Walking up to the main stand was a middle-aged man who looked a little thin but had sharp eyes.
This man has a lazy, yet unique temperament.
He was wearing a blue sports jacket with a striking Manchester United logo embroidered on the chest.
All the scouts in the main stand, including Chelsea's Emenalo, stood up in awe of the man.
This is definitely not because of Manchester United's team logo. Few of the scouts from small clubs present like Manchester United.
The reason why he stood up was because this man himself was a well-known and important figure in the scout industry:
Jim Lawler, the global chief scout of Manchester United! Jim Lawler has rich experience and expertise, and is very familiar with the global football market and major leagues.
As one of the most highly paid professional scouts, he is extremely insightful and has a keen eye. He only needs to watch a player train for 10 minutes to see through the player's potential and the direction of his training.
He has discovered many outstanding players, such as Dong Fangzhuo from China, Park Ji-sung from South Korea, Pogba from France, etc. He was also responsible for investigating stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Vidic, Rooney, etc. for the club, and played a big role in their joining Manchester United.
It can be said that Jim Lawlor has made an indelible contribution to Manchester United's talent pool over the past decade.
What shocked the scouts from the small clubs was that such a top scout would actually appear in a national competition at the amateur level!
Emenalo's first thought was: ...Oh no! This guy is coming for Gu Ran! Oh no! Oh no! Lawler swept his sharp eyes across the main stand, slightly slightly to the scouts from the small club, and finally, Lawler set his eyes on the Chelsea logo on Emenalo's chest.
Emenalo quickly gave Lawler a friendly smile.
Lawler also smiled at Emenalo, and took the initiative to walk to Emenalo and sit down next to him.
Emenalo's scalp tingled, as if there was a lion sitting next to him that would open its bloody mouth at any time.
"Chelsea." Lawler's voice was a little lazy.
The tone was not contemptuous, but Emenalo still felt a little uncomfortable.
Emenalo kept a smile on his face, "Yes, Mr. Lawler, I am Chelsea's assistant coach and scout, Michael Emenalo."
The two of them shook hands briefly, then quickly let go, as if they were afraid of being photographed by others.
Lawler continued in a lazy voice, "I've been traveling overseas in recent years, and I don't know many of the scouts in China anymore. By the way, aren't you Chelsea very rich? Why do you also come to watch this amateur high school national competition?"
Are you trying to trick me? Are you trying to trick me? Emenalo smiled steadily, "Oh, I'm here to pay attention to the missionary team."
Lawler nodded as if he had suddenly realized something. "I've read the Missionaries' information. There are two guys who are U17 internationals. They will definitely become stars in the future, especially the midfielder No. 10, Josh McEachran. He has good footwork and is a good fit for you, Chelsea."
Emenalo thought to himself: If it's really that good, you would tell me? Why are you pretending! You Manchester United must be here for Gu Ran! Emenalo smiled and said, "Mr. Lawler, it seems that you must also be here for the two U17 internationals of the Missionary Team, right? Those two U17 internationals are so lucky to be favored by a top scout like you. We Chelsea will definitely not be able to compete with you Manchester United."
Lawler shrugged and said lazily, "No, don't worry, I'm not here for the U17 internationals - you may not believe it, I'm here for a kid from the Bucks Steelhorns."
Emenalo: Tell us the truth???
Emenalo asked tentatively: "Stag Horns? That's a...weak grassroots team! Not a single player on their team has ever been trained in a professional club's youth training camp."
Lawler sighed, "That's right! I don't know what the Manchester United executives are thinking. They want me to come back from Asia to scout a Chinese kid named Gu Ran. I've scouted Cristiano Ronaldo before! Don't you think this is nonsense?"
After hearing this, Emenalo finally understood.
It seems that this guy doesn't know how strong Gu Ran is!
Good! Very good! Excellent!
Emenalo secretly breathed a of relief. "It's indeed a bit ridiculous sigh. Mr. Lawler, I suggest you pay more attention to No. 9 Connor Wickham. He is very suitable for Manchester United. Of course, No. 10 Hill McEachran is also good and worthy of Mr. Lawler's attention."
Lawler raised his eyelids and glanced at Emenalo, "Are you guys in Chelsea so generous?"
