Chapter 30: Violence on the court

"Paul Gerrard got the ball, Hunter didn't hold his feet... God!"

Substitute goalkeeper Gerald originally held the football in his arms and pressed it under him, but was suddenly knocked over by Hunter.

Hunter, who bumped into the person, might think it was nothing, it was just a physical contact. He smiled at the camera. But as soon as he turned around, he saw a huge fist appearing in front of him, and then he was knocked out.

George Wood finished beating the man, because he used too much force, and his right leg was tilted backwards, and his right leg was still there. It was as evidence, and it was clear to the referee that he beat Stephen Hunter in the flash just now.

Wood's movements were so fast. He chased back at high speed since Kim Doo Hyun passed the football out, but unfortunately he was still one step away and did not separate goalkeeper Gerald from Hunter.

Because he saw Hunter's small movement clearly because he was closest.

He didn't care whether Hunter's move was intentional or unintentional. He only knew that this was a real injury action, and the injury was the head - the most important part of the human body. Even boxing and fighting required the head to be protected.

If you are not careful, you may die!

There was no time to separate Hunter, but there was still time to punch Hunter.

So Hunter, who plotted against Paul Gerrard, was hit on the court by George Wood with a powerful straight punch.

Hunter's trick of plotting against Gerald was quite concealed, and George Wood's punch was naked and violent on the court.

The whistle of referee Riley finally rang.

With Wood as the center, players from both sides immediately rushed up, and they had plans to fight.

Just as the players were pushing and shoving on the field, Tang En grabbed the fourth official's collar from below and yelled at him: "Stop the game and get in the ambulance! Didn't you see anyone fainting?"

Someone on the court was shouting: "Stop hitting, save people!!"

"Didn't you hear it? Save people!"

"Damn it. Referee, blow the whistle to calm them down!"

The players on both sides were forcibly separated, and they all calmed down when they looked at Gerald, who was unconscious on the ground. The football had already rolled out of the bottom line. Is this a corner kick or a goal kick? No one cares about this anymore.

Nottingham Woodlands team doctor ran up to provide emergency assistance to Gerald when referee Riley was still busy controlling the emotional players on both sides.

"The situation is very bad, and I need to go to the hospital directly." Fleming shook his head and said to the referee who came over to ask.

The referee then waved his hand to signal the ambulance parked at the exit to drive over.

Then, as the medical staff carried Gerald into the ambulance, Riley whistled and asked Wood to follow him.

Wood knew very well that he would not follow him obediently. He looked at Gerald, who was tied to a stretcher, took off the captain's armband and threw it to Pikui, then turned around and walked straight towards the player corridor on the sidelines.

Behind him was Riley's high hand and the red card in his hand.

Then, Riley did not impose any punishment on the perpetrator Stephen Hunter. There was not even a verbal warning!

Hunter fell to the ground and was also being treated by the team doctor, but at most he had a swollen face, which was not worth mentioning from the damage Gerald suffered. The Reading team's medical team delayed such an injury for five minutes on the sidelines.

The booing against Hunter did not stop in these five minutes.

Without Gerald, Van der Sar had to go on the game. After George Wood was sent off with a red card, Don Eun had to replace one more person, and this time he chose to replace forward Ben Turner.

Bentner gritted his teeth and walked out. He was not unhappy because he was replaced, but because his teammate was plotted against, and the murderer was still at large.

"Be careful!" When Van der Sar was put on the court again, Don pulled him and reminded him.

Van der Sar nodded with a serious expression.

This time, everyone was surprised by Tang En's concern.

After Van der Sar ran on the court, the booing stopped temporarily, and instead it was applause. After starting goalkeeper Gerald was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized, it really took some courage to go on the court to guard the goal at this time.

The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper had just come on the field, and Hunter also stood on the sidelines and raised his hand to ask for entry.

At this time, as if someone was in charge of the unified command, the applause of Van der Sar immediately turned into a overwhelming boo, so loud that it could make people stop breathing.

Amid such booing, Done stood in front of the coach's seat, staring at Hunter with his chest rising and falling violently.

"Riley approved Hunter's request to re-play. It was a bit incredible. That little move was absolutely immoral. Kicking and kicking the head were completely different. Seeing Hunter re-playing, the Forest players' expressions changed.

I think Riley is a little busy in this game... In addition, Paul Gerrard's injury is worrying, I hope he won't have anything to do..."

The commentator said it well, and Riley also found it difficult to continue to control the game. The injury time in the first half was five minutes, but after only two minutes of playing, he quickly blew the whistle to the end of the first half.

As soon as the whistle sounded, the players on the field had not made any extreme actions. Tony Donn rushed to the visiting team coach's seat and shouted at Steve Kopel: "This is your football, Kopel!"

Kopel ignored Tang En and walked quickly to the corridor. But his assistant coach Diron came over and confronted Tang En: "Please pay attention to the words when you speak, Mr. Tang En!"

