On the lawn of Stanton Park, Richard left Woodgate alone after training. At that moment, what Woodgate saw was Richard's sad face.

"Boss..." Woodgate didn't dare to think about what Richard was going to say to him, and he didn't dare to ask. He was afraid that after getting an answer he didn't need, he would regret the nearly five months of hard work he had put in.

Richard sighed, shook his head helplessly and said, "This is the report Professor Wallace provided after a detailed inspection for you this month. He said..." Richard paused deliberately, raised his head, and saw Woodgate

After looking expectantly, he shook his head again.

"How long will it take for me to play? Boss? It won't take another half a year, right?" Woodgate asked anxiously.

When Richard shook his head again, he hesitated to speak, as if there was something evil that he couldn't bear to say.

"Boss, just tell me, you know I can't read the medical report..." Woodgate was so anxious that he was about to get angry.

Richard said nothing, which made Woodgate even more suspicious: "Is it... another year?"

Richard reached out and put the report into Woodgate's hand and walked toward the locker room. At this time, Woodgate's heart dropped.

Even Richard couldn't bear to announce something, how cruel does it have to be? Could it be that his career is ruined? Impossible! I didn't feel any discomfort in the recent training, and my legs were straightened and stronger...

Woodgate didn't want to think anymore and turned over the piece of paper: "Burley's starting list for the twelfth round of the Premier League..."

How long has this happened? The boss actually took it by mistake!

"Goalkeeper Adler; left back Baines; center back Vermaelen, Thiago Silva... Substitute, Ashley Young, Jonathan Woodgate? Jonathan Woodgate!!!

"

Woodgate raised his head instantly and saw that the door to the locker room was already crowded. All the Burley players stood at the door of the locker room and looked at Woodgate who looked up in surprise!

"Welcome back, Jonathan!!!!"

Woodgate smiled instantly, lowered his head and said with a sense of satisfaction that others could not understand: "Can you stop being so funny?"

…

In the twelfth round of the Premier League, Burley faced Portsmouth away from home. The former warm-up match opponents had already cursed and made a wish before the game, promising the fans that the game against Burley would definitely lead to a big victory...

The Portsmouth coach taught all the fans a Chinese idiom after the game - breaking one's word makes you fat.

Nine minutes into the game, Messi created a killing opportunity with one cut inside. Messi, who has become the Premier League dribbling king, followed the penalty area line and reached the top of the penalty area, and then suddenly released a cold arrow!

The goalkeeper could only move his feet in a symbolic manner except for sighing. As soon as he moved, the sound of the football hitting the net could already be heard.

When the word "goal!" appeared on the score display at Fratton Park, the Pompeii coach shouted as if he still didn't see the gap with Burley: "Don't care about a goal. Follow our previous tactics.

Fight, we must win this game!"

Yes, he has to win this game, because he believes that the money he has poured in after taking over has been enough to improve Portsmouth's strength to a higher level, but under such circumstances, he has left the Pompeii Legion at the bottom of the points.

Ranked 17th.

Now the Legion of Pompeii is almost out of breath being tortured by the local media. Although they have not allowed the national media to accuse them, they cannot accept the repeated ridicule from the local media.

What makes them even more unbearable is that the local media compares them with Manchester City and Burleigh, because they both have new presidents...

Is this comparable?

Chairman Burley dared to spend 30 million to buy Sneijder in the fourth year, and the chairman of Manchester City invested 200 million in the first season. Where does Thaksin believe? 10 million pounds, this number sounds shabby to the Pompeii Legion!

Even if all Portsmouth players are sold, it is impossible to buy another Maicon!

How could Portsmouth win such a game? They were under tremendous pressure before the game even started!

25 minutes. Quaresma knocked down the opponent's full-back from the wing and passed the ball into the penalty area with an acrobatic outside-instep arc. Cavani scored directly with a header, 0:2!

Portsmouth fans were silent for 25 minutes. They were too lazy to shout. Leeds, who were also at the bottom, at least won the last round. If Leeds can draw this game, then Portsmouth will directly fall into the trap.

Relegation zone.

Burley continued to attack crazily on the pitch. Burley players seemed to be addicted to bullying. Almost the entire frontcourt was pressed against the edge of Portsmouth's penalty area.

This is also the result of Boas' investigation. He believes that Portsmouth is under psychological pressure. If they continue to attack and score goals in the first half, Portsmouth will collapse directly in the second half!

Before the end of the first half, when Sneijder used a free kick to rewrite the score to 0:3, Portsmouth collapsed. Even their defense was unsystematic. If it weren't for Burley who only played after stealing the ball.

