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Godfather Of Champions Chapter 350

Chapter 350 - A Captain Like You Part 2

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“A captain… like me?”

“That’s right. Like you. You work harder than anyone else on the team. No matter the results you attain, you’ve never become arrogant. You’re always firm-footed and grounded. Everybody sees this. Do you think your position in the team was only given to you because of the Boss?”

Wood turned to look at Tang En, but he only smiled.

“No. It’s because everybody knows you truly have that ability. Your performance had everyone convinced, so nobody objected to you consistently being a starter.”

Tang En nodded. “Last season, the media thought you sat so steadily in your position as the team’s main defensive midfielder because of special treatment from me. Do you believe that bulls**t?”

Wood shook his head.

“That’s it. You are a very confident person. I knew that from the beginning.” Tang En beamed. That’s right. Wood had wanted to train with the First Team right after entering the team and not having even signed a contract yet. Wasn’t that enough confidence?

“So… we are different people. You can’t imitate me in everything, George. Are you worried that you won’t have any authority or be trusted as the captain in the team? But, you have already proven it with your actions… Do you still remember the Europa League match last season? Do you remember what you did after Freddy got injured by the Brazilian’s tackle and had to leave the field?”

Wood nodded.

“Although the Boss is here, I still want to say that you did fantastic. At that point, I believe several people on the team must have had those kinds of thoughts; to do the Brazilian guy in. They did not have that courage, but you did it without hesitation. This matter made everyone adjust their perspective of you.”

Tang En interrupted Albertini, saying, “This, George… I must add, even now, I would still insist on applauding that foul. Back then, I was not purposely trying to pick a bone with the referee or vent my unhappiness. I just thought that the foul was incredibly cool! Do you know what a captain is? A captain is someone who would stand up for his teammates. You need to protect your teammates because they trust and support you. They know that even if they meet with some trouble on their own, the team captain would step up to help them solve it. If they get bullied by others, someone else would bully back on their behalf! That… is being a captain. It’s what a captain like you should do.”

By Tang En’s side, Albertini nodded in agreement.

“In that instant, you let your teammates feel that you’re someone trustworthy, someone worth supporting. You’ve succeeded, George. Think about it. Why did no one object when I announced your captaincy in front of everybody in the locker room?”

“It’s because you’ve used your actions to tell them that you would help them solve their problems whenever they meet with trouble,” Albertini said, chiming in.

“No matter the method used… You’ve already established your authority.”

It was as if Tang En and Albertini were performing, with them taking turns to talk, slowly helping Wood untie the knot in his heart.

“What are you still worried about? One day, if you suddenly act like Demi, smiling and greeting anyone whom you see, I’m afraid everyone would just think you’ve gone crazy.”

Hearing Tang En say that, Albertini chortled in amusement. He imagined Wood with a beaming face; it was just too strange.

“Your teammates have already accepted everything about you. Why do you still want to change yourself? No one said the captain had to adapt to the team. Conversely, a team should have the mark of the captain leading them. For example, Demi’s style is more like the wind while yours is like fire. That’s excellent. I do not think there are any problems having two captains of different styles. There is only one thing you need to change…” Tang En raised his index finger.

“Open your mouth and talk. Let your teammates hear your thoughts, opinions, your wishes about what you want them to do, your suggestions, what you hope they won’t do, or what you think is good and what you think isn’t… All your ideas, express them with your words instead of sitting in a corner of the locker room all day in silence. George, when you’re entering the field, how does it feel to stand right at the front of the team?”

Wood said nothing. He was still thinking on Tang En and Albertini’s words. He had believed that any captain should be like Albertini to receive everyone’s welcome, support, and respect. But, he never thought that there might be a different path to achieving the same things.

To be a captain of his own style?

It had never crossed his mind.

But… perhaps it was worth a try.

“I think…” Wood finally said, “It feels good.”

Tang En and Albertini exchanged looks and smiled.

※※※

Dinner had come to an end. Tang En and Albertini and his family bid their goodbyes.

Albertini and his wife thanked Sophia before leaving to retrieve their car. Meanwhile, Tang En had stopped Wood.

“Hmm… I want to say something. You say that you have no commonalities with Demi at all. But, I disagree. Of course, from the surface, one is an extrovert, and the other is an introvert. However, I still think there’s a very big common factor between the two of you. Do you know what it is?”

Wood shook his head. “I don’t know.”

“Seriousness. You’re both very serious people.” Tang En turned to look at Albertini, who was waving at him from inside the car. “I believe that serious people may have to live a tougher life than most others, but they always achieve great things.”

Tang En patted Wood’s shoulder and left, walking towards Albertini’s car. Demi had said he would take Tang En home.

Albertini was serious about football, about Milan, about his own love and family. Wood was serious about how he treated his mother and similarly serious in how he treated football; otherwise, he could not possibly achieve the results he had gotten today.

Tang En was halfway to the car when Sophia called out to him. “Tony, feel free to visit whenever you have the time.”

He turned with a smile and nodded at Sophia. “I will, Madam.”

※※※

Sophia and Wood only returned to their home after seeing Tang En and Albertini leave.