Emenalo thought to himself: Oops, I used too much force! Emenalo quickly smiled and said, "...Fair competition."
"Haha, well said." Lawler nodded at Emenalo with a wry smile, "Fair competition, fair competition."
The two of them didn't say anything more, each thinking about their own things.
Around 4pm.
Just as Lawler was leaning back in a chair in the main stand and dozing off, there was suddenly a violent commotion in the main stand!
Lawler was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he took a deep breath.
A more important figure than him appeared!
Southampton club's senior executive Les Reid was seen accompanying a silver-haired old man onto the main stand.
The silver-haired old man was the chairman of the English Football Association, David Bernstein! Everyone in the main stand stood up to greet him, including Lawler and Emenalo.
Lawler was no longer sleepy. His eyes were brighter than anyone else's, and his expression was more lively than anyone else's.
Although Bernstein was once the chairman of Manchester City Football Club, this did not prevent Lawler, a Manchester United scout, from shaking hands with him before anyone else.
Emenalo, who was standing next to him, called him a role model! Bernstein smiled and waved to the scouts and the media, then sat in the front row of the main stand with Old Rice.
As the chairman of the English Football Association, he must attend this national competition. After the game is decided, he will personally present the award to the championship team to show the Football Association's attention and support for young players.
"Old Rice, the player you want to apply for a work permit for is in this game, right?" Bernstein asked, tilting his head.
"Yes, David." Old Rice smiled and said, "His name is Gu Ran, and he is the left back of the Bucks Steel Horns."
Bernstein smiled and said, "I heard you asked Greg to go fishing?"
This is too jumpy!
But when the two sentences are connected, the meaning is very clear!
Old Rice laughed calmly, "It's not just fishing, we also talked about the labor permit issue - Greg said that this kind of thing can't be discussed privately and must be handled impartially."
Old Les's meaning was also very clear: Although Greg and I had an affair, and although Greg and I were on the boat, there was nothing fishy between us.
——Of course, this is not true.
To be honest, when it comes to the level of old Rice and Bernstein, something bad will happen.
The English Football Association has never been clean. The rules seem good, but these old guys have long since jumped out of the rules.
Applying for a labor permit is actually a "dirty job", but Old Rice would rather get himself dirty again and get a labor permit for Gu Ran.
The vote of FA Chairman Bernstein is particularly crucial.
Bernstein laughed and said, "Greg is pretty good. Do you think he will be the next in line after I leave office?"
Old Rice waved his hand. "What are you talking about, David? You are still young! You can work for another ten years without any problem."
"Hahaha! Old Rice, you—" Bernstein smiled and looked at the empty court, "I have to pay close attention to your Gu Ran today."
More than 50,000 fans at the scene immediately cheered wildly! The pre-match warm-up session finally began!
MaxxRT is back on air!
The number of people in the live broadcast room instantly reached 8,000!
[Oh my god! The host is finally online again!] [The cheers from the audience are so loud!] [Is that Gu Ran on the court? Hurry up and let me see if he is handsome!] MaxxRT was also very excited, "I never thought that at 11pm in China, there are still so many fans waiting to watch the game of Chinese genius Gu Ran! I would like to thank everyone on behalf of Gu Ran! Although Gu Ran doesn't recognize me yet, haha! Now is the warm-up stage for the two teams. The Missionaries team wearing blue jerseys are walking out of the player tunnel. Gu Ran's Bucks Steelhorns team has not yet appeared, but will be soon."
At the scene, more than 5,000 fans from London cheered crazily for the Missionaries.
However, there were more boos from Southampton fans in the stadium.
Many Southampton fans shouted loudly:
"Fake match team! Fake match team!"
"Gu Ran's father will spank you until your butts are bloody!"
Amid the boos from all over the stadium, the players of the Missionaries team started training silently.
Then, the Stags Steelhorns team, wearing red and white jerseys, came on the field! The boys were all in high spirits and their morale was high! The Southampton fans and Cardiff fans at the scene all jumped up from their seats and cheered wildly!
The entire Millennium Stadium seemed to be on fire! The atmosphere was overwhelming!
More than 40,000 blood-filled throats shouted in unison: "Gu Ran! Gu Ran! Gu Ran!"
