Godfather Of Champions

After returning to Nottingham to resume training, some teammates mentioned to Wood about his last minute assists. It was his sudden jump in with the ball that gave Albertini a chance to tie the score. Even if he was familiar with George's teammates, he was surprised by his behavior. Let alone the competition, it is rare to see George Wood dribbling the ball more than 30 meters in the usual training group matches.

"Huh huh. George Wood, how does it feel to run with the ball at the end of the game and then assist in the goal?" Ribery asked Wood like a reporter during the training interval.

Wood looked at him and said blankly, "Not bad."

Ribery scratched his head: "Hey, George, you don't cooperate at all. The reporters have a headache... Didn't your dandy-like agent teach you how to deal with the media?"

"But you are not a reporter."

The teammates watching the excitement all around laughed.

Ribery coughed twice and muttered: "I don't know if you are not engaged enough or you are too involved..."

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When Ribery was still joking with Wood on the training ground, Albertini did not sit on the sidelines to rest, but went straight to the head coach's office.

"Is there anything to do with me, Demi?" Dunn ran tea for himself in the office. He likes to drink tea, and the habit of drinking tea is not like the British. Everyone in the club knows this.

"Boss, I want to talk to you about George..."

Dunn put the tea cup on the table, "George? What happened to him?"

"I think your use of him is somewhat limited." Albertini said seriously.

Dunn understands this person's character, he belongs to the kind of person who says anything in his heart, so he will have disputes with every head coach who has coached him. But in the previous cooperation with myself, such a thing has not happened yet. Tang En felt something was wrong, so he took the initiative to find it.

So Dunn turned around to make tea again: "Do you want to add sugar or cream?"

"Huh? Uh, no, thank you boss. I just drink water."

Dunn handed the cup to Albertini: "Now let’s talk about it in detail, Demi."

"Boss, you use George as a midfield engineer, but I don't think he should be that way. His position and role shouldn't be just an engineer, and he should be responsible for the defense to complete the task. It should not be like this." Alberti Ni shook his head and said.

"So what do you mean?"

"I hope George can become a midfielder with both offensive and defensive capabilities, and become...a midfielder like me."

"Do you control the rhythm of offense and defense?"

Albertini nodded. "He has an advantage over me and Arteta in that he has better physical strength than any of us. He can insist on starting every game for a season and playing for 90 minutes without rotation. I think stability is a core first. The elements that need to be possessed, whether it is a stable state or a stable playing time, so that the team will be easier to adapt to him."

Dunn nodded again and again, and realized Albertini was looking at him, so he made a gesture: "Continue."

"George's physical condition is excellent. I think it's a waste to just be a defensive midfielder. If you can apply this kind of body to the offense, it will definitely cause more trouble for the opponent. You see our last goal. Already? Martins, Cruz, Cambiasso did not pose a threat to him. If we have such a person in the frontcourt who can hold the ball and are not afraid of losing the ball, our offense will be more calm."

Dunn pointed to Albertini: "You and George can do it. You take the ball and he protects. Haven't we been like this for more than a season?"

"If one person can do something, do two people still need to be used?"

Albertini's rhetorical question left Dunn speechless.

"If one person can do two people's things, isn't the other person free to do other things? Don't we mean there are twelve people on the court?"

"That's not bad for you, Demi. But you know that George is really lacking in offensive talent..."

Albertini shook his head to deny this statement: "It may just be that he played too well on defense, which masked his other talents... Boss, you saw him in the last moments of the last game Did you perform?"

Dunn nodded.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Hmm...it is true, it's great, it's beautiful."

"If there is really no talent, how can you find that passing route? You know that the penalty area was full of people at that time. I didn't stand in the crowd and raise my hand for the ball. I just ran diagonally towards the empty spot that I saw. I pray that George can see it too. He saw it and passed the ball accurately." Speaking of the ball, Albertini is still a little excited. He is not excited about scoring goals for himself. Although he has not scored many goals in his career, he can't be guilty of being excited about a goal. He was so excited that the assist came from George Wood.

"Uh, I think he was blind... Demi, just coincidence, accident..."

"But there must be a certainty behind every accidental coincidence. I believe he may not know that I am in the penalty area, but he must have seen the gap, otherwise he would not pass the ball to that place. Do you agree with this? Boss?"

Dunn nodded: "Agree."

"Some players can't see that empty space for a lifetime, but Wood can. Isn't this a talent? He just showed this talent later than other talents."

Just when they were talking about this, assistant coach David Chris Luck walked in.

"What are you talking about, Tony, Demi?"

"Talk about George's future." Dunn spread his hands.

"George's future?" Chris Lak didn't understand.

"I told the boss that he had a misunderstanding about George's use. George shouldn't be just a midfielder, doing nothing but defense."

Chris Lak heard Albertini say this, and looked up at Dunn, wondering what he meant.

"We just discussed whether George has offensive talent. What do you think, David?" Dunn asked.

Chris Lak thought for a while: "When he was in the youth team, I always let him play a defensive midfielder, telling him to be at the back when attacking...because, to be honest, I didn't see what he had at all. Offensive talent."

Albertini was a little dissatisfied with Chris Lac’s answer, and he shrugged: "If you all just told him: you are waiting behind when attacking. How can you find him other than defense?"

"Uh, Demi. The first position of George on the team was a forward, but he never scored a goal, but instead tackled Eastwood's leg..." Chris Lak explained to Albertini.

The Italian nodded: "I know this, coach. But George at that time was different from George now. George is more mature now. I believe he can do better than before... Of course happy, I don't think he Suitable as a forward, his best position is still a midfielder, but he is not an engineer who can only defend."

"Do you want Wood to be the real core?" Dunn broke Albertini's meaning.