Tang En pushed him away: "Get out, you are not qualified to talk to me yet!"

After pushing the Reading assistant coach away, Don yelled at Kopel's back, making the TV reporters on the scene hear: "Why don't you talk anymore, Kopel! Don't think that silence can separate your relationship, and show your courage to let your players teach us a lesson!!" Kopel still did not answer, but the speed under his feet increased.

"If my players have any problems, what are the differences? Stephen Hunter's bastard is the murderer, you whore the instigator! Then we will see you in court!"

"Mr. Tony Tangen, pay attention to the words..." The fourth official warned him behind Tangen.

Tang En suddenly turned around and stared at him, and he was so scared that he swallowed the words behind him.

"Our account. Pay another account. Mr. Referee." Tang En threw down this sentence and walked into the corridor.

Reading assistant coach Dillon, who was pushed away by him just now, wanted to come up and ask Tang En for an explanation, but was snatched back by the stadium security guard.

"I...can I think this is a threat to the referee!" the fourth official asked loudly.

"As long as you like, Mr. Referee." Assistant coach Chris Lack walked past him and responded. He followed the coaches of Nottingham Forest and walked back with a serious look on his face.

Only Tang stayed and explained to the angry fourth official: "Please forgive their feelings, Mr. Referee. His own player was sent to the hospital, and his life and death are unknown now..."

The fourth official looked at the people who did not give him face, and then glanced at the Chinese man in front of him. He turned around and walked away with a pale face.

Tang scratched his head helplessly, turned around and ran back to the corridor, catching up with the large army.

The media were excited. The scene that happened during the intermission was so exciting. There will be a good show for tomorrow’s news! The fierce conflict in the game, and the intermission was a tripartite melee!

Back in the locker room, Donne received a call from Fleming, a team doctor, who followed Gerald to the hospital.

"Good news, Tony. Preliminary inspection. Paul is not in danger of life."

Tang En breathed a sigh of relief. “Is there a fracture in his head…?”

"So far, no checks have been made. The bad news is that he is likely to have to rest for more than six months, and the sequelae of concussion must be considered. I don't know if he can return to the court to continue guarding the goal."

Tang En was silent again.

The locker room was silent. Everyone was listening to Tang En's call quietly. Although they could not hear Fleming's voice on the other side of the phone, they could roughly guess from Tang En's expression.

After a while of silence, Tang En hung up the phone "well". Then he looked at the room with anticipation.

"Paul is not in danger of life." He said.

You can clearly hear the sound of the players breathing a sigh of relief, and the dull and suffocating atmosphere just now was relieved.

Don't say the bad news, he is afraid of affecting the emotions of the team members.

"George." He looked at the captain's seat. "Come with me." After saying that, he patted the assistant coach Chris Lack on the shoulder and signaled him to be responsible for tactical explanations first.

Wood stood up obediently and followed Tang En out the door.

"Okay, guys, calm down. Let's study the second half again..."

Chris Lark's voice disappeared as the door was closed.

There were no one in the corridor, and except for a few stadium staff who hurriedly walked by, no one else disturbed Don and Wood.

"George, this is the time you've been sent off for impulse?" Donn asked staring at Wood.

Wood lowered his head and kept silent.

This is a typical attitude of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. Tang En frowned and slightly raised the volume: "You are the captain, can you calm down a little? After you get off the court, we are very passive! There are still 45 minutes left in the game.

Who knows what else will happen? And. Do you know the price of your punch!"

An important measure of the FA in the Premier League this season is to "severely punish the violence on the court", just before this game.

Manchester City defender Ben Thatcher elbowed Portsmouth midfielder Mendes in the game, causing the opponent to faint for a while, and was suspended by the English FA for eight additional games!

This season, the FA has punished such violent fouls on the stadium very seriously. Manchester United's Scholes and Rooney were both suspended by the FA for three rounds in the league because they received red cards in the pre-season warm-up match.

The former is just a foul, and George Wood's intentional punch will definitely be regarded by the FA as a blatant provocation to their authority. What kind of punishment will be waiting for Wood, and there is almost no need to guess! No wonder Don Eun is so angry.

Wood was silent for a while, and when he heard the sound of breathing from the other side heavier, he knew that the boss was really angry, and then he spoke: "When I met Roy Keane, he told me that he would think about whether he should take action after he finished beating someone. Later, he learned to think about whether he should take action before beating someone.

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Tang En was confused: "Does this have anything to do with our topic?"

"This time, I thought about taking action again." Wood raised his head and said.

Tang En hugged his head with both hands, and he was defeated!

Roy, you bastard, what's wrong with teaching? You teach George this!

"You idiot... If the referee intends to punish the foul player, you will put yourself in with this punch!"

"Has that No. 10 been punished?" Wood asked back.

Tang En was stunned for a moment, then replied with an indignant look: "No!" Of course he knew what Wood meant, "You are not the messenger of justice, George. You are the captain of the team.

At any time, the interests of the entire team must be placed first..."
To be continued...