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Chapter 54 Visiting Andy Cole

At the end of the training that day, Duncan stayed in the office for a while before leaving.After saying hello to the old man who was the gatekeeper at the City Stadium, Duncan walked back with his hands in his pockets.

Dongtu Stadium is on the outskirts of Manchester. Although there are two Premier League teams' training bases here, it is not an urban area after all, so there are not many people.

There are more common trees such as tall birch, larch, beech, etc., and there is a "swish" sound from time to time in the bushes under the trees.

More quiet.

The dim street lights stretched Duncan's figure very long.Occasionally passing taxis will honk their horns to signal pedestrians walking alone on the street.

Duncan was walking in front, but he didn't notice that there was a figure sneaking behind him.

Look at that fat clumsy, who isn't Diop?
Diop knew very well that Duncan always walked the short distance from his home to the training ground, so he boldly followed.

Halfway through, Duncan stopped suddenly and turned around.

Diop was frightened out of his wits and fell into the flowers on the side of the road.

Emerging from the grass, Diop saw Duncan standing on the side of the road waving.

After a while, Duncan got into a taxi and disappeared into the night.

Diop jumped out quickly, ran to the side of the road, and stopped a taxi.

"Sir, where are you going?"

"Follow the car in front!"

In the evening, there was not much traffic in the Carrington area, but looking at the increasingly bustling street scene outside the car window, Diop knew that he was about to enter the city.

There are more and more cars around, but he is not afraid of being spotted by Duncan in front.

Where is this kid going?

After driving for 10 minutes, the taxi ahead turned a corner and stopped in front of a building.

Duncan got out, paid, and the taxi drove off.

Duncan strode into the building.

Diop hurriedly directed the taxi to follow, paid and got out of the car, and looked up, "Manchester Hospital"!
"Oh, it's supposed to be to see Andy Cole?"

Diop knew that Manchester City's wounded were generally treated in this hospital.The only one who was injured recently and reached the level of hospitalization was Andy Cole.

"Klein? Why are you here?" Klein was Diop's name.Hearing someone calling him, Diop lowered his head and saw Duncan coming out of the gate.

Diop was so busy looking at the sign that he didn't notice Duncan's departure and return.

"I... ah... oh, I fell and bought some band-aids." Diop pointed to his face. The scratch on his face from jumping into the flowers just now helped him a lot.

While making excuses, Diop also peeked at Duncan, and found that Duncan looked normal, and he should not have noticed his stalking.

"Buy Band-Aids for Manchester Hospital? You should find them in any convenience store!" Duncan wondered.

"Unfortunately, the one near my house happened to be sold out." Diop spread his hands, his expression normal.

Once the lie starts, it's easy to make it up.

"Oh, I'm going to see Andy Cole, together?" Duncan asked, not intending to dwell on this issue.

"Okay."

"Then follow me to buy some fruit or something. It's not polite to go in empty-handed." Duncan said casually, and also explained from the side why he went in and then came out.

After a while, Duncan and Diop walked into the intensive care unit on the third floor, carrying two bags of fruit.

Although it was not a serious illness, in view of Andy Cole's identity, in order to avoid crowds of fans, a separate ward was set up for him.

Now Andy Cole is sitting on the hospital bed, next to his fiancée Cheryl, peeling fruit for him.On the seat at the door, the eldest son of the two, Devante Cole, is playing PSP.

It seems that the relationship between the two is very good.

At this time, Cheryl was talking about something, and Andy Cole was watching TV impatiently.

When Duncan and Diop opened the door and came in, Andy Cole was watching a show hosted by Martin Taylor and Andy Gray.

"Coach!" The first to spot the two was Devante Cole on the seat by the door.Contrary to his father being a Manchester United fan, Devante joined the Manchester City youth training system since he was a child. Now 12-year-old Devante is a member of Manchester City's U12.

DeVante secretly hid the game console in his arms.

Like his father, DeVante Cole is a forward on the field, strong and fast.

"Xiaode, how is your performance recently?" Duncan touched Devante's head.Andy Cole often brings children to training, so Duncan also knows this little guy.

"Great!" DeVante gave two thumbs up with both hands.Then I heard a "crack", and a PSP machine fell out of my arms.

"Oh, my PSP!" DeVante cried.

Seeing the head coach come in just now, DeVante panicked and stuffed the PSP into his arms.I just raised my hand and forgot about it, the PSP fell to the ground and the screen shattered.

"Steben, Klein!" Andy Cole's voice came, greeting Duncan and Diop. Andy Cole was much older than Duncan and not a few years younger than Diop, so they always called name.Then Andy Cole said to his son: "It doesn't matter if it breaks, it will save you from being addicted to games all day and not thinking about playing football."

"I didn't use your money. I bought it with the salary I got from mowing the lawn for a month!" Dwight Cole said confidently.

From this point, it is easy to see that the father and son like the two rival teams, not without reason.

"Okay, okay!" Cheryl stood up: "Mr. Coach, come and sit down, I'll take DeVante home first."

Andy Cole only has an ankle injury and doesn't need someone to stay with him all night.

"Inherit your football talent!" Duncan pointed to the door, referring to Devante Cole.

"It's a pity that I don't have inherited love. I like Manchester United, this kid..." Andy Cole stopped talking, and the head coach and assistant coach of Manchester City were sitting in front of him.

Andy Cole immediately changed the subject: "Klein, what did you do?"

Under the light, the bloodstains on Diop's face were very obvious.

"It fell." Diop said angrily, "The thick bandage on your leg doesn't even block your mouth..."

"Ha ha!"

After chatting for a few more words, Duncan came here to convey "the club's care, love and blessings," and hoped that Andy Cole would "recover from his injury as soon as possible and return to the battlefield"...

"By the way, didn't you want to buy a Band-Aid?" Duncan suddenly looked at Diop.

"Oh, I'll go then." Diop stood up and left.As much as he'd love to stay, who told him to lie about it to buy a Band-Aid?
"Andy, I'm actually here today to ask about your future plans." After dismissing Diop, Duncan got straight to the point.

Andy Cole and Manchester City only signed a one-year contract, and now they have to recuperate for three months, basically saying goodbye to Manchester City's career.

"Portsmouth, or Nottingham Forest." Andy - Cole did not hide.These are two teams that he has contacted with. The former can play in the UEFA Cup next season, and the latter is his hometown team.

"Do you want to continue playing?" Duncan said, "Alan Shearer retired last season. Are you planning to surpass his goals?"

On the Premier League scorer list, Shearer is first and Cole is second.

"Of course!" Andy Cole smiled and looked up at the ceiling: "Maybe everyone thinks that I am so old that I can even play football for my children, so I should retire. Actually, I also thought about retiring. After all, I am 37 years old. I am old, with my current ability and physical fitness, it is difficult to support another season, oh, and this injured leg. If I stay on the court again, it will feel a bit like lingering..."

Andy Cole smiled and continued: "But I don't know, what else can I do besides football? Someone came to me as an assistant coach, but I turned it down because I wanted to continue playing on the pitch. I like that feeling on the pitch. When I was young, I just liked it, but now that I am older, I can’t live without it. So I want to keep playing until I can’t play anymore.”

Duncan didn't speak, he could feel Andy Cole's meaning: that's full of love!

"Uh... If you want to play, why don't you stay in Manchester City? Next season, we can also play in the UEFA Cup!" Duncan said.

"I really didn't think about this..." Andy Cole said truthfully.Before joining Manchester City, it was because of his friendship with Pierce. Now that Pierce has left, he has never thought about renewing his contract.

More importantly, the club did not talk to him.

"You can think about it now." Duncan said: "There is still time, don't rush to make a decision."

Ten minutes later, Duncan walked out of Manchester City Hospital.Although Andy Cole did not promise anything, he said that he would consider the contract with Manchester City.

This is also the purpose of Duncan. A player like Andy Cole is a valuable asset no matter where he is.

As long as there is hope, then Duncan will not let him go.

(End of this chapter)