"Gu Ran! Gu Ran! Gu Ran!"
MaxxRT yelled at the phone, "My friends! Did you hear that? Did you hear that? This is the scene of the national finals! Did you hear these crazy foreigners shouting Chinese names? This scene is so exciting! So passionate! You can't experience this feeling if you are not there, but I am really about to cry! I am really, really about to cry!"
[Original poster! Stop shaking your hands!] [I can’t see clearly! There are only shaking figures!] [Let’s see what Gu Ran looks like!] [Fuck! The whole audience is really shouting Gu Ran’s name! I’m getting goosebumps all over my body!] [I wanted to take a look and then go to sleep, how the hell can I sleep like this!] [I want to ask again! Is Gu Ran really Chinese? Isn’t he a fake foreigner who has acquired foreign nationality?] [It’s hard to say. Even if Gu Ran is a Chinese citizen now, he may acquire foreign nationality in the future, right?] [Then why should I watch it! There are so many foreign stars, and I can’t get enough of Messi and Ronaldo. Why should I stay up late to watch some amateur high school fake foreigner play football?] Some netizens directly exited the live broadcast room.
[Fuck, his temper is too bad. Besides, no one said Gu Ran is a foreigner.] [Let’s see first!] [Host, please stop shaking! We all know your hand speed, just live stream properly!] MaxxRT tried to steady his hands and moved the phone camera closer to shoot Gu Ran.
Although the image quality is very blurry, one can still see Gu Ran's handsome oriental features.
[Nothing special.] [Nothing special +1.] [Nothing special +10086.] [Not as ordinary as you say, compared to me, it's just a little bit worse.] [You guys, one by one, are really good at bragging. Let me tell you the truth - Gu Ran is only a little bit more handsome than me.] [I also played football, and I saw that Gu Ran's warm-up was nothing special, just normal, why are the fans so crazy about him?] [Yeah, it's really strange.] [Let me tell you, the 50,000 people at the scene are actually hired by the OP...] [Fuck, rich second-generations know how to have fun.] [Brother MaxxRT, do you like your younger brother, the cute one?] MaxxRT originally wanted to introduce the warm-up situation at the scene, but the cheers at the scene were so strong that the entire west stand was buzzing. MaxxRT shouted a few times into the phone, but he couldn't hear his own voice.
MaxxRT simply stopped talking and let the viewers talk about it in the live broadcast room.
At this time, the DJ at the Millennium Stadium began to introduce the starting lineups of both teams.
First, let me introduce the home team, the Milwaukee Steelers.
Every time a player was introduced, the north stands erupted in cheers and whistles.
When Gu Ran was introduced, the DJ shouted in a very solemn tone: "Next is the No. 3 left guard of the Bucks Steelhorns! From China - Gu! Ran!"
"Ahhh! Ahhhh!"
"Chinese Dad! Chinese Dad!"
"Dark-haired Bell!"
"My god! Ahhhh! I love you!"
The north side of the stands went crazy! The whole place was filled with screams! The official cheering group in JK took off their tops, bare most of their arms, and danced the cancan! Sophie and her parents also held up heart-shaped light signs and cheered crazily for Gu Ran!
Teacher Maria was on the other side of the stands, and she was so excited that one girl fainted!
This is the fourth time she fainted before the game even started!
Gu Ran's popularity is unmatched! Gu Ran stopped training and waved to the north stand.
The fans in the live broadcast room were all excited:
[Fuck, fuck! So exciting!] [Did you hear the introduction of the foreign DJ just now? He said he was from China, Gu Ran! Gu Ran is Chinese! Not a fake foreigner!] [Haha! You can watch it without worry!] [Damn, what a cool atmosphere! Is this really an amateur competition among high school students?] [I can't believe it! What's even more unbelievable is that foreigners actually admire Chinese people so much!] [If I were Gu Ran, I would be so happy!] [That's right! Even MaxxRT can get two golden-haired girls! Gu Ran himself must change his girlfriend every day, right?] [Fuck! I'm so envious!] [Don't use your LSP thinking to guess Gu Ran, Gu Ran is a serious person at first glance.] [No way? Who hired the water army?] [There is no such thing as a water army, it must be a pure girl.] [Really? Let me identify it...] [Are you really here to watch the game?] [Yes, yes! ] [I am a serious football fan! ] ——The number of people in the live broadcast room is growing rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it has exceeded the mark of tens of thousands! At this time, the DJ on the scene continued to introduce loudly: "Gu Ran's current total number of goals is 9 goals, tied with Jolly of the Golden Fleece Team for the first place in the scorer list! However, the Golden Fleece Team has been eliminated, so if Gu Ran can score 1 goal today, he can jump to the first place in the national competition scorer list! Let's cheer for Gu Ran three times!"
