When the Bucks Steelhorns and the Missionaries walked out of the player tunnel, the fans in the stands immediately became excited and cheered for their respective teams.
"Steel Horns of the Stag! Fight to the bitter end!"
"Come on, Bucks Steelhorns! Beat the Missionaries! You can do it!"
"As long as you can win, you can do anything tonight!"
"Gu Ran! Gu Ran! Gu Ran!"
"Ahhh! Kill the traitor Orin!"
"Hubby, come on!!!"
"Ahhh! My God! My God, I love you! I love you like crazy!"
Facing the cheers of Southampton fans, Westminster fans also shouted:
"The Missionaries have won three consecutive championships! The Missionaries have won three consecutive championships!"
"The Bucks Steelhorns are all garbage rednecks and punks! There's no way you can win!"
"Victory will definitely belong to our missionary team, crush them!"
"Death to the Chinamen!"
Some extreme fans booed Gu Ran and even made provocative gestures such as pulling their eyes and raising their middle fingers.
They wanted to use this kind of offensive means to disrupt Gu Ran's mentality in the game.
Gu Ran just smiled coldly and ignored him.
——People who are unhappy with me can line up from here to Paris, so who the hell do you think you are?
Hearing such singing, the Westminster fans all burst into tears! The Westminster fans roared even more crazily, but all their voices were drowned out by the Southampton fans' vigorous singing.
That's right, this is the home court of the Milwaukee Bucks! After a 15-minute break, the players of both teams looked very good.
The Missionaries are currently leading by 1 point. Although they were somewhat thrown into disarray by Gu Ran's two counterattacks near the end of the first half, their morale has clearly returned to a state of absolute confidence after their head coach Pratt's halftime speech.
The eyes of every missionary player were filled with the desire for three consecutive championships and contempt for the Milwaukee Steelhorns.
The Bucks Steelhorns were full of blood, and all the players were burning with fighting spirit! As the players from both teams took to the court, MaxxRT also resumed broadcasting.
The number of people in the live broadcast room jumped from more than 30,000 to more than 40,000! [Haha, it’s finally live!] [Gu Ran, come on!] Various small gifts and big rockets were given as rewards. It was already past midnight in China, but the atmosphere in the live broadcast room was getting more and more popular.
On the green field, the two sides changed their positions.
The Missionaries still used the 433 attack formation without any adjustments.
The Bucks Steelers followed Coach Carter's detailed deployment and changed the 442 stance to a 352 stance!
The fans of Southampton and Cardiff were stunned at the same time. When they saw Gu Ran standing at the center axis of the midfield with his hands on his hips and a murderous look in his eyes, the fans instantly burst into thunderous cheers!
This change in position is very fresh, and it also proves the Bucks Steel Horns' ambition to fight to the end and never give up!
More importantly, Gu Ran's position reached the midfield! This is the scene that all the fans who support the Bucks Steelhorns want to see the most! The Bucks Steelhorns are going to change from defense to offense! Next, the scene will definitely not be dull! Either the Missionaries beat the Bucks Steelhorns into a sieve, or the Bucks Steelhorns beat the Missionaries into a sieve!
Lawler, the Manchester United scout in the main stand, had a twinkle in his eyes! He was very much looking forward to Gu Ran's performance in the central midfield position!
Emenalo's fingers were shaking like Parkinson's, and he wanted to take it out several times, but he finally held back!
English Football Association Chairman Bernstein was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling - he already regarded Gu Ran as a future member of Manchester City.
Coach Pratt in the technical area on the sidelines was stunned for a moment, but then smiled contemptuously.
As a star-level coach, Pratt is also very experienced. Although the 352 formation can restrain the 433 formation, as long as Gu Ran can be defended, the 352 formation will be nothing but a mess!
Moreover, with the individual abilities of the other players of the Bucks Steelhorns, the 352 formation could not play a role in controlling the passing and controlling the ball! Pratt loudly reminded the missionary players on the field: "Ignore their formation changes, they are just struggling to survive! Just keep an eye on Gu Ran! Don't pay any attention to the other cats and dogs!"
The anger of the other players on the Bucks Steelhorns instantly filled up! Gu Ran smiled coldly at Pratt: Stare at me? Come on! Coach Carter then stood in his own technical area and shouted tit-for-tat: "Mr. Pratt said you are cats and dogs! Then let him see how his professional team was defeated by a bunch of cats and dogs like you!"
"Roar!" All the players of the Bucks Steelhorns team took a deep breath!
The two head coaches looked at each other from a distance, with sparks almost coming out of their eyes.
The second half hasn't officially started yet, but the atmosphere on the field is already getting more and more tense!
