kerslake and Moke who were huddled together.
“Then you can opt to be on loan to gain experience from competitions. Just like the previous two seasons!”
“Is it for a Premier League team?” Moke responded with a question.
“Then you would need to see if there are any Premier League teams who are interested in you,” Tony Twain’s voice echoed from beside the pair. He glanced at Moke, then turned to Kerslake and said, “Looks like you’re in trouble, David.”
“Very sorry, Tony, ut I—”
Twain interrupted him and interrogated Moke directly, “Did Coach Kerslake not tell you on the phone yesterday? Your capabilities are not up to the team’s standard, But you could use the reserve team competitions or the experience you would accumulate upon loaning out to correct your flaws.”
“But I don’t think I’m that bad. The reserve team and the English League are of no use in improving my standards, captain.” Even when it was Twain he was confronting, Moke did not shy away from his stare. “My techniques are the best in the youth team in the same league and my speed is also very good. You’ve seen me play. Did my breakthroughs by the side lanes not leave any deep impressions on you?”
Twain stared at him for a while, thinking where Moke got his courage from.Then he turned to look at Kerslake.
“He was indeed outstanding in the youth team…” Kerslake awkwardly shrugged. “No one could defend him one-on-one without fouling.”
“I wouldn’t let my players play an official match without fouling,” Twain commented.
“Do you know what your issue is, Moke?” He turned again to ask.
“Physical confrontation. But I have my ways in avoiding these confrontations. I have good techniques and I’m fast. Even if I’m surrounded by three people, I can immediately get out of the situation. I am smart, I know how to leverage my strengths to compensate for my flaws,” Moke spoke like a promoter frantically trying to explain his strengths of his product in his hands. He did not care ho, he just wanted to stay on the first team of Nottingham Forest.
Twain then stared at him again, almost seemingly wanting to see through him.
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When Twain intervened in the scuffle between Moke and Kerslake, the players present no longer cared about the commands of the coach and gathered together to watch what was actually going on.Now they all understood that Moke was excluded from the plans of the new season and felt unjust, which was why he was here to ask for an explanation. This kid was so daring! You all should know this had never happened in the Nottingham Forest under Twain’s coaching.
“Want to bet?” Eastwood asked the bunch of players. “On whether the kid will get to stay? I’ll be the banker. 1 to 20 odds for him staying, 7 to 1 for him leaving”
“Two hundred pounds on him leaving. I don’t like that kid.” Pepe also joined. It was no surprise Pepe disliked Moke. Every time there was training within the team, Moke always picked on defenders like Pepe, who were recognised by the Premier League and European Football, to have a one-to-one confrontation. If Moke could successfully dribble pass them, he would obviously be very excited. This really humiliated Pepe. If their head coach allowed this sort of internal conflict, Pepe could not guarantee he would not sock Moke.
After Pepe placed his bet, more and more players participated. The bets increased by the fifties and hundreds, but not a single person thought Moke would be able to stay on the team.
“Hey! Hey!” The Gypsy suddenly screamed. “At times like these you should be betting on the unpopular option.” If everyone bet on Moke leaving, then after this betting session he would not be able to earn anything… According to the odds, if Moke really stayed, then betting 100 pounds would earn him 2000 pounds. If the bet did not land, then all the money would be given to Eastwood. If he bet on Moke leaving Moke did end up leaving then, aside from his 100 pounds Eastwood would still have to pay him another14 pounds. As such, unless everyone bet on Moke leaving and Moke left, he would just be setting himself up for failure.
“We’ll definitely lose if we bet on the unpopular option. We’re not idiots, Freddy. With these odds, who would bet on him winning?” Everyone laughed. It was not because everyone hated this bubbly kid like Pepe did, but because they knew what would become of people who opposed their captain.
“A thousand on him staying,” George Wood said from outside the group. Everyone turned to look at him, stunned.
“Reason being?” Pepe questioned.
