Fox in the Penalty Area

"Congratulations, Jay! Your goal is really beautiful! Although the media are all praising Hu, your goal is just as important. After all, without your goal, Leeds City would only be playing against Stan Park Rangers It's just a 3:3 tie..."

Jay Adams interrupted the excited chatter of his agent on the phone: "There is no such thing, Oliver. You know, if it weren't for my goal, Hu could have become the first player in seventy-six years to score at Stan Park." The man who hits four goals alone...don't underestimate his goal-scoring ability."

"Ha, of course, that's what I said." Oliver DeWitt, the agent on the other end of the phone, sounded in a good mood. "One more thing, Jay. Bernard is injured, you have to seize this opportunity and strive to participate in the World Cup!"

Although he became famous very early and made his debut early, there is a cold knowledge about Jay Adams: he has not participated in the World Cup until now...

Because of his outstanding performance in Leeds City this season, agent Oliver DeWitt certainly hopes that he can be selected for the England team with this performance to participate in the World Cup held in the United States and Canada in June this year.

"Oliver..." Adams sighed, "Of course I want to participate in the World Cup, but you say that, how do you want me to take it? Say I am happy that Bernard's injury gave me the opportunity to participate in the World Cup?"

"Uh... Blame me, blame me." Manager Devitt also realized that this matter cannot be discussed in such a frivolous tone.

"In short, I don't think about the World Cup now, I just hope to play well in the league at the club. You must not say those things on the Internet, do you hear me, Oliver?"

"OK, OK. No problem, don't worry, Jay. I won't trouble you..."

After hanging up the phone, Jay Adams looked down at the news on his phone:

“…Harry Bernard suffered a serious meniscus injury in his knee when he crashed into the goal post in a save against Leeds City…There is currently no further treatment for the meniscus injury in his knee. But based on other serious meniscus injuries in the past Judging from the subsequent recovery cases, it will take at least three to five months of recovery time... Even if he can play by then, it will be difficult for him to recover to the best physical condition...As the core of England's midfielder, even if he is absent The training camp before the World Cup will have a great impact on the team's performance..."

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"Currently we have three sets of treatment options. The first set is conservative treatment, which has the fastest recovery speed and only takes two to six weeks, but it has the greatest risk and the most hidden dangers. I personally do not recommend it..."

In the Stan Park Rangers club's team doctor's office, team doctor John Lillis is briefing the team's head coach Brooks and player Harry Bernard, who is in a wheelchair, on the current situation.

"The second option is to remove the meniscus, so that it only takes two months to return to the court. But there will also be great risks in the future. So I personally recommend the third option-suture surgery. Once the operation is successful, It will take three to five months to recover. If the recovery goes well, maybe we can come back three weeks earlier..."

Harry Bernard interrupted Lillis: "Three to five months? Let's make a compromise, let's count it as a four-month recovery period. Then when I recover, the World Cup will start. Doesn't this mean Am I going to miss the World Cup?"

Lillis glanced at coach Brooks, then nodded to Bernard: "If you undergo surgery, you will give up the World Cup, Harry."

"That won't work, I can't give up the World Cup." Bernard shook his head and said in a very firm tone. "I choose the second option, to remove the meniscus."

"But Harry... the meniscus is equivalent to a buffer for the knee, and it is an important part to reduce the impact of bones and joints. Removing the meniscus means that your physical function will be greatly reduced, and your career will also be affected. Shorten..." Lilis, the team doctor leader, quickly explained.

Bernard waved his hand: "I know what will happen to my body after removing the meniscus,

john. There will also be many hidden dangers to future careers. But the question is if I miss this World Cup, do you think I will be able to participate in the World Cup again in four years, at the age of 37? "

Hearing what he said, Lilis fell silent.

Yes, this year is very likely to be the last chance for the 33-year-old Bernard to participate in the World Cup. Four years later, at the age of 37, after this injury, whether he can still maintain a good competitive state and get the chance to participate in the World Cup... It's really hard to say.

Whether it is conservative treatment, removal of the meniscus, or surgical suture, for Bernard, who is already thirty-three years old, the damage to his body is huge and irreversible.

