long live football

When the two absolute authorities in the field of sports medicine in Germany, Dr. Jenberg and Dr. Wolfart gathered together in the Jenberke Clinic to treat Michael Owen together, several members of the Premier League team Newcastle The team doctor also rushed to Munich.

The diagnosis results of both sides came out one after the other, and the doctor informed Owen himself.

The result of the condition jointly diagnosed by Wolfart and Jen Burke is a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee, which can be cured in 3 to 4 months, and can be cured in 5 months at the latest.

"My preliminary treatment plan also includes several old injuries on your body." Wolfart nodded to Owen: "Although you have many old injuries, after all, you are only 27 years old and your body functions are at their peak. At the peak stage, as long as you can strictly implement our recovery plan, I can guarantee that you will run as fast as before in a few months."

After discussing for a long time with the Newcastle team doctors, although the diagnosis was the same, the treatment was different from what Wolfart said.

"You are seriously injured, and the old injuries have not been completely healed in the past few times. This treatment and recovery will take about 8 months." The Newcastle team doctor said: "But think optimistically, wait for you to recover from the injury, say The indeterminate state can recover 80%!"

Owen listened to the conclusions of the two groups of doctors calmly, and then politely asked them out of the ward, saying that he had to think about it.

Carl listened to the whole conversation, and he found that even without those reports and written materials, he had an...intuitive and clear understanding of the level of the English club team doctors.

Carl has stayed in Manchester United and also in Munich. The reason why he didn’t feel too much difference before is because the level of team doctors employed by Manchester United is relatively high. Ferguson started to improve the medical conditions of the Red Devils in the 90s, and at that time , He is actually a pioneer within the league, because at that time English football did not pay much attention to the tradition of internal medical treatment in the team.

Regarding the team doctors of the England team, they have made many ironic jokes over the past few decades. The most famous one is the "magic sponge that cures all diseases". As the name suggests, it is when the England team doctors treat players Take a sponge massage and declare "I've cured you!".

Until now, except for a few teams, the medical conditions of other English clubs are generally not high.When Premier League teams hire team doctors and trainers, they first look at their loyalty, not their professional level-before 1991, team trainers were either retired players, or stadium workers, security guards, or even management. Relatives and friends at the upper level, etc., and when the club recruits these personnel, they can take up the job without receiving professional training, and do not need any qualification certificates.

Karl can clearly feel the difference in the level of doctors between the two groups, and there is no reason why Owen can't see it.

But Irving still needs to think about it before making a treatment decision.

I want to ask about the cost of treatment.

After his condition was diagnosed, the England team doctor had reported the results to the FA, and the FA immediately held a press conference and announced that he would withdraw from the World Cup due to injuries.

After leaving the national team, according to the regulations, the Newcastle club will fully take over his treatment work.

In other words, conventionally speaking, Owen should return to the Newcastle club immediately at this moment, and the club's medical team will be responsible for his treatment and recovery. Of course, Newcastle will also bear the cost.In the future, Newcastle will go through a series of review procedures and apply to the FA for Owen's injury compensation in the name of "injury on duty".

But now, Owen doesn't know whether he should return to England with the team doctor.

After starting treatment in Munich, Owen clearly saw the huge gap in the medical level between the Newcastle team doctor and the Renbok Clinic.

Over the past few years, the more injuries Irving suffered, the more he wanted to go back to the past and become that "boy chasing the wind" again.

So he wants to get fast and effective treatment, and he wants the cure to be a complete cure, instead of "recurrence of old injuries" in the next few years.

For example, in the accidental injury in this World Cup match, he fell down by himself when no one was around. Many media in England called this a "bizarre injury", and some people blamed him for his fall. The turf is too slippery, but Irving himself knows that he fell because the injury he suffered at the end of last year has not completely healed until now, so his left leg suddenly became weak and unable to support his body weight during the running process.

So now, should we choose the world's top sports medicine experts, or a group of doctors who are not good at learning?

Owen only thought for a few minutes before reaching a conclusion.

Even if he had to pay the consultation fee out of his own pocket, he would stay in Munich.

After discussing with his family, Owen quickly informed the Newcastle club of this decision.

Of course, Newcastle is not very happy. It will not cost much for Owen to receive treatment from the team doctor at the club, but the Renberg Clinic in Munich is expensive.

Newcastle chairman Shepard even called Owen specifically and asked him to return to Newcastle.

But Owen's attitude was very firm. He said to Sheppard: "Even if the club refuses to pay for my treatment and asks me to pay for it myself, I will stay in Munich."