“Someone has to let him earn,” He pointed at Eastwood and said.
“Hey!” Eastwood suddenly frowned, and gave an ungrateful look. Although George Wood shoving his leg was a thing in the past, his opinion towards Wood had not changed. “Don’t worry. If you somehow win, I won’t go back on my word.”
If Wood really won, Eastwood would have to pay him twenty times of a thousand — 20,000 pounds. Even though he was a professional soccer player, this was no small sum.
Someone finally placed a bet on Moke staying, even if it was George Wood, but the others were still betting on Moke leaving. The youths who had just joined this team hesitated for a while but they also joined eventually.
“Don’t you want to go and play as well, Colin?” Bostock, upon placing his bet, was squeezed out of the crowd, and found Colin Cogen rooted at the same spot. “This small bet wouldn’t. The coaches don’t care anyway.”
Colin shook his head. “I don’t gamble.” He looked at Moke who was still confronting the two coaches.
“Moke… this will turn out very unfortunate for him.” Bostock commented as he sat beside Colin. Actually everyone knew Moke looked down on Colin. Perhaps it was because both of them took up positions that were on opposite sides and were therefore often compared to each other. Also, coach was obviously more biased towards Colin, something Moke’s ego could not tolerate.
“He’s a stubborn and pitiful brat.”
Bostock looked at Colin with shock. This was the first time Colin expressed negative views on Moke. Before this, whenever Moke picked on Colin during training, Colin always stayed silent.
“He’s always thought that he was the best in his age group and that he’d have a bright future after leaving the youth team. Hallucinating that he could be the hero who saved a critical match from from the brink of defeat and rise to fame from that. Thinking that, just because he could dribble past five players, he could become a global superstar and represent England to clinch the Europe Cup and World Cup. Thinking that his teammates should work hard to not hold him back, and should strive to make space for him to perform.
“He should be the face of the team, the star player, and the media should flock to him like flies. There would be different girls visiting him everyday and fans would paint him out to be the greatest talent this team has ever seen. Every major soccer club would be at his door waving big cheques and begging him to join their club. Head coaches would threaten the club with suicide if they even thought of selling him.
“When he retired, millions would send him off. A bronze statue would be built outside even before he passed. The most popular fan base will be named after him, the best player award from England will be named after him as well…”
After Colin finish saying all of these in one breath, he turned to look at the surprised Bostock and grinned. “These daydreams, I’ve had them too.”
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Twain took back what he said. “Very well, kid. I’m giving you this last chance to prove your capabilities. Prove to me with your capabilities that I made the wrong call. If you do this, I’ll let you stay. Otherwise, go to where you’re supposed to be.”
“Yes, sir!” Moke nodded excitedly.
Twain turned to walk away, signalling the workers to move a mini-goal into the penalty area. “Place it here.” He pointed at the penalty line on the right side.After that, he stepped on the football and signalled Moke over.
“Two-on-two in the penalty area. I don’t care what method you use to escape the defender and how you shoot or pass to your teammate. If you’re shooting, you need to score. If you’re passing, you need to make sure your partner scores with your pass. This is how you’ll win. Any questions?”
“Is there a goalkeeper?”
“What is the use of the goalkeeper with a goalmouth this small?”
“Can I pick my partner myself?”
“Of course, you can pick who you think is the best shooter.”
Moke looked at the small goalmouth, then pointed at Eastwood who was still busy with calculating the bettings. “Freddy Eastwood. I want Eastwood as my partner.”
Twain nodded. “Very well.” Kerslake then turned to shout. “Freddy! Come over here!”
Eastwood ran over with a face of confusion. “What’s the matter, captain?”
“2 versus 2, you are partners with him.” Twain pointed at Moke. “Both of you from there.” He pointed at the penalty line opposite the goalmouth. “Start attacking from there and up till there. He will lead the attack and you will support him to open up the space. He could also choose not to pass you the ball and score on his own. Just like an actual match.”
