Moreover, there are actually three blue skill bubbles in this wave of bubbles! How cool! Gu Ran concentrated his mind and quickly scanned the white bubbles to see if there were any that could be used.

The contents of the white bubbles are mostly bubbles such as "Upper limb core muscle group training results +10 hours", "Private training level physical training results +10 hours", and "Shooting training results +10 hours".

There's even a bubble for "Kayak side-paddling training +10 hours".

Hey...player, you are not doing your job properly.

Except for the bubbles in the "Kayak Side Paddle Training", other training results were pretty good, but there were no dynamic-level training results that Gu Ran was particularly looking forward to.

From this point of view alone, the Triangle River team is far inferior to the Ragby Golden Fleece team.

St. Paul's Boys' School does place more emphasis on canoeing, and football is not their school's strong point.

But this does not prevent São Paulo Boys' School from spending a lot of money to introduce semi-professional players from Chelsea's youth training team, so as to strive for good rankings every year.

From this, we can imagine how difficult it is for an ordinary private school like Southampton to qualify from the group stage.

Yes, this world is inherently unfair...

Gu Ran ignored the white bubbles calmly.

There are still 8 pickup progress today, and the focus should be on the other three blue skill bubbles.

The first blue bubble was dropped by a player named "Rosser Demps".

Gu Ran had an impression of this player - the internal intelligence of the school team showed that Rosser Demps was the main right winger of the St. Paul Delta River team. He was 183cm tall and weighed 79kg. He was very fast, strong, and highly confrontational. He had eaten the opposing full-back alive many times.

Right winger...in terms of position, it corresponds exactly to Gu Ran's left back.

This will be the main opponent on the green field today.

Gu Ran couldn't help but look at Rosser again.

Rosser's gaze was also looking at Gu Ran.

The moment their eyes met, sparks seemed to fly.

Rosser is not much taller than Gu Ran, but he is obviously much heavier than Gu Ran.

All this extra weight is real high-density muscle.

Gu Ran concentrated his mind and checked the blue skill bubble dropped by Rosser: Cut inside from the wing +1.

Oh shit!

This skill is very good!

Gu Ran was delighted and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Cutting in from the wing can be considered one of the most common skills on the football field. To put it simply, it is nothing more than changing the line while dribbling.

But when to change line and cut inside, at what speed, even which part of the foot to use to dribble the ball, what feints to use, and how to form zone coordination with teammates, these are all techniques.

In fact, the so-called top stars do not mean that they possess skills that others cannot achieve, but that they can make ordinary skills become extraordinary.

As a reborn person with 12 years of experience, Gu Ran's cutting in from the wing is also pretty good, even reaching the +3 level. Combined with his own super high football IQ, he can fully display the +4 level of cutting in from the wing.

However, this is already the bottleneck level that Gu Ran can perform at.

Now that he could pick up the new "Cut Inside" skill, it undoubtedly gave Gu Ran the opportunity to break through his bottleneck of cutting inside! As long as he got this skill, even if it was at a +1 level, Gu Ran could add to his original level and bring the skill of cutting inside from the wing to a +5 level.

A level of +5 is enough to sweep all amateur competitions!

In amateur competitions, it is important to pick up more basic skills that seem ordinary but are very necessary.

Only by laying a solid foundation, when you have the opportunity to enter the professional league in the future, can you make a splash! Show off to the whole audience! Gu Ran immediately focused his mind and collected Rosser's wing-cut skill bubble! When the bright light that only Gu Ran could see flowed into his body, Gu Ran felt that his understanding of the wing-cut skill had deepened a lot!

Cool, cool, cool! Then, Gu Ran used his mind to quickly check the second blue bubble.

The second person to drop the blue bubble was Delta River team midfielder Butler Marks.

The player's profile shows that he is 191cm tall and weighs 90kg. Judging from his physique, he looks exactly like Yaya Toure and is very strong.

This physical condition alone is enough to enter the professional league.

Butler was also recruited by St. Paul's Boys' School from Chelsea's youth training team, and is also the on-field captain of the Triangle River team.

According to the school team's internal information, Butler can not only play as a main midfielder, but also as a central midfielder and defensive midfielder. His intercepting and tackling abilities are second to none among all high school teams.

Butler performed very well in previous games, with an average score of 8.0 points per game according to post-game statistics. He is also a major contender for the Best Talent Player Award in this year's national competition.

This guy is really a good seedling.

The reason why he didn't play in the professional league was probably to get the high-value "special scholarship" from St. Paul's Boys' School.