“George. It was Mr. Twain who called me, telling me you’ve recently met with some problems and hoping I could help. You’re a lucky boy, with so many people keeping you in their thoughts. So, you mustn’t let Mr. Twain down.”

The mother gently ruffled her son’s hair.

“Yes, I know now,” her son said, vigorously nodding his head.

Godfather Of Champions

Godfather Of Champions

冠军教父
Score 8.3
Status: Completed Type: Author: , Released: 2007 Native Language: Chinese
This is a story about the pursuit of victory. — “I subscribe only to the theory of victory. I only pursue victory. As long as I am able to obtain victory, I don’t care if it’s total football or counterattack. What is the ultimate goal of professional soccer? In my opinion, it is victory, and the pinnacle of victory is to become the champions. I am a manager. If I don’t wish to lose my job or be forgotten by the people, there’s only one path for me to take, and that is to lead the team in obtaining victories, in obtaining championship titles!” The main character was not well-liked by people. — “⋯We conducted a survey which had been deemed by Manager Tony Twain as extremely meaningless. In a random street survey conducted, ninety-three percent of those surveyed chose the option ‘I hate Tony Twain’, while only seven percent chose the option ‘This person is rather decent, I like him’. It is worth noting that nobody chose the option ‘Who is Tony Twain? I don’t know him’. Mark, do you know why Manager Twain felt that our survey was very meaningless?” Parker, a reporter from laughed loudly and said when he was being interviewed by BBC. But there were also people who were madly in love with him. — When Tony Twain was forced to talk about the survey conducted by during an interview, his reply was : “I am happy, because Nottingham Forest’s fans make up seven percent of England’s population.” And he did not seem to care about how the others saw him. — “What are you all trying to make me say? Admit that I am not popular, and everywhere I go will be filled with jeers and middle fingers. You all think I will be afraid? Wrong! Because I am able to bring victory to my team and its supporters. I don’t care how many people hate me and can’t wait to kill me, and I also won’t change myself to accommodate the mood of these losers. You want to improve your mood? Very simple, come and defeat me.” His love story had garnered widespread attention. — “Our reporters took these pictures at Manager Tony Twain’s doorsteps. It clearly shows that Shania entered his house at 8.34pm and she did not leave the house throughout the night at all. But Manager Tony Twain firmly denies, and insists that that was merely the newest-model inflatable doll which he had ordered. He was the number one star of the team. — “⋯ Became the spokesperson of world-wide famous clothing brands, shot advertisements, frequented the fashion industry’s award ceremonies, endorsed electronic games, has a supermodel girlfriend. His earnings from advertisements exceed his club salary by seventeen times, owns a special column in various print medias, publishing his autobiography (in progress), and is even said that he is planning to shoot an inspirational film based off his own person experiences! Who can tell me which part of his life experiences is worthy of being called ‘inspirational’? Hold on⋯. Are you all thinking that I’m referring to David Beckham? You’re sorely mistaken! I’m talking about Manager Tony Twain⋯.” He was very knowledgeable about Chinese soccer. — “⋯ I’ve heard about it, that Bora gifted four books to his manager Mr. Zhu before your country’s national team’s warm up match. After which, the team lost 1:3 to a nameless American team from Major League Soccer. The new excuse that Mr. Zhu gave for losing the match, was that Bora gifted “books” (‘books’ and ‘lose’ are homophones in the Chinese language). Here, I recommend that you guys find out what that one specific book is. Which book? Of course the one that caused you all to score a goal. After that, tell me the title of the book. Before every match, I will gift ten copies of that same book to you. In that case, won’t you all be able to get a triumphant 10:0 win over your opponents every time?” An excerpt taken from Tony Twain’s special column in a certain famous Chinese sports newspaper. He was loved and hated by the press. — “He has a special column in at least four renowned print media, and he is able to get a considerable amount of remuneration just by scolding people or writing a few hundred words of nonsense weekly. While we have to contemplate hard about our drafts for three days before our boss is pleased with it. In an article inside his special column, he scolded and called all of the media ‘son of a bitch’, announcing that he hated the media the most. But every time he publishes an article, we flock towards him like flies which had spotted butter. Why? Because the readers like to read his news and see him scold people. I dare to bet with you, and Manager Tony Twain knows clearly in his heart as well, that even though he says that he hates us, he knows that the present him cannot do without us. Similarly, we also cannot do without him. Is this ultimately considered a good or a bad thing?” Bruce Pearce, a reporter from said with a face of helplessness when talking about Tony Twain. But no matter the case, his players were his most loyal believers. — Gareth Bale, “No no, we never had any pressure when playing on our home grounds. Because the pressure is all on the manager. As long as we see him standing by the side of the field, all of us will feel that we will be able to win that match. Even the football hooligans are like meek lambs in front of him!” (After saying this, he began to laugh out loudly) The reply from George Wood, the team captain of Nottingham Forest, was the most straightforward. “We follow him because he can bring us victory.” The legendary experience of Tony Twain, the richest, most successful, most controversial manager with the most unique personality! Debuting this summer. Thank you for reading.

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