Eastwood was stunned for a moment, then chuckled. “No problem, captain.”
“Alright, your team is complete. Let me find opponents for you.” Twain turned to scan the group who gathered to watch the show. Then, he told Kerslake, “Call George and Pepe over.”
Kerslake was confused and did not move at all. “You’re joking, Tony.”
“I’m definitely not.”
“But the both of them…”
Twain looked at Moke who was beaming with confidence. “If he wants to stand firm in Nottingham Forest’s first team, naturally he would need to challenge the best opponents. We are not a team who fights to stay in the league. If he can’t win George and Pepe, he can forget about winning the strongest opponents in the world. Am I right, Moke?”
Moke nodded. “Yes, captain. Competing with weak opponents, I may as well participate in the reserve team matches or choose to be loaned to the English League.”
Twain raised his thumb. “I like this character. Call them over.”
Eastwood, upon hearing this exchange, looked uneasy.
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Kerslake marched over to the players’ front and waved. “George, Pepe, come out!”
After this, everyone knew what the head wanted to do. The crowd was in an uproar.
“Hey, George! You wouldn’t purposely go easy just to win money right?”
“Pepe! Teach that kid some lessons! Stick closely to Freddy and not give him any chances to shoot at all!”
Kerslake did not know whether to cry or laugh after looking at this crowd. Did they start betting on this matter on their own?
Pepe and George stepped out. Pepe looked at the team captain by his side, “I’m going all out, captain.”
“Do you think I’m the type to go easy?” George questioned back.
Both of them followed Kerslake towards the few who were waiting on the other side.
Twain repeated the rules for Pepe and George. At the end, he emphasized, “This is not like training or a show. This is an official competition which determines if we are able to enter the champions cup in the next season! I hope both of you will bring out your fullest potential and attitude. If I were to see someone not putting in effort, you will know what will happen to you.”
Then, he exited the penalty area, making Kerslake the referee for this match.
“Come on, guys. Five rounds, three to win.”
The group surrounded the match to watch this special contest.
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Just like in an actual match, Eastwood started the ball from the “middle circle”, then passed it to Moke. He advanced on his own to assist Moke in distracting Pepe.
However, Moke met George Wood upon advancing with the ball.When both of them were still three meters apart, Moke’s torso suddenly jerked. = The ball then appeared behind his head and flew behind George Wood.It was a heel pick to dribble pass his opponent!
“Wow!” Some were whistling off field. This move was indeed elegant. But for the practical effects…
Wood turned on the spot and stretched both his arms, blocking Moke who was trying to run past him, then he calmly passed the ball to Pepe who received it from behind.
Kerslake’s whistle rang out. “End of round one. George’s team wins.”
There was an uproar by the side of the field. They were definitely not celebrating over Moke’s defeat but actually for their small winnings.
Moke bit his teeth while starting at the calm team captain.Eastwood was crossing his arms by the side.
In the second round, Eastwood passed the ball to Moke as expected, then Moke did his thing.This time, he decided to use his sudden start to change his direction to shake off George Wood who was standing firmly on his spot. He was confident of his speed, even if the team captain was as fast, turning would be a lot slower than breaking through on a straight line right?
After he shook off a tackle, he successfully dribbled past Wood, the defender who needed to turn would definitely lose out. However, just when he was excitedly thinking to continuing to dribble pass Pepe, he was knocked by someone from behind, staggering the ball.
He was trying his best to hold his balance while protecting the ball. But taking a hit from such fierceful body proved his efforts to be futile. He stumbled with the ball as he brought it out of the area. Pepe did not move at all from his initial spot.
“Foul!” He shouted with unjust.
“A reasonable tackle.” Kerslake told him. “This is the end of round two. George and Pepe win this round.”
“Your body is too weak, little kid!” Pepe mocked him.Eastwood gently shook his head.
