Twain looked at George Wood, who was standing opposite him and looking at him as well with a firm look in his eyes. He spoke up first, "George..."
It was then that a loud roar came from the stands. It swept over and drowned out what Twain was about to say next. Wood only saw Twain's mouth opened and closed, but he did not hear what he said.
Had he agreed for him to go on to play or not?
Podolski's long-shot had bounced off the crossbar, and the sudden cheers came to an end. Only then did Wood hear Twain's last words:
"Go warm up."
There was a hint of a happy expression in Wood's face. He knew Twain had agreed to his request. Wood turned around and grabbed the training vest from the seat. He ran toward the warmup area.
His teammates and coaches looked at his back in surprise and did not react.
Des Walker walked up to Twain and asked, "Are you going to let him play, Tony?"
Twain nodded.