"Gu Ran——"
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
"Gu Ran——"
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
The Southampton fans and Cardiff fans at the scene all waved their arms in unison and cheered passionately! The English-speaking fans in the live broadcast room were all shocked: [What? Did I hear it correctly? ] [I was shocked too! My English Level 4 seems to have been given as a gift when I bought erasers. ] [Those who know English, stop pretending and tell us what the DJ said? ] [If I heard it correctly, the DJ seemed to say that Gu Ran was tied for first place in the national competition scorer list, and as long as he scored one more goal, he would be able to secure the top scorer. ] [What? Isn't Gu Ran a defender? A defender ranked first in the scorer list? ] [Did he hide a knife in his trouser pocket, or a gun in his crotch! ? ] [You must have heard it wrong! ] [ I also think I heard it wrong, but this DJ took the lead in cheering for Gu Ran! ] [Fuck... Could it be... ] [This is fucking awesome! ] [666! [ OP! After the game, you must interview Gu Ran! You must! Ask us the questions we care about!] MaxxRT shouted loudly: "Okay! After the game, I will definitely find a chance to interview Gu Ran! Aaaaaa! Aaaaaa——"
At this time, on the main stand.
Manchester United scout Lawler was surprised. "I didn't expect that Gu Ran is so popular? No. 1 in the full-back scorer list? Unbelievable!"
Emenalo next to him looked tense and said quickly, "It's normal. After all, it's an amateur match and everyone is just kicking randomly."
Lawler nodded. "What you said makes sense. Maybe it's because we are too amateurish that the full-back got the top scorer."
Lawler yawned in boredom, "By the way, you must have seen Gu Ran's matches before, what do you think of this guy?"
Genius! God's vision! Once in a million years! The future of our Chelsea! The peerless star that Sister NO must get personally! Emenalo took a deep breath, subconsciously covered his scout notes, and said: "...Gu Ran, I didn't pay much attention to it."
"Oh." Lawler closed his eyes expressionlessly and leaned back in his chair to rest.
Emenalo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought:
In today's game, no matter how shocking Gu Ran's performance is, I must hold it in. I must not let Lawler find out that I am interested in Gu Ran! I must hold it in! I cannot draw Gu Ran's tactical diagrams or write comments about Gu Ran! For the future of Chelsea! I must hold it in...
Ahhhh! It's so hard for me! The half-hour pre-match warm-up is over.
Players from both teams left the field amid the cheers of 50,000 fans and returned to their respective locker rooms to make final preparations.
At this time, four staff members escorted the sports representatives of Westminster School to bring the championship trophy with a blue ribbon to the field and placed it in the middle of the player's tunnel exit to ensure that when the players from both sides officially came on the field, every player could pass by the trophy.
This trophy is modeled after the Premier League Trophy, the only difference is that the Premier League trophy is made of 925 sterling silver, while this "Young Talent" trophy is made of pure copper, and there is no crown lion logo on the football on top of the trophy.
The trophy weighs 12.5 kilograms and is half a person's height. The name of the championship team and the year of victory are engraved on the base of the trophy.
The blue ribbon on the trophy is not original, but is replaced with the ribbon in the color of the winning team.
Once the game is over, a sculptor will carve the name of the winning team on the spot, and the trophy will go home with the winning team until this time next year when they will be brought to the stadium for another competition.
When the trophy was placed in the middle of the player tunnel, the fans at the scene once again went wild! Especially the fans from Southampton, this was the first time in their history that they were so close to this youth talent trophy! The final of the National High School Football Championship was about to begin!
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(End of this chapter)
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