"What's going on? What's going on?"
"Dong, you can't go in yet..."
"G You're the one! Get out of my way!"
Wang Xiaodong pushed away the young attending who was blocking him, and rushed to the door of the ward with long strides.
"Dong..." Jack stood at the door of the ward and stopped a group of people. "You can't go any further, Mr. Keegan needs to rest."
The thirty-year-old assistant coach looked haggard and frowned.
"What's going on, old man?" Wang Xiaodong tried his best to lower his voice, but everyone could hear the anger in his voice.
"Mr. Keegan worked too hard. He couldn't hold back for a moment and lost the connection between the nerves in his brain..." Jack wanted to explain, but found that he had no way to start.
"Why is this happening?" Wang Xiaodong was still reluctant.
Yes, why is Mr. Keegan like this?
After Jack murmured something, he suddenly summoned the courage from nowhere and stepped forward to grab Wang Xiaodong's collar.
"Dong, isn't it because of you that Mr. Keegan is like this?"
"because I???"
Wang Xiaodong's mind was filled with questions.
"That's right. If it wasn't for the red card and suspension because you hit someone, why would Mr. Keegan have worked overtime overnight to modify his tactics?"
"If you hadn't left without saying a word to go against Mr Keegan, how could he have thought about all the bullshit that was going to help you get out in front of the media?"
"If it weren't for your unpredictable and dissolute character, how could Mr. Keegan develop so many emergency tactics for every game?"
"Mr. Keegan hasn't slept well for almost two months. Why?"
"Isn't it just to make you feel less guilty when you leave Southampton?"
In the end, Jack's anger was clearly biased.
But this last accusation struck a chord in Wang Xiaodong's heart.
He had previously thought about helping Southampton advance, and he also thought that if he failed, he would play here until the day they advance.
But people always change.
Especially after seeing more.
Wang Xiaodong now often fantasizes about which powerful Premier League team he will join next season after helping Southampton advance this season.
But the road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.
Judging from the team's season history, there is indeed a lot of luck in Southampton's ability to "catch the last train" and break into the top six at the end of the season.
In other words, what happens if the team doesn't finish in the top six?
The stubborn Wang Xiaodong really never thought about this problem.
So, when there were only a few key games left in the league, he couldn't hold back his temper and got into a fight.
After being given a red card and suspended, he refused to admit his mistake and missed several games without any reason.
A small team like Southampton doesn't have many options.
When Walcott was there, Walcott was used, and when Wang Xiaodong was there, Wang Xiaodong was used. As long as there is a star player on the team, the team's overall tactics will be based around him.
As a result, the price of Wang Xiaodong's willfulness fell entirely on Keegan's shoulders.
Keegan not only has to face accusations and questions from the club, fans and media, but he also has to appease the players and staff below and work together to play the game well.
If he wins, he doesn't get the limelight, but if he loses, he has to take responsibility.
As a young coach at Southampton, Keegan has been shouldering too much during this time!
In fact, Keegan's body has reached its breaking point since the last time he collapsed with a fever and was hospitalized.
But at that time, the team was not yet confirmed to be in the top six, and Wang Xiaodong had not returned to the team. It was impossible for Keegan to fall at that time.
So he was forcibly discharged from the hospital the next morning and has been taking medication to maintain his health.
Until Wang Xiaodong's prodigal son turned around, until the team locked in a play-off qualification.
According to Keegan's own plan, he originally wanted to last two more weeks until the end of the play-offs.
But people can be so fragile sometimes.
Just when Keegan was thinking about how to solidify his defense, his brain, which had been on the machine for more than a month, suddenly lost power.
As a result, in front of 30,000 fans in the stadium, Keegan fell backward without any warning, and was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance by the busy staff.
After being scolded by the angry Jack, Wang Xiaodong also calmed down.
The scenes of contact with Keegan were replayed in his mind. After that "flying soap scandal", the old man never spoke of himself in an aggressive tone.
Whether you accept your apology or talk to yourself later, you always speak to yourself in an amiable tone.
Even if he expressed completely opposite views on certain things, Keegan would just smile and wait for Wang Xiaodong to finish.
Thinking back on this now, Wang Xiaodong only felt his throat sore.
It turns out that the old man has been holding on to his body!
"Okay, Mr. Keegan has been sent to the hospital. There are doctors and nurses taking care of him. Let's not disturb him. What he needs most now is silence!"
Jack looked at the players behind Wang Xiaodong and continued: "Everyone has just finished playing the game and is all tired."
