Chapter 79
Although Mourinho was angry with Endrit, he still made up for Endrit in the post-match press conference after he calmed down.
"The tragic match that just happened has made things even worse for Chelsea. Terry, Cole and Wright-Phillips have already been confirmed to miss the next half month."
Mourinho did not mention the European Cup four days later, but almost as soon as he finished speaking, everyone thought of this tragic fact.
"Coach Mourinho, will Endrit be on the field? Will today's game have any impact on him?"
Mourinho picked up the microphone and replied softly; "If I say there is no impact, will you believe it? I believe everyone has seen it in recent times. The club cannot do without Ritter, and Ritter cannot be absent from the national team. Physical fatigue is only temporary, but mental fatigue is not so easy to cure."
"I care more about Ritter's health than the European Cup, so I urged him to put his health first, but he told me that he is an unbeatable iron man and he will appear on the stage of the European Cup qualifiers because he knows that more fans are looking forward to his appearance and expecting him to defend England's goal."
Mourinho paused, his face turned cold and he said: "This is the child's idea, I can't refute him. But Coach McArthur, I hope you can know a common sense. The goalkeeper is only the lower limit of a football game. If you want to win, you need to command the team properly and let them score goals."
Endrit stood in front of the small TV and watched coach Mourinho's speech, and was shocked. He had just planned to follow his coach to the press conference, but the coach didn't let him go.
And the coach also said that he was the unbeatable Iron Man, even though the coach obviously disliked Iron Man because he liked Iron Man...
Endrit covered his face with his hands, and when Mourinho returned to the locker room, he called him "Godfather" sincerely and earnestly.
Mourinho rolled his eyes at Endrit and patted him on the head without any hesitation. "You call me Godfather now? What were you doing before?"
"I was wrong……"
I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If you don’t abandon me, I am willing to be your adoptive father (crossed out), godfather! ①
Driving Mourinho home that evening, Endrit was taught a lesson again.
"Take good care of yourself in the next few days so that others will not think you are tired and not in good spirits when they see you."
"Ah? Why do you want to do this..."
"Just do it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"oh."
Endrit shut up and spent the next few days trying to dress himself up to look depressed, but because his face was so handsome, no matter how Mourinho looked at him, it didn't have the effect he imagined.
"Ruffle my hair again."
Endrit ruffled his hair, but rather than looking depressed, he looked more like a cute little lion that had just been fished out of the water.
After trying several more times, Mourinho finally gave up and said, "Forget it, let's just leave it at that. It's fine as long as it looks less energetic than before."
Endrit obediently withdrew his hand and leaned his head forward, "So coach, what are you doing?"
Mourinho asked Endrit not to say anything or accept any interviews for the next few days, and then he accepted interviews from five media outlets in one day. He began by giving advice to Macy's team, hoping that he could handle the conflicts between the two D'Antoni on the field and allow the national team to score goals smoothly. Finally, I have to add that I hope Coach Mac knows how to use his players well and not treat them as blood-sucking bags. Their physical health is also very important!
McLaren is so angry that his nose is crooked. It's okay that three Chelsea players announced that they cannot play after this game, but now Mourinho is pointing at his nose and telling him not to rely on Endrit alone?
McClaren wanted to curse, but he could only hold it back in the current situation. He forced a smile and told the media that he would consider Mourinho's opinion, but he avoided talking about Mourinho's mention of the importance of players' physical health, and instead talked about honor.
"Many England players are proud to wear the national team jersey. Their lifelong wish is to represent their country in a highly anticipated match and win for their country. This is the most ardent expectation in their hearts. I can't bear to kill their dreams. It's simply a crime!"
What made McLaren proud was that even though many people supported Mourinho's statement before, after they said this, the voices supporting Mourinho suddenly became much smaller.
As the saying goes: We reject animal performances, but we cannot refuse animals from performing.
We really want Ritt to be well, but who can blame him for insisting on playing?
This is a shameless statement, but it is undeniable that when faced with a moment related to the honor of a national-level competition, many people would have such thoughts in their minds. The Ritter here can be anyone. When this person insists on playing in a game despite an injury and the game is won, even if he is not the main player of the team, this person will win everyone's respect and honor.
