"According to the English Football Association's draw arrangement, we are the home team in this national competition final."

"yeah!!!"

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns celebrated with their fists clenched as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Although this "home and away" is only symbolic, any good "sign" before the game will become a point of mindless celebration for the Bucks.

...They are indeed a bunch of middle school students.

Gu Ran smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Coach Carter pressed his palms together and continued, "Just like the last semi-final, we can still conduct the final pre-match training at the Millennium Stadium. Specifically, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. is the training time for the Westminster Missionaries, and from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. is our training time."

Coach Carter looked around with sharp eyes and emphasized in a deep voice: "Listen carefully - no fighting! Fighting is wrong! We want to beat the Missionaries, but we have to beat them on the field, in front of all the Southampton fans, and use football to convince them! Do you understand?"

"Yes! Coach!"

...Old man, it was clearly you who started it last time.

The Bucks Steelhorns players collectively complained in their hearts.

Coach Carter continued: "After we finish training, we can have a meal and rest in the restaurant of the Millennium Stadium. Because this is the final, there will be an official kick-off ceremony from the English Football Association, and there will be news media reporters from all over the country and scouts from various clubs coming to watch the game. The official start time will be 5 pm, which is two hours later than the previous games, so we have more time to recover and rest."

"After the competition, there will be an award ceremony. If, and I mean if, we win, we will be able to stand on the makeshift podium and receive the gold medal and genius trophy of the national competition. We can bring the genius trophy back to Southampton High School and keep it until the next national competition!"

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns couldn't help but get excited.

Things that they didn't even dare to think about before are now just around the corner!

Winning the game and holding the trophy in front of the Southampton family, what an honor! Minato couldn't help but ask: "Coach! Is the gold medal... pure gold?"

The other Bucks Steelhorns players also widened their eyes and were equally curious.

Coach Carter said unhappily, "What are you thinking? Of course it's gold-plated! The significance of a gold medal is not how much it's worth, but the honor it represents! This is something that can't be bought with any amount of money!"

“It turns out it’s not pure gold.”

"Then why is it called a gold medal? It should be called a gold-plated medal."

"Gold-plated ones are not bad either, this is honor! Honor, you know? It's definitely awesome for picking up girls!"

When he heard that he could pick up girls, Xiu Tiao clenched his fists and said excitedly: "I want to win the gold medal! I want to pick up girls!"

"Haha! I also want to get the gold medal that Rusty wants! And date the girl that Rusty wants!"

"Together, let's get the gold medal that Rusty wants, and seduce the girl that Rusty wants!"

Alas...what kind of teammates are these?

Gu Ran smiled and shook his head.

The bus moved forward steadily all the way.

When they reached the city boundary, the Southampton law enforcement car that was leading the way stopped by the roadside and honked its horn in salute - they could only go this far.

The Bucks Steelhorns players on the bus stood up and raised their hands to salute the guide bus!

The accompanying convoy also honked their horns!

The scene was exciting again!

This is a two-way passionate journey!

The bus crossed the border bridge and continued into the city of Cardiff.

Many Cardiff citizens saw the Stag Horns' convoy and politely gave way.

Cardiff is a very friendly city. They have always had the habit of courtesy. In addition, many Cardiff fans witnessed Gu Ran's "black-haired Bale" performance in the last semi-final, so they are very friendly to the Bucks Steelers.

The Bucks Steelers bus and the spectator convoy that followed moved forward smoothly.

At around 10:30 in the morning, the Bucks Steelers bus slowly drove into the underground parking area of ​​Millennium Stadium.

The accompanying convoy of fans could only park outside the Millennium Stadium and queue up for security check to enter the stadium. Although they had to wait until 3 pm to officially enter the stadium, every Southampton fan wanted to get a good position.

After all the players of the Bucks Steelers got off the bus, they went directly to the home team locker room on the north side to rest.

At this time, the Missionaries were conducting closed training on the field, while the Bucks Steelhorns strictly followed the rules and stayed in the locker room without leaving.

Even though they have a grudge against the Missionaries, the Bucks Steelhorns do not bother to use harassment tactics against the Missionaries.

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns were not idle either. They either closed their eyes to rest or did some simple stretching in the locker room.

At 3 minutes to 11, Coach Carter stood up first and waved his hand, "Let's go, it's our turn."

"roar!"

After holding back for nearly half an hour, the players of the Bucks Steelhorns suddenly jumped up, picked up their equipment and training devices, and walked out of the locker room with great momentum.

As they walked out of the player tunnel, the Missionaries, wearing blue jerseys, were training on the field with no sign of ending.