"Go back and rest as soon as possible. I will take care of you here."
"We have to play an away game in two days. Your physical condition is very important!"
"And the most important thing is, don't be mentally burdened, got it?"
"I know." The teammates looked at each other, lowered their heads and said softly.
This moment is also very difficult for Southampton players.
The coach was lying in the ward across the wall, but he couldn't be too tired or too sad. He had to go home and repair his body.
Some of the heartless young players were okay, but the veterans who were about to retire were worried and had to force out a smile: "Then Coach Jack, I'm leaving it to you!"
"Leave it to me. When Mr. Keegan wakes up, I will notify everyone as soon as possible!"
"Well, let's go back first."
The helpless team members waved goodbye to each other. Before they even walked out of the door, they were surrounded by a large group of reporters who smelled the smell.
Finally, with the help of the deputy dean, the team members successfully escaped through the back door.
"Dong, they've all left, why are you still here?"
After letting out a burst of evil fire, Jack's heart calmed down at this time.
In fact, among the young people in Southampton, Wang Xiaodong is the one Jack favors the most, and he even favors him more than Keegan on weekdays.
Wang Xiaodong has a straightforward temper and sometimes has a bad temper. Jack always follows Wang Xiaodong to wipe his behind.
But Jack had no complaints about all this, and even boasted to everyone he met that he had a superstar in his team.
It can be said that Jack's positioning of Wang Xiaodong in his heart is not even comparable to that of Walcott.
"Let me take care of you here. You have played for ninety minutes, so you should go back and rest."
Through the window on the door of the ward, Wang Xiaodong looked at Keegan, who was sleeping soundly with a tube inserted inside, and had mixed feelings in his heart.
The heartbeat on the monitoring device was only about fifty beats. Wang Xiaodong's heartbeat had never been lower than sixty in his life!
"Old man..." Wang Xiaodong tightened his grip on the door handle, but did not press it for a long time.
"Mr. Jack, I want to stay here until the old man wakes up." After Wang Xiaodong finished speaking, he sat down on the chair opposite the ward and crossed his arms.
"Dong, why are you doing this?" Jack said earnestly, "When will you change your free and loose temper?"
"Even the doctors don't know how long Mr. Keegan will be comatose."
"If he sleeps for three days, do you still have to stay here with him for three days?"
"Don't forget that the second round will be in three days!"
"You are the main force on the team!"
Jack's eyes widened. What he was most afraid of was Wang Xiaodong being so impulsive.
Once Wang Xiaodong gets this stubborn temper, even ten cows can't get him back.
After hearing the last sentence, Wang Xiaodong raised his head and said slowly: "Mr. Jack, I know that I will be responsible for my own body and the team."
"Then you still..."
"tomorrow!"
"What?"
"Just let me stay here until tomorrow!" Wang Xiaodong begged: "If the old man doesn't wake up tomorrow, I will go home and sleep, and then recharge my batteries for the away game. What do you think?"
"Why are you so willful? You..."
Seeing the pleading look in Wang Xiaodong's eyes that he had never shown before, Jack finally relented at this moment. He let out a long sigh: "Okay, tomorrow is tomorrow! Dong, if Mr. Keegan hasn't woken up by this time tomorrow, you must go home and sleep immediately. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand." Wang Xiaodong nodded heavily.
After a sleepless night, Wang Xiaodong just sat outside the door, watching the doctors and nurses come to check the ward every hour.
The whole time he just sat there, like a sculpture.
God bless, near noon the next day, Keegan opened his eyes in bed.
He first tried hard to turn his head left and right and looked around blankly.
After a long while, I slowly combined the memories in my mind.
Jack, who was outside the ward, immediately saw Keegan turning his head on the bed. He wanted to shout in excitement, but his voice was stuck in his throat.
"Doctor? Nurse! Wake up, he's awake!"
Jack quickly called someone over to check.
The doctor came over and looked at the monitoring equipment, rolled his eyelids a few more times, asked a few simple questions, then nodded and left.
Until then, Wang Xiaodong, who had been guarding the door, rushed in with a single stride.
Looking at the dark circles under Wang Xiaodong's eyes after not sleeping all night, Keegan squeezed out a smile and asked softly: "Dong, what was the result of the competition?"
Wang Xiaodong, who was holding Keegan's hand, was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head with a look of shame on his face: "2 to 1, we finally let them score a goal."
"It doesn't matter!" Sensing Wang Xiaodong's emotional disappointment, Keegan on the bed tried his best to smile: "It's just a ball, don't take it to heart!"
