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Chapter 161 In the hospital

On the second morning after returning to Leeds, the whole Leeds United team only conducted a simple training to recover their physical fitness. At this time, the news that Newcastle had reported Li Rui's provocative behavior to the FA has been fed back to Leeds United. club too.

The players didn't see the head coach Eddie Gray on the training ground. It is said that after Eddie Gray learned that Newcastle's villains first complained, he broke a cup and tore up his own notebook in a rage. , the entire office building could hear the Leeds United manager's angry scolding, "Bastard, bedbug, shit, biting cockroach!"

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That morning, on the table of an office of the English Football Association, there was an additional report submitted by Leeds United at the club about Newcastle player Dyer’s unprofessional behavior during the game. Coincidentally, this report Below is the report submitted by the Leeds United Club on Bowyer's alleged racially discriminatory remarks against Li Rui.

It's just that Eddie Gray's anger and depression are far more than that.

Neil Gilckney’s preliminary diagnosis has come out. According to the results of the nuclear resonance examination at Newcastle Hospital, the preliminary diagnosis is a fractured ankle and he must undergo surgery immediately. The injury was confirmed, and now, Neil Gilckney has been transferred to Leeds City Hospital.

Since the injury may affect the entire career, the team doctor of Leeds United is also very cautious. He suggested that it is best to invite experts in this area, German doctor Hans Muller-Wolfart for Neil Gilke Ni to do a more detailed and comprehensive inspection.

But, anyway, the most optimistic estimate of the test results is that Neil Gilckney will not return to the team before the winter break.

"The worst result is." Team doctor Bird said worriedly, "It may even affect Neil's career. If it is serious, he...he will have to retire..."

Eddie Gray was stunned, he was shocked by the news, he was speechless for a long time, for a long time, "Retired?...God! He's only 19 years old...Damn it!!!"

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At lunch time at noon, the head coach Eddie Gray still didn't show up, which aroused the murmurs of the players. No one thought that Eddie Gray would waste a morning and lunch time just to fight against Newcastle. Everyone discussed a few words casually , also to no avail.

No one will link the absence of the head coach with Neil Gilckney's injury. After all, it is common for players to get injured. Even players like Vieira almost ruined a season because of injuries. El Gilckney was more talking about when this kid would be able to return to the team. Obviously, after a 90-minute match at St. approved.

"Where's Frazier?" Li Rui picked at the vegetable salad on the plate.

"I don't know, he was sneaky just now, I don't know where he went." Alan Lennon took the jam and spread it on the white bread, "Hey, Li, after training in the afternoon, let's go and see Neil. "

"Okay." Li Rui originally planned to go after training in the afternoon.

While talking, Richardson came late, but his complexion was very bad. Noticing the doubtful eyes of his teammates looking at him, Richardson smiled wryly, sat down, and prepared to eat without saying a word .

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"Frazier, where were you just now?" Milner asked.

"Hmm...Mr. Burton." Richardson replied casually. After finishing speaking, he realized that he had slipped his tongue. Looking at the faces of everyone, especially Li Rui's eyes, there was already a worried expression. I can't hide it anymore.

"Mr. Bird told us bad news." Richardson made sure that only a few of them could hear him. "Neill may be reimbursed for this season. If it is serious, he may have to retire."

The knife and fork that Li Rui was pulling didn't move. He raised his head and looked at Richardson. The latter's expression was painful, which showed that he was not joking.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Richardson felt the oppressive atmosphere, "Of course, this is just the worst possibility. Maybe, after the winter break, that kid came back alive and kicking."

No one spoke, and everyone was shocked by the news.

'Retired? Li Rui repeated it over and over again, and every time he said it, he felt a pimple in his heart, which was extremely uncomfortable. He felt that God must be joking. How could it be possible? He said to himself, retire?That guy Neil is going to retire?He is only 19 years old, this kid breaks through the wing so fast, and even heard that England's under-21 national team is already preparing to recruit this kid.

'retired'?This is a joke!

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However, everyone knows that this is not a joke. Everyone fell silent. In the restaurant, only the sound of knives and forks was heard. Everyone was eating in silence. The old players in the team noticed these young people here. Something was wrong, they all looked this way, you know, these guys are not restless at all during meals.

"The boss hasn't announced yet, maybe it won't be that serious." Milner said, "Maybe Mr. Bird is joking with us." Seeing Li Rui's angry eyes, Milner hurriedly said, "Forget it , when I said nothing, no one wants to hear the bad news."

Richardson patted Li Rui on the shoulder, "James is also kind."

Li Rui nodded. Of course he knew it, but he felt extremely uncomfortable. At this time, Li Rui even hoped that what Milner said was true. This was just a joke. At least, the head coach Eddie Gray The news hasn't been announced yet, maybe, it's not that serious?Li Rui began to comfort himself.

