Oh, what's the unexpected bonus? I hope Chamberlain doesn't drop any more reverse skills like "Hot-headed +1".
Gu Ran complained in his heart while calmly concentrating his mind to check:
+1 for a straight run in the middle.
Gu Ran: ...
What the hell is this?
Chamberlain, you are a promising winger, why do you always want to go through the middle?
Even if you cut in from the wing, it’s fine!
You...well, who told you to be "Zhang Juzheng"?
But this skill is really useless!
If you want to go straight in the middle, you have to consider the timing. How can you go in whenever you want?
Forget it, forget it. I only have one chance to pick it up today. I’ll see if I can get it again in the future.
Chamberlain, you've made me have sex for nothing twice, including this time! Gu Ran simply ignored the bubbles under Chamberlain's feet.
At this time, Coach Andy had already placed the obstacles on the field and the second test began.
The players controlled the ball and passed through the 50-meter obstacle area in turn according to the order of roll call.
The setting of obstacles seems random, but in fact they are very particular.
The distance and angle between two adjacent obstacles require precise ball control skills and the ability to change direction to pass.
Southampton's players are indeed professional players, and their basic skills in ball control and dribbling are also very solid.
Especially Lambert, Lallana, Schneiderlin and Chamberlain, their footwork is first-class and is not inferior to the Premier League players at all.
Although Chamberlain looks stupid, his series of actions including controlling the ball, dribbling, changing lines and accelerating can be called "world-class below the neck".
Watching the performance of these players, Gu Ran was secretly excited:
These guys are all good targets for free money! Ball control, ball stopping, dribbling, repeated line changes in narrow areas... these skills are also what we need to focus on strengthening at the moment!
It’s so cool to be on a professional team!
Gu Ran's gaze towards the players became fiery.
Soon, it was Gu Ran's turn to take the test.
The players present booed.
Gu Ran started dribbling the ball amid the boos.
Gu Ran used "High-speed sprint dribbling +4" and "Five-star reverse foot +2". His feet seemed to have magnetic force and controlled the football, and he easily and gracefully crossed one obstacle after another.
——Originally, I didn’t plan to use skills.
But since the whole team is booing, let's let them see it for themselves.
Seeing that Gu Ran could control the ball smoothly with both feet, the other players were all stunned.
A left-back...is he so flexible with both feet?
And... he passed the obstacle faster than striker Lallana, this is going to be heaven! Captain Davis couldn't help but frowned and said: "This Chinese kid... is he really a grassroots? Are all grassroots players like this now?"
No. 22 Connolly praised: "This kid really has the capital to be arrogant! No wonder the club's top executives think so highly of him."
Vice-captain Walton took a puff of snuff and said, "Humph, it's too early to say that. He hasn't even played a single professional game yet. What's the point of being able to dribble a ball? Once he gets to the English League One, we can talk about whether he has the capital or not!"
The other players stopped talking.
Gu Ran's basic skills really shocked them.
Gu Ran did come from a grassroots background, but judging from these two tests, he was not weak at all. On the contrary... he was very strong.
The second round of testing ended quickly.
Most of the players were qualified, with only a few reserve players falling a little short of the required time.
Head coach Adkins was relatively satisfied with the results of this round of testing.
I was even more satisfied with Gu Ran's performance.
Coach Adkins was originally worried that Gu Ran had not received any training in a professional youth training camp and his basic ball control skills would be very poor. Unexpectedly, when compared with these professional players, Gu Ran was not at all inferior.
Compared to the last time Coach Adkins watched the game at Southampton High School, Gu Ran's progress is very obvious.
It's simply a complete transformation.
If he were to be properly trained... what would happen?!
Coach Adkins couldn't help but raise a smile of excitement.
Coach Adkins wrote a few words in the small notebook he carried with him, then closed it and said in a deep voice, "Okay, now let's move on to the last 10,000-meter run test. The requirements are very simple. You will pass if you finish the run within 40 minutes."
The players immediately wailed in pain.
40 minutes!
For professional football players, this standard is not too high, but it is definitely not low!
What’s more, everyone has been tired after a day of hard work and their physical energy is basically exhausted, and in the end they still have