Then I heard Coach Dodd say again: "Gu, I am very optimistic about you. The entire Southampton club's coaching staff, scouts, and directors are optimistic about you."

"Your work certificate should have a result the day after tomorrow, right? The first-team vacation is almost over. After tomorrow's friendly match with Liverpool U18, you will officially join the first-team. To be honest, I really don't want to let you go! I really want you to stay in the U18 team. Even if you stay for only half a year, the overall strength of our Southampton U18 team will definitely reach the level of the Premier League U18 team!"

Damn! Don't expect that!

Gu Ran quickly said in a very realistic manner: "Coach, I really don't want to leave you all. I have benefited a lot from training with you all this week, especially with your guidance. I have found that I have made great progress during this period."

Coach Dodd was immediately delighted. “Hahaha, I just did a trivial job.”

Gu Ran said: "I will play well in tomorrow's match against Liverpool U18 team, and put a perfect end to this training for everyone, the coach, and myself."

Coach Dodd led the applause and said, "Great! That's great! Although Liverpool is a Premier League giant, we are determined to beat their U18 team! Gu, tomorrow it all depends on your performance!"

"Okay, now I will announce the roster for tomorrow's match against Liverpool U18 Youth Team..."

The U18 players all had serious expressions and listened carefully to Coach Dodd's announcement.

Because it is a friendly match, both sides can bring up to 22 players to participate, and there is no limit on the number of substitutes.

In other words, every player on the roster will get the opportunity to play and gain experience.

As the player with the best performance in this training match, Gu Ran was naturally listed at the top of the roster.

Yuichi Kawai was also included in the roster because he scored a goal in this training match.

Hearing Coach Dodd say his name, Kawai Yuichi excitedly clenched his fists to celebrate: "Yoshi! I knew I could do it! This time, I must perform well! Gu! Although they are optimistic about you, I will let them know that any CAPA evaluation is meaningless! The stadium is the only standard to check the king! I will score a lot of goals! I will never, ever lose to you!"

Stupid son, you are so incompetent and arrogant, sooner or later your father will have to give you a beating...

Gu Ran said bluntly: "Why, you won't be able to speak unless I mention you? It seems that you are only worthy of living in my shadow."

"You!" Kawai Yuichi was about to explode with anger, his fists clenched so hard that they made a rattling sound.

Yo? You can't stand this?

Gu Ran smiled contemptuously and ignored Kawai Yuichi.

After announcing the roster, Coach Dodd announced: "Our training session today ends here. Everyone go back and rest early to ensure good competitive condition. Gather at the training ground before 9 o'clock tomorrow, and then we will take the club bus to the airport and then fly to Liverpool to train at their Melwood base - yes, at that time, we will train at the same venue as the Liverpool U18 youth team, and then play. So at that time, no one fucking lets me down!"

"Yes! Coach!"

"Disband!"

Coach Dodd left Classroom 3 with various materials.

The U18 players also felt relieved and left talking and laughing.

Most of the players left the training base directly, but Gu Ran stayed and did another hour of special strength training in the equipment room of the comprehensive building until his whole body was filled with the pleasant feeling of dopamine secretion. Only then did he go home contentedly.

9pm.

Honami arrived at the Dune Villa on time.

Tonight, Honami was wearing a short black satin windbreaker that covered her hips, and underneath it she was wearing a short skirt that was even shorter than the hem of the windbreaker.

Honami's outfits are getting more and more sexy.

For a middle-aged woman in her 40s, once she gets mad, she has an unquenchable fire of Samadhi.

Honami exudes an intoxicating middle-aged woman's charm from head to toe. Her black eyes, which are mature yet a little shy, are particularly hard to control.

"Gu Ranjun...you are so great today!"

Damn~ The middle-aged woman took the initiative, who can resist it?

But... no way!

We will play against Liverpool U18 team tomorrow. Even though it is just a friendly match, this game is really important!

After all, the opponent is Liverpool's professional team, so we have to give them some face, right?

Besides, not being affectionate before important games is my basic bottom line!

I am a self-disciplined person!

Gu Ran said quickly: "Honami, we...can't, ahem, we can't do this."