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Before the training started in the afternoon, the head coach Eddie Gray, accompanied by the team doctor Bird, appeared on the training ground. Seeing this scene, Li Rui's heart skipped a beat, and his last hope was also shattered.

"Before training starts today, I have something to announce."

Most of the players on the team knew about Neil Gilckney's injury, so no one was surprised that Eddie Gray looked very bad.

"This is very bad news. Neil Gilckney will be away from us for at least half the season. He will undergo surgery at the specialists in Munich. Of course, if all goes well, he will return after the winter break. to the team."

Eddie Gray didn't say what would happen if the surgery didn't go well, but it's no secret that the 19-year-old is even going to retire because of the vicious injury.

Eddie Gray saw Li Rui clenched his fists, "About this matter, this is the end, the club has submitted a report to the Football Association for the malicious foul Dyer." When he said this, Leeds United The head coach's eyes lingered on Li Rui for a while.

"Hopefully, this news won't affect everyone's state and mood." After speaking, Eddie Gray left with a look of ashes on his face. The mood of the head coach of Leeds United was obviously very bad.

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Neil Gilckney is a young man he is very optimistic about. Neil Gilckney's breakthrough on the wing is an effective offensive method for Leeds United. Now that Neil Gilckney is injured, he only I can rely on Pennant. Of course, the veteran Bambi can also play this position. However, Bambi's condition is deteriorating and he has just recovered from his injury. As for Pennant, this grumpy kid, he is not in good condition recently. great.

Li Rui was very angry. Malicious fouls only need to accept a bullshit suspension, but the injured Neil Gilckney may leave the green field he loves. What kind of logic is this? !
But what about anger?Li Rui felt powerless for a while. Apart from praying for that fellow Neil, he found that he couldn't do anything to help Neil. Although, Neil's injury was because he helped him get ahead. The more he thought about it, the more unhappy Li Rui felt. .

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In the training session in the afternoon, Li Rui's performance was very poor. He often failed to run through the positions, and even missed the empty goal.

Li Rui was lying on the turf of the training ground, looking at the sky of Leeds. It was blue and beautiful, but he was no longer in the mood to appreciate it.

Gustavo Poyet, who was in charge of the team's training, was very dissatisfied with Li Rui's training state. He planned to talk to Li Rui alone after the training. Of course he knew why Li Rui was distracted. , but, at the end of the training, he suddenly gave up this idea.

"I thought you would talk to Li." Eddie Gray said to his assistant as he watched the players leave the training field one by one, and Li Rui did not stay for extra practice as never before.

"I'd rather beat up that bastard Dyer." Gustavo Poyet was in charge of the reserve team's training last season. Gustavo Poyet watched this kid work hard step by step, and finally entered the first team, and he was also very emotional.

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Li Rui changed his clothes silently in the dressing room, put on his sneakers, and tied his shoelaces. He called Qi Yun and asked about the location of the Leeds City Hospital. However, it seemed that this was unnecessary. Qi Yun, who was at the head, finally said in doubt, "Can't you take a taxi and go there directly?" Li Rui realized that he had been a little distracted and his mind was in a mess.

Li Rui put an Adidas fanny pack on his waist, and was about to leave. He was the only one left in the dressing room. Just as he walked to the door, Alan Lennon appeared out of nowhere, "Li, hurry up!" , I'm waiting for you."

"I'm sorry, Alan, I'm going to the hospital to visit Neil." Li Rui thought that everyone wanted to take him to relax together.

"Have you forgotten? We agreed to go and see Neil together." Alan Lennon closed the door of the dressing room, "Hurry up, they are still waiting."

"them?"

"Well, James, Frazier, and Jermaine." While speaking, the two had already arrived at the parking lot, and a Chevrolet car honked the horn. Only then did Li Rui see the reason for sitting in the driver's seat. Chadson, Milner in the passenger seat, and Pennant in the back seat, who had just finished training with the reserve team.

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Neil Gilckney lay quietly on the hospital bed. Although the ward was brightly lit and the white walls were dazzling, Neil Gilckney felt that his eyes were gray.

Neither the Leeds United doctor nor the attending doctor hid his injury from Neil Gilckney and, of course, did not tell him the bad news that he might even have to retire, although the attending doctor also told him it was okay. Only after going to Munich, Germany to see an expert for a diagnosis can he draw a conclusion. However, Neil Gilckney still sensed that his injury was not optimistic from Mr. Bird's words and expression.

His father and mother had just left, leaving his younger sister Vivienne to accompany him. He knew that his parents wanted his angelic sister to make him happy, and Neil Gilckney didn't want his emotions to affect Vivienne. Wei An, however, he really couldn't laugh.

Vivian went to play with the beautiful nurse. Neil Gilchon lifted the snow-white quilt. He wanted to look at his ankle. He looked at the thick bandage and the fixed plate, and muttered to himself, "It's going to be alright, Neil, you're the best, the best!"