This kind of scholarship is much higher than being a second-team player or a substitute in a professional league.

but……

Even though Gu Ran was 12 years ahead in reading and understanding of football stars, Butler did not become famous in the future and had no fame at all.

Football is like this. There are many talented players who looked good when they were young but eventually became mediocre for various reasons.

The blue bubble that Butler dropped is: Interception and Steal +1.

Gu Ran was delighted again! Today was going to be a great day!

Before the game officially started, he had already picked up two super practical skills! This "interception and steal" was even better than the "cut inside" just now! As a full-back, the skill that Gu Ran lacked the most now was ordinary defensive skills.

After all, the Bucks are a weak team, and the basic strategic positioning of a weak team is defensive counterattack, especially in the early stages of the game, defense is very important.

Gu Ran has a good sense of positioning, is fast enough, and has a high basketball IQ, but he rarely makes interceptions or steals.

Firstly, it was because of the problem of his weak foot, and secondly, he had never played as a defender in his previous life. He was really not good at defense. Blindly kicking could easily reveal his weakness and allow the opponent to seize the opportunity.

And if he had the skills of intercepting and stealing, Gu Ran’s defensive shortcomings could be effectively compensated!

Without saying a word, Gu Ran thought about it and immediately used the "Intercept +1" skill from a distance.

So cool!

Gu Ran took a deep breath of satisfaction.

There is one last blue skill bubble left.

The person who dropped the blue bubble is Eddie Conrad, a goalkeeper and also a semi-professional player recruited by St. Paul's Boys' School from Chelsea's youth training team.

Goalkeeper's skill bubble...

Gu Ran didn't have much hope for this.

Gu Ran concentrated his mind and took a look: powerful hand throw +1.

Sure enough, it's useless...

However, through this goalkeeper skill, it can be inferred that Eddie is very good at quickly kicking out powerful hand-thrown balls.

A quick and powerful hand-thrown ball can easily lead to a quick counterattack and a one-on-one opportunity.

This is something that must be guarded against... Gu Ran secretly took note of it, and then ignored this useless blue skill bubble.

In this way, including the white bubbles picked up on the train station platform, today's picking progress is reduced to 6 times.

These 6 times can be used to brush up on "intercept and steal" and "cut in from the wing" a few more times during the game. If you can brush up on these two skills a second or third time, it means you have saved talent points.

Of course, Gu Ran’s most important need today is to get Lampard for free.

...I don’t know, when can I see Lampard?

A star player of Lampard's level has very limited time, so it is impossible for him to come to St. Paul's Boys' School so early.

Another question is: If I can really meet Lampard, how can I get his skills in the quickest way?

You can't just hold Annie's hand and walk up to Lampard, making Lampard drop blue bubbles of envy and jealousy, right?

This is not very realistic.

After all, Lampard is also a superstar and has experienced a lot of the world. He is not as ignorant as these students from St. Paul's Boys' School.

Moreover, Anne’s identity cannot be made public, not even her face is shown.

Therefore, if you want to get the magic lamp, you have to rely on yourself.

At this time, Benson, assistant coach of the Triangle River team, had already introduced the dining and training schedule to Coach Carter.

Coach Benson said with some pride, "Oh, by the way, Coach Carter, you should know that for today's game, we have invited a Chelsea football star to kick off for us, and - haha, how should I put it, there will be a special surprise arrangement. So you'd better go to the Riverside Stadium 10 minutes early, so as not to miss the opportunity to meet the football star - this kind of opportunity is of course nothing to our St. Paul's Boys' School, but it is very rare for you Southampton Private School."

Coach Benson exuded a sense of superiority in his words.

Coach Carter smiled coldly, "Okay, got it."

Coach Benson smiled and said, "Then please go to our No. 3 restaurant for dinner. We have other things to do, so we won't accompany you."

After saying that, Coach Benson signaled to the Triangle River players that they could disperse and leave.

"Let's go too." Gu Ran said to Annie.

"Yeah." Annie followed Gu Ran obediently, being as submissive as possible.

On the way to Canteen No. 3 of St. Paul's Boys' School, the Bucks Steel Horns were surrounded by crazy fans from the students of St. Paul's Boys' School.

Of course, they were mainly watching Anne.

"Who is this beautiful lady?"

"I can't see her face, but she's so charming!"

"Oh my God! She walks so gracefully, like a princess!"

"She's not a real princess, is she?"

"Nonsense! Can a real princess have a figure like this?"

"I'd bet my head that this beautiful lady must be a big star!"

"Fuck... why is such a beautiful woman so close to an Asian guy?"

"Asian guy go eat bananas!"

"Get out of our school!"