After hearing this sentence, Shepard compromised, and he agreed to Owen's request.

Irving finally reached an agreement with the Newcastle club. He received treatment in Munich, and he paid part of the cost himself, while the club paid part of it. He will be reimbursed after the compensation from the FA is in place.

In fact, Newcastle is not cold-blooded and stingy, they also have a lot of helplessness.

Most Premier League teams earn more and spend more, and have been operating with high debt. Newcastle is no exception. Last year, the Magpies spent a full 1700 million pounds to bring him back to England from the Bernabeu. The player with the highest transfer amount in history, the club also paid Owen a weekly salary of 11 pounds per week.

Newcastle is willing to pay so much for Irving, so they naturally have high hopes for him, but since the transfer to Newcastle, Owen seems to be in bad luck. After a whole season, he only played 11 times for the Magpies.

Now that Irving is injured again, except for the veteran Shearer who has decided to retire, and Chapra who has moved away, Newcastle only has two healthy forwards left in the frontcourt. If they want to last the next season, the joy is in this summer. There must be a buyer.With the financial situation becoming more and more tight, it is really difficult for Newcastle to generously pay for Owen's treatment at a private clinic in Munich... Unless the FA generously gives Newcastle a large amount of compensation, But both Irving and the Newcastle club know that they want to get more compensation from the FA, and it may take a year or more.

On June 6, shortly after the FA announced Owen's withdrawal from the World Cup, Owen also held a press conference accompanied by his family. At the press conference, he informed all the media of his illness and said that he had decided to Remain in Munich for recovery treatment.

The "Daily Mail" reporter relayed a question from a fan: "Will your injury heal completely? Will you return to the court?"

Owen said firmly: "I will come back. I will stand up for the fans who like me, for my career goals, and keep fighting."

……

When Beckham came to Owen's ward, Carl was discussing horse racing with the "Chasing Boy".

Carl is a novice on the racecourse, but Owen is an avid horse racing enthusiast. Not only does he own several racehorses, he even owns a manor in Hampton, southeast Cheshire, which includes stables, farm buildings, warehouses, and farmland. Everything you need, the scenery is beautiful and charming.

"If I didn't want to gain more success in the football field, I would have devoted myself to horse racing. When I was a child, my dream was to be a horse trainer or a professional jockey besides being a professional player."

When talking about his hobbies, Owen's face was full of excitement, and he even forgot a lot of physical pain: "Because I am very busy playing football and have no time to take care of the manor, so it is relatively empty now. But last year Andrew Black (the founder of Betfair, a world-renowned betting trading website) approached me. He said that he wanted to open a racecourse with me, and asked England's best champion horse trainer Tom Duckcomby to help us train racehorses. I am very excited, but also a little hesitant..."

"Tom Dacomby? The one who can train ten champion horses in a year?" Carl continued, "I've heard of him. Actually, I also have a pony Andorinia, which was originally I wanted to find Dacombe as a horse trainer, but he didn't accept private work, only accepting orders from horse farms, so I had to find Nicky Vaughn to help me train horses."

"Nicky Vaughn." Owen frowned. "His success rate is not very high. It would be nice to have a champion horse in a year."

"But his fee is not low." Carl shrugged helplessly: "Champion horse trainers are monopolized by you manor owners. People like me who only take horse racing as a hobby rather than a career can find Vaughan It's not bad."

"Send your racehorses to my manor." Owen suggested: "Although my current horse trainer is not as good as Dacombe, but he is considered the top in England, and he can definitely take your Antolini Yayang is fat and strong, and he runs as fast as lightning. And..." Owen blinked and said, "For it, I will give it the highest treatment for free."

Cheshire is not far from the racecourse where Andorinia is currently staying, but it is only two, three or 10 minutes more driving. Ronaldo has no reason to refuse this good opportunity for free, so Carl just thought about the choice the other party would make. He smiled and accepted Owen's kindness.

Beckham pushed open the door of the ward, walked in sullenly, and sat on the sofa next to Carl.

Seeing something wrong with his expression, Carl and Owen asked together: "What happened?"

Beckham took a long breath: "I just had a physical examination, and the doctor said...if I encounter a fierce competition, there is a high chance of my old injury recurring."

The two hurriedly asked what happened.

Beckham explained the situation to them in a somewhat melancholy voice.

It turns out that in England's Sweden game, not only Irving was injured, but Beckham, Ferdinand and Gary Neville all experienced fierce physical confrontation during the game. Injuries appeared, so it was suggested that they go to a regular hospital for a full-body examination.