"More importantly, I am the captain of England, but I can't participate in the World Cup. How much impact does that have on the team? Anyway, I don't have a few years left in my career. Use these years of risk in exchange for a participation I think the chance of the World Cup is a good deal." Bernard finished his choice calmly.

Lilis was speechless, and seeing that Bernard could not be persuaded, he cast a look at Brooks for help.

Brooks said: "Harry, there are no outsiders here, you don't have to maintain the image in the eyes of others..."

Bernard was a little sensitive to this sentence: "I didn't maintain my image, boss. I have always been that person, and those who know me know that I never acted. My team needs me, I can't be in this It's time to leave them alone."

Brooks shrugged: "Yes, you are the captain of the team, of course the team needs you. But do you think you will have no impact on the team after removing your meniscus? You injured your knee meniscus, Not a damn thumb toenail!"

Bernard was stunned when he heard this.

There is a fact that he cannot escape, that is, he was seriously injured after all, and his body can no longer return to the previous state.

"Listen to me, Harry. Receive surgery and rest in peace. As long as you recover well, you can also be selected for the England team to participate in the World Cup in four years..."

Lillis secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He felt that with the help of the head coach, Bernard would definitely be able to be persuaded.

Unexpectedly, Bernard shook his head and said, "No, boss. Even if, as you said, I am lucky enough to have no major health problems in the next four years, I am just a spectator on the bench. That's all."

Even Brooks was surprised by Bernard's attitude.

"Did you notice what Adams and Williams did in yesterday's game, boss? I'm not going to be in that England team in four years. In fact, I'm going to finish this World Cup, just Get out of the England team. Then put all my energy into the club."

"Don't be impulsive, Harry!" Brooks was also anxious.

"I have been thinking about today since last night. I thought in detail and everything, so I have no impulse, boss. I am not willing to end my national team career like this and bid farewell to the World Cup. I will make a last-ditch effort." Bernard De's attitude is firm, as firm as his nickname, a tough guy who doesn't know how to adapt.

Facing Bernard who was as hard as steel, Brooks had nothing to say.

It is indeed difficult to succeed in persuading a professional player to give up what may be the last World Cup in his career.

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"...The Stan Park Rangers Club officially announced that Harry Bernard, who has seriously injured his meniscus, will undergo surgery to remove his meniscus... This will greatly shorten his recovery time, enough to catch up with the opening of the World Cup in June... This news made many England fans breathe a sigh of relief. As the captain of the England team, if Bernard cannot participate in the World Cup, the blow to the team will be heavy and fatal..."

"Of course, some people think that Bernard's move is really risky. After the removal of the meniscus, his physical condition will be affected and decline... Bernard explained that he made the decision after careful consideration. And Said he would have no regrets no matter what the outcome...we can only wish him the best of luck and the England team..."

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"In order to participate in the World Cup, I chose to remove my meniscus... Isn't this Bernard too hard?"

In the locker room at the training base, Hu Lai exclaimed at the news.

Pete Williams is not surprised at all: "This is what 'tough guy Harry' can do. The interests of the team are paramount. As for the individual...it doesn't matter. He is a very old-school player, and the player he is now Running out."

"It's just poor Adams. Bernard was injured. He is the most likely to be selected as a substitute for the World Cup squad..." Charlie Potter glanced at Jay Adams in the distance and whispered.

Several young people looked secretly, and Jay Adams was chatting with Ben Grist as usual, without any regret on his face.

"Jay, if you don't make it to the World Cup, will you not be reconciled?" Ben Grist is asking Adams.

"I will definitely. I think with my performance, I should be able to occupy a place in the England team, regardless of whether Bernard is injured or not."

Grist said with some concern: "Now that Bernard chooses to have his meniscus removed, he should not miss the World Cup, but you just..."

"Idiot Big Ben, don't worry about it. Even if I can't go to this World Cup, I believe I will definitely be able to go to the next World Cup." Adams raised his hand and touched Grist's head, cursing with a smile.

Then he noticed someone looking at him from the opposite side, and following his gaze, he saw Hu Lai, Williams, Potter, and Kamala.

So he smiled and nodded at them.