When the entire Southampton High School board of directors learned that Chelsea Club was going to send scouts, they were shocked.

After all, the other scouts who requested to watch the semi-finals were only from English League One and English League Two clubs.

And Chelsea... is simply the big shark in the turtle pond.

What shocked them even more was that the scout sent by Chelsea Club this time was not an ordinary part-time scout or a low-level scout, but assistant coach Emenalo!

You know, Emenalo is an important player in Chelsea's recruitment! Southampton's directors repeatedly confirmed with Chelsea whether they were joking, and the answer they finally got was "This is really not a joke."

——That’s awesome.

Southampton High School immediately and solemnly agreed.

In addition to the visit from Chelsea's assistant coach-level scouts, there is something even more amazing.

That was a visit from Southampton's top management! Why is Southampton's defense better than Chelsea's?

Although Southampton Club was relegated from the Premier League three years ago, and was relegated from the Championship to League One due to financial problems, and is now only an upper-middle club in League One, Southampton Club has a very high historical status, especially in the southern region of England, which is quite high.

Southampton Football Club is one of the first 12 professional clubs in the UK and is at the founder level.

At the beginning of the formation of the British professional league, many southern cities did not have their own clubs, so many southern cities initially regarded Southampton Club as their home team.

Just like there are few football teams in northern cities in England (and there are still relatively few now), many people in northern England regard Newcastle United as their home team. Newcastle United Club’s previous performance was not good, but it is one of the best in terms of the number of fans. This is because there are too few professional teams in northern cities in England and there is no diversion.

The status of Southampton Football Club in the hearts of southerners is not as good as that of Newcastle United in the hearts of northerners, but in Southampton, it is definitely the top existence.

Generations of Southamptonians have been saints from birth and saints until death.

Therefore, even though Chelsea sent an assistant coach-level scout to visit, Southampton High School still valued the visit of Southampton Club more.

What’s more, in this national high school student semi-final, seven top executives from Southampton Club came to visit collectively!

Other clubs sent scouts, but Southampton sent seven top executives - a spokesperson for the big owner, the Liber family, five club directors, and the current head coach of Southampton's first team.

This was not only the first time that Southampton High School had hosted such a luxurious lineup, but also the first time in the history of Southampton Club that the top management went to the campus to watch the game together.

They have only one target - Gu Ran.

After this game, the seven top executives of Southampton Club will hold a formal vote to decide whether to devote all the club's strength to this Chinese kid and activate the "special talent" clause.

——This is also the real reason why Coach Carter told Gu Ran that this game is very important.

In order to welcome the visit of the club, the school directors of Southampton High School hired someone to renovate the main stand.

Although this national high school semi-final battle is not a professional competition, it will definitely be the biggest event in the history of Southampton private schools!

The entire Southampton High School is looking forward to this upcoming game! Village BAs all know this, right? Often the more private the game, the more passionate it is than the official game! Because the fans in the stands and the players on the field basically know each other!

The Bucks Steelhorns' training today was moved from their small training ground to their home field where the turf had just been renovated.

This is the home advantage!

The Bucks Steelhorns are more familiar with the softness, hardness, length and width of the court than their opponent, the Angel Wings.

Being able to train directly in their home stadium also gave the players of the Bucks Steelhorns a lot of energy! Not long ago, they defeated the arrogant Golden Fleece Team in this stadium, amid the roars of their classmates.

The passionate scene at that time is still vivid in their minds and still surges in their blood.

Captain Bread could not help but yell, "Stag Steelhorn! Fight to the bitter end!"

“Ahhhh!”

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

"We are going to create new history for Southampton High School!"

“We are the coolest!”

Every player on the Bucks Steelhorns was cheering wildly!

Warm-up run begins! Go, go, go! Gu Ran takes the lead and starts sprinting! Gu Ran uses all the energy he had held back last night on his teammates!

Teammates: ???

"Gu was so hot all day yesterday, why is he still so hot today?"

"Is this guy still a human being?"

"Fuck it! Run! He's going to trap me again..."

After the warm-up run, the bubbles of the main players fell off.