But if this person loses, people will not only give him respect, but some will complain about why he was so stubborn and insisted on playing in the game even though he was injured. Now he lost the game, isn't it embarrassing? Even if this person's injury worsens and affects his future games in the club, then it's all over, and the fans of the club will blame him very much in their hearts - just like Kaka back then.
Although history will give everyone an innocence in the end, the complaining voices at that time had already turned into shiny knives that stabbed into that person's heart.
The voice and power of fans are huge and uncontrollable. Compared with the "physical health" and "psychological pressure" that they cannot see or feel with their naked eyes, what they desire more is the honor that is close at hand and that each of them can see and feel.
"It's okay, Godfather. I was going to play anyway."
Endrit had been sitting on the sofa for more than an hour, watching Mourinho clicking on various web pages with his mouse. Endrit looked down at the time and couldn't help but said, "Coach, it's late, you should rest..."
Mourinho stood up and threw the mouse aside. "It's not appropriate for me to say such things."
"ah?"
Mourinho didn't reply, but patted Endrit's shoulder and said, "Okay, pack up and go to bed first."
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The next day, Wenger, who had rejected the FA's invitation to become the head coach of the England national team and had quickly stood up to support McClaren when there were rumors that McClaren was going to be sacked, took the initiative to accept an interview with reporters.
"The media has been saying that Endrit is the goalkeeper of the future. What does the future hold? There is the Champions League, the Olympics and the World Cup. I don't agree with Prime Minister Brown's talk of localizing football, because I think every young player with potential, no matter where he comes from, is worth our training. And now, England has a real local player who is worth spending a lot of effort to train, but you want to bury him directly in the European Cup?"
"If you don't know how to train him, you can leave him to me." Wenger pushed his glasses that he had put on on purpose and said with a smile, "Believe me, France is a very tolerant country. Ritter can have French citizenship and come to play for Arsenal. This is not an exaggeration. I noticed Endrit when he was still in the youth team. At that time, I applied for a trade with Chelsea..."
What Wenger said is true. French football is indeed the country with the most naturalized players. After seeing Wenger's interview, the French media reporters immediately made an important speech: Warmly welcome Endrit to join!
Mourinho was so angry after reading this report.
"When he promised me, he didn't tell me that he would say these words!" Mourinho turned around in the room. "I knew that Wenger had nothing good to say!"
Mathilde repeatedly comforted her husband, "Don't be too angry, this is also human nature..."
"Even if Ritt wants to change his nationality, it will be to Portugal. What does it have to do with France?"
Mathilde:? ? ? ?
Mathilde was silent for a moment, silently withdrew the hand she had just extended, and didn't want to pay any attention to this person at all.
…
Wenger's words had a great impact. The options before English fans suddenly increased a lot. They no longer only saw the European Cup qualifiers, so they would be calmer than usual.
How good is the effect? It was so good that Lampard ran up to Endrit with a bitter face and said that his father wanted to invite Endrit to dinner, and asked if Endrit had time to have dinner together before the European Cup started.
"Ah?" Endrit raised his hand and pointed at himself, "Please treat me to a meal?"
Frank Lampard's father, Frank Richard George Lampard, is also an English player. He plays as a defender on the field. He has been selected for the national team twice and plays for West Ham United. He is one of the most famous left-backs in the history of the Hammers.
When Lampard was starting out, people always mentioned his father. But when Lampard's achievements gradually surpassed his father's, people rarely mentioned his father in advance and called his father old Frank Lampard.
Lampard, who inherited his father's name, is now the one and only Lampard in the world. Of course, even so, he will encounter some small troubles that give him headaches.
"He saw what coach Mourinho and Wenger said and thought you really had problems. These two were trying to patch things up for you in advance, so he wanted to meet you. If you really have pressure, he also wants to contact a friend to speak up for you. It's better to patch things up for those radical fans now than to talk about it after we really lose the game."
Endrit blinked, unable to believe what his ears had just heard.