Gu Ran took a deep breath, secretly concentrated his mind, and added two talent points to the physical attribute and the "Iron Body: Iron Man" skill respectively.
——As the core of the team, you have been active on the wing before, but now you are about to fight in the middle. You will be targeted by the opponent more and more, so you must ensure that you do not get hurt.
Gu Ran's physical attribute increased to 72 points, and the Iron Man's passive skill increased to +4.
In this way, even if there is a malicious foul, it won’t be a big problem.
As for the side effects of physical fitness improvement... we'll talk about it later! At this time, the referee raised his wrist and looked at his watch -
Gu Ran arched his body, ready to sprint——
Beep! With a loud opening whistle, the second half of the finals officially began! First, the Bucks Steelhorns had the ball.
The sissy in the center circle kicked the ball and pushed it forward, then moved forward with the glider to provide protection.
The football rolled slowly towards the front court.
Gu Ran took off as the whistle blew. The sneakers on his feet kicked up pieces of broken grass. Every muscle in his body was filled with explosive power, and he sprinted forward with violent aesthetics!
That's right! Blitz! At the beginning of the second half, the Bucks Steel Horns started a blitz directly from the central axis! The Southampton fans and Cardiff fans at the scene screamed and shouted wildly! Gu Ran's sprint was too fast and too powerful!
This is exactly the exciting scene that fans are most looking forward to!
The defensive players of the Missionaries were caught off guard!
They knew that the Milwaukee Bucks had a trick called the "blitzkrieg tactics", but the intelligence they had obtained was that when Gu Ran stood near the center line, it was time to blitz - and this time, Gu Ran clearly stood slightly forward in the midfield and started to sprint!
No one expected that Gu Ran would start and attack from the spot!
Too arrogant! ?
After all, the Missionaries are a strong team with a professional youth training camp.
They responded defensively quickly, with their forward line and midfield line pressing forward quickly, while the back line deployed cautiously at the front of the penalty area, ready to retreat, double-team, and assist in defense at any time.
The players of the Bucks Steel Horns team quickly followed Gu Ran forward.
The two wing-backs, Blind Man and Ximei, also moved parallel to the Bucks Steel Horns' midfield line without taking any risks.
The Missionary team's forward Wickham and two wing forwards rushed towards the football at the same time, ready to grab the ball, steal the ball, and intercept -
Sissy and Glider collided with the two missionaries' wing forwards on the left and right, blocking their attacks with their bodies and cutting off their attempts to grab the ball.
Sissy and Glider are now positioned as midfielders. Their task is to protect Gu Ran from getting the ball. Only when Gu Ran is safe will they move forward to support.
Such on-the-spot changes made the two wing forwards of the Missionaries team very uncomfortable.
When the two wing forwards were restricted, Wickham flashed through the gap between the sissy and the glider, and continued to speed up to grab the ball! As long as he can grab this ball, he will have a chance to go straight to the goal! As a U17 international forward, Wickham is extremely fast and has a strong impact! Less than 3 seconds after the start of the game, Wickham rushed to the front of the football and could touch it with his feet——
However, Gu Ran's sprint speed was even faster!
In the first 3 seconds, Gu Ran sprinted 10 meters farther than Wickham and stepped on the ball first! Wickham was shocked and stretched out his foot quickly in shame! The kick was very big and the intention was obvious, it was deliberately aimed at Gu Ran's calf! In the blink of an eye, Gu Ran stopped suddenly and pulled the ball under his feet, turning 360 degrees, with a smooth Marseille turn, while controlling the ball and avoiding Wickham's black foot, he protected the ball and moved to the right side——
The micromanagement details are perfect! Wickham's kick missed! "Oh!!!"
Southampton fans and Cardiff fans cheered and jumped excitedly! This Marseille turn was performed by stopping suddenly while sprinting at high speed. After the Marseille turn, Gu Ran just accelerated again! The whole set of movements was perfectly connected together, and it was obviously calculated long ago!
Gu Ran not only crushed the British U17 international player Wickham in terms of speed and skills, but also completely crushed him in terms of football IQ! Wickham was stunned!
Not only Wickham, but even McEachran who was rushing up to make up for the interception was stunned! Wickham was naturally unwilling to be ridden over by Gu Ran like this, and immediately reached out to grab Gu Ran's arm! Gu Ran shook Wickham's hand away with force!
Wickham's nails left three clear blood marks on Gu Ran's right arm! Wickham fouled! This move is very dirty! Sissy and Glider, who were supporting Gu Ran, immediately raised their hands to appeal! However, the referee ignored it! It must be said that the referee's penalty standards in this game were very loose, and he was obviously biased towards the Missionaries.