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns were immediately furious and booed the Missionaries players on the field.

Gu Ran took this opportunity to observe calmly: the training level of the Missionary Team was indeed professional enough. Their overall physical strength, sprint speed, passing and receiving coordination, wing coordination, goal-front coordination, triangle defense, and one-on-one training of the goalkeeper were all far above the level of the Bucks Steelhorns Team.

It can even be compared with the training level of Southampton U18 youth team.

You know, Southampton U18 youth team is professional!

Most of the players of the Missionaries team have already possessed the strength of professional club players, especially their No. 9 Connor Wickham and No. 10 Josh McEachran, who are also international players of the British U17 national team!

Being rich and powerful is awesome. Even U17 international players can be recruited to participate in amateur competitions.

These two players are also Gu Ran’s main focus today.

"Gu," Rusty came close to Gu Ran, "Did you see the player No. 4 who was practicing sprinting? That's the guy who betrayed our Milwaukee Bucks, Olin the dog! I really want to rush up and beat him up!"

Gu Ran turned his gaze in the direction of Rusty's mouth.

A player who is about 186cm tall and has a strong and solid build is sprinting hard, not affected at all by the boos from the Bucks Steel Horns team.

His sprint speed is very fast and his impact is very strong.

This is the left back, Olin on the dog.

It turns out to be a rival...

No wonder the Milwaukee Bucks used him as their core player, and no wonder Westminster School wanted to poach him.

Gu Ran raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Rustiao, hold on, I'll beat him during the game."

Rusty nodded, "I'll listen to you, Gu."

The time was up. Seeing that the players of the Missionary Team had no intention of finishing, Coach Carter crossed his arms and shouted unceremoniously, "Westminster boys, your time is up! Get off the court! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns are all ready to go.

Gu Ran: ...

Didn’t we agree not to fight today?

Gu Ran also rolled up his sleeves and clenched his fists.

The players of the Missionaries team all had disdain on their faces. They didn't believe that the "country bumpkins" from the Bucks Steelhorns team would really dare to take action.

Coach Carter sneered and said to his players, "Kids, change your shoes! Get on the court! If anyone dares to stop you from training, beat them to death!"

“Ahhhh!”

The rough Southern boys all started yelling like crazy.

When it comes to fighting, they are definitely the most professional! There is nothing that can't be solved by a fight. If it can't be solved, then two fights! Three fights! They can keep fighting until the other party gives in! Of course, at this time, the main purpose is to intimidate the other party.

Everyone knows that if a fight really breaks out, you will most likely be banned.

The head coach of the Missionaries had heard of the "notorious" deeds of the Bucks Steelhorns, so before the Bucks Steelhorns rushed onto the field, the head coach of the Missionaries clapped his hands and said loudly: "Alright, alright! Our training time is really up. Let's stop and give the field to our opponents - they are really eager to train."

Yo, are you being sarcastic to me? Coach Carter rolled his eyes at the missionary coach, "What do you mean by let? This time slot is originally ours! I know you Westminster are rich and you even spent 20,000 pounds to buy our ace to play a fake match, but I'm sorry, you want to take up our training time for nothing, that's impossible!"

The head coach of the missionary team twitched his facial muscles slightly, as if he had been slapped in the face from a distance.

The players of the Bucks Steelhorns cheered happily.

Gu Ran was secretly happy in his heart. Following Coach Carter, winning or losing the game would not matter to the side, but he would never be bullied!

The head coach of the Missionaries took the initiative to come over and shake hands with Coach Carter. "You must be Coach Carter of the Bucks Steelhorns. Hello, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am the head coach of the Missionaries, David Platt."

When he heard the name "David Platt", Gu Ran couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

This guy is a former England international! He is also a star player of Sampdoria in Serie A! He was once a teammate of Roberto Mancini!

According to his memories from his previous life, it won't be long before this guy is invited to Manchester City to be Mancini's assistant coach!

When he was a player, he had a powerful shot and a world-class long-range shot! I never thought that the Missionaries could find a star from the 1990s to be their head coach! While changing his shoes, Gu Ran secretly moved towards Coach Carter and Coach Pratt to ensure that Coach Pratt was within his 20-meter range.

——With Coach Carter here, Gu Ran just has to wait and pick it up.

Sure enough, Coach Carter glanced at David Platt and said, "I know you, you're pretty good at playing football, but I didn't expect you to be the coach of a fake team just for money. Is money really that important to stars like you? Are you willing to sacrifice your reputation for money? I won't shake hands with the coach of a fake team!"

Coach Pratt's raised hand froze in the air, his face flushed with confusion.