The buzzer sounded at the end of a fast break, and the Pompeii Legion was likely to receive four consecutive goals in the first half.

During the intermission, Richard only said one sentence: "Continue to attack violently."

He wants to massacre Portsmouth. He wants to create a great momentum.

In the 49th minute, Portsmouth finally regained their fighting spirit under the encouragement of the head coach. When the defensive defender in the penalty area pushed Sneijder's pass out to clear the ball, Yaya Toure followed up with a kick.

The world wave hit by the long shot is like a basin of cold water dousing the newly lit fire.

The expressions on the faces of Portsmouth players suddenly changed from the strong desire to win at the beginning to giving up. They no longer wanted to fight anymore.

At this moment, Richard sent out Woodgate, who had not played for half a year, and replaced Vermaelen with him.

This substitution immediately attracted the attention of all the media, and the media even forgot that Burley also had a central defender who once dominated England.

Woodgate was quite excited after coming on the field, but in this game he had no use at all. Diarra and Yaya Toure had already intercepted the opponent's midfielder position, and he could only stand on the back line at most.

Watch.

In the 55th minute, Woodgate finally had the moment to feel the atmosphere of the game, and Burley won a corner kick.

When Sneijder passed the corner kick high, Woodgate had already subconsciously determined the landing point, pushed the Portsmouth player who was defending him and rushed towards the landing point... took off... and fought for the top!!!

“goal!!!!!!!”

"Jonas Woodgate!!!!!!!"

When this long-lost name rang out at Fratton Park, Woodgate could not describe the uncontrollable joy in his heart. He ran wildly on the wide pitch. Only then could he clearly feel that he was alive and on the green.

Live on the field.

He completely ignored his teammates who rushed up to celebrate with him and ran wildly on the court as if he was having fun. He didn't care whether doing so would anger the opposing fans. He hadn't felt so comfortable for a long time. It was like a man who had just been released from prison.

The first thing a man does is go to a brothel.

The Burley players finally caught the naughty Jonathan. A group of Burley players wearing white jerseys knocked Woodgate down on the court and played Jenga.

Richard stood on the edge of the court with a smile on his face. Looking at Woodgate who had fully recovered, he found someone for his team who could lead the defense. From now on, Richard dares to compete with any Premier League giants.

It's a no-brainer, he's even looking forward to the seventeenth round of the league coming soon. He wants to try out Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United!

With a healthy Woodgate, Richard is full of hope to win the top four this season. Even if there is a drag from the Champions League, he will still be able to fight to the end.

After the celebration, Woodgate finally climbed up from the turf, and Jonathan showed a happy smile when he gave Richard a thumbs up with his messy hair.

This smile lasted until the end of the game.

Burghley won. Messi scored twice in the final stage of the game and won the game with a big score of 0:6.

This game shocked the media. Not to mention Messi’s condition is getting better and better, even Yaya Toure, Quaresma, Sneijder, Cavani and others are in extremely hot condition, and even

Even Woodgate, who had been away from the stadium for five months, was able to score his first Premier League goal this season... This kind of hot state like taking banned drugs is so surprising!

"Burghley is like a divine help!"

"Burley had the best record for a newly promoted team in 20 years!"

"How long can Burley last??!!!"

The media raised their own questions because they simply did not believe that Burghley could continue the legend of Nottingham Forest.

In the 13th round of the Premier League, Burley answered questions from the media with his performance at Old Trafford. The two-forward team of Robin van Persie and Falcao defeated the opponent with three goals.

In the fourteenth round of the Premier League, Woodgate finally got his chance to start. After nearly a month of ball training and team training games, Woodgate is returning to his peak step by step. He even took advantage of a corner kick in the game.

Scored a header to regain 3 points for Burley in the away game.

With three consecutive wins, Burley have returned to second place in the standings, 3 points behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United!

It is a pity that Burley failed to continue its good form in the European arena and was tied 1:1 by Sporting Lisbon in the away game. At the same time, the group stage of the Champions League Group B ended before other groups. Inter Milan and Lucky Burley

Qualified as first and second respectively!

This time, Burley did not shock Europe, not because they were not dark horses enough, but because the UEFA campaign had begun!

From now on, European countries will begin secret voting. The deadline for voting is January 1, 2007, which means that UEFA's farce will officially come to an end.

When everyone focused on this time's UEFA presidential election, Burley's form began to decline. The newly promoted team's lack of sustainability caused Burley to fall to fourth place in the standings again with one draw and one defeat in the 15th and 16th rounds.
Chapter completed!