Lampard thought Endrit didn't want to go, so he reached out and grabbed Endrit, "I told him you're fine. The coaches are just a little worried that the outside world has too high expectations of you now, and it will backfire on you if you don't perform well in the future, but he doesn't want to hear what I say at all. I have no choice but to ask you to go with me for a walk. It won't waste time."
"No, that's not what I meant." Endrit came back to his senses, tears sparkling in his eyes, "I'm just a little surprised. He's just a stranger, but he showed me so much kindness. This is the first time I've felt it so directly..."
"What stranger?" Lampard waved his hand to interrupt Endrit. "I am the stranger in our family now. My father knows you much better than I do. I heard that Mourinho became your godfather and he even said that he could be your godfather."
Endrit couldn't help but burst out laughing, "What? Why haven't I heard you say that?"
Lampard rolled his eyes at Endrit. "Why do you think you always had a sullen face before? I was injured and didn't have much contact with you, but after the game, I took the initiative to shake hands and hug you. You don't know how excessive he is. This time he even told me directly that if he can't invite you, don't go home in the future. It's so funny. Do you really think I love going home? I don't know how happy I am living out here by myself?"
Endrit was so happy that Lampard pushed him lightly in annoyance, "You know what, the way you pretended to be before really looked like the Lion King."
Endrit couldn't laugh anymore. "What did you say?"
"I mean, you looked pretty intimidating before, like the Lion King," Lampard stepped back and looked Endrit up and down, "but now I see that you're just a little lamb wearing a lion mask and pretending to be powerful."
Endrit silently clenched his fists, intending to let Lampard see what Endrit's ultimate secret, the Iron Fist of Justice, is today!
Where did he install it before? He had clearly acted out what he was thinking at the time. He was clearly... acting crazy, ah! shit! This statement doesn't seem to be any better.
Endrit finally realized that the dark history in his life was definitely not something he could forget. He clearly announced to everyone: The person standing in front of you at this moment is the famous Son of Light★Iron Man★The Lion King★Future Goalkeeper★Endrit!
His dark history was actually the things he did when he was living his life again, his mind was not clear yet and he hadn't found his true self, and he was very stubborn and awkward.
Maybe right, maybe wrong, the two sides are intertwined with each other so perfectly that Endrit couldn't help but curse himself when he woke up in the middle of the night: Why did I do that? Am I crazy?
Endrit didn't dare to think any further, he silently withdrew his hand, lowered his head and lay flat, letting the ridicule, "You're right, it's a bit pretentious."
Lampard did not sneer or laugh. He looked at Endritt, who was obviously a little depressed, and reached out to touch his head. "You were still young at that time, still a child."
Endri took a step back and put his hands over his head. "Thank you, but I want to say that I already have a godfather, and you won't be my godfather anymore."
"Hey!" Lampard was so angry that he laughed, "Who wants to be your godfather?"
"That's not certain. Your father wants to be my godfather, and you are my godfather. So if we round it up, you and your father are brothers, right?"
Lampard was stunned for a second before he burst into laughter. He rushed forward and hugged Endrit's shoulders. "Yes, yes! That's a good idea! If he talks about this during dinner, I will say that if you want to be Ritter's godfather, you have to get past me first..."
When Lampard said those words, Endrit was a little moved, but he was not excited to tears, because at that moment, three lines of words flashed through his mind almost subconsciously: It's New Year's Day, you're here, and the child is still young.
It's amazing! It turns out that he had the chance to be loved and cared for as a real child by everyone in this life. Unfortunately, he realized it a little late, and it's not long before he officially becomes an adult... Well, can't Prime Minister Brown have a friendly discussion with the people of England and set the age of adulthood at 19? For this reason, he is willing to continue playing in England!
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On the 21st, the England national team announced its roster for the tournament.
The starting lineup is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Endrit (Chelsea)
Defenders: Campbell (Portsmouth), Bridge (Chelsea), Brown (Manchester United), Richardson (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Gerrard (Liverpool), Barry (Villa), Lampard (Chelsea), Hargreaves (Manchester United)
Forwards: Crouch (Liverpool), Defoe (Tottenham)
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