So the three of Beckham also came to Renbok Clinic for a full-body scan. After the diagnosis, Ferdinand and Gary Neville were in good health, but Beckham was diagnosed with a strained left knee ligament three months ago. Due to the poor recovery of the injury, there is a risk of recurrence of the old injury.

"It's not just my left knee problem. Dr. Ren Burke said that my body is also a little weak. I have to rest for at least half a month before I can resume normal games, otherwise..." Beckham was full of worries: "If I have to do it within a week Going on, I probably wouldn't last 90 minutes."

Carl and Owen were both silent, not knowing how to comfort Beckham.

"I'll get a shot of high protein before the game, I hope it will help." Beckham has already wiped away the gloomy look on his face, took a deep breath, looked at Owen with a very serious expression and said: "After you end When I was in Beijing, I made an oath that I would win the World Cup, and no matter what, I have to fulfill this oath.”

"If this World Cup doesn't work, then we'll do it next time..." Irving wanted to comfort Beckham, telling him not to push himself too hard, but he remained silent as he spoke.

Owen is 27 years old this year, and he still has a chance to participate in the World Cup in South Africa, but what about Beckham?He is 31 this year, and he may not have a chance to be selected for the national team in the next World Cup.

The dull air conveys negative energy all the time. Karl found a deck of poker from somewhere, and while shuffling the cards, he smiled and said, "Are you interested in taking a gamble? The loser is responsible for the dinner."

"It's just an invitation to eat, it's not exciting..." Owen rubbed his chin and smacked his lips in disgust.

"I won't play with you." Beckham pointed at Owen and waved his hands desperately: "Bet you I will lose all my pants!" Irving loves gambling and has superb skills. It is an open secret in the British Isles. At the beginning of this year, he lost a gamble of 70 pounds. This incident was widely reported by the media and caused a bad influence. In the end, it was revealed that the owner of the casino was Owen, and Rooney was exempted from the money he lost.

But this sentence ignited the spark of Carl's inspiration: "Let's play 'Skin Peeling'! Lose a round and take off one piece of clothing, and whoever strips off first will be the treat!"

Owen applauded violently and laughed: "Agreed! Just play this!"

Beckham looked terrified and tried to escape, but in the end he couldn't escape the claws of the two, and was dragged obediently to sit in front of the hospital bed.

after an hour.

The "Guardian" reporter who made an appointment with Owen yesterday for an exclusive interview pushed open the door of the ward, but was stunned by the scene being played inside: a deck of playing cards was scattered on the small table that came with the hospital bed, and Owen sat on the bed. On the bed, Beckham and Alston sat on both sides, and all three were disheveled.Irving was dressed most neatly and had the calmest expression, but Beckham was completely naked, except for a tie around his neck, only a pair of boxer shorts remained on his body, his face was red and purple, Karl Oston was wearing long He was wearing a shirt and a tie, and he was slowly untying the Windsor knot at the neckline.

The reporter didn't dare to make a sound, he quietly touched the camera on his chest.

Owen and Beckham rushed towards Auston, one of them grabbed Auston's hands, the other pulled the buttons of his shirt, and at the same time they shouted wildly, "A tie is not considered clothes!"

The shutter sound "click click" sounded rapidly.

The three of them in the confusion were startled, and turned their heads together, but only saw an empty door swinging back and forth.

The reporter of "Guardian" accidentally captured something amazing and ran away with satisfaction.

The next day, the "Guardian" was a big seller, and the headline "Playing "pig skinning" in the ward, Beckham's half-naked Oston was stripped of his clothes" almost shocked countless people's jaws.

Although some fans accused Beckham of playing poker before the World Cup round of [-], it was not dignified, but more people believed that proper entertainment with friends would help relieve the tension before the big game, not to mention, since Owen was injured After retiring from the World Cup, many England fans saw him smiling so happily in front of the camera for the first time...

When Anthea returned to Munich at the end of June, she offered to meet Karl.

The two met in a high-end restaurant.

During the World Cup, a large number of reporters were ambushed on the streets of Munich. Karl's favorite cafes and bookstores were no longer safe. At this time, only expensive restaurants can do the best job of keeping secrets.

Anthea is a little thinner than the last time we met, her makeup is very light, and her clothes are still impeccable.

Carl asked how she was doing.

"Non-stop catwalks, cover shoots, endorsements, and movie shooting." Anthea pointed at the black marks under her eyes pitifully: "Look, I'm so busy that I can't even cover my dark circles with makeup! I'm in I told my agent a month ago that I would take a vacation during the World Cup, but he still gave me piles of work, until now he is willing to give me two days off..."

