Donn looked at George Wood standing opposite him, and the other party was looking at him with a firm look. He spoke, "George..."

At this moment, a huge roar came from the stands and swept through, swallowing up all the next voices. Wood only saw Tang En's mouth open and close, but he didn't hear anything he said.

Do you agree to play or disagree to play?

Podolsky's long shot hit the crossbar and bounced out, and the sudden cheer came to an abrupt end. Only then did Wood hear Tang En's last words:

“…Go to warm up.”

A hint of joy flashed across Wood's face. He knew that Don had agreed to his request. Wood turned around and grabbed the training vest from the seat and ran to the warm-up area.

The teammates and coaches looked at his back in surprise and did not react.

Des Walker walked to Donn and asked, "You're going to let him play, Tony?"

Tang En nodded.

"But his injury has not healed yet..."

"That's what I think, Des." Tang En turned to look at his partner, "George's physical fitness is different from ordinary people, and this minor injury should not hurt him."

Walker grinned, "Hope you're right, Tony...if it's not right, you ruined his career."

Donn did not refute Walker's words because he also had this concern in his heart - I hope I'm right...

Wood tried hard to suppress his inner excitement, preventing his warm-up movement from being too big, and avoiding another problem. However, he has become the focus of everyone's attention.

"George?!" Teammate Gareth Barry, who was also warming up, looked at Wood who was pressing his legs in surprise. "Are you going to play?" There was only one last place left. If Wood wanted to go, then he would not have to warm up again.

"Yeah." Wood nodded.

Barry was stunned for a moment and reacted.   Yes, what the team needs now is defense.   In terms of defensive ability, Wood is definitely better than himself.   But...

"How are you injured...?"

"No problem!" Wood answered firmly, for fear that others would infer the truth from his tone.

Not only Gareth Barry, but others also noticed Wood who was warming up on the sidelines.

"Let's see who this is! George Wood!" John Mortson shouted excitedly, "He is warming up! Will this be a sign of his appearance?"

"Before the game, the English team doctor admitted that George Wood's injury had not recovered to the point where he could play, so why is he now appearing on the sidelines to warm up?" The German commentator was very confused. This was not Tony Don't have a suspicious plan, right?

German coach Summer also saw Wood, because the warm-up area between the two teams was next to the German bench. He frowned. If Wood was to play, then it was a signal to strengthen the defense. Wood had the best interception ability in the midfield. If he was allowed to play, the German team would be in trouble.

Thinking of this, he walked to the sidelines and sent a signal to the players on the court to strengthen their offense. He must equalize the score before England makes adjustments!

The English fans in the stands soon found George Wood who was warming up. They were excited. Although the German team was still in control of the ball at this time, the English fans in the stands suddenly burst into deafening cheers: "St. George! St. George! St. George is coming back!"

Yes, when England was surrounded by German teams and bombarded, everyone felt that Joe Hart's goal might be lost at any time. At this time, they hoped that there was someone who could stabilize their emotions and keep the German offense out. In the eyes of fans, George Wood, who became famous for defense, was the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, he was injured and could only watch the show on the bench.

It’s different now, St. George is coming back! We have hope!

The TV broadcast gave Wood a fifteen-second close-up. The fans who watched the TV broadcast in England cheered.

Sophia, who was sitting at home watching the game, also blushed on her face.

Gerald saw Wood warming up off the court, and he knew what that meant. He suddenly hated his age very much. He was thirty-six-year-old not a 26-year-old man, and he could run tirelessly. Now he was powerless. The Germans saw that his physical strength was declining rapidly. They used him as a breakthrough point, and both threatening shots were completed at him.

He knew that George was not actually good at his feet. If it weren't for the team's current need to strengthen defense, he wouldn't have taken the risk of playing.

It's really damn... If I could be four years younger, I wouldn't be as embarrassed as I am now.

Podolski, the German striker, tried a long shot after pulling outside the penalty area. This time, Gerald stepped in front of him and shot hard in the chest!

After a muffled bang, Gerald fell back and fell to the ground and did not get up again. His chest hurts and his body is very tired. He now wants to lie on the ground like this to delay the team's game time. This is also the last step he can do for the team.

After seeing Gerald fall to the ground, Joe Matok gave up the idea of ​​launching a counterattack, kicked the ball that was bounced into the stands, and then signaled the referee to let the team doctor come up.

"This is delaying the game!" the German commentator shouted dissatisfiedly. The German fans in the stands also booed and protested. However, the fans in England were singing and applauding Gerald.

When White ran on the court with a stretcher, George Wood had already returned to Donn. He was taking off his vest.

