Crazy Southampton fans began to climb the fences of the field, trying to rush into the field to celebrate with the players.

The person in charge of the venue was afraid that something might happen, so he quickly ordered security personnel to stop it.

The DJ also used the radio to dissuade Southampton fans from leaving the stadium.

Under such circumstances, the players of the Bucks Steelhorns had to end the celebration early and return to the locker room early.

Gu Ran wanted to say hello to Annie, but when he looked towards the main stand, Annie was no longer there.

...So urgent? Gu Ran smiled and turned to the players' tunnel.

As soon as Gu Ran walked into the player tunnel, Emenalo came up to him with a smile.

"Hi, Gu." Emenalo took the initiative to extend his hand to shake Gu Ran's hand. "Congratulations, your performance today was really great! Especially the last kick with the Crescent Moon Scimitar, it was really exciting!"

"Thank you, Mr. Emenalo."

Compared to Emenalo's enthusiasm, Gu Ran was quite cold.

After all, he is now a professional player of Southampton. Although his professional contract has not been officially activated, he is not allowed to flirt with Chelsea's scout and assistant coach.

Gu Ran said: "If you are still concerned about the professional contract, then there is no need to waste your time with me."

"No, no," Emenalo said with a smile, "Of course I know you have signed with Southampton, I just want to watch you play."

Gu Ran smiled slightly, "Oh, I see. Thank you. If there is nothing else, I will go back to the locker room first."

"Hey..." Emenalo hesitated, "Gu, wait, I do have something else to do..."

...Let me tell you! You didn't just come to watch me play football!

Gu Ran said seriously: "Mr. Emenalo, I just said that if it is related to the professional contract-"

"No, no, no, it's really not related to my career." Emenalo smiled embarrassedly, "Well, I have a daughter who is 8 years old this year and will be celebrating her 9th birthday soon - how should I put it, ah, it's really a bit difficult for me to say..."

Gu Ran looked at Emenalo with a puzzled look on his face.

Emenalo said sheepishly, "Isn't there a very popular movie called Alice in Wonderland recently? My daughter loves watching it and keeps talking about the White Queen and the Mad Hatter. Gu, your daughter... ahem, the female assistant is Anne Hathaway who plays the White Queen, right? If you could help me get a poster of the White Queen from her and sign her name for it as a birthday present for my daughter, I would be very, very grateful."

Holy shit…

I was shocked! It turns out that he was just asking for an autograph for his daughter.

Wait a minute——

Gu Ran asked in surprise: "How do you know that my female...assistant is Anne Hathaway's?"

Emenalo shrugged. "It wasn't me who discovered it. It was Mr. Greg Dyke, who is both the vice-chairman of the English Football Association and the president of the British Film Institute."

“Greg Dyke???”

Hearing this name, Gu Ran couldn't help but let out a breath of cold air.

Gu Ran certainly knew that Greg Dyke was the future chairman of the English Football Association! Emenalo smiled and said, "Yes, Gu, I want to congratulate you. Greg is very impressed with you, and Mr. Les Reid is also very capable. I believe your work permit should not be a problem - to be honest, Gu, you are really a winner in life."

Gu Ran: ...

Emenalo continued, "Gu, I know my request is a bit abrupt, but for the sake of the child, please help me get a poster and autograph of the White Queen, please."

Gu Ran smiled helplessly, "I'll try my best tonight."

Emenalo said excitedly: "Thank you! You've worked hard! Gu!"

...It was certainly hard work tonight.

Gu Ran said goodbye to Emenalo, and then followed his excited teammates back to the south locker room.

As soon as he entered the locker room, before Gu Ran could celebrate with his teammates, he was held on the left and right by Mave and Gregory.

Gu Ran said with a smile: "You two..."

Mai Fu said seriously: "Gu, don't celebrate yet, let us check you out."

Gu Ran said: "I'm fine, I'm really fine!"

Mai Fu said: "You don't have the final say. I have to check it first."

"...Okay." Gu Ran sat down on the therapy bed helplessly, letting Mavericks and Gregory help him take off his sneakers.

As professional players, we really have no choice!

The teammates next to him had envious expressions on their faces.

Who wouldn't want such special treatment? Mai Fu leaned over to Gu Ran's right foot and observed it carefully. "The soft tissue of the muscles on the instep of your right foot is slightly bruised. Fortunately, your ankle was not hit by the tackle. In addition, your sneakers are very professional and protective, so there is no big problem for the time being."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "That's what I said."

Mai Fu said seriously: "However, as your exclusive team doctor, I still suggest that you do not participate in the team's celebrations from now on, so as not to aggravate your injury. In addition, you need to rest for two days and do not engage in strenuous exercise or training during these two days."

