Cao Baming, as the core player of the Dragon Country team, how important he was, as a doctor, he himself was not a football fan, but he still knew something about it.
After a moment of thought, the relatively young expert quickly gave an answer.
"No, absolutely not."
As soon as these words came out, the small spark that had ignited in the hearts of everyone in the room was mercilessly extinguished.
Perhaps only the team doctor, with his medical knowledge, truly understood at this moment that recovery from an injury and being able to play in a match were completely different things.
Even if the injury had completely recovered, it would still be a very risky move to immediately participate in a football match with such intense physical demands.
The expert quickly explained the reasons behind this.
"That's right, considering the recovery of his injury, it has indeed exceeded all our expectations, but even so, he cannot engage in such strenuous exercise immediately."
"Forget about football matches for now, focus on recuperating. The fact that his injury is recovering so quickly is already great news, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes! Let's focus on healing. Don't even think about the World Cup final!"
"I had already come to terms with it, and now this almost reignited my hopes. As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall. If I were to reignite hope at this moment, wouldn't it be extinguished again mercilessly?"
The atmosphere in the room changed once more, while Cao Baming still stood alone by the window, saying nothing.
He was somewhat surprised to see how easily the people in the room could digest the news that had taken his entire expert team an hour to process and still hadn't fully accepted.
Perhaps these people understood Cao Baming better; after all, they were his family and friends...
As the experts left the room again, it was already lunchtime. The sun was high in the sky, and its rays could no longer be seen from the small window.
The players of the Candy team in the distance were still undergoing their final training on the field.
After being reminded by the staff on the sidelines, they slowly left the field. They still had no idea about this piece of incredibly good news.
It wasn't until Li Gang, who was far away at the hospital, made a phone call that the players all heard what Cao Baming himself had said.
He didn't reignite their hopes again, but directly stated that his body was recovering well and that he might even be discharged early.
He could be discharged. Li Gang did not mention it, as he did not want the players to harbor false hopes.
Three to four months was what they had heard. At this point, even if they didn't mention it, they wouldn't have expected such an unrealistic thing to happen in just two to three days.
As expected, the players expressed excitement and emotion, but they didn't say much or ask many questions.
They had planned to celebrate properly today; at least they would have a good meal for lunch.
After the doctor left, the Dragon Country team's top brass were about to leave when Cao Baming主动 walked over.
"I want to participate in the World Cup final."
For a moment, the room fell silent. Everyone was astonished.
The initial reaction was, of course, strong opposition. The team doctor was the first to speak.
The doctor had already made it clear. Even if his body had fully recovered, he shouldn't be playing, let alone not being fully recovered now.
...
After a fierce debate lasting more than ten minutes, everyone gradually began to waver.
Indeed, the athlete's body was important, but the opportunity to play in the World Cup final might be even more important!
And if the Dragon Country really had a chance to have Cao Baming play and didn't utilize it, and then lost because of it, it would be an extremely regrettable matter.
In the end, the Dragon Country's top brass agreed, especially Li Gang, who was the first to assent.
A team with Cao Baming and a team without him were completely different. This was not just about Cao Baming's role on the field, but about the entire Dragon Country team.
Li Gang knew very well how they had performed in the training matches over the past two days. He could only attribute such a significant change to Cao Baming's mental attributes.
After all, in the last World Cup, the Samba corps were defeated 7-1 by their opponents in the semi-finals due to Neymar's absence. Although mental attributes were somewhat mystical, they were indeed real.
If Cao Baming could return to the training ground, not to mention anything else, just boosting morale would be great.
Therefore, the final agreed-upon decision was that Cao Baming would be allowed to rejoin the team for training on the day before the match, and would subsequently be included in the squad list. Whether he would be in the starting lineup was not yet decided so early.
Li Gang himself already had an idea. If Cao Baming's mental attributes were truly present, his presence on the squad list alone would have a certain effect, and he wouldn't necessarily have to be on the field.
Therefore, he would definitely not arrange for Cao Baming to start.
The main reason was that if he were to get injured again while playing on the field, he would likely be cursed by the fans and killed by the sharp edge of public opinion.
Making the players play with injuries, and making such a decision with full knowledge of the risks, meant that someone had to take responsibility!
The lower the risk, the better!
All night, everyone argued heatedly, but it wasn't until they returned to their homes that they truly began to process this information.
The amount of information that afternoon was simply too much!
It felt as if they had experienced a dream, where Cao Baming had a post-operative follow-up examination, and the injury that was supposed to take three months to heal was basically recovered in three days. They were even discussing his return to training that evening.
The current situation seemed to be that Cao Baming would participate in the final! But was this real?
For a time, everyone fell into a state of doubt, but when they woke up the next day and reflected, they realized that this was not a dream at all, but reality!
Cao Baming would appear on the squad list, and might even play with an injury to fight for the Dragon Country's chance to win the final!
Li Gang got out of bed. He couldn't wait to deliver this news to the team!
As for Cao Baming, he got up early that morning to prepare for his discharge. Although the doctors still objected, they had no right to stop him.