The fact that Westminster School wanted to bribe Gu Ran had nothing to do with Pratt, but since it had happened, as the head coach of the missionary team, he naturally could not clear himself from the matter. After all, they were the beneficiaries.

Coach Pratt could only put his hand down awkwardly, "Well, it seems that we will have to meet on the court."

Lights~ When Coach Pratt turned and walked away, a blue skill bubble appeared under his feet! He was severely criticized by Coach Carter!

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Stone-breaking power +1.

Oh shit!

This skill is awesome!

Although both Stone Breaking Heaven and Cloud Piercing Arrow are heavy artillery long-range shots, there are still differences between them.

Firstly, the Cloud Piercing Arrow is at the edge of the penalty area, and the angle of the football's flight is also diagonally aimed at the high end of the goal, which is mainly characterized by a tricky angle and great ornamental value, whereas the Stone Breaking Sky attack does not focus on the flight arc of the football, but concentrates entirely on the explosive power.

Pratt's football peak was spent in Serie A. In the 1990s, Serie A was known as the "Little World Cup", with the alien Ronaldo, the master Zidane, the wind son Caniggia, the wolf king Totti and the peerless war god Batistuta! Therefore, in the star-studded environment, Pratt's long-range shot also has Batistuta's violent aesthetic style!

Of course, Pratt's shooting power is far inferior to Batty's, but the world-class shooting skill of "Stone Breaking" from 30 meters away has already reached the threshold of violent aesthetic long-range shooting! It's really great to be able to brush up on such shooting skills before the national finals!

Gu Ran immediately concentrated his mind and fired the heavy artillery: Stone Breaking +1 and picked it up from a distance.

——There are still 9 pickup progress today, and you can also find opportunities to get Pratt for free a few more times during the game.

At this moment, Olin walked straight towards Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's brows moved slightly——

Before Gu Ran could do anything, Xiu Tiao and others surrounded Olin!

Rusty and Minato's faces were about to hit Olin's face!

They didn't even give Olin the chance to get close to Gu Ran!

"Olin! How dare you walk in front of us?"

"Dog, are you proud of being a traitor?"

"We used to treat you as a brother! But you stabbed us in the back!"

"Coach Carter trained you like his own son, but you turned around and ran to the missionary team. Do you think you are worthy of Coach Carter?"

"Olin, come and challenge me, your father, if you have the guts!"

Rusty's fists were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound, and his face was filled with anger.

Olin smiled calmly and said, "You guys are still the same as before. You can't do anything except yelling. Now, I'm standing here. If you have the guts, why don't you just do it?"

"Fuck!"

Rusty grabbed Olin by the collar and raised his fist!

The other Bucks Steelhorns players were also ready to take action -

The other players from the Missionary Team also gathered around, and several of them took out their cell phones.

"Rusty! Get back here!" Coach Carter shouted angrily.

"Coach! Olin's defection is too arrogant! I'm going to teach him a lesson!" Rusty was furious! Coach Carter said in a deep voice: "You are about to graduate, so I can't control you anymore? Go to training now!"

Rusty untied Olin's collar in frustration, glared at Olin fiercely, and roared, "Yes! Coach!"

The other players of the Bucks Steelhorns also took a step back in annoyance.

At this time, we really can't fight.

If a fight broke out, Olin would definitely not have a chance to fight back, and the other missionary players would not come to help. They would only record the whole process with their mobile phones and then call the police.

This was different from the previous fight with the Golden Fleece Team.

Everyone is responsible for the fight with the Golden Fleece Team. If we really pursue the issue, both sides will suffer.

But if they beat Olin, then the Missionaries would not suffer any loss except Olin.

As for the Milwaukee Bucks, the best case scenario is that several players will be suspended, and the worst case scenario is that the entire team will be disqualified from the game!

“What a pity…”

Olin grinned. "I almost became a hero in Westminster."

Captain Bread shook his head coldly, "Olin, I never thought you would become like this."

Olin laughed arrogantly and said, "I think you are all envious of me, but unfortunately, your strength does not qualify you to join the missionary team."

Bread said coldly: "No, you are wrong, we never envy you, traitor, we despise you!"

As he spoke, Bread took the lead and took a bite of food at Olin's feet.

The other team members followed suit and spit at Olin's feet.

"Olin! We used to treat you as a brother! But from today on! Don't let us see you on the road!"

"Don't ever come back to Southampton! Otherwise I'll beat you up every time I see you!"

"Traitor! Trash! Shit!"