A few guys directly cursed at Gu Ran and even made discriminatory gestures like pulling the corners of their eyes.

"Fuck!"

Gu Ran grabbed the rusty bar and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Rusty said angrily, "Gu, aren't you angry? They actually insulted you! To insult you is to insult all of us, the Bucks Steel Horns!"

Other Bucks cornerbacks are also gearing up for the fight.

Gu Ran said calmly, "The players' issues should be resolved through football games. Of course I'm angry about their insults, so I will eat more of their free lunches and then fuck them hard on the field."

"Haha! You're right!"

"We'll do them on the field!"

The morale of the Bucks Steel Horns team was immediately boosted! Coach Carter nodded slightly, and he was very satisfied with Gu Ran's handling method.

Annie said carefully: "I'm sorry, Gu, this is all the trouble I caused you."

Anne is so beautiful that even if most of her pretty face is covered, it is difficult to hide her beauty.

Therefore, Gu Ran, who stood next to Annie, would naturally be deliberately targeted.

Gu Ran had already been mentally prepared for this.

Gu Ran smiled indifferently, "It's nothing, let them be envious and jealous. Making my enemies hate me to the core but unable to do anything to me, this can prove my excellence."

Annie was slightly startled, then said admiringly: "Hearing you say that, it seems quite enjoyable - but it can be even more enjoyable."

As she spoke, Annie took the initiative to hold Gu Ran's hand, with half of her body leaning on Gu Ran's arm.

Holy shit~ Those students from St. Paul’s Boys’ School who discriminated against and mocked Gu Ran were all dumbfounded.

The person they discriminated against the most was now right in front of him, enjoying treatment that they would never get in their entire lives...

The bubbles of the St. Paul's School boys were falling all the way! Gu Ran didn't even look at them! These rubbish were not worth picking up! Gu Ran didn't even notice how they got to Canteen No. 3.

To be honest, the lunch arrangement at St. Paul's Boys' School is quite good, and it is also a buffet style. It is of higher quality than Manchester Grammar School, but slightly lower than Tonbridge School.

Certainly, it is many times better than the lunch at a private school in Southampton.

The main players of the Bucks Steelhorns ate with great relish.

Anne simply took a few bites and put down her knife and fork.

Gu Ran asked, "What's wrong, Annie? Are you feeling unwell?"

Annie smiled and shook her head. "No, it's just that after I got used to the desserts you made, all other Western food became bland."

Oh shit~ Annie, your little mouth, no, your big mouth, is so sweet!

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Be good, just eat some ice cream or cake first, don't be hungry, I will cook for you when we get home."

"Yeah." Annie nodded obediently.

...What an obedient little assistant.

After lunch, the Bucks Steelhorns rested for an hour in the lounge arranged by St. Paul's Boys' School, and then went to the designated training ground of St. Paul's Boys' School for pre-match training.

Annie followed behind Gu Ran and took the initiative to help Gu Ran carry the bag.

Since today is a role-playing event, Annie will not regard herself as a big star, but will sincerely be Gu Ran's life assistant.

The Bucks Steelhorns' warm-up training begins.

Gu Ran took the lead and ran at the front of the team.

It was also the first time for Anne to watch football players warm up in person.

When he saw Gu Ran rushing to the front of the team, he couldn't help but shout excitedly:

“Gu, come on!”

"Gu, you are awesome!"

"Gu, you are so awesome!"

"Gu, you're so fast!"

I thought Annie, who had never eaten Chinese food, would only praise her cooking skills, but I didn't expect that Annie would praise her warm-up training even more! What do you mean by "I'm so fast"? You should shout like this: Gu, you have a very fast frequency!

Gu Ran tried hard to clear his mind of complaints and concentrate on warming up.

The other players of the Bucks Steelhorns were overwhelmed by Annie's cheers...

Annie cheered for Gu Ran, which was even more deadly than Coach Carter's "dig my grandma out of the grave"!

As soon as the warm-up run was over, Gu Ran hurried to Annie.

Before Gu Ran could even open his mouth to speak, Annie very considerately took out a handkerchief filled with the scent of custom perfume and wiped Gu Ran's sweat, "Gu, you were so great just now! You left all of them behind! I was so excited to see you win! Is this the passion that football brings? Come on, sit down and have a drink of water!"

Gu Ran was at a loss for words, "Annie...we are just warming up within the team now! It's not a game yet, you're getting excited too early!"

"Ah?" Annie was slightly startled. "Oh, I was just wondering why you guys didn't play football. Sorry, I don't usually watch football, and I don't know what the team warm-up is. I thought you would like me to cheer you on like this."