Honami smiled shyly, "Gu Ranjun, you are so annoying, are you imitating me on purpose? I know I kept saying no a few days ago, but now, I have figured it out. We only have three days left to be happy, so of course I have to cherish Gu Ranjun! Come on! Give it to me--"

Gu Ran grabbed Honami's messy little hand and said, "No, no, I'm serious, we really can't do this!"

"Huh?" Honami was stunned immediately.

During this period of time, she has been struggling in this dangerous relationship. She finally figured it out and stopped saying "you can't do this" to Gu Ran. But... Gu Ran started saying "you can't do this" to her!

Honami's eyes dimmed, "...I know. Gu Ranjun must be disgusted by my age and must not be interested in me anymore. Yes, how could I think that I could compare to those young girls?"

As she spoke, Shiranami's tears began to flow.

As expected of Asia's top celebrity actress, tears welled up in her eyes! Gu Ran quickly hugged Honami, "You misunderstood. I like you so much, how could I dislike you? It's just because I have a game tomorrow. As a professional player, before the game... I am always very self-disciplined!"

Yes! It’s not a question of whether it’s fresh or not!

If you don’t believe me, you can ask Sophie, Anne, Maria…

Seeing that Gu Ran was so serious, Honami finally wiped away her tears, "Really? I thought it was me... Oh! Gu Ran, why didn't you tell me earlier? Gu Ran and I are not together just for that kind of thing. I just simply want to make Gu Ran happy. As long as Gu Ran is happy, I will be satisfied."

As she spoke, Honami leaned softly into Gu Ran's arms.

I want...self-discipline!!! Gu Ran made up his mind, closed his eyes and lay on the sofa, his mind full of calculus formulas.

$$\int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2}dx =\sqrt{\pi}$$……

Gu Ran carefully derived the probability density function of the normal distribution.

"Gu Ranjun...your muscles are so well developed."

“You don’t look very strong when you put on your clothes, but every muscle in your body is as strong as a hill!”

"Especially those muscles around your abdominal muscles, they are so strong!"

"How did you train yourself?"

Honami's face was filled with girlish adoration.

Gu Ran smiled and said modestly: "It's OK, maybe it's because I'm gifted."

Honami exclaimed, then buried her hair in Gu Ran's explosive muscles.

Holy shit…

The feeling of the hair blowing...

Which step did I reach in deriving the normal distribution probability density function?

Gu Ran swallowed subconsciously, "Honami, it's getting late, why don't we... take a rest? We have to get up early tomorrow."

It should be fine if you just cuddle and sleep together and do nothing else.

Honami smiled and said, "Okay, but you have to take a shower first."

As she spoke, Honami lifted her hair towards Gu Ran and smiled tenderly.

The young woman teases the young man wildly...

Gu Ran felt that his young body could no longer bear it.

"Would you like to come together?" Honami invited with a smile.

Gu Ran said quickly: "I'll wait for a moment, you go first."

It was also the first time that Honami saw Gu Ran so nervous and embarrassed. She immediately found it very interesting. "Gu Ran, you are so cute. Then... I'm going~"

The ending tone of her last word, "I went," was very special and full of flirtatious meaning.

When middle-aged women become coquettish, they are really unmatched.

Gu Ran quickly said: "Well, go ahead."

Honami's small hand stroked Gu Ran's abdominal muscles, then she twisted her slender waist and hips and walked into the bathroom.

Gu Ran looked at Honami's figure and howled in his heart: What a sin! After taking a shower, the two of them used the liquid nitrogen freezing chamber therapy once, and Gu Ran also used the sauna steam room once.

After the ice and fire therapy, Gu Ran’s physical energy lost in today’s training was completely replenished.

Lying on the bed, Honami leaned on Gu Ran, resting her head on Gu Ran's shoulder, her well-maintained little hands were naughty in every way.

"Honami, stop it."

"Honami, have a good sleep."

"Honami, if you do this again, I will... be rude!"

Honami lowered her head and said with a grin, "Gu Ranjun, you have to compete tomorrow."

Oh shit!

Let's see how I'll deal with you after the game tomorrow! What a sin! There's nothing I can do, so...

Let's derive Chebyshev's inequality.

If x is a random variable, then for c>0: Prob(|xE(x)|≥c)≤Var(x)c2.

Prove: Prob(|xE(x)|≥c)=Prob(|xE(x)|2≥c2)≤E(|xE(x)|2)c2.