Gu Ran completely ignored the scratch on his arm, shook off Wickham, and continued to dribble towards the middle.
When Wickham was about to make another effort to catch up, Bread rushed up and used all his strength to push Wickham away.
Wickham immediately gave up chasing Gu Ran - Wickham is a classic center forward, his range of activities is in the opponent's backcourt, and it is not his responsibility to retreat to defend.
The other two wingers of the Missionary Team wanted to double-team Gu Ran, but Sissy and Glider held their bodies tightly, not letting them get close to Gu Ran! Now, in front of Gu Ran was the Missionary Team's midfield core, McEachran!
McEachran still did not confront Gu Ran head-on, but instead compressed his speed and retreated backwards to limit Gu Ran's speed of breaking through the middle, while blocking Gu Ran's breakthrough channel and waiting for the joint defense of other missionary players.
McEachern's basketball IQ is still very high.
Breaking through the middle is more than twice as difficult as breaking through the wing, and it is easy to be double-teamed from all sides.
McEachran only needs to suppress Gu Ran's forward speed.
Gu Ran did not move forward directly, but dribbled the ball sideways from the right side of the center.
McEachern immediately moved towards the left side of the penalty area to block the ball, and the Missionaries' defense also followed McEachern's movement in a chain arc.
Gu Ran suddenly passed the ball to the left of McEachran, and then instantly accelerated! The famous scene of overtaking on the outside lane is coming again!
Southampton fans and Cardiff fans cheered excitedly! Seeing Gu Ran speeding up like a fighter jet flying close to the ground, McEachran gritted his teeth, turned around quickly and chased the ball desperately! This ball... McEachran felt that he could catch up!
As long as he can catch up with the ball, he can quickly pass the ball to Wickham in the middle and launch a counterattack! Even if he can't catch up with the ball, he can rely on his body to suppress Gu Ran's slowdown and create a chance for his right back to pick up the ball!
The more crucial point is that McLaren has been fucked by Gu Ran twice. This time is a perfect opportunity for him to avenge his previous shame!
McEachran's turning speed is very fast, and his instant start speed is also fast enough! He also knows how to block the position! So, he thinks it's no problem!
At this moment, the two aces accelerated desperately to chase the football at the same time! Gu Ran's legs were so fast that they were blurred, and his sprint was full of explosive power! In just 3 seconds, Gu Ran overtook the desperately running McEachran from a relatively backward position! McEachran was completely numb!
Seeing that he was about to be thrown away, McEachran quickly squeezed Gu Ran with his body, and at the same time reached out to pull Gu Ran's jersey! Gu Ran's red and white jersey was pulled to the extreme! But Gu Ran still accelerated and ran wildly, and his speed was only slightly slowed down.
Gu Ran was like a raging bull, dragging McEachran along with him!
The strength attribute is 66, the power attribute is 68, plus the resistance running training that is usually done, all come in handy at this moment!
Coach Carter clenched his fists and roared in the technical area! He knew the feeling of being dragged by Gu Ran!!!
At this moment, the pulled jersey was like a tights, outlining Gu Ran's muscular pectoralis major and strong abdominal muscles!
Gu Ran's testosterone exploded! The female fans at the Millennium Stadium screamed and jumped wildly! Especially Teacher Maria and Sophie! The female fans hoped that Gu Ran could get rid of the foul by McEachran, and also hoped that McEachran could directly pull Gu Ran's players away -
Sizzle!
The female fans’ wish came true!
Gu Ran's collar was ripped open! Her shoulders were exposed!!! The female fans were all crazy!!!
Some male fans also cried like wolves! Several overly excited female fans fainted in the stands! Under the strong impact, McEachran lost his balance and fell to the ground! He rolled on the grass for several times!
McEachran's mind was buzzing! It was not until this moment that he realized that the football that Gu Ran had waded towards was a bait for him!
If he did not want to counterattack greedily, but instead retreated to defense and used the chain arc formation to suppress Gu Ran's speed, then even if Gu Ran could get to the bottom, he would be trapped in a positional battle.
Now, whether it was sprinting speed, physical confrontation, or basketball IQ prediction, MacEachron was completely crushed by Gu Ran! The chain arc defense also had loopholes! MacEachron tore Gu Ran's jersey by fouling, but he couldn't stop Gu Ran's powerful breakthrough!
Gu Ran... is really too fierce! His physical confrontation, his sprint speed, and especially his leading basketball IQ, are really too unstoppable! Light~ McEachern dropped blue bubbles again!
The referee still had no intention of whistling for McEachran's foul.