Gu Ran calmly concentrated his mind and picked up a blue skill, Two-on-One Coordination, which increased the Two-on-One Coordination to +4, and then picked up 8 white bubbles related to physical training.

However, this time, the training time results did not accumulate to 100 hours, so they were not automatically converted into talent points.

This morning's training was still mainly focused on teamwork, including defense and pressure training, as well as multiple formation and tactical drills.

These two events require high levels of confrontation, and coupled with Gu Ran's involution, most of the main players had no physical strength left after the morning training.

At noon, Gu Ran continued to practice and sprint.

Only a few main players could barely follow Gu Ran, while the other main players were all powerless.

The afternoon training was an 11v11 intra-squad training match between the sparring team and the main team.

The players on the sparring team were all eager to try. Usually they were always suppressed by the main players, and today they finally had a chance to "avenge".

In terms of strength, the sparring team is certainly not as good as the main team, but the main team has been physically exhausted in the past two days, and the sparring team is very familiar with the main team's playing style, and knows what the sending dog tactics and selling dog tactics are, as well as who the real core is.

The sparring team felt that as long as they could restrict Gu Ran, they would be invincible.

then……

Gu Ran made three assists and two shots, easily dominating the game.

The players on the sparring team were all stunned by the kick.

They knew they had to restrict Gu Ran, but they couldn't do it at all! Gu Ran was so much more ruthless than the last time he played against the sparring team! Gu Ran's overtaking in the outside lane was really not exaggerated, it was all about riding on the face! The players of the sparring team didn't even want to defend Gu Ran, let alone the triangle defense of Gu Ran. Before they had any intention of defending, Gu Ran sprinted past like crazy. Not to mention chasing him, even if they wanted to foul and pull him, they couldn't pull Gu Ran's jersey! Fortunately, the first and second halves of the training match were only 30 minutes each, and fortunately, the other main players couldn't keep up with Gu Ran physically, otherwise, the score difference would be even bigger!

Coach Carter was very satisfied with Gu Ran's performance, but very dissatisfied with the performance of other main players, and he spoke all kinds of trash to them.

It's no wonder that Coach Carter was scolding him. During the game, Gu Ran made several through passes, which were quite beautiful. He kicked the ball through the two lines of defense of the sparring team cleanly and neatly. The level of excitement was definitely up to the professional level of the Premier League. However, Minato, Sissy and Glider in the frontcourt were unable to arrive in time and stop the ball due to physical and awareness problems.

Coach Carter scolded Minato and others.

Minato and the others were also very depressed.

There is no way, my level is really limited.

After all, they are not semi-professional players, and as Gu Ran's strength has improved rapidly, they have gradually been unable to keep up with Gu Ran's pace.

One fact that must be faced is that although the Milwaukee Steelhorns made it to the top eight in the national high school tournament, the team's overall strength is still relatively weak.

The midfielders couldn't hold the ball, couldn't break into the frontcourt, and the forwards were also poor at seizing opportunities.

Why did the Bucks Steelhorns insist on playing defensive counterattacks? Why were the forwards only auxiliary? It was not because Coach Carter wanted to do so, but because of the actual situation of the Bucks Steelhorns players, they could only adopt such tactics.

The Milwaukee Bucks have many disadvantages, but their advantages are the united locker room atmosphere, the will to fight until the last minute, and physical fitness that is not inferior to that of strong teams.

Another advantage is...Gu Ran, the defender with a knife! After the team training match, Coach Carter asked the main team to practice attacking and defending set pieces.

For a team that relies mainly on defensive counterattacks, set pieces are a very important means of scoring.

After the set-piece training, the main team players were once again trained to the point of vomiting.

It will be difficult for non-professional players to adapt to this kind of training rhythm in a short time.

However, every main player is gritting their teeth and persevering.

Even the dumbest Rusty knew what the semi-final elimination match meant to him and the entire Southampton High School.

How many opportunities to shine can an ordinary person have in his life?

The only way is to fight hard!

After all the training for the day was over, Coach Carter gathered the players and announced that from tomorrow on, all training volume must be reduced by half in order to retain sufficient physical strength for the upcoming semi-finals.