Donn did not ask Wood how his right big toe was. Since he had decided to let Wood play, these questions were no longer important.

"Eight minutes left. Including injury time, there are about ten minutes left. George, your task is very simple, it is to go up and defend. Cut off the connection between the German forward and the forward, and don't let them take too many long shots at the front of the penalty area. The Germans' long shot level is very high and they can't be taken lightly."

Wood nodded. He threw his vest to his teammates. After two games, he put on the game again. His cheeks were slightly red with excitement.

"Okay, I won't say anything extra. You must know what to do. Go, George, that's your stage..." Tang En pointed to the green field and pushed him out.

When Wood stood next to the fourth official, waiting to come on stage, the TV broadcast gave Wood a close-up of his broad and thick back, with the golden number 13 and the name "wood" very eye-catching.

"It makes people feel relieved to see this name! Yes, George Wood returned to us again after leaving sixty-five days due to injury! Back to the stage of his battle! When England needed it most, her guardian St. George fell from the sky and returned with glory!" John Motson excitedly gave all the praise he could think of to the man standing on the sidelines.

With the help of White's team doctor, Gerald slowly walked out of the field. He had not forgotten to use this to delay the time. When he reached the sidelines, he stretched out his hand to Wood. He planned to shake his hand. Unexpectedly, Wood shook his hands directly in his palm and gave a powerful high-five.

The two of them said nothing, Gerald walked down with his head down, and Wood ran up with his head held high.

The moment Wood stepped onto the court, the cheers of English fans sounded in the stands: "St. George bless England! St. George bless England! St. George bless England!" The voice became louder and louder. It resounded through the sky. It completely overwhelmed the booing of German fans at Gerald's intentional passing of the game time.

"This is really a rare scene. Just a substitution, it actually produced such a sensational effect..." Spanish TV commentator had to marvel at George Wood's status in the minds of English fans.

Wood ran on the court, and Mock, who was closest to him, reached out to him. Wood treated Mock like Gerald, slapped him with high-high. Then he and Michael Johnson, Wayne Rooney, and Aaron Mitcher slapped each other until he ran to his own position.

"Tony Don raised the St. George's flag on the flagship. He told the Germans that his fleet would fight to the end and never retreat!" Motson clenched his fists and waved it.

Tony Close found that the other party's No. 13 was just standing in front of him, which made him feel inexplicably pressured. It seemed that it was very difficult and difficult to break through him.

Schweinsteiger slapped him in the back: "He is injured, continue to use him as a breakthrough point! Give me the ball later."

"I have observed his running posture on the court, but his right foot is still unnatural. This shows that George Wood's injury has not healed yet. Perhaps Don't replace Wood with Wood just to improve the morale of the team. After all, being suppressed by us and unable to play for halftime is not something that the English people are happy about. Wood's actual effect is not great, and he can still be used by us!" The German commentator said confidently.

But George Wood quickly lost face to everyone who questioned him.

When Schweinsteiger was about to dribble the ball past Wood, the ball under his feet was kept by Wood. He staggered and fell to the ground, he raised his hands and planned to ask for a set piece, but the referee ignored him and signaled him to get up quickly and not to stay on the ground.

The shouts of English fans erupted in the stands again: "St George bless England! St George bless England!"

"yes!" In the England coaches' seat on the sidelines, the coaches also waved their fists excitedly. Everyone was worried that Wood was showing off. Now it seems. Although there was no game for 65 days, his condition is still maintained. There is no sign of unfamiliarity at all.

Next it was Tony Klos. He hesitated a little while while dribbling the ball in the middle and was thrown to the ground by George Wood. Although he gave the German team a free kick, it was 35 meters away from the goal, and it was really no threat...

"Good, George!" Fatty John led his brothers in the stands and shouted, "Give the German guy a little awesome!"

"It's really full of aggressive defense! This is the ability of the world's No. 1 midfielder George Wood!" The commentators from the neutral country exclaimed, and the German commentators' faces were dark.

Rollfies tried to shoot long-range shots, and he planned to swing his thighs, but this preparation took a long time. Then he asked George Wood, who was staring at him, to destroy the ball with a clean tackle. Rollfies kicked the ball in vain and fell out directly.

"No foul! No foul!" Motson defended Wood. At the same time, the referee's gesture also made England fans feel relieved - it is indeed not a foul, it is a beautiful defense that cannot be more beautiful.

Rollfies lay on the ground and stared at Wood in dissatisfaction, but almost made him shudder - George Wood was staring at him coldly, his expression seemed to be looking at a piece of beef, without any emotional fluctuations.

