fat man who can't play football

Chapter 31
After a night of smoking and drinking, the fat man came to the office in a daze the next day.After the fat man saw the front pages of the major newspapers, his slow-response brain instantly started up at high speed.

"Yorkshire Evening Post" came up with an attractive headline "Sunglass Gate", and directly adopted a bold blood red font.Fatty's mouth started to twitch when he saw this, and his own media backstabbed him the hardest.

After quickly reading the detailed reports of the major media, Fatty is even more troubled by the media's high degree of restoration of relevant details. This is because there are ghosts in the locker room.

Everything that happened in the locker room was originally highly confidential, and the loss of control in the locker room of many teams was due to the insider leaking information without authorization.

In fact, you don't need to think about who did it this time.It's just that the current situation makes it difficult for Fatty, and he has promised the chairman to use that person reasonably to help the team sell at a good price during the winter window.Now I can't break my promise in front of the chairman, the fat man can only endure it.

During the training, Fatty put on sunglasses and kept observing Pierce's various performances, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.Fatty had no choice but to give up his plan to find fault, but he still secretly made up his mind to take him out of the starting lineup, so he focused on testing the new three-back combination during training.

Austin, Wootton, and Berardi all put in extra effort in training, and no matter how slow the players are, they will realize that their chances are coming.Wootton was born in Manchester United's youth training and also played the main force for a period of time in the team last season.But the fat man always felt that his strength was lacking, and all kinds of handling of the ball on the defensive end seemed frizzy, and he was not going to correct him.

Fatty decided to focus on the performance of Austin and Berardi in the next few days of training before making a decision.

After the training, the fat man stopped Cook who was about to drive. "Hi Lewis, what are your plans for tonight?"

"Not yet, boss."

"Now you have."

"what?"

"I'm going to be a guest at your house. In order not to make Bennett dislike me, I will bring my own dinner." After speaking, the fat man smiled sinisterly.In the memories left by Steve, the fat man knew that Lewis and Bennett (Loretta Bennett) had been together for more than a year, and they both loved each other deeply.

"How come, boss. She doesn't know how glad you are."

"Uh, by the way. How's Milo?" Fatty thought of Cook's pet dog, Milo, a little cutie with brown hair.

"He's fine, you haven't seen him for a long time."

"Well, it's my fault. Lewis, you also know that since I became the head coach of the first team, I don't have as much time as I used to."

"But boss, I smell smoke and booze on you."

Fat Brother didn't expect the slap in the face to come so unexpectedly.

"Haha, Lewis, now you have become humorous too. You go home first, and I will come when I am ready."

"Okay, boss."

The fat man then went to the Yorkdale tavern to pack some roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, which is even called the national dish of Britain.Fatty drools just thinking about it after eating it.

With the hot dishes in hand, the fat man went to the supermarket to buy some snacks for Xiao Luo.

Finally, the fat man found Cook's cabin with the memory fragments left by Steve.As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Luo might have been attracted by the smell of snacks and rushed towards the fat man.

"Hi, Mellow. What a good boy." The fat man has enjoyed the dog-licking offensive, "Look what I brought you, your favorite Millies Wolfheart. Haha, do you like it? Look at your gluttonous look , the saliva will flow out."

Looking up, he saw Bennett coming out wearing an apron. The fat man immediately came up with a Western-style kiss, "Loretta, long time no see."

"Boss, I'm so glad you're here." Seeing that Fatty seemed to be planning to hug Bennett forever, Cook rushed up enthusiastically to be in the middle.

"Coach, there are still some dishes that will be ready soon. You can talk to Lewis first."

"Okay." The fat man really envied Cook for having such a virtuous and supportive girlfriend. If Cook's family looked up to him the most, it was his grandfather Trevor Burlingham.

When the fat man first transferred Cook Jr. to the first team, Burlingham placed a £500 bet through William Hill, the largest betting agency in the UK, on ​​the bet that "Lewis Cook will represent the England senior team before the age of 26".

"Lewis, how is your grandpa?"

"He is in good health, and he still goes to watch my games live from time to time."

"I know, he was always the one who supported you the most. When you first joined the team, he would often come to your training and take you home. I can still think of him watching you through the barbed wire. He still yelled 'Lewis, run faster!' from time to time, how time flies, the little kid back then is so tall in a blink of an eye."

"Boss, thank you." Cook didn't know what to think, and his voice even choked up.

"Don't say that, Lewis. Everything you have now is the result of your hard work."

After a while, Bennett prepared a large table of sumptuous dishes. "Whoa, look at how good our Loretta is. I propose that Loretta and I have a beer to celebrate. But Lewis, you can only have a glass of juice."

"Boss, you are always so cruel to me."

"Who told you to be a professional athlete?"

"Shit."

The fat man clinked glasses with the young couple while enjoying the delicious food. "Lewis, do you know why I made you captain?"

Cook was taken aback when he heard that: "To be honest, boss. I'm not ready. There are too many people on the team who are more suitable to be the captain than me."

"Lewis, opportunities won't wait until you're ready."

"But……"

"No but, Lewis. I know your concerns. You think I'm just a rookie who just arrived on the team. No one will listen to what I say."

"I know the meaning of the captain's armband better than you. Do you know why I chose you? Lewis."

Cook shook his head.

But the fat man suddenly laughed: "Speaking of which, I am selfish, Lewis. You are too similar to me when I was 17 years old. You play the same position as me on the court, and even the way you dribble the ball is very similar to me. I can see a shadow of myself in you."

"And, Lewis, do you know? What you're going through now is something I dreamed of before and even now. I dream of entering the first team like you, stepping into the Elland Road stadium with white clothes."

I don't know if he drank too much, but the fat man felt a little astringent in the corners of his eyes when he said this.

"So, Lewis, now you are not only realizing your dream, but also realizing my dream. I just want to watch you improve and see what kind of height you can reach. You have given me an illusion, Bringing my dream younger self to reality.”

Cook just looked at the fat man, but he was speechless.Bennett held his hand tightly beside him.

"I'm sorry, Lewis, I probably drank a little too much and talked so much nonsense. What I want to tell you is that you don't feel pressured by this at all, and you take it as a little selfishness of mine. Just want to Become a middle-aged man who can no longer set foot on Elland Road due to injuries, and wants to see his young self wearing the captain's armband."

"Lewis, you just have to keep running on the court and fight for every ball you can get. Don't think about anything else."

"Head."

The fat man felt that he couldn't hold it anymore, "Lewis, I think I'm really drunk, I have to leave first."

"Boss, I'll see you off."

"No, you stay with Bennett and Melo well."

The fat man took a taxi and fled back to his apartment at the speed of light. He was dragged by something and kept searching in the room.Finally, I found a yellowed photo under a pile of sundries. On it, Steve, in his prime, was striding forward with the ball, as if he was going to start a new era of his own.

(End of this chapter)