91 Beautiful Tackle Part 2 (2/2)
He was not sure for how long, Wood was almost lying on the ground, his body nearly parallel to it. His right hand supported his body, and at the same time his left leg quickly swung toward the ball in the air. The gust of wind that he had felt previously was actually from this leg!
The ball was less than five centimeters away from Tang En's foot, and looking at Wood's extremely aggressive stance, if he had just kicked the ball slightly off, Tang En's right leg would be in a cast the next day, and Tang En would have to come to training with crutches.
Bang! With a loud sound, a few pieces of grass clippings flew in front of Tang En's face, causing him to squint his eyes uncontrollably.
After which, Tang En landed on the ground on his butt and stared dumbfounded at the row of trees in the north. Wood had actually kicked the ball directly toward the back of the forest. There was a slope there and beneath the dam at the bottom of the slope was the Trent River!
This kid! To have actually kicked the ball so far...That's not the point! The point is, he was actually able to perform such a clean tackle! If this had happened during a match… it was a defensive move that would rouse the cheers of the commentators and fans. Swift! Accurate! Powerful! It was too perfect! Wood, you are indeed suited to become the support of a team!
George wood did not know what Tang En was thinking about at that moment, as he stood up and was about to get the ball. After running for a few steps, he was stopped by Tang En, who had recovered from his initial shock. ”Don't go, George. Do you know where you kicked the ball to?”
”There.” Wood pointed at the dark forest under the evening sky.
”Wrong. It's even further than that. Tang En pointed upwards and said, ”You kicked the ball to the Trent River. Don't bother with picking it up.”
”But that's the club's ball.” Wood was afraid that the club would make him pay for it.
”Every year, the club loses a countless number of football balls. Losing one more doesn't affect it much. If your luck is good, I think that perhaps you will be able to see many more football balls in the river during spring.”
”Why is that so?” Wood was confused.
”Because that ball you just kicked would have swam back from the Atlantic Ocean with its offspring! Haha!” Tang En burst into laughter while seated on the ground. However, he suddenly coughed in the midst of his laughter, and frowned. ”Ah, dang it! You kicked me!”
He lightly touched the tip of his foot. It was extremely painful there and was probably due to being hit by Wood's studs.
”Come over, help me up.” Tang En, who was seated on the ground, extended his left hands toward Wood. However, he quickly changed his mind—and extended both of his hands. ”Just carry me directly!”
”Why?” Wood appeared to be slightly unwilling.
”Why? You injured me and caused me to be unable to walk. If you don't carry me, do you expect me to hop back with one leg? In addition, don't you have a lot of excess energy that you have not used up? Carry me home, this is also a form of physical training. Quick, it's almost dark.”
Left without a choice, Wood walked over to Tang En and bent over to let Tang En climb up his back. After that, he used his strength and picked him up. A 17-year-old lad carrying a 34-year-old man. The scene was quite comical.
Tang En slightly adjusted his position, so as to make himself feel more comfortable. Aside from the sweat beads on Wood's body, the benefits of being carried were quite good.
”Hey, George.” Tang En, who was on Wood's back, patted this kid's broad shoulders.
”What?”
”Tell me, why do you insist on giving yourself extra training?”
”Because I...” Wood snorted. ”I feel that my fundamentals are too weak.”
Tang En smiled. ”George, do you know the reason why I didn't let you onto the field for the past few matches?”
”Because my fundamentals are weak.”
”That is only one of the reasons. Actually, I hoped that you would observe closely from the substitution bench how those teammates of yours, who have received seven to eight years of football training, do it on the field. There is no use in letting you watch those high-level football videos now. You have to start learning from the people around you, learn how they deal with the ball, how to react to the various situations during the match, and remember them by heart. This will become your experience. Remember these experiences by heart, and the next time you encounter a situation where the enemy striker is running in front of you, and you are chasing from behind diagonally, you will then know what the best thing to do is.”
”Mmm.” Wood nodded his head.
”And if you still insist on training after the daily trainings... you may do so; I give you permission for it. However, you have to do it under my supervision, and you can't spend more than 40 minutes on additional training in a day. In addition, George...”
”Hmm?”
”Although you hit my foot just now, I still have to say that, that tackle of yours was very, very.... beautiful!”
Tang En did not catch Wood's reply to this, and Wood did not thank him or say anything. However, Tang En could feel that this kid's walking speed had increased, and his strides had become more energetic.