Gu Ran said quickly: "That's not necessary. I can just apply some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing oil when I get home."

"No!" Mai Fu frowned and said, "You can't take medicine without the doctor's permission."

Gu Ran: ...

Mai Fu may have felt that his tone was a bit harsh, so he said in a gentle tone: "Gu, injuries are no small matter. You must take it seriously and be responsible for your own future and the future of the club."

...Mave is right.

Although Mai Fu was a little too harsh, his intention was good.

What's more, Maverick doesn't know that I have star skills like Tin Man to protect me.

Gu Ran nodded immediately, "You're right, Mai Fu. Okay, I'll listen to you, and I promise not to train for two days."

As for not doing strenuous exercise?

I definitely can’t agree to that!

Anne's identity as a big star has been exposed, and she will be leaving soon, so she must seize the time to do strenuous exercise in the next few days!

Seeing that Gu Ran agreed not to train for two days, Mai Fu finally smiled.

Gregory said, "Gu, lie down. I'll give you a post-match physical therapy to help you relieve muscle fatigue and acid accumulation."

"OK, thanks."

Gu Ran needs this right now.

Professional post-match physiotherapy can significantly reduce the discomfort after strenuous exercise and quickly restore muscle vitality.

After Gu Ran lay down, Gregory took out a fascia knife from his physical therapy bag...

“Ah——————” Gu Ran screamed loudly!

This is so sour and refreshing!

The entire south locker room was filled with the happy celebrations of teammates and Gu Ran's heart-wrenching screams.

Those who didn't know would think something unspeakable had happened inside! Coach Carter rushed into the locker room and saw Gu Ran receiving fascia knife therapy, and then he burst into laughter.

The louder Gu Ran shouted, the louder his teammates cheered.

When the fascia knife therapy was finally over, Gu Ran's whole body was soaked in sweat, but the soreness in his muscles had completely disappeared, and he felt relaxed.

I have to say that Gregory's physical therapy techniques are really professional.

But I'm sorry... Gu Ran will still give the little love heart to Teacher Maria.

"Alright, alright, everyone be quiet!"

Coach Carter smiled happily and said, "Congratulations to everyone for winning this semi-final! You have made history for Southampton High School! You defeated the powerful Golden Fleece Team! You achieved an impossible victory! You are all the best!"

"yeah!!!"

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns team all cheered excitedly.

The roof of the south locker room is almost blown off!

Coach Carter pressed his palms together. "Now, the English Football Association has collected the names and data of the players who have played. I believe that soon, the English Football Association will arrange trial contracts for you with professional clubs! You all have the potential to become professional players!"

“Ohhhhh!!!”

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns became even more excited.

Becoming a professional player is the dream of every one of them! Now, the dream is about to become a reality!

Coach Carter added, "I know everyone is eager to go back and celebrate with their families, so I won't waste your time at today's post-match review. I'll just announce today's best player of the game: Gu Ran!"

Wow! The players of the Bucks Steelhorns applauded Gu Ran crazily.

Well-deserved! No one was dissatisfied! Coach Carter pressed his palms, "I won't keep you in suspense today. I'll tell you directly, Gu Ran's post-match score is - 9.6 points!"

"Wow!"

The entire locker room was shocked! Even the team doctor, Michael, and the physical therapist, Gregory, who were not members of the Bucks Steelhorns, exclaimed excitedly.

Gu Ran himself was shocked by his own post-match score! ...9.6 points!

I am so awesome! I am really like this! Wait, Coach Carter didn't PUA me today? Did he think that I have no room for improvement, so he stopped PUAing me?

Gu Ran suddenly felt a little lost.

Coach Carter said proudly, "According to the latest announcement from the Football Association, Gu Ran's post-match score broke the previous record of 9.5! Our Gu Ran is the best player in the history of the national competition!"

“Roar, roar, roar!!!”

The locker room was boiling with excitement! Every player excitedly surrounded Gu Ran, hugging and rubbing his head and flesh to celebrate! Gu Ran was also very excited.

Although this "best in history" does not bring any substantial rewards, and it is not of high gold content, but this is his best performance as a Chinese in the history of national competitions in the country of modern football for more than 100 years! No wonder Coach Carter no longer PUAs! Because with such results, even the top PUA masters can't PUA! Coach Carter raised his voice and continued: "Everyone should learn from Gu Ran! Gu Ran ran desperately, sprinted desperately, defended desperately, and organized desperately on the court today! He gave his all for the team's victory! He can get the best in the history of the national competition, it is not luck, but a manifestation of strength and will! You, as Gu Ran's teammates, must never abandon him, let alone hold him back, you must work harder! Be worthy of Gu Ran, the best teammate in history! Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns were all very excited and couldn't wait to start the new training.