In the third round, the Romani passed to Moke yet again, and ran forward. But he wasn’t looking forward to this player to pass the ball to him. Pepe clearly thought the same way, he left Eastwood alone and stayed behind George, waiting to attack with George from both front and back.
This time, one could tell Moke was furious from his eyes, he glared at Wood. There was no change in his dribbling speed.
Stepping onto the right, and over the ball.
Wood did not react.
Stepping onto the left, and over the ball.
Wood did not react.
Feigning with his right leg.
Wood did not react.
Right leg back.
Wood still did not react. He was only following Moke’s speed whilst retreating.
Moke then lifted his right leg and continued feigning with the ball. Just as his foot landed, his heel hit the ball. The ball did not roll left, just straight between George’s legs!
The crowd by the side screamed. “This kid did a nutmeg on Wood!”
Wood was stunned for a moment — he did not expect himself to be nutmeg-ed by his opponent — and then he saw his opponent speeding past him.
Pepe was panicking. He had to go forward to defend, but then he saw Wood fiercely turned and chased with giant steps, and just when he was about to be able to hold Moke, he used a hand to hold the kid’s shoulder, and sank his body while pulling his hand, both legs sliding towards the ball under Moke. It was a sliding tackle from behind!
Moke had no time to celebrate. He fell immediately and rolled a couple of rounds with the ball before stopping.
The crowd immediately turned silent. Everyone was thinking, “The captain really did it huh…”
Moke was on fours, and turned to see how George Wood was still in his slide tackle stance. He could not believe what had just happened. Kerslake’s whistle rang as he ran towards both of them, showing a yellow card towards Wood. “It is a foul! This is the end of the third round, George and Pepe won!”
Moke reacted furiously, he jumped from the ground and pointed at Wood while shouting. “Why! He fouled! It was him who fouled! But why did he still win!”
“Because your attack ended.” Kerslake explained.
“But he had to foul to stop me! Aren’t fouls actions which aren’t allowed by the rules?” Moke didn’t want to accept this result, because he knew it was a best of five, losing this round meant he was about to be eliminated.
Looking at Moke’s angry face, Kerslake couldn’t link between him and the person who was delighted most of the time.
“Have you seen a soccer match with 0 fouls throughout its 90 minutes?” The coach who used to coach Moke back in the youth team asked coldly.
“This is unfair!” Moke hesitated for a moment and continued shouting, “Using fouls to stop attacks is unfair! If he didn’t foul, I would have broken through for sure!”
“Nonsense!” Kerslake started shouting as well. “After Wood, there was still Pepe in front. If you had used your time to dribble past Wood to dribble past Pepe, Wood would have rushed back! You continue to dribble pass! Are you able to dribble past 11 people on the field!”
“I only needed to enter the penalty area…”
“Don’t worry, they would have tackled you down before you enter the penalty area, just like what Wood did to you before!”
“That was a foul!”
“Have you seen a soccer match without fouls? What did Tony say just now? Regard this as an official match! In an official match, your opponents would not be unmovable sticks for you to pass through! They are not robots without self-reflections!”
Moke was utterly stunned.
“The rule was to win three out five, Moke, and you lost. Return to the reserve team now!” Kerslake coldly commanded while pointing to the western side of the field.
The players who were watching felt bad. It was undeniable that the stunt he pulled on George was beautiful and awe-inspiring.
“David.” Twain walked over and stopped his assistant. “Let him finish the last two rounds.” Then he turned to tell Moke. “I’ll give you another chance, seeing how you almost succeeded in dribbling past George. I can give you another chance. You can stay if you win just one round. Right now, you are left with two rounds.” He raised two fingers.
Kerslake turned to look at Twain. He did not, in the least, think this was Twain giving Moke a second chance. Rather, it seemed to him that Twain wanted to utterly destroy Moke’s faith because, based on Moke’s performance, there was almost no chance of him winning the next round.