In fact, this is Wood's most common expression. Every time he knocks down someone, he stares at the other person like a lion staring at the prey. It makes people feel uncomfortable. He will not take the initiative to reach out to pull the other person up, nor will he deliberately do such a thing to please the referee.

Three defenses caused three different players to fall to the ground and feel embarrassed. This is George Wood, even if he is injured, he should not be underestimated!

For the fourth time, Wood blocked Podolsky's powerful long shot.

The fans of the fans in the stands never stopped praising "St. George". Motson's tone was always very excited. The coaching staff of England cheered for Wood's successful defense on the sidelines. After Wood came on the court, England's defense suddenly stabilized.

But they didn't know. Every time Wood's right foot was hard, he felt a piercing pain. After all, he had not been thorough yet. How could such vigorous exercise not involve the injury? But outsiders could never see any abnormal expression on his face, and his behavior was like someone who had never been injured.

After only five minutes of running up, his back and front were soaked in sweat. That was not tired, it hurt.

Donn noticed a pool of water stains on Wood's front. He guessed the reason, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

For example, there are three minutes left after ninety minutes, and the injury time may be four to five minutes. I hope George Wood will not make any mistakes in the right foot within these eight minutes.

He never felt like eight minutes would be so long as today...

George Wood almost alone supported the defensive position in front of England's central defender. After all, Michael Johnson kept running on the court for more than 80 minutes. He was not as physically strong as before, and some of them were not strong enough to defend. Downing and Mock were not defensive materials. In the entire four midfielders, only George Wood, who had just played, could defend.

Mitcher had already transferred Donn to the penalty area to be a central defender to defend the ball from high altitude. Only Rooney was left in front, ready to use his speed to counterattack, but he had never used it since the 75th minute. Rooney also returned to the midfield and actively participated in the defense.

The teammates knew in their hearts that the captain's injury must not be completely cured, so they could not take up all the defensive tasks alone. Even if they were tired, they would have to exert some effort.

In the next three minutes, George Wood appeared in the TV camera less often. Players like Mock were fighting hard to defend, and they shared a lot of pressure for Wood. However, the Germans obviously saw from the sweat stains on Wood's chest that he was just holding on, so they decided that Wood was bombing in an indiscriminate manner. They must use fatigue tactics to blow Wood a gap.

The fourth official just raised the sign that was not five minutes on the sidelines. George Wood started a fierce fight with the opponent's Rollfest at the front of the penalty area.

This was a 55-5 ball. The Germans were unwilling to give up, so George Wood naturally could not make way. The two of them tried their best to fight for the football. Then they collided spectacularly. The football was thrust by Wood's first kick. Rollfies did not hit the football, but instead kicked Wood's right foot...

A severe pain came from his toes and penetrated his heart, causing Wood to almost scream. But when the sound reached his throat, he suddenly closed his mouth. Although the sound was stopped, a painful expression suddenly appeared on his face betrayed his current situation.

Just then the TV broadcast gave him a close-up shot. Wood was magnified ten times in pain and appeared on the TV screen. The English fans who were still cheering for him just now shut their mouths, knowing that "Saint George" was still injured.

Tang En naturally saw Wood's expression, and his heart hopped. An ominous feeling came to his heart.

But this expression lasted for only two seconds. The next second, Wood stopped the tendency of his body to fall, and he jumped up from the ground with one hand. He chased the football, and there was no sign that he had just been kicked to the injury.

He slammed the ball outwards before Schweinsteiger, and stopped and accelerated, and then did so. Schweinsteiger, who rushed too hard.

"Beautiful and extraordinary!"

The English fans who were just worried about Wood's big toe just now gave deafening cheers again.

George Wood is not the foolish guy who only knew how to kick the ball when he got the ball. After passing Schweinsteiger, he looked up at the front and wanted to launch an attack. As a result, he was surprised to find that there were all German players wearing white balls in front. Rooney helped defend on the wing, but he didn't expect Wood would choose to control the ball instead of kick the ball, so he didn't run forward to pick it up.

You can't let the football stay under your feet for too long. Wood looked at the German goalkeeper Adler who had already occupied the top of the free throw arc and kicked the football hard towards the German team's goal!

The English cheers were getting louder and louder, and Adler hurriedly retreated in a hurried voice. Fortunately, the football finally flew out of the crossbar, otherwise he might be embarrassed...

"George Wood proved his value as the core of England, and he was very calm in both defense and offense. Judging from his appearance, it seemed that with him, there would be no problem. What a reassuring player!" Motson once again gave praise without hesitation.
To be continued...