As she spoke, Anne became a little depressed.

Holy shit…

I actually hurt Annie's heart unintentionally.

She is a big Hollywood star, she worked so hard as my personal assistant and never complained about being tired, but I actually despised her...

Gu Ran said in a gentle tone: "I didn't say I don't like you cheering for me. What I mean is that the game hasn't even started yet, and you're too excited. You should save your energy and cheer for me when the official game starts."

When Annie heard this, she became excited again, "Yeah! Okay!"

Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief and went back to training.

Half an hour of warm-up training is over.

The Bucks Steelhorns arrived at the Riverside Stadium more than 10 minutes in advance.

Gu Ran first arranged Annie to sit in the stands behind the visiting team's bench, and then returned to the visiting team's locker room to change into his game jersey and listen to Coach Carter's pre-match speech.

Coach Carter said in a deep voice, "This game is the top 16 of the national competition. Logically speaking, with your level of strength, it's already very good to have made it this far. I don't think I should ask too much of you."

"But...Team Triangle River didn't take us seriously at all!"

"When they found out we beat the powerful Rugby Golden Fleece, their first reaction was not: Wow, beware of Southampton, the dark horse! Their first reaction was: Wow, we can easily enter the quarterfinals!"

"They've even prepared a celebration ceremony!"

"They even invited Chelsea's superstar to kick off the game and even arranged a mysterious project."

"They treated this game as a must-win."

"They don't take us Southern men seriously at all!"

Carter swept the locker room with sharp eyes, "So, tell me, how are you going to respond to their contempt?"

"Ahhh! Beat them up!"

"Steel Horns of the Stag! Fight to the bitter end!"

In the visiting team’s locker room, all the players clenched their fists, their blood boiling almost blew the roof off the locker room!

Gu Ran also shouted loudly, clenching his fists tighter than anyone else! Ah... this damn second-year feeling!

"Very good!" Coach Carter nodded with satisfaction. "Now, change into your jerseys and sneakers and get used to the court!"

"yes!"

The main players of the Bucks Steelhorns quickly changed into their jerseys and shoes and came out of the player tunnel.

By this time, the boys from St. Paul's Boys' School had already filled the stands.

When the Bucks Steel Horns team was getting used to the field, the students of St. Paul's Boys' School booed wildly and made all kinds of discriminatory gestures towards Gu Ran and others.

Gu Ran ignored these guys at all.

Gu Ran looked towards the stands behind the visiting team's bench, and Annie waved to him happily.

Annie is better than thousands of home fans! Gu Ran smiled at Annie, and Annie waved at Gu Ran even more excitedly.

Seeing this "happy" scene, all the male students present were completely defeated.

In other words, Gu Ran was far away from the stands, otherwise, he would definitely see bubbles all over the mountains.

The grand entrance music sounded.

Following the DJ's excited introduction, the players of the St. Paul Boys' School Triangle River team entered the field to acclimate themselves to the venue.

Every time the DJ introduced the name of a home team player, the audience would be greeted with crazy cheers.

Among them, their captain Butler Marks had the loudest cheers and the longest applause.

Different from the away treatment in the previous group matches, after introducing the home team's roster, DJ also introduced the starting lineup of the away team.

Every time a visiting team player's name was introduced, the male students at the scene would boo wildly and make all kinds of international insulting gestures.

When the DJ introduced the "left backs, G and R from China", the boos from the audience reached an unprecedented peak.

Gu Ran didn't feel nervous, aggrieved or sad at all. Instead, he put his hands on his ears and pretended to listen.

Annie, who was sitting in the visiting team's stands, stood up and applauded Gu Ran.

Anne's applause was almost drowned out by the boos, but she still clapped hard.

Suddenly, the students of St. Paul's Boys' School were almost going crazy.

They clearly wanted to influence Gu Ran's mentality through booing and insulting gestures, but in the end, Gu Ran was fine, but their own mentality collapsed first.

After that, every player from the Bucks Steelhorns who was introduced also listened attentively and supported Gu Ran with practical actions! After all the players were introduced, the DJ shouted at the top of his lungs: "Now! Everyone please be quiet! The most exciting moment has begun! Let us invite the superstar from the Premier League champion, the King of London, Chelsea, to make a shining appearance!"

The scene was filled with thunderous applause and fireworks! Everyone stood up from the stands, and all eyes were focused on the player tunnel! This is the influence of a football star! A football star wearing a tailored slim-fit suit, with a tough and handsome look, walked out waving his hand.

Frank Lampard!

Gu Ran's eyes lit up...

Here he comes, here he comes!

(End of this chapter)