Moke quietly picked up the soccer ball and walked back to the starting point. Eastwood, who was essentially a spectator, sighed and shook his head as he followed.
In the fourth run, Moke decided to charge forward past Wood. But this time, Wood did not even have to turn to determine the position of Moke to hold him in place. Moke then fell over as the ball was intercepted.
There were no discussion or whispers. All the players were stunned. Honestly, everyone knew that Moke was average and he had no chance of winning against Wood, but what stunned them was that Moke was still charging forward to face Wood who did not give any chances even against a weaker opponent. A lot of them thought that, if they were in Moke’s shoes, all they would feel was despair…
Pepe, upon looking at Wood competing with Moke, shrugged by the back and turned to make a wry face to his teammates who were spectating. What kind of a 2 versus 2 match was this? This was just George Wood challenging Adriano Moke on his own. Eastwood and him were just unlucky spectators…
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The fifth round.
Moke continued to challenge Wood on his own. Pepe came over to prepare for the opportunity for him to charge forward once Wood had his back turned on him. Although he knew the odds were small, but he could not let Wood always be the main lead. As for Eastwood? Just let him have his way.
This time, Moke did not charge from the front, but instead dribbled the ball on the side lane, keeping Wood within the inner line and the ball running on the outside, using his body as a wall to block Wood’s tackles and the possibility of a slide tackle. Hence, even if Wood slid, he could preemptively dodge it with a flick of the ball.
After running for a while, he made a feign for a sudden cut. Wood bought it and lost his footing as Moke dribbled forward.
However, how could it be so easy to shake off Wood? Moke was not as naive as before. He dribbled a distance from Wood and adjusted his footing, then he lifted his foot to pass!
Seeing how the ball was going to cross over, he instead lifted a foot from behind and tapped the ball with his heel, causing the ball to change direction and fly out of the area. The group of spectators finally let out the breath they had been holding.
George Wood rushed back at the most critical moment. In the five encounters, he did not allow his opponent to escape his defending area once. Regardless of his measures, he still won.
Upon seeing how the soccer suddenly changed direction and flew out, Moke’s legs became wobbly as he knelt onto the ground. His partner, Eastwood, ran over and told him, “Want to hear my thoughts, kid? The last ball was unfortunate.” He shrugged while walking away.
Wood stood up, wiped the grass on his butt and walked away as well, without exchanging words with Moke at all. Two silhouettes then appeared in front of him, Moke raised his head to see Kerslake and Twain.
“Moke, you lost.” Kerslake commented without any expression.
“Yes, I know, coach…” Moke softly spoke while holding his head low.
“You know you lost, or do you know how you lost?” Twain questioned.
“I shouldn’t have done this alone…”
“What kind of reason is that?” Twain snorted.
“Sorry, boss. I’m not sure…”
Twain lifted his leg and stomped onto the firm ground. “Be realistic, kid. This way, you’ll be able to walk walk further.” Afterwards, he raised his arm to pat Moke. “Your skills are not bad, maintain them. Now, report to the reserve team. If you want to be loaned out for competitions, then go and apply.”
After saying his piece, he also turned to walk away.
“Go back and carefully reflect, Moke. Hopefully, these five rounds today will help you in your road in the future.” Kerslake finally smiled. “You have talent, but soccer is not a sport you can play with just talent.”
Moke opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Twain’s voice. Both parties were distracted by what happened on the other side.
“Why are you all in a daze? Go and start training! The show has ended, all of you go back! We have wasted too much time… Freddy! What are you doing!”
“Oh— Boss!”
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By the time Moke looked away, Kerslake had already left. He was standing on the field alone, looking at that bunch of first team players starting their training.
Chris Cohen, who he had always looked down on, was running slowly among the team with his head down. Before this summer, he was only a small shrimp in the reserve team who seemed to have no future.From today onwards, he was a player in the first team, and Moke would have to take his place in the reserve team…
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Total Chapters in book: 1033
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
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