Early the next morning, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan set out from the side door of the hotel where she stayed in England and drove to the Raffie Hospital in Valencia. This hospital successfully transplanted her hands for a woman who had broken her hands for twenty-eight years, and she still had some influence in orthopedics.

Since the whole team is going to Seville, the next game, today, time is urgent. For this reason, the English Embassy in Spain contacted the team's hospital, and then finalized the inspection in the shortest time. And this is a matter that must be kept confidential from the news media. Once something is related to the news media, it will be complicated.

Fortunately, the opponent in England's quarterfinals was not Spain, otherwise Spain would not have agreed to cooperate with the inspection so readily.

The people sitting in the car include Donn, Derek White and George Wood, as well as Professor Wallace, who has been on vacation in Spain for a while, are also paying attention to Wood's recovery from injury. This time he went to the hospital for examination, the team also notified him. He rushed to Valencia overnight to give the most professional and authoritative opinions.

The Royal Medical College of Nottingham University is a cooperative hospital for the FA. The players of the national team will find them for treatment when they encounter injuries. They trust Wallace and the FA.

Except for the driver, no one in the four people in the car spoke, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull. Tang En then joked: "Why do I feel like we are going to the execution ground? Don't you all have a stern face, okay?"

Wallace smiled and said, "Why don't we talk about yesterday's game? It's so exciting, Tony. Reversing Germany, you've left the always tough German at a loss."

Don Eun looked at Wood: "Without George's words, the final result is really hard to say."

Wood is the most resistant to going to the hospital for examination among these people. “I feel that I have performed well, I have no problems with my feet, so I don’t have to go to the hospital for examination.”

"That won't work, George. To ensure your safety, this inspection must be done. Since you think it's OK, what else are you afraid of?" Donn blinked at Wood.

"I'm not afraid..." Wood felt guilty.

When the group arrived at the hospital, they did not see the reporters and media. It seemed that the other party was indeed very confident in their promises and did not notify the media.

The examination of Wood's big toe for half an hour was conducted. Donn didn't understand the medical terms at all. White, Wallace and Spanish doctors were studying the x-rays taken. Donn was not interested in this, he just wanted to know the final result.

So he waited for Wallace to finish the conversation and walked up to ask. “What is the conclusion? Professor?”

"The good news is that his big toe on his right foot did not get injured again in yesterday's game. The bad news is that his foot is still recovering. " Wallace looked at Don Eun and said, "The smile on his face was gone and his expression was very serious.

"From yesterday's game, George Wood's right foot hurts when touching the ball and exerting force. Although his endurance is super strong and ordinary people don't see it, it is not good for his injury recovery. My suggestion is that it is best not to let him do the next game..." Professor Wallace considered it. He considered Wood's attitude, "...Don't let him start."

Tang En frowned. Wood, who had undergone a physical examination, was resting in another room and would not hear the conversation between them.

This news is really not good or bad. The opponent in England's quarterfinals has been released. It is not too strong, but it is not weak. And it has a lot of connection with England - Sweden.

Before that, England had not defeated Sweden in forty-eight years.

George Wood is definitely the core of the team and the most important pawn. This can be seen from the last ten minutes of the game with Germany. It is very different on the court without him. England in England also reversed Germany without George Wood. But it is always not so reassuring. As soon as Wood came on the court, everyone's heart that was hung to the throat fell quietly.

Opponents like Sweden should not be taken lightly. After being humiliated by Wales, Don Never dares to underestimate the opponent again. No team that can enter the knockout stage can defeat England with his eyes closed, including Wales.

Wood is very important to the team. But Wood's personal career is equally important.

After thinking for a while, Donn decided to accept Professor Wallace's advice: "I won't let him start."

Wallace smiled again on his face: "Why did you tell him about a headache? He has a stubborn temper."

Tang En shrugged: "What else can you say? Just coax him like a child.  A man is thirty years old, and he is still like a child of seventeen or eighteen..."

Men with Oedipus complex cannot grow up, and always hope that they will still be the child who can act coquettishly in their mother's arms.

Done rubbed his temples and walked out. He had to face George Wood's eyes.

Wood looked at Tang En, with no expression on his face, and he didn't even expect. But this look gave Tang En a headache.

"The inspection results are out, George." Tang En tried hard to make himself smile.

Wood did not ask: "What is the result?" He just continued to look at Donn in silence.

But it would be easy if he spoke. It would be difficult for him to speak so much. Tang En felt it was difficult for him to not speak.

"There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to listen to first?" Tang En had to play this trick vulgarly.

"Good news." Wood blurted out without thinking.

"Your big toe didn't get a second injury in yesterday's game."

Wood was not surprised. He knew his body by himself. Although the opponent with Rollfies was the most intense collision in the game, he still staggered the injury at critical moments. This is the physical instinct of an experienced professional player.

“Where is the bad news?”

After this conversation, Tang Endi's mood gradually calmed down. He answered directly without any hesitation: "I will not arrange for you to start the game against Sweden."

Wood's expression changed on his face, and he stared at Tang En wide with his eyes, and even a little angry in his eyes. But he still remembered what Tang En said to him before: he could officially come back in the knockout round.

Of course Donn knew the meaning of Wood's expression, and he smiled bitterly: "Your injury has not been completely cured yet. I can't let you take risks in the game. I don't want Michael Irving to play against Sweden in the World Cup in Germany. Repeat it in you, George."

The injury that caused Michael Irving's career to fall to a trough was the injury. He had just returned from injury. At the German World Cup, he had just started against Sweden in just fifty seconds. After touching the ball on the wing, he fell to the ground in pain and was then carried off by a stretcher. Not only did he miss the World Cup, but he also missed the next half of the season. After he recovered from injury again, he could no longer find the glory of the past.