"Yes. Not only mentally, but also tactically..." Albertini paused, and then said, "There is actually another very important reason. I hope George can become a player like me and become a player. Another reason for a midfielder who can attack and defend is...I decided to retire."

The teacup on his lips stopped, and Dunn thought he had heard it wrong.

Chris Lak turned to look at the Italian sitting on the sofa.

"Sorry... I heard you right, Demi, did you just say you are going to retire?" Chris Lak asked.

Albertini nodded: "My contract expires this season."

"Oh no, no... the club has prepared a brand new contract for you, all benefits are fine, as long as you sign on it, you can continue to play. There is no problem..." Chris Lak panicked. He thought Albertini had said this because the club hadn't announced a contract extension with him.

"You misunderstood me, David. When I was injured before the season, I considered this issue very seriously. I think it is impossible for my body to recover anymore. If this continues, it will definitely be like this in the future. Match, hurt a few more games. It won't help the team, I don't want to be a...crap who sits in the stands and gets paid."

Dunn put down the tea cup and opened the drawer to search.

"So I decided not to renew my contract with the club after the end of this season. Then I went back to Italy to study a coaching course. After retiring, I plan to be a coach. This is what I have planned for a long time..."

Dunn walked over and waved to stop Albertini from continuing, and he handed a document to the Italian.

"It's not time to say goodbye, Demi. This is the draft contract prepared by the club for you, and we are planning to talk to your agent."

Albertini looked through it and gave it to Dunn again. "I am very grateful for the club's trust in me... This is really a good contract."

It is indeed very generous. It is also a two-year period. There is no stipulation on the number of appearances, the number of goals, the number of assists, and any conditions that restrict him to continue to receive a salary. Compared to the first contract, the salary level is even higher, because the club's financial situation has improved and the team's overall salary level has also increased.

"But I can't accept it."

Dunn looked at the expression on Albertini's face: "Do you think this is charity, Demi?"

Albertini shook his head.

"Your performance is worthy of this contract. The team still needs you. If I go out and say to them at this time,'Your captain decides to stay in the team', do you know how happy they will be?" Tang En pointed to the window behind him.

"Look at the last game, how good you did. You are not old yet, Demi."

Albertini tilted his head and smiled: "I'm thirty-four years old, not old yet? I can play for a season when I was young, but now I can only play occasionally. That's the difference."

This news was too sudden for Dunn. When Albertini was injured, he was worried about this problem. But Demi was very optimistic at that time, so he gradually forgot about it. Unexpectedly, optimism is only a superficial phenomenon, he has been planning this.

Chris Lac looked at the stubborn Albertini and didn't know what to say.

But Dunn is more stubborn than Albertini: "No, Demi. I hope you will reconsider your retirement. Didn’t you just say that you want George to be a midfielder like you? If you end this season Just retire, then how can he be like you? If you must leave, please stay for another year to help us and train George. You can tell him how he should be in the game and in training... You What do you think of my proposal?"

Albertini looked at Dunn: "I am the one who made this proposal?"

Dunn nodded.

"I am the one who solves this problem now?"

Dunn continued to nod.

Albertini lowered his head to consider seriously, Dunn turned around and went back to continue drinking tea without urging him.

"Really only one year?" Albertini's voice rang.

"One year. But if you think that one year is not enough and needs longer, I have no opinion." Dun En laughed.

"Okay, I sign. I will call my agent tomorrow. You won, boss. However, this is my last contract. After the next season, I will officially retire."

Being able to retain Albertinido to play for the team for a season is already a good result. Dunn didn't have much to ask for.

"As you wish, Demi. Alright, go to train now."

Albertini left with Chris Lac. Dunn didn't rush back to the training ground. He made some hot water for the cold tea, then stood in front of the window again holding the tea cup, watching the training ground outside.

He thought that offering a very generous contract would give Albertini more feelings for the Forest. The result... Whether it is Atletico Madrid, Lazio, or Nottingham Forest, there is no way to leave a deep mark in his heart, like a knife across the back, no matter how hard it is, only a white mark is left. , As time goes by, it will slowly disappear. For AC Milan, he used a knife to slash it through. It was painful and bleed, but after the blood stopped, it would leave an indelible scar. No matter how long it takes, it will stay there unless death. .

Looking at Albertini who reappeared on the training ground, Dunn sighed.

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A day later, Nottingham Forest officially held a press conference. Club President Evan Daggerty, team coach Tony Dunn, and player Dmitrio Albertini attended.

At the press conference, Dunn first announced the renewal.

"...I am very happy to announce this decision. Demi has renewed a new contract with the team. In the next season, our No. 4 captain will continue to stay here and fight with us."

There was a round of applause in the press gallery.

Dunn pointed to Albertini, it was his turn to speak.

"I am very grateful that the club can provide me with a very good contract. I also like Nottingham Forest very much. The two seasons of playing for the Forest team have brought me a lot of joy and good memories. Everyone here is right. I’m all very well, so I can’t feel that I am a foreigner. This is the main reason why I decided to renew my contract for one year. Thank you to the club’s Chairman Daugherty, thank you coach Dunn, and thank each of my teammates Decided to stay and fight with you for another season."

There was another round of applause.

"At the same time I have also made a decision: this will be the last contract in my player's career."

The reporters looked ill-prepared for this statement, and they stared at each other.

Dunn sat aside, listening to Albertini quietly.

"When the next season is over, I will officially retire and end my career as a professional player. This is the result of careful consideration. Thank you."

After speaking, Albertini got up and shook hands with Dunn, then turned and left.

Dunn turned his head and said to the reporters: "As you can see, Demi agreed to play for another year. Unfortunately, Demi will only play for one year. I have nothing to say. Today’s press conference is here. This is the end, thank you, goodbye!"

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