Speaking of which... Chebi the Bloody Man, that's a pretty cruel name.

Early the next morning.

Suzuki Honami got up early and prepared a loving breakfast for Gu Ran.

After Gu Ran got up and finished the ice and fire therapy, Honami just brought breakfast to the table.

This kind of life is as sweet as the life of a young couple.

Gu Ran felt very satisfied.

After breakfast, Honami hesitated for a moment and said, "Gu Ranjun, there is something I want to tell you, but I don't know if it's appropriate."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Honami, you are too polite. With our relationship, is there anything we can't say?"

Honami sighed, "It's about Yuichi. Yuichi is too arrogant. I've tried many ways to change him but I can't. After this trial, I'm worried that he will become more and more extreme."

When it comes to Kawai Yuichi, Honami's mood instantly becomes depressed to the extreme.

Light~ A bright red talent point bubble appears next to Honami.

It's so easy to get something for free every time, which makes Gu Ran feel a little embarrassed.

Of course, you still have to take what you deserve.

Gu Ran concentrated his mind, collected the talent point bubble through the air, and then directly added it to the burst attribute.

In this way, the burst attribute has reached 75 points, and the sprint speed and power burst have also been improved to a new level.

Gu Ran smiled at Honami and said, "If a child is disobedient, it's probably because he's spoiled. Just give him a beating and he'll be fine."

"Eh?" Honami's eyes widened immediately. "Gu Ranjun, are you serious?"

Gu Ran said: "Of course, if we beat him up once, he will behave himself from now on."

Honami hesitated and said, "It seems... to make some sense. But... is it really okay?"

Gu Ran said: "As long as you nod, I will take care of the rest."

Honami thought about it, and finally said with determination: "Okay... Gu Ranjun, I'll leave it to you. As long as you don't beat Yuichi to death or cripple him, I can accept it - thank you! It's troublesome!"

"Nothing, given our relationship, I just did it."

Gu Ran was very happy to beat Kawai Yuichi even if there was no reward.

Honami asked again, "By the way, Gu Ranjun, thank you for taking care of me. I want to give you a gift before we leave. What would you like?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "I like you."

Honami smiled shyly, "Hate you, Gu Ranjun...am I already yours?"

Oh shit!

This little voice is so sweet that it can give me diabetes!

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Then I am enough. I don't need any other gifts."

Honami smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. It seems I can only figure it out on my own."

After breakfast, Gu Ran drove Honami back to the hotel and then drove to Staplewood training base.

As expected, Gu Ran was the first to arrive at the training ground.

Although Kawai Yuichi arrived earlier than yesterday, he was still 10 minutes later than Gu Ran.

Kawai Yuichi is really puzzled!

Gu Ran warmed up step by step for half an hour, and practiced obstacle cone dribbling alone for another half an hour before the other U18 players arrived one after another.

At 8:30 in the morning, all the U18 players arrived.

Coach Dodd came to the practice field wearing a new set of training clothes and clapped his hands to call all the players to him.

"Is everyone here?"

"I have a few announcements to make."

"First, after arriving at Melwood, everyone must show a positive training attitude and never let those Liverpool brats outdo us!"

“Roar!”

"Secondly, you are not allowed to communicate privately with Liverpool's coaches, staff, scouts, or even their cleaners! If you have any questions, tell me first, and I or our team members will communicate with you!"

This is obviously to avoid being poached by Liverpool.

Although Liverpool has a good foundation as a wealthy club, when it comes to the training of youth teams, Southampton is definitely not worse than Liverpool.

"Fellow countryman" is not called that for nothing! "Third, no fighting allowed. This is a friendly match! Not a brawl! If anyone fights... it's fine if you win, but if you lose, you will be severely punished when you return to the club!"

"Yes! Coach!" the U18 youth players shouted excitedly.

Gu Ran: ...

How can they not allow fighting? They clearly do not allow losing! Southampton's southern style is indeed the same.

I like it! Then I heard Coach Dodd continue: "Since we have two non-staff members with the team this time, we have to temporarily string together the jersey numbers. Kawai, I'll give you number 47. No one uses this number, so you can use it temporarily."

The youth team's jerseys only have numbers on the back, no names printed on them. Some jerseys with vacant numbers can be used temporarily.

