Chapter 222: Meeting under the Stadium (Part 2)
Chapter 222 Meeting under the court (Part 2)
However, Tang En's excitement did not last long. After seeing Roy Keen himself, the flame in his heart was quickly extinguished by his basin of cold water.
"I know why Mr. Done, why you called my agent." In a simple Irish restaurant, sitting in a small private room, former Manchester United captain Roy
Keane said to Don, "But unfortunately, I want to reject your invitation."
Don En was stunned for a moment. Is this Irish midfielder so direct?
After thinking about it, he could only honestly ask: "Why?"
The agent next to this question, Michael Kennedy, helped Keane answer: "Because Roy does not plan to be Manchester United's opponent in Premier League games."
What Done knows, after Roy Keane left the team freely from Manchester United, he went to the Scottish Premier League team Celtics during the winter transfer period and joined this team he supported his favorite since childhood.
It turned out that it was because of this... from this perspective, he really couldn't continue lobbying.
He recalled Keane's journey after leaving Manchester United...the Celtics of the Scottish Premier League, and then...and it seemed that he went to Sunderland as the head coach.
While he was traveling through time, this man was still leading the "Black Cat" ranked last in the English Championship to struggle to the Super League.
No one believed that this Irishman could succeed, and Tang En didn't believe it before traveling through time. But now he believed it because he had experienced such an incredible thing personally.
He looked at Keane in front of him. They had fought as opponents a season ago, but he didn't expect that he could sit down and chat in casual clothes like this.
Because of his arrival, he didn't know whether Keane would become Sunderland's head coach in the future, and he didn't even know whether Keane would become a Celtic player after rejecting Nottingham Forest.
"Roy... do you have any plans for the future?" Tang En asked after a while of silence.
"Plan? Are you talking about joining a club or..."
"Far further. What do you want to do after you retire?"
Keane thought for a while: "Coach. In my career, the two head coaches have left a very deep impression on me. I hope I can become a successful person like them in the future."
The Irish didn't say which two people it was, but Don knew in his heart that one was the late Nottingham Forest coach who brought Keane from his hometown to the top league in England and trained him to become a new star, Brian Crowf.
Another one is to snatch him from Blackburn from Manchester United and make him a world-class star Alex Ferguson.
"I think we have similarities." Don Eun decided to get close to Kean. Even if Kean rejects him now, it means he will not change his mind in the future. "Well, in my coaching career, Brian Crowff is the one who has been most affected.
When I just led the Forest team to some small success, Clauve wanted to see me. I thought it was a reward or appreciation for me, but I didn't expect that afternoon I became a completely forgotten supporting role."
Speaking of this, Tang En suddenly laughed: "Roy. We are really destined to do it."
Keane raised his eyebrows.
"On the way back to Nottingham, I was depressed because I was treated coldly. Then Walker, who was walking with me, told me a small story, and I suddenly realized... Do you know who the protagonist of the story is? It's you, Roy."
Keane was a little surprised.
"He told me that you had made a good debut. He met Clauve on the training ground the next day, and he asked you to shine his shoes."
Hearing this, Keane also smiled: "That's right. There's this. I didn't expect them to remember it too..." He then fell silent, as if he was falling into recollection of the past.
The young boy who looked so young back then has now become a thirty-four-year-old "old man". Twelve years have passed and it seems like a blink of an eye.
"Roy, I don't know which club you will choose in the end, but I hope you accept my kindness."
Keane came back to his senses from his memory and looked up at Don Eun.
"There are twenty-three days left before the winter transfer period begins. Before you can confirm your underground stop, you might as well train with my team. Maintain your physical fitness and condition."
When he heard Tang En's words, even Michael Kennedy was surprised.
"It's just a general training. You don't have to participate in the training of my team, but train alone according to your own plan.
Nottingham Forest Club provides you with all facilities, you can use locker rooms, restaurants, gyms, and physiotherapy rooms with the players... except that it does not represent Forest team competitions. You do not participate in team training. You can do anything.
Even if you come in a Manchester United jersey."
Hearing the last sentence, Keen's mouth twitched. He immediately returned to calm.
Agent Michael Kennedy turned his head to look at Roy Keane.
Keane lowered his head and asked, "Is this good for you, Mr. Don?"
Tang En spread his hands and shrugged: "Why do people always ask, "what are the benefits for me when doing something?" Can it help others? Anyway, the Forest Team training base is so many venues, and one more person will not be crowded because of this.
Of course, if you insist on asking me to give me a reason, I think Nottingham Forest Club will be more familiar with other teams.
"It's been twelve years ago that I'm familiar with it..." Keane muttered.
Don En thought Keen disagreed, and was about to show a "regret" expression on his face, but heard him add: "Okay, I'll train here before I find the right club. Anyway, I'm already here. Michael?"
Kennedy nodded: "I also think Mr. Tang's invitation was very timely, and I am very grateful to Mr. Tang for his enthusiasm and generosity."
Tang En laughed: "Where, I am a stingy person, with a weird temper, a stubborn personality, and will report flaws... The media said so."
The two men across the street also laughed.
Tang En covered his stomach and said, "Can we have a meal?"
The laughter rang again as soon as it stopped.
Kennedy went out to ask the waiter to serve the menu, while Keane lay on the table and looked at Tangen: "Mr. Tangen, I'm very interested in the story you haven't finished just now. You said Walker told you my story when you were depressed, what happened later?"
"What happened later..." Donn pretended to think about it, and then said, "Later Walker told me that the boy who shined his shoes for Crowe would become a world-class midfielder and captain of the Irish national team.
Later on…I think I’m doing very well now!”
The two men laughed at the same time.
You must know how to be humble but not lose confidence. These two men, who are three years apart in age, do have this in common.
Chapter completed!