Gu Ran was a little amused: It turns out that Coach Carter didn't stop PUA, but used me to PUA other players...

Coach Carter said, "Now, let's welcome Gu Ran, the best-rated player in the history of the national tournament, to say a few words to us!"

Wow——

Applause from the audience!

Gu Ran cleared his throat. "Thank you, thank you Coach Carter, thank you everyone. To be honest, I was shocked to get such a post-match rating. After all... the last time I knew my post-match rating was during the first group match."

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns laughed in relief.

Coach Carter blushed: Good boy, now you dare to complain about me...Haha! Gu Ran continued: "In fact, before the game, I firmly believed that we could win. I was able to get such a high post-game score today, thanks to every player of the Bucks Steel Horns - including the teammates who fought hard on the court, and also the teammates who practiced with us during normal training. We are a whole. It is precisely because of our wholeness that we can defeat the strong with the weak and defeat one strong enemy after another!"

All the teammates in the locker room had tears in their eyes and applauded Gu Ran's words.

Especially those players who were sitting on the bench and had never played, they were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears after getting Gu Ran's recognition.

Gu Ran added: "Of course, the person we should thank the most is our coach, Mr. Lamar Carter. I am very fortunate to have met such a professional coach like Coach Carter before I joined the professional team. I have been on the team for a very short time, but under the guidance of Coach Carter, I have been able to grow so quickly. Coach Carter is very professional, very visionary, very courageous, and very tactically advanced! I believe that Coach Carter is the key figure in our ability to create historical miracles! Let's cheer for Coach Carter three times!"

Gu Ran took the lead and shouted, “Roar, roar, roar!”

The other teammates also responded: "Roar, roar, roar! Roar, roar!"

Gu Ran activated his boasting skills and used reverse PUA! Coach Carter's face was filled with tears, and he quickly lost himself in the passionate roars...

Coach Carter choked up and said, "Thank you! Thank you Gu, thank you everyone... Actually, ahem, I still have a lot of shortcomings. Thank you for your recognition of me. You are the best class I have ever coached, really. I won't say much else. In 5 days, we still have the last game... We have made history today, but we can make even higher history! Come on everyone!"

"Steel Horns of a Stag!"

"Fight to the bitter end!"

The atmosphere in the locker room was full of excitement! Everyone was full of ambition! Coach Carter waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will have two days off. The day after tomorrow, on the 25th, we will go back to school for training! We will prepare for the national finals! Now, go take a shower! After the shower, we will go home and party!"

“Ohhhhh!!!”

The boys happily took off their clothes and rushed to the shower room in the locker room.

“Wow!”

"The showers at the Millennium Stadium are so damn luxurious! There are even tiled walls between each shower cubicle!"

"Tsk tsk, it's a national-level stadium after all."

"When we become professional players, we should have the opportunity to play in national stadiums, right?"

"Bullshit! Stop dreaming! For us, it's already pretty good to be able to play in the English League Two professional league. How can we have the chance to play in a national stadium again?"

"But Gu Ran can! Gu Ran started out in English Football League One! Sooner or later, Gu Ran will make it to the Premier League and join a top club!"

"That's right, Gu Ran will become a football superstar! By then, Gu Ran will be the pride of our brothers!"

"Haha! I think we should ask Gu Ran for autographs and gifts now! When he becomes a superstar in the future, even the tissues he throws away to wipe his nose can be sold at a high price!"

"That's right! We have to get some souvenirs from Gu Ran in advance! This way, even if we can't play football in the future, we can still make a fortune!"

"Hey Gu! Let's go to the bar tonight!"

"That's right! Gu, you have the best post-match rating in history! You must celebrate with us!"

All the teammates started shouting.

Gu Ran smiled helplessly, "Tonight... still not possible, I have something to do. Next time, next time for sure!"

"Gu, you always say next time!"

"The bar is so fun, there are a lot of girls! The girls are very open!"

Gu Ran still smiled and waved his hand, "You guys go ahead, if you need to spend money, just put it on my account, I'll treat you, but I really don't have time tonight."

Bang! When Gu Ran waved his hand, he dropped the soap on the ground.

The shower room was silent, and every teammate was staring at the soap that Gu Ran dropped on the floor.

"Don't move! I'll pick it up!" Rusty rushed over first.

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

"Everyone, get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way!"

"Gu Ran's soap is mine!"

"Didn't you see the soap Gu threw at me?"