Gu Ran did not stop at all, and continued to dribble the ball to the 30-meter area on the left side of the front court! Now, nothing can stop Gu Ran! McEachran climbed up with a red face amid the boos from the audience, ready to chase after Gu Ran——
At this time, Minato quickly came up and held McEachran's body tightly.
While defending, Minato kept muttering, "U17 international? You can't do that. Our Gu Ran crossed you as easily as crossing the road at four in the morning. Didn't you drink a few mouthfuls of your mother's milk during the halftime break?"
McEachran was entangled by Minato and couldn't speed up to chase Gu Ran, so he immediately raised his elbow and hit Minato in the face.
Minato avoided the elbow attack, and while the referee wasn't paying attention, he grabbed McEachran's waist and continued to defend with trash talk, "Oh sorry, it's my fault, I forgot that you didn't drink your mother's milk, because during the halftime break, your mother was feeding us one by one in our locker room."
MacEachern was about to explode with rage, and he didn't bother to chase and defend Gu Ran, but instead focused on physically confronting Minato with all his strength.
At this moment, Gu Ran had already dribbled the ball diagonally to the left side of the missionary team's penalty area!
The Missionary team's defense line was in position quickly, but without the leadership of McEachran, the entire defense line was a bit chaotic. Almost all the defensive players were pulled by Gu Ran, and a huge gap appeared on the right side! The two midfielders of the Missionary team intercepted Gu Ran fiercely.
Gu Ran slowed down while dribbling the ball and took a quick glance at the situation on the field: the right side of the missionary team was almost empty, and only Olin, who was not even a dog, was defending the blind man.
The sissy rushed to the top of the penalty area to attract fire, with two Missionaries players helping him defend.
The glider is infiltrating into the right penalty area, with a defensive player following him.
The other defensive players of the Missionaries formed a chain arc defense line near the left penalty area.
In this situation, it is still very difficult to break through with the ball.
There is no angle or space for long shots from outside the box.
The wisest choice is to kick the weak area behind.
However, the glider's position is not good enough, so it needs to be involved a little more...
Gu Ran stopped abruptly and stepped on the ball, pretending to dribble the ball through the left side of the penalty area.
The two missionary midfielders who rushed up immediately closed the door to defend Gu Ran.
Gu Ran waited for them to approach him, and then he used Matthews's shoulder drop and five-star reverse foot to pass the ball to his left foot, and then followed with a step-down turn and knocked the ball to the right side of his body! The two missionary midfielders were directly knocked to the ground! McEachran, who was originally the most likely to intercept Gu Ran, was still entangled by the water gate and had no time to make up for it!
Gu Ran took the ball forward and deliberately glanced at the near corner of the goal.
The missionary players in the penalty area were all shocked and broke out in a cold sweat! The shock of that world wave in the first half was still vivid in their minds! Two defenders rushed up to block Gu Ran's shooting angle!
One of them slid directly towards Gu Ran!
Gu Ran dribbled the ball flexibly and calmly, dodging the sliding tackle, and then suddenly made a rainbow pass, lifting the ball to the right penalty area, two meters behind the glider! The landing point of this ball was also to prevent the defensive player who was marking the glider from stealing the ball in the first place.
The glider easily stopped the ball with his back to the basket.
The missionaries' defense was instantly in chaos.
Most of the defensive players rushed to the right penalty area to block and intercept the glider!
The goalkeeper also quickly moved to the right side of the goal.
After the glider came to a stop, without even a second thought, he turned around and made a cross pass to the middle of the penalty area! After the rainbow pass, Gu Ran continued to move forward without the ball.
The glider's pass was not very good. It was touched by the opponent's central defender while flying close to the ground, causing it to change direction! Goal sense +1!
Gu Ran lost his balance as two defenders pulled him, and he kicked the ball into the left corner of the goal.
The Missionaries' goalkeeper has lost his position -
The missionary's right back rushed over to block the attack.
At this moment, all the fans at the Millennium Stadium held their breath!
The football passed through the narrow gap between the Missionaries' right back and the goalkeeper's arms and shot into the net!
The ball went in! The ball went in!!! “Yeah————————”
The stadium that had been suffocating just now suddenly erupted with cheers like a landslide!
More than 40,000 Southampton and Cardiff fans celebrated wildly! The north and west stands rumbled and shook, as if a magnitude 3 earthquake had occurred! It was so cool! It was so cool! I felt like flying!!! The referee blew the whistle, indicating that the goal was valid!
The score on the big screen immediately changed to Southampton Bucks Steel Horns 2:2 Westminster Missionaries! Just 21 seconds into the second half, Gu Ran equalized the score! The two teams are back on the same starting line! (End of this chapter)