After the breakup, Gu Ran stayed to clear his energy and practice sprint events.

Seeing this, the main players who had originally planned to go home and rest also stayed and practiced sprinting with Gu Ran...

The practice lasted until 7 o'clock in the evening, and most of the main players walked out of the school gate holding on to the wall.

Gu Ran drove back home and easily picked up another red talent point bubble dropped by Annie.

This time, Gu Ran did not rush to add points, but reserved them for the game two days later.

After dinner and a walk, Gu Ran returned to his room and continued to hand-draw the storyboard script for "Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises".

At night, Annie continued to crawl into Gu Ran's bed, and Gu Ran continued to grit his teeth and calculate calculus...

It was like this on June 12th, June 13th, and June 14th.

On June 15th, the day of the semi-final elimination match finally arrived.

After these three days, Gu Ran accumulated a total of 5 talent points, which was enough to deal with emergencies during the game.

In the morning, Gu Ran got up early and patted Annie's waist and hips, "Annie, wake up."

Holy shit…

Goddess, you miss me so much!

It's so early in the morning, don't do this! Gu Ran hurriedly said: "Annie, wake up, today is the game day! Do you want to watch my game?"

Annie suddenly opened her eyes, turned over and climbed up, "Gu! You are finally going to compete? That's great! I can finally have fun again!"

...There's nothing wrong with what you said!

Whether from the perspective of watching football or from that perspective, you can indeed have fun again.

Gu Ran said, "If you want to watch me play football, then get up and get dressed. I'll go make breakfast and we'll be out in half an hour. You can watch our training, so you can watch our game at home this afternoon."

"Great!" Annie jumped up excitedly.

Just bear with it for another day! Gu Ran took a deep breath, hardened his heart, and walked out of the room.

After preparing a nutritious breakfast, Annie didn't come to eat.

Is this little lazy cat going to sleep again?

"Annie? Annie?"

Gu Ran just walked to the door of the room——

Light~ A clear system prompt sound rang in Gu Ran's mind.

No way? Why is Annie so negative so early in the morning?

Even if you are in a bad mood when you wake up, you shouldn't be full of negative emotions right? Gu Ran quickly pushed the door open and said, "Annie, what's wrong with you?"

Annie looked at Gu Ran with tears in her eyes, "Gu... wuwuwu, I, I can't button my clothes anymore!"

Gu Ran saw that the button on Annie's white shirt was broken.

Oh shit!

This scene! Gu Ran felt that all the blood in his body was concentrated in his brain.

It's only been a few days, and Annie's bust has become like this? Annie said sadly: "I must have gained weight! You must not like me anymore..."

Just for this?

Gu Ran quickly hugged Annie and said, "It's okay, Annie. You haven't gained weight, but your bust size has increased. If you don't believe me, look, aren't the buttons in other places fine?"

Annie stamped her feet anxiously, "Gu, stop comforting me. The last time I put on my skirt, it felt so tight that I could hardly get into it!"

Ahem, okay, the waist and hips are indeed... fuller and more beautiful.

Gu Ran said: "This is not fat, it's just that you are more feminine, just like, before you were just a beautiful flower, but now you are a beautiful, mature, fully blooming flower."

Seriously speaking, Annie has indeed gained a little weight in the past few days, but it's all in the right places.

Anne's figure now is amazing! She is extremely feminine!

With such a figure, Anne has no need to feel inferior. Instead, she is more suitable for playing a charming role like Catwoman.

Annie was slightly startled, "Gu, do you still like me like this?"

Gu Ran said confidently: "It's more than just liking you, I simply love you to the point of being unable to extricate myself."

Annie chuckled, "…Disgusting!"

Then, Annie asked in a low voice: "Can't help yourself, how much do you like it?"

Gu Ran leaned close to Annie's ear and said, "You'll know tonight."

Anne's pretty face suddenly blushed.

Gu Ran patted Annie's waist and hips, "Okay, hurry up and get dressed, don't delay my training, otherwise you can only wait until after noon and go to our school by yourself."