"Fuck! Whoever steals from me, we won't be brothers anymore!"

"Go to hell, you blame your brother for your own shortcomings? My only brother is Gu Ran... and this piece of soap that Gu Ran gave me!"

"What a memorable soap this is! It belongs to me!"

"Haha! I got it! Oops! Why did it fall again!"

Teammates are fighting for it with their butts sticking out! ...These guys.

It's too eye-catching! Should I give them one each before graduation? Gu Ran covered his eyes and fled into the shower room.

As the hot water from the shower sprayed down, Gu Ran finally had time to relax completely.

Light~ At this time, a clear system prompt sounded in his mind: "Congratulations to the host. Since the host has perfectly integrated the results of more than 100 hours of special training in the official competition, the corresponding attribute points have grown:"

"Your physical attribute - strength, grows from 66 points to 67 points."

"Your physical attribute - Balance, grows from 62 points to 63 points."

"Your technical attribute - free kick, increased from 65 points to 66 points."

Oh shit!

This wave of ball growth is pretty good! The balance attribute and free kick attribute are both shown for the first time.

The balance attribute refers to the chance of being pushed, pulled, or tripped by enemy players during running and confrontation. The higher the balance, the less likely you are to be knocked down.

The free kick attribute is positively correlated with the "Crescent Moon Scimitar" skill. The higher the free kick attribute, the higher the Crescent Moon Scimitar's hit rate bonus.

Although Gu Ran's current Crescent Moon Scimitar is +4, his kicking style is still a bit immature. The biggest reason is that this "free kick attribute" is not high enough.

If calculated by the system's standards, Beckham's "free kick attribute" during his peak period would probably be over 90 points.

This means that in order to kick out a Crescent Moon Knife like Beckham in his peak period, in addition to improving the Crescent Moon Knife skill to +9, the free kick attribute must also reach around 90 points.

World class...it's not that easy after all.

The free kick attribute is not only effective for the "Crescent Moon Scimitar" skill, but will also increase the hit rate for other free kick skills.

Therefore, it is also necessary to improve the free kick attributes.

Of course, for Gu Ran, the most important thing at the moment is to improve his physical attributes.

In the English Football League, physical attributes are definitely the first of the three major attributes.

After taking a shower, Gu Ran was the first to leave the locker room and head for the Bucks Steelers chartered bus.

At this moment, Annie was already waiting eagerly under the bus.

“Gu!”

As soon as Annie saw Gu Ran, she rushed up excitedly and rode on Gu Ran's hips excitedly.

Gu Ran hugged Annie's slender waist and asked with concern: "Annie, are you anxious?"

"Yeah~ It's okay, it's not too urgent."

"Oh, so, after I get home I'm going to go to the bar with my brothers to hang out for a while—"

"You dare!" Annie tightly hugged Gu Ran's neck, her pretty face flushed.

She also looks coquettish and cute when she is angry.

Gu Ran smiled mischievously, "You're still not in a hurry? Okay, let me kiss you once, and I won't go after you kiss me."

Annie obediently offered her fiery red lips to Gu Ran to taste.

——The bus driver sat in the cab with his mouth wide open, watching the two people show their affection in front of him...

In other words, Gu Ran has used up his pickup progress for today, otherwise, the bus driver would have to drop a skill bubble for driving a large truck.

Gu Ran kept kissing Annie until she was almost suffocated, and then he let her go.

You know what, this is really exciting!

Annie panted and said, "...someone is here."

Only then did Gu Ran look up and see the bus driver.

The bus driver quickly turned his head away, pretending to appreciate the scenery of the underground parking lot.

——Bus driver: I should be under the bus, not inside it, seeing how sweet you two are...

Gu Ran smiled dryly, "Annie, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Annie asked coquettishly, "If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't kiss me?"

Gu Ran said immediately: "If you had told me earlier, I would have kissed you for a longer time. Otherwise, the driver would have thought that was all I was capable of."

Annie coquettishly punched Gu Ran in the chest, "You are so bad..."

Gu Ran hugged Annie's slender waist and said, "Let's go, get in the car."

"Yeah." Annie leaned on Gu Ran's shoulder, "Gu, after we get home, I have something very important to tell you..."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "What a coincidence. After we get home, I also have something very important to tell you."

Anne said coquettishly: "I'm talking about serious matters!"

Gu Ran said: "What I'm talking about is also a serious matter - but we can talk about it while doing something unserious."

Anne: …

"No~" Annie leaned in Gu Ran's arms coquettishly.

Regarding the update issue, I am actually quite anxious too.

I'm going through a tough time right now, please bear with me.

What I can do now is stable update.

(End of this chapter)