Logically speaking, Coach Carter's protest was correct.

How could the opposing head coach be allowed to kick off for his own team?

Isn't this just bullying?

This arrangement of St. Paul's Boys' School is very disrespectful to the opponents.

Lampard stood nearby and could only smile awkwardly.

It was already 3 o'clock and time for the game to kick off, but the situation was stuck on who should kick off.

To be honest, Lampard doesn't care about kicking off, he just wants to have fun as a coach.

But the staff of St. Paul's School felt that they had gone to great lengths to invite a star like Lampard, but in the end he couldn't even kick off. How embarrassing! The staff of St. Paul's School, the referee, and the fourth official all surrounded Coach Carter and persuaded him:

"Coach Carter, don't be so serious."

"That's right, this isn't a professional league, what's the point of you being so serious about it?"

"Besides, with your team, the Bucks Steelhorns, can you really score a goal right after the first kick-off?"

"Ha ha……"

On the surface it is persuasion, but in reality it is sarcasm.

Coach Carter held his head high and sneered.

Of course he knew that this matter could not be changed by his protest.

After all, the opponent is a world-class football superstar, and even the referee and the English Football Association have to give him face. Moreover, this is the home ground of the São Paulo team, and the referee cannot suspend the game for a long time because of his protest.

So Lampard's kick-off will eventually take place.

But Coach Carter didn't want to be fooled by them.

Coach Carter's goal is to make sure that the Triangle River team and Lampard can't feel comfortable! This is a football game, but also a war! Make your enemy uncomfortable! Even if he is a professional star! After Coach Carter and the other staff members finished mocking, they responded coldly: "This is a mistake made by your St. Paul's Boys' School! It's not our fault! We didn't know before that you would arrange the kicker to be your temporary head coach, nor did we know that we would get priority to kick off! Now, I don't ask for anything else, but only two points. First, St. Paul's Boys' School must publicly apologize to our Bucks Steel Horns team and admit that it was your poor arrangement! Second, Lampard's kick-off must be passed to our Bucks Steel Horns players, and after the kick-off, he must leave the field quickly, and must not stay on the field, let alone enter the field again."

All the staff present frowned.

The second one is easy to deal with, but the key is that the first one is too harsh, as it actually requires the person in charge to make a public apology.

What is the status of St. Paul's Boys' School? What is the status of Bucks Steel Horn? The staff of St. Paul's Boys' School discussed it and finally agreed.

After all, the current situation is already very embarrassing.

The game has been delayed for a long time.

If the matter continues like this, Lampard will lose face.

And if this matter gets out of hand, St. Paul's Boys' School will become a laughing stock across the country.

So, the person in charge of the football program at St. Paul's Boys' School came out personally and used a DJ microphone to apologize to the Bucks Steel Horns in front of all the students in the school, admitting that it was their poor arrangement.

The players of the Triangle River team felt like they had been hit by a club! What the hell, the game hasn't even started yet and their school has already apologized...

The Triangle River team was suppressed in terms of momentum! The students of St. Paul's Boys' School in the stands were also dissatisfied and booed the person in charge of their school.

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns were all excited! Coach Carter's fighting power was really great! Coach Carter's wave was so handsome! Coach Carter did not give up the benefits that the Bucks Steelhorns should fight for! The players of the Bucks Steelhorns were all excited and rushed to the top.

Now, the most embarrassed person in the game is Chelsea superstar Lampard.

He should have been enjoying the popularity and admiration, but now this incident has happened, it's really embarrassing.

An amateur team like the Bucks Steel Horns...really doesn't give face! Lampard thought to himself: Come on, if you don't give me face, then I won't give you face! After the head of St. Paul's Boys' School apologized, Coach Carter returned to the coaching seat with satisfaction and turned on the DV camera in front of him.

The referee quickly returned to the field - 8 minutes had passed since kick-off, and fortunately things could finally get back on track.

The referee stretched out his hand to call Lampard.

Lampard walked to the center circle and stood in front of the football with a stern expression.

beep--

The referee blew the opening whistle of the game!

The top 16 knockout match of the National High School Student Competition, the match between the St. Paul's Boys' School Delta River Basin Team and the Southampton Private School Bucks Steel Horns Team, officially began after a small episode! Lampard raised his hand and pointed at Gu Ran on the left backcourt, "Hey - Chinese boy, this ball is for you! Catch it!"

Bang! Lampard kicked the ball right on the spot!

The football flew towards Gu Ran with a slight arc like a heavy artillery shell!

The players of the Bucks Steel Horns were all nervous—

Annie in the away team's stands opened her mouth wide, wanting to scream but not daring to! Although Annie didn't understand football, she could tell that the kick was not a good one! Carter in the coach's seat also jumped up from his chair in an instant, his face full of anger -

Normally, the kick-off ceremony is just a formality, and the guest of honor can just gently push the ball to the players around him. However, Lampard's kick was completely intentional!