Annie immediately said, "I want to go with you!"

As she spoke, Annie quickly changed into a slightly loose black dress.

Gu Ran took the opportunity to concentrate his mind and collected the red talent point bubble that Annie had just dropped.

There are now 6 talent point bubbles accumulated in my mind.

Annie sent one early in the morning, so awesome! There are 9 more chances to pick up today. During the morning training, pick up 5 more white training bubbles, and you can reach 7 accumulated talent points.

……Cool!

After eating a nutritious breakfast, Annie put on big sunglasses and a sun hat and followed Gu Ran out.

In order to avoid being harassed by the crazy GR fan club at the school gate, Gu Ran parked the car and took Annie to the low wall.

Annie: ??? Gu Ran cleared his throat, "Don't just stand there, crawl."

"Oh..." Annie wanted to refuse, but Gu Ran's words were irresistible to her.

Anne held onto the low wall carefully, her movements a little clumsy.

...Not as flexible as the real Catwoman, so I need to strengthen my training in this area.

But then again, a big Hollywood star, the goddess in the eyes of hundreds of millions of male fans, is actually climbing over the wall just to watch me play football... hehehe.

Gu Ran stood by the low wall, admiring Annie as she climbed the wall.

Annie blushed, "Gu, this is my first time climbing a wall... Don't laugh, come and help me, I seem to be stuck."

The stockings on Annie's legs were torn, and the visual impact was instantly upgraded.

"Here I come."

Gu Ran first skillfully climbed over the low wall, then after landing, he reached out to hold Annie's armpits and took her down from the low wall.

So chewy~ Gu Ran couldn't help but pinch it.

Annie said sadly, "Damn it, my new socks are torn again."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "When will it not break?"

Annie said coquettishly: "No matter what, you have to compensate me."

Damn~ The goddess is so cute! Don't say you want stockings, even if you want my life, I can give it to you tonight! Of course not now, I have to play football now.

Gu Ran cleared his throat and said, "Okay, okay, I'll compensate you. Now I'll find you a place to rest."

Gu Ran took Annie to the home court of the Milwaukee Bucks and took her to the physical therapy room next to the active locker room.

This physiotherapy room was specially prepared for Gu Ran by Teacher Maria during the last home game.

"Annie, you should rest here for a while and take a nap. Then come out to watch the game at lunch time."

Annie pouted and said coquettishly, "Gu, I want to watch you train."

Gu Ran said quickly: "No, you can see it from here. There is a small window here. If you want to see it, you can look through this small window."

Gu Ran was afraid that Annie would display her boasting skills again after arriving at the scene.

Today is competition day, and we can’t let Annie brag about it.

After all, even if Gu Ran could bear it, the other main players would not be able to bear it.

Seeing Gu Ran say this, Annie could only nod obediently, "Okay then, after you finish training, you must come to me as soon as possible."

"Yeah, okay."

Just as Gu Ran was about to leave, Annie suddenly hugged Gu Ran and gave him a kiss, "Come on~"

Gu Ran went to the locker room to change his jersey, then went into the competition venue with his teammates for warm-up training.

This morning's training is mainly focused on restoring physical strength and relaxing the mind.

After warm-up runs and stretching, the Bucks Steelers formed a circle and played a passing game.

Whoever makes a mistake will have to dance on the spot in front of all the teammates.

Suddenly, the entire training ground was filled with laughter.

This was also the most relaxing training session for the Bucks Steelhorns in recent times.

After the morning training, Coach Carter saw that the time was almost up, so he gathered all the players and went to the school gate to meet their opponent in the semi-final, the Rosal High School Angel Wings team.

At this moment, the gate of Southampton High School was already crowded with people!

At least five or six hundred parents were already waiting there impatiently! They even skipped lunch just to get a good seat! Moreover, the number of parents was increasing rapidly! ——Originally, only a few parents lined up at the school gate in advance, but when other parents learned that someone was already lining up, they immediately dropped everything in their hands and headed straight for Southampton High School!

In order to watch this game, even the parents started to compete!

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(End of this chapter)