Yuichi Kawai was not very satisfied with No. 47, but he had no choice but to accept it.

After all, it's already great that the non-staff players can participate in the friendly match. What else do they need? Coach Dodd said to Gu Ran kindly, "Gu, as for your jersey, I see that your figure is similar to that of our No. 9 striker. Why don't you wear the No. 9 jersey? Of course, the jersey I give you is brand new and has never been worn."

Gu Ran was stunned, "Coach, what about forward brother No. 9?"

Forward No. 9 is the forward of Team A who was fed two Gu-style dribbles by Gu Ran yesterday.

Without waiting for Coach Dodd to say anything, the young forward excitedly said, "Gu! You can just wear mine! Haha, it doesn't matter if I wear any other number, as long as you feed me a few more balls in the game."

Holy shit…

Gu Ran smiled helplessly: "...But I play as a full-back."

Which left back wears number 9?

Wearing the No. 9 jersey usually means that the player is the team's main offensive point and scorer!

In most teams, the number 9 is considered a very important number and is only given to the best forward players.

These No. 9 players usually have excellent shooting, ball control and passing skills, are extremely creative, and are able to step up and reverse the game at critical moments.

For example, the most perfect No. 9 in football history, the alien Ronaldo.

For example, the "God of War" Batistuta.

For example, the "Fox in the Penalty Zone" Super Pippo Filippo Inzaghi.

For example, Van Basten, one of the three Dutch musketeers known as the "Swan Prince".

For example, "Chinese", "God of Newcastle", "Goal Machine", "Old Farmer", "Mr. No Personality", "Mary Poppins" England's top scorer Alan Shearer - he has so many titles that they can't be written on an A4 paper, just as exaggerated as the number of his goals.

For example, the "Flying Dutchman", "Father of Barcelona", "Coach's Coach", and "Saint Cruyff".

These well-known and legendary names, they have all worn the No. 9 jersey! Gu Ran also likes No. 9, of course. In Eastern culture, 9 is the largest number, but how can a left-back wear No. 9?

"That's right! How can a full-back wear the number 9 shirt?" Kawai Yuichi was shaking with jealousy.

But no one paid any attention to him.

Coach Dodd smiled and said, "Gu, don't be polite. I think No. 9 is very suitable for you! I believe that Alan Shearer will be very happy that you are wearing No. 9 after watching the game."

Now that things have come to this, if I refuse again it would seem a bit pretentious...

"Well... okay." Gu Ran agreed reluctantly.

Anyway, it's temporary, and it's just the right time to satisfy my craving for number 9! ... During the game, the opposing striker will probably be confused, right? Hahaha! Who will be the unlucky player number 9 of Liverpool's youth team?

"YES!" The forward who gave up the No. 9 jersey clenched his fist excitedly and reminded him, "Gu, my good Chinese brother, don't forget me! Don't forget to feed me more cakes!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely feed you if I have the chance."

The little fanboy forward said excitedly: "Thank you! Thank you!"

For him, scoring a goal in the match against Liverpool U18 team is much more important than wearing the No. 9 jersey! "Okay, the jersey number assignment is settled. In addition--" Coach Dodd turned to Kawai Yuichi and said coldly: "Kawai, you and your mother need to pay for two extra round-trip tickets to Liverpool."

Kawai Yuichi frowned and said, "Nani...what about Gu Ran? Doesn't he need to pay extra for the plane ticket?"

Coach Dodd sneered, "You want to compare yourself with Gu Ran? Gu Ran is from our Southampton club, so he certainly doesn't need to pay extra money."

"Okay..." Kawai Yuichi was speechless for a moment.

The round-trip airfare is actually not that expensive, especially for a family like Suzuki Honami's, it is not even a drop in the bucket.

However, Kawai Yuichi felt very aggrieved.

"The bus is ready. Everyone please get on board. It will leave at 9 o'clock."

"Yes! Coach!"

The players immediately gathered their equipment, put on their backpacks and left the training ground, excitedly heading to the Staplewood parking area.

With Gu Ran, a strong internal aid, in this competition, victory is as easy as a dandelion on the hillside! As soon as Gu Ran walked to the parking area, he looked up and saw a familiar figure——

(End of this chapter)