Lampard's powerful pass was definitely due to personal grudges!

The ball was powerful and had a certain arc. The ball was high enough and the distance was far enough.

Not to mention stopping the ball, even judging where it would land was difficult! From a technical point of view, this kick was definitely superstar-level.

Moreover, this was done without Lampard warming up and while wearing slim-fit trousers and leather shoes.

As soon as Lampard showed off his skills, the students of St. Paul's Boys' School cheered wildly!

This is a kick that helps them get back their revenge!

After sending the ball, Lampard waved proudly, turned around and jogged off the field.

Seeing this high-altitude artillery pass, Gu Ran couldn't help but take a deep breath -

Shit…

Are you serious about this, Magic Lamp? You really value me!

I'm just an amateur high school student, and you, a football superstar, really come and confront me right away!

This is fine...

Gu Ran’s inner desire to win reached its peak!

Come on! The one who is fighting is a football superstar! In theory, it must be difficult to stop Lampard's hostile and targeted goal.

But for Gu Ran, the problem was not as big as he imagined! When Gu Ran played soccer in his previous life, he often encountered teammates kicking the ball too high. There were many exaggerated high-altitude balls on the soccer field, so Gu Ran had experience in facing Lampard's high-altitude bombing passes.

To stop this kind of high-altitude ball, the first key point is to keep your ankles tight. Stopping the ball is a process of using your foot to exert force on the incoming ball, and by tightening your ankles, you can exert force better and use your own strength to unload the force of the incoming ball.

If the ankle is not tense and the force is not relieved, the football will hit the foot and bounce out.

There will be the famous scene where the ball stops ten meters away.

And it is easy to get injured in the process of stopping the ball.

Therefore, when stopping a high ball, the first thing to do is to tighten your ankles.

The second key point is to always observe the flight trajectory of the ball and make an accurate prediction of the landing point, until the football falls below the waist, then kick the ball.

When kicking the ball, the left supporting leg should be slightly bent and the body should be relaxed but not stiff. In this way, after stopping the ball, you can quickly connect to the next action - such as starting to accelerate.

When kicking the ball, the hips should be fully opened outwards so that the arch of the foot is parallel.

If the hips are not fully opened, the arch of the foot will be crooked. If the ball is held with a crooked arch and the ball is stopped, it will bounce diagonally - this is equivalent to not being able to control the ball well.

At the moment of catching the ball, you must find the right time to unload the force. The specific action of unloading the force is to do it like kicking shuttlecock. The ankle should be tightened and the sole of the foot should be turned upward, making a movement similar to "holding" or "pocketing".

This force-releasing action is very important. If you only use the arch of your foot to stop the ball without doing any ending action, the football will bounce forward and the force will not be relieved.

Moreover, this kind of high-altitude ball must not be stopped with the heels or toes. Stopping the ball with the heels cannot unload the force, and stopping the ball with the toes will easily cause the ball to slip through. It must be stopped with a continuous movement of the arch of the foot and flipping the sole of the foot.

——Don’t underestimate this as just a small ball-stopping action. There are actually a lot of details, and any one of them cannot be done well.

Gu Ran stared at the flying heavy artillery football. While judging where it would land, he concentrated his mind and added one of the seven talent points to his own strength attribute.

In an instant, Gu Ran felt the muscles of his whole body suddenly tightened, and the muscle hardness increased by a dimension! The strength attribute increased from the original 60 points to 61 points! The improvement of the strength attribute can enhance the basic confrontation, and at the same time, it can better exert muscle strength to avoid injury.

After all, Lampard is a famous heavy artillery. He received the ball head-on and added 1 point of strength to be prepared! When the football flew in front of him and was about to fall, Gu Ran adjusted his posture with small steps, then half-opened his body, slightly bent his left knee, and while catching the ball sideways, he raised his legs and opened his hips, and used the arch of his right foot to meet the end of the football's landing point——

At this moment, everyone at the scene felt that the ball was likely to go out of bounds. Even if Gu Ran could touch the ball, it would bounce out of bounds because of the excessive power.

Not only the students of St. Paul's Boys' School thought so, even head coach Carter felt that the ball was probably over.

The players on the Triangle River team even relaxed and prepared to serve the ball out of bounds.

Bang! The football made a dull sound on Gu Ran's Messi-exclusive sneakers! Gu Ran had an extremely accurate grasp of the ball's landing point! There was an exclamation at the scene! Lampard, who hadn't had time to run out of the stadium, couldn't help but frown slightly! And the next moment, after Gu Ran accurately caught the ball, he unloaded the force with his right foot and retreated. The football then flew half a meter in front of him, forming an obvious sense of swirl and lingering in the air! It didn't bounce off!

