Chapter 2 Henry the Great also returned on the second day. As a member of the winning team of this World Cup, Henry had a happy holiday.
After all, temples descended this year. How many people invited gods, and how many succeeded? It was all for the World Cup, to help their country win the Hercules Cup. Yet, only he and Zidane truly got their wish.
This time, the two chose to return to the club on the same day, as Cao Baiming had just arrived last night, which Henry himself was aware of.
That morning, everyone in the club knew about the arrival of these two important guests. Their return was considered a monumental piece of news for the entire club and all the players.
The reason it was considered such big news was the sheer importance of this event for the team's matches. The presence of these two on the field was completely different from their absence.
The team's tactics would undergo a complete overhaul. Currently, Cao Baiming, who could truly be called a god, and Henry, who had just won the World Cup, their brilliance was undeniable.
Upon arriving at the club building, the two met first, exchanged greetings and hugs like old friends, and then walked together to the executives' office.
That day, Henry wore a light-colored shirt with a simple jacket over it, looking just like someone returning from vacation, possibly not even having time to go to a hotel.
Cao Baiming, on the other hand, wore his usual coat.
Today, his visit was a day when a stone in the club's heart was about to be dislodged. Everyone had seen the fouls Cao Baiming suffered in the World Cup and his own injuries.
At this moment, the coaching staff, club executives, and his teammates were all worried about his injury.
Although he claimed it was nothing and there were no problems, everyone saw that he was substituted in the World Cup final. For a genius player like him to be substituted in the final only indicated one thing: his injury was far from being as minor as he claimed.
Perhaps the situation was very serious, or perhaps he wouldn't be able to perform well for the rest of the league.
If that were the case, they might be directly eliminated by a red-hot Real Madrid in the upcoming Champions League knockout stage, which would be heartbreaking.
At this moment, teammates came and surrounded them, holding them tightly. Even Henry, who had just won the World Cup, couldn't match Cao Baiming's popularity.
After completing a series of procedures, they were allowed to head to the training ground, to that familiar pitch, to smell its scent and feel what it was like to play football for their club.
Training balls were scattered everywhere on the field; one could kick a ball and move forward with it wherever they went.
Upon seeing Arteta, to his surprise, his first words were not greetings, but an urgent request to get a medical check-up immediately.
Cao Baiming nodded. He had already been informed once during the procedures. Upon returning to the club, he had to undergo a comprehensive physical examination. If the examination proved that his current physical condition was not suitable for playing football matches, he might not be able to participate in the next game.
Such an outcome was naturally something no one wanted to see. Not only would Cao Baiming be very disappointed, but the entire club management and his teammates would also be extremely disappointed. However, if that were indeed the case, there was nothing that could be done but to comply.
According to the system's prompt, Cao Baiming quickly understood his injury situation.
It had been more than ten days since the final, and more than half a month since the injury.
However, due to the excessively long period of high-intensity load on the field during the final, the injury had worsened and had not fully recovered yet, which was definitely not good news.
Even with the system's accelerated healing, it was indeed difficult to recover from such a severe injury within two weeks.
However, at least in terms of sensation, he no longer felt the intermittent pain from the injured area, and it was much better compared to before.
What remained were deep, hidden injuries in the muscles or bones. This kind of situation could only be detected by the system's examination.
Soon, Cao Baiming was taken to the club's examination room, where all kinds of instruments, equipment, and medical facilities were very comprehensive. Anything that needed to be checked could be checked.
Of course, this physical examination focused on sports-related injuries. Things like high blood sugar could be tested, but it was not the primary focus of these instruments.
After completing a series of procedures, Cao Baiming returned to the lounge to await the results, and at the same time, started catching up with his teammates.
Although Henry and he were enemies on the final field, they were friends again when they returned to the same locker room at Arsenal.
Messi also joined them. Compared to the trident frontlines of other teams, the friendship among these three seemed even more stable.
From defense to midfield and then to the attack, there was a seamless connection line that had never been seen in other teams, and this tactic had also never appeared in other teams.
In the race for the Golden Ball, these individuals within the club were also competitors.
Although it seemed that Cao Baiming was firmly in the first place on the list, and he was the only one, the gap between everyone in the top 10 was not very large, and the distance to Cao Baiming was only a small margin.
Under such circumstances, each of them had a chance to compete for the final Golden Ball, and this Golden Ball could be considered Messi's wish.
After winning this Golden Ball, Messi would have collected eight Golden Balls, a record in the history of football that was unprecedented. No one had ever achieved this, and not even come close.
Looking to the future, if anyone could surpass this, everyone would only think of Cao Baiming. Perhaps there was a slight possibility of him winning more than eight Golden Balls, but even that was just a sliver of a chance.