Tang En didn't want to take this risk.

Wood wanted to say something, but was stopped by Don't En's gesture: "No matter what you say, George. I will not change my mind. Yes, I admit that I broke my promise and did not keep my promise. But for your health and for your future career, I would rather break my promise without credit. Don't worry, we will pay close attention to your injury recovery every day. Once you confirm that you really have no problems, you will start..."

Wood was still unwilling to give up and planned to fight back, but was interrupted by Don Eun again: "Think about your mother, George. Don't let your mother worry about you anymore."

This sentence hit Wood's weakness all of a sudden. He stood there, not knowing how to refute Tang En for a long time. After yesterday's game, he called his mother, but he didn't expect that his mother did not praise his performance on the court. The first sentence was to ask how his feet were. He said indifferently that it was nothing, but his mother was still worried and did not seem to believe his words.

But how did the boss know that his mother would worry? Wood looked at Tang En suspiciously.

Tang En knew what he was thinking: "I didn't talk to your mother on the phone, but this is human nature. You may not care about your career, but you should also think about your mother. No mother wants her son to live a lifetime with a cane. I'm not an exaggeration, you should know."

Wood completely said nothing. He lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Tang En knew that he had convinced him, so he turned around and went out.

Wallace and White were waiting anxiously outside, and saw Tang En walk out. He quickly made an inquiring expression.

"It's okay." Tang En shrugged and spread his hands. "He accepted."

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Now," White was the easiest person, otherwise he would have to face George Wood's stubborn eyes every moment, which would have made him embarrassed.

But Tang En's next words made him nervous again.

"I hope he can recover as soon as possible, Mr. White. This is the job of your team's medical team. In the quarter-finals, I will let him start anyway!" Don Eun made a decisive move and did not give White a chance to defend.

Wallace next to him looked at him walking with some gloating. Fortunately, he has no job with the national team now. He is just helping. Otherwise, he would serve such an unreasonable head coach. It's so miserable...

When the four people walked out of the hospital and were about to get in the car and leave, they were startled by the scene in front of them:

At least fifty reporters squeezed the entrance of the hospital out of nowhere. The police who came to maintain order temporarily were sweating profusely, but still couldn't control the surging crowd. Especially when Tang En and the other four appeared at the entrance of the hospital hall...

When they saw Tang En, Wood and others coming out of the hospital again, the reporters ignored the police's obstruction and rushed up like waves, throwing their problems at Tang En and Wood together with the microphone.

"Why did you suddenly come to the hospital for examination? Is it because George Wood's injury worsened?"

"Mr. Done, is this check related to the local match against the German team? Did George Wood's big toe get injured again in the match against the German team?"

"Can you easily disclose what the inspection results are?"

"Mr. Wood, how is your injury?"

"Can you catch up with the Swedish team game, George?"

"Mr. White, can you tell me about Wood's foot injury?"

"Professor Wallace, Professor Wallace..."

Obviously none of the four people wanted to answer the question. The police at the scene surrounded them tightly in the middle and escorted them to the car on the ground.

Some microphones have even hit the heads of four people. They have to raise their hands to protect their heads, as if they are full of evil criminals, guarding against rotten eggs and tomatoes thrown by the angry crowd.

In just ten meters, they squeezed for five minutes before they squeezed into the car. After closing the door hard, Tang En teased: "Let's see if your wallet is still there, gentlemen."

White was a little shocked: "How did the media know that we are here?"

Don Neng shrugged: "Who knows, paparazzi are everywhere. They are more omnipotent than God." As he said that, he glanced at Wood, who was sitting in the back row, who looked worried with his head down.

"Let's go." Tang En issued the order to leave. The driver started the car, slowly drove out of the crowd, and then accelerated to leave.

Half a day later, when the whole team of England arrived in Serbia, the online version of major media had already sent the latest news. On the morning of that day, George Wood, accompanied by head coach Tony Donne, team doctor leader Derek White and famous surgeon Professor Wallace, went to the Raffie Hospital in Valencia for examination. The specific situation was unknown, and the results were unknown. But he hurried to the hospital for examination the next day of the game against the German team. This was really imaginative...

For a time, rumors that "George Wood will miss the game with Sweden" and even "absent all the remaining games in the European Cup" are rampant.

There are rumors on the Internet that use optical cables buried in the ocean or satellites hanging high in the sky to roam around, bewitching people's hearts.

Don't you believe it? Maybe that's true.

Do you believe it? Maybe it's all lie.

In the afternoon training, within fifteen minutes of opening to the media. Everyone clearly saw George Wood doing warm-up exercises with the team, and he even played two balls!

So what happened to the morning news?

The fifteen minutes arrived soon, and the reporters were a little unwilling to ask what happened to Don Eun in Wood.

But Tang En ruthlessly expelled them and refused to answer any questions.

"We have the right to know the truth of the news!" A reporter protested dissatisfiedly.

"I have the right to refuse to answer questions." Tang En responded. "Turn them all out!" He shouted to the security guards. So the security guards were no longer polite and pushed and drove the reporters out of the training ground gate.

"This is another set!" The reporters in England were dissatisfied. Faced with the coach who led the team to eliminate the German team, they were powerless. As long as they had good results, Tang En could continue to dominate the national team. They could not do anything except spraying their own slumbers of three-point ground.

What Swedish journalists think is much more complicated than these English colleagues. Is there any conspiracy when Don Ng refuses media filming and interviewing so nervously? Was George Wood's visit to the hospital really a check-up or releases smoke bombs?

In the match between England and Sweden, can George Wood start?
Chapter completed!