Gu Ran not only touched the ball accurately, but also released the force perfectly, allowing the ball to fall steadily in front of him.

At this moment, everyone present was in disbelief! The students of St. Paul's Boys' School thought it was a pass to get back on track, and Lampard's footwork was indeed amazing, but...

A left-back from a rubbish team like the Bucks could easily stop Lampard's heavy artillery high-altitude bombing pass!

This, this, this is different from the script?

Lampard, did you get the wrong script? How could you give that Chinese kid a chance to show off his ball-stopping skills?

Lampard himself has a face full of question marks!

Monkey Rexette... This young man was able to catch the pass I made with extra strength? No wonder this kid dared to be so arrogant to me? He seems to have a little strength... Well, don't panic, it's just a small scene of stopping the ball.

Lampard's mouth curled up slightly, and Mourinho's confidence returned to his face.

Anne in the away team's stands had her eyes wide open behind her big sunglasses.

Although she didn't understand football, she clearly felt that the moment Gu Ran stopped the ball, her heart went from suffocating to beating wildly!

The blood in her body was rushing, and she felt...hot! Gu Ran's movements were so handsome, so cool, and so manly!

Yes, Annie doesn't understand basketball. She doesn't know how many details this ball goes through in just one or two seconds, but Annie knows what it means to be handsome! Gu Ran at this moment is handsome! There is another person on the sidelines who is more excited than Annie! That is Coach Carter!

When Coach Carter saw Gu Ran stop the ball, his hands began to tremble.

What did he see? He seemed to see his former self! Yes! I used to be so handsome...

Coach Carter almost shouted out his true feelings out of excitement!

After Gu Ran stopped the ball, he started at high speed without any hesitation, dribbling along the left side! It took only two or three seconds from Lampard passing the ball to him to him starting! The players of Triangle River were still in shock and hadn't recovered yet! The players on the field of the Bucks Steel Horns team all rushed after Gu Ran! That's right!

This is the tactic of the Bucks Steel Horns! As long as Gu Ran takes the ball and sprints forward, the three lines of the Bucks Steel Horns will follow and press forward to support!

Gu Ran is the real core of the Bucks Steelers!

At this moment, Gu Ran had a clear path in front of him! The 433 formation of the Triangle River team left their left wing almost empty!

"I'll do it, I'll do it!" The ace captain of the Triangle River team shouted to his teammates, signaling them to maintain their defensive formation and not lose their positions, while quickly intercepting Gu Ran from the flank!

I have to say that Butler is worthy of being trained by Chelsea's youth training team and is indeed experienced.

If the Triangle River team panicked at this time and all gathered on the left, there would inevitably be a gap in the middle. Then Gu Ran could make an emergency stop and pass the ball horizontally, and the Bucks Steel Horns team could go straight into the Triangle River team's penalty area.

Butler's on-court command is very high.

Moreover, Butler, as the ace captain of the Triangle River team, is also very confident.

He was confident that if he personally went out to intercept, he would be able to defeat the black-haired Chinese boy.

Butler is tall and strong, with strong physical advantages.

In comparison, Gu Ran looked a little thin and frail.

But Butler did not use a brute force approach, but instead rushed to the route that Gu Ran must take in advance and blocked the key position.

This position is very well positioned, as it can both squeeze out the sideline space for Gu Ran to dribble with, and prevent Gu Ran from cutting inside.

Gu Ran's situation immediately fell into a dangerous and desperate situation!

The Bucks players on the bench were all worried about Gu Ran!

Gu Ran is a left-back with a weak foot. It is a bit awkward for him to dribble the ball along the left sideline. Now the sideline space is being quickly compressed by Butler, and the disadvantage of being with a weak foot becomes even more obvious.

In this case, the best option would be to pass the ball back to teammates for cooperation.

Gu Ran raised his head in advance and quickly scanned the situation on the field——

The other players of the Bucks Steel Horns team were supporting in their respective positions. Ximei made a switch with him and stood sideways and behind him to prevent the opponent from counterattacking. The two lines of defense of the Triangle River team were also very neat and were not deformed by his attack on the left.

If the ball is passed back to Ximei at this time and then Ximei passes it long to the middle, it will be a safer approach, at least he will not be blamed for losing the ball.

But Gu Ran, who was 12 years ahead in basketball, was told by his basketball IQ that the ball could not be handled in this way!

If the Triangle River team's defense line was not stretched or torn apart, even if the ball was passed back to the middle, there would be no development potential for the ball.

There is another, better way to handle this.

That is...eat him alive! Eat the opponent's ace Butler alive!

Not eating raw with the body, but eating raw with speed!

As long as he can get past Butler and then go in diagonally from the left rib, there is a chance of a fatal blow! Go get him!