Facing the angry saliva of the Bucks Steelhorns players, Olin kept his face up with an arrogant smile, "... low-level people, you will never see the scenery from a high place. Your anger only shows your incompetence, and I will soon be a national champion."

After saying that, Olin continued to walk towards Gu Ran arrogantly.

Gu Ran put his hands in his pockets and waited coldly for Olin to come closer.

Olin, you are indeed crazy, but, I'm sorry, I'm crazier than you.

More importantly, I hate traitors the most! ——Gu Ran's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.

The entire stadium was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop! Everyone was paying attention to the conversation between the two new and old aces.

"You're the left back who replaced me." Olin said with an arrogant smile, "I heard you're a pretty good player. As someone from a football-poor country, you're able to lead a lousy team like the Milwaukee Bucks to the finals. You seem to have some talent."

Gu Ran sneered: "Of course, they all say I am better than you."

Olin was stunned, as if he didn't expect Gu Ran to be even more arrogant than him.

But soon, Olin laughed, "Interesting... but you can't win. I know how bad the Bucks Steelhorns are, but you don't know how strong the Missionaries are."

Gu Ran continued with his hands in his pockets, "So, your logic for being a traitor is that whoever is stronger is your father, right?"

Olin's mouth twitched slightly. "You don't understand anything. I love football more than anything else. In order to win, what does it matter if I bear the stigma of being a traitor? I'm so strong, how could I let those rubbish of the Bucks Steelhorns drag down my love for football?"

Gu Ran stared at Olin, "You don't really love football, you just want to win."

Olin shrugged. "If you love football, of course you want to win. What's the difference? Don't you want to win?"

Gu Ran said, "I want to win, but I want to win with my brothers even more. Have you ever really thought about the true meaning of football? Let me tell you, if you really love football, you should not only love the moments of winning, but also accept the results of losing. Football is a team sport. Being able to play football with brothers, win together, lose together, laugh together, cry together, be happy when brothers are happy, be sad when brothers are sad, one for everyone, everyone for one, this is the true meaning of this top sport."

"You think the Bucks Steelhorns are trash? But don't forget that you were trained by the Bucks Steelhorns. You studied, trained and grew up in the Bucks Steelhorns, but you pushed away teammates who were not as good as you. When they needed you the most, you transferred to Westminster School and turned around to call them trash. Do you really think you are superior to others just because you went to Westminster School?"

"No, you are just shameless. You just don't have the basic bottom line of being a human being! You are a traitor, and you will be a traitor all your life!"

"We, the Bucks Steelhorns, may not be the strongest, and we may lose, but we are never afraid! Because we are all united together! We will fight together, laugh together, and cry together. Regardless of winning or losing, this is all part of our youth!"

"And you, a shameless traitor, you have no right to speak trash about others!"

"To say you're Orin on a dog is an insult to the dog!"

Gu Ran said coldly: "You bastard, even if you wash yourself clean, the dog won't even bother you!"

The arrogance on Olin's face completely collapsed!

After being scolded by his former teammates, Olin was still complacent, thinking that he had successfully angered his opponent, but Gu Ran's simple words broke his defense! Especially the sentence: Even if you wash it clean and apply lubrication, dogs won't come...

Olin's fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, and his 85-kilogram strong body was shaking slightly.

Gu Ran still had his hands in his pockets, looking cold and arrogant.

With a fellow like Olin, there was no need for him to take his hands out.

Gu Ran had calculated correctly that Olin would not dare to make a move at all - a traitor, a sophisticated egoist, a coward who could not even face losing, would only dare to bully others by taking advantage of his power and would never dare to make the first move.

"good!!!"

"Gu Ran! You scolded me so much!"

"Gu! I love you so much! If I were an old woman, I would sleep with you right now!"

"I'll sleep with you too!"

"Olin! See? This is our brother!"

"Olin, you are a piece of rubbish that anyone can be your father, you are not even worthy of carrying Gu's shoes!"

"Go away, Orin! Go away!"

The men of the Bucks Steel Horns team all raised their arms and cheered with excitement! Gu Ran was simply their best mouthpiece! They didn't feel relieved by using spitting, but it was so refreshing to hear Gu Ran scolding Olin directly! It was so cool!

Olin swallowed subconsciously and sneered, "Go ahead and curse me, I don't care. In the end, I will win and you will lose, and you will lose miserably."

After saying that, Olin walked past Gu Ran and deliberately bumped his shoulder against Gu Ran's.

Gu Ran didn't move at all!

Olin's expression changed slightly, and he walked over with his shoulder turned sideways.

Light~ A blue skill bubble appeared under Olin's feet! ...

(End of this chapter)