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When Richardson was driving by a flower shop, Li Rui suddenly remembered that it seemed not good for a few people to go there empty-handed, so he proposed to buy a bunch of flowers at the flower shop.

A few guys didn't realize that it was impolite to leave empty-handed. They realized it when they heard Li Rui say this. Because the life of the players is relatively monotonous, the social experience of these young people is really poor, and they are not so proficient in dealing with people.

"It's better not to buy flowers." Pennant said, "I remember when I went to visit my mother, the doctor said that pollen is easy to cause allergies to patients."

Everyone knows that Pennant's mother has passed away, so no one answered the phone. However, in the end, he didn't buy flowers. He passed by a video game store and bought the latest Transformers. Li Rui remembered the last time he went to Nigeria When I was at Gilkeney's house, there were quite a few commemorative Transformers in this kid's room.

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When several people arrived at the ward, Neil Gilckney was staring at the ceiling in a daze. When he saw several people appearing together, there was a rare smile on the corner of Neil Gilckney's mouth.

Neil Gilckney glanced at Li Rui who had put the Transformers on the bedside table next to the hospital bed, and frowned, "Li, I'm not a kid anymore."

Li Rui chuckled, but didn't respond. He knew that this kid was stubborn, and he liked it, but he was afraid that others would think he was so old and collected Transformers dolls, and would be laughed at.

"How do you feel?" Richardson and the others found a stool and sat down.

"What else can I do?" Neil Gilckney motioned for several people to pour water for themselves. "Go to Munich in a few days and wait for the final result."

Several people chatted with Neil Kirkney for a while, and saw that Neil was not in high spirits, and a few people were not yet able to comfort the patient. The chat was just a few words, and the atmosphere was a bit embarrassing After a while, he was ready to say goodbye and leave.

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"Neil, you will get better soon." Before Li Rui left, he patted Neil Gilckney on the shoulder, "Maybe, in two months, you will be able to come back and play football with us."

Neil Gilckney forced a smile, which made Li Rui feel very uncomfortable. He was scolding himself for hypocrisy, and he couldn't speak to comfort others. Such an obvious lie is too shameful, but Li Rui really doesn't know What should I say.

He knew that Neil Gilckney was as passionate about football as he was. This started when Neil Gilckney's family returned to England from faraway Australia to settle down, just to satisfy Neil Gilckney's demands. Accepting England's good football atmosphere at close range can be seen, and it also shows that this family is very supportive of Neil Gilckney playing football. I believe this son is also the pride of this family.

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In the corridor of the hospital, Li Rui saw Vivienne running over from a distance, looking at this little girl who looked like a porcelain doll, Li Rui felt that his mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Ha, Li." The little girl was very happy to see Li Rui, "You guys came to see Neil?"

"Yes, pretty little angel." Li Rui squatted down habitually and touched Vivienne's pretty little head, "These are your brother's teammates."

"Hi, Vivian."

"Hi, little angel."

"Hi, little beauty." Several people greeted each other in different ways.

Li Rui noticed the stack of newspapers in Vivian's hand, "Neil asked me to buy it." Vivian said, "My brother has already watched the video of the game, so he insists on reading these newspapers."

"Can I have a look at these newspapers?" Li Rui took the newspaper from Vivienne's little hand, and saw that the front page was the report on the match between Leeds United and Newcastle. There is not too much description on the field. Now, the media is not very clear about Neil's injury.

The photo of Li Rui rushing to the corner flag and shouting after scoring the third goal is frequently used on the front pages of major media, and the "Daily Mirror" even uses a sentence from Li Rui in the headline , 'Is this what you want?Is this it?That's the price! ! ! ! 'However, the latter swearing 'TMD' was hidden.

Returning the newspaper to Vivienne, and said a few more words to the little girl, when leaving, Vivienne suddenly looked seriously into Li Rui's eyes and said, "Brother said, your goal was beautiful. "

Li Rui's eyes lit up. Of course he knew which ball Vivian was talking about. For some reason, Li Rui suddenly felt better. "Neil really said that?"

The little girl suddenly became nervous, looked at Li Rui timidly, blinked her cute eyes, as if mustering up her courage, "My brother said, 'That's right, that's it, stab these bastards hard! 'That's what Neil said, Vivienne is a good boy." He pouted his cute little mouth.

Li Rui and the others were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help smiling, "That's right, our Vivian is of course a little angel."

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In the second day's training, everyone felt that Li Rui's condition had improved significantly compared to yesterday, and he showed a strong desire to fight.

Pennant has also returned from the reserve team. If there is no accident, in the game against Arsenal the day after tomorrow, Pennant will start. This is also the first time for this young man who has come out of Arsenal to really face his old club. .

After training, they took a shower in the locker room and felt comfortable all over. Li Rui and the others walked into the restaurant with their shoes on. They saw the sports news being broadcast on the big-screen TV in the restaurant. Arsenal's coach arrives in Leeds...

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