Gu Ran made a decision in an instant, and kicked the ball straight forward more than ten meters! Then, Gu Ran instantly accelerated! Sprint dribbling +2, combined with the burst attribute of 66 points, Gu Ran got rid of Butler in one second! Butler was shocked! He thought that Gu Ran's running speed just now was Gu Ran's highest sprint speed! But now he realized that this was Gu Ran's real sprint speed!

Gu Ran's speed just now was just a normal dribbling speed!

Butler quickly used his strong body to push Gu Ran!

The essence of defense is to pass the ball past the opponent! Butler naturally understands this!

However, Gu Ran had already anticipated Butler's intention!

Gu Ran dodged Butler and ran in an arc! Gu Ran ran out of bounds and accelerated from the outside lane to overtake! The famous scene of the black-haired Bell sprinting reappeared! Gu Ran's legs were so fast that they were almost blurred! Gu Ran left Butler behind by three full body lengths in three seconds!

Gu Ran caught the ball he had passed three seconds ago! He passed it! There was another burst of exclamations of disbelief at the scene!!!

Butler... panicked! What is this?

What the hell is this!!! How can this Chinese kid be so fast? I can’t catch him even if I want to! Not only Butler was panicking, but all the defensive players of the Triangle River team were panicking!

They originally thought that their ace captain could easily "teach" the Chinese boy who "occupied" the beautiful Bai Niu a lesson, but unexpectedly, in just 3 seconds, their ace captain was overtaken by the outside lane! After passing Butler, Gu Ran was like a bayonet with a blood groove, directly stabbing into the ribs of the Triangle River team!

Gu Ran's move was amazing! Coach Carter on the sidelines shouted passionately: "Support! Support!"

Annie, who was standing in the away team's stands, covered her chest with both hands, her palms were sweaty from excitement! Yes, she didn't understand football.

She didn't know how exciting and thrilling it was for Gu Ran to eat people alive.

But Gu Ran's speed just now made her whole body burn! Gu Ran's frequency... was too fast! Fast, handsome! And domineering!

At this moment, most of the defensive players of the Triangle River team gathered near the midfield to block the penetration of other players of the Bucks Steel Horns team. Now there are only three defensive players in the left rib area! These three players hurriedly lost their original positions and rushed up to double-team Gu Ran!

This was a mistake! The Bucks Steelhorns players took the opportunity to infiltrate the restricted area!

Gu Ran continued to accelerate and cut inside with the ball! Cutting inside was originally what Gu Ran was good at. In addition, before the game started, Gu Ran got a +1 skill for cutting inside from the wing for free. Then, with his own ability, his cutting inside level was equivalent to +5! Even if the +5 level did not reach the professional level, it was definitely higher than the semi-professional level and was close to the professional level!

Gu Ran cut inside at high speed, his movements smooth and graceful! The three defenders of Sanjiaohe formed a triangular encirclement, trying to intercept Gu Ran by compressing the area.

But before the encirclement was closed, Gu Ran cut out directly!

One of the defensive players reached out to grab Gu Ran's jersey, but he didn't even catch the corner of it! Gu Ran instantly cut into the Sanjiaohe team's restricted area!

Gu Ran's cut inside was equivalent to bypassing the Maginot Line! The Triangle River team's defensive formation was completely messed up!

Sissy and Glider had infiltrated the small penalty area and deliberately reached out for the ball.

The defenders of the Triangle River team immediately closely guarded the Sissy and the Glider.

Gu Ran quickly observed the situation in the restricted area——

It's now a 4 vs. 6 situation in the penalty area.

There are 4 players from the Bucks Steel Horns and 6 players from the Triangle River Team.

The positions of Sissy and Glider are not good, and there is a defender marking them respectively. The passing channel is basically blocked. Even if they can find an opportunity to pass the ball to them, they may not be able to hold it. Even if they can hold it, they can't shake off the defenders who are marking them closely and complete the shot. Even if they can complete the shot, it is difficult to hit the target.

As for them reaching for the ball, it was just to disrupt the tactical containment of the opponent's defense - the Bucks Steelhorns' offensive tactics have never been centered on forwards and centers.

Minato was running towards the left side of the penalty area, but his speed was not up to par. If the ball was passed to Minato, the rhythm of this offensive wave would slow down. Once the rhythm slowed down, the ace Butler would follow up to assist in defense and fill the position. Originally, the team was outnumbered in the penalty area, and if the rhythm slowed down further, there would be no chance.

Gu Ran was accompanied by two defensive players, and there was also a central defender in front of him to surround him.

Not to mention there is no passing channel, there is not even a channel to continue cutting inside and breaking through! It is another desperate situation!

It doesn't matter……

Teammates were blocked, no passing lanes,

Then I'll dig a channel myself!

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(End of this chapter)