Carl smiled and listened to her complain.

Tired of talking, Anthea picked up the water glass and took a big sip. When she put down the glass, her hand was put aside, but she happened to touch Carl's fingertips on the table.

Carl glanced there subconsciously.

Anthea noticed his eyes, and her face turned slightly red.

Suddenly she called the waiter and ordered a brandy.

Carl tried to switch to wine or champagne, but Anthea disagreed, insisting on brandy.

Karl disagreed, and he didn't speak to the other party for several minutes.

After the brandy was served, Anthea took a sip, then mustered up her courage and held Carl's hand.

"You're drunk." After being slightly startled, Karl said gently.

Anthea shook her head: "I only took a sip, and it was for encouragement."

Her fingers were cold, but her palm was slippery.

Carl held the other's hand instead, and pressed his dry and warm palm against Anthea: "I want to confess something to you."

Anthea blushed abnormally, but her expression was not completely happy, but also confused and uneasy.

"If you have noticed how the "Sun" commented on me a while ago..." Carl's voice was very serious: "In fact, they were very lucky to guess all of them right."

Anthea looked straight at him.

"I'm not straight." Carl pulled out his hand in a timely manner, because he was worried that continuing to touch would cause the other party's rebound and disgust: "I'm sorry to tell you the truth now."

He was waiting for a scream, an insult, or, perhaps, a slap.

But Anthea's reaction didn't match what Carl had guessed.

She raised her head and drank a full glass of brandy into her stomach, then asked for one, and another.

Carl braced himself for being spat all over.

After drinking the third cup, Anthea still looked sane. She stared at Carl for a while, then suddenly smiled: "I knew it was like this. It's my fate to like someone I shouldn't like. "

Anthea was not sad, on the contrary, she seemed to accept everything in front of her calmly: "There is probably a very weird aura around me." She didn't know if she was laughing at herself or joking: "I can always attract curved men .”

There was no yelling, no drink poured down his face, so Carl started playing a game of "how much guilt does one have to inflate before they kill themselves".

When Anthea asked him something, Carl nodded without even hearing the sentence, "I agree."

Anthea's expression looked very satisfied, she continued to speak her own words, as if she was feeling emotional: "...So Alan has never fully recovered, he has a knot in his heart, but his psychiatrist temporarily buried it Allen has been working and living peacefully in the past few years, although his personality has become more and more unstable, but this is harmless, everyone believes that time can heal everything."

"That movie." Anthea took a deep breath: "We originally thought that it could become a kind of emotional sustenance, and after the movie was shot and released, it would be a key to free Allen. But we made a wrong judgment , it became a quagmire, an abyss related to memories, Alan not only did not get out, but sank deeper. Then he started seeing a psychologist again, but this time the psychologist could not save him, she could do nothing for him .”

"Alan became angry with everything, not only with himself, but with others. He even stopped his own treatment, thinking that no psychiatrist would be able to help him. He even joked to himself that if he met Dr. Hannibal Fortunately, because the other party could take him apart and eat him, giving him complete relief. Then, half a month ago, Allen suddenly returned to the clinic, and he started to continue the treatment, and made great progress. His psychologist judged that The reason for Allen's improvement - you."

Carl nodded calmly: "Me?"

"Yes. Being around you can make Alan feel calm. Although it sounds magical or absurd to say this, it is true." Anthea staggered her eyes: "When I am with you, I often feel Very reassuring, so I'm not surprised that Alan feels the same way, after all, he can even fall asleep next to you. Anyway, the therapist advised Alan to seek help from you, but I know Alan, he will not ask for help ,so……"

Carl pieced together what he hadn't heard just now, the question Anthea asked: "Do you want me to get in touch with him more?"

Anthea sighed: "I used to hate him very much, but I love him after all. He is my brother."

"I promise you."

"Thank you." Anthea stood up: "It's just good to see each other often, it will help him. Don't be confused by Alan. He is actually a good person in his heart." Taking a deep breath again, she The voice trembled a little: "During this time, maybe, you still need to meet with me a few more times, if the reporters take pictures of me eating with you, they won't pay too much attention to the news about you and Alan gone."

"Anthea." As she turned, Carl asked, "Can you forgive me?"

Anthea paused: "I never hated you."

Then she leaves.

Karl ordered himself a brandy too.

'It is my duty. ' he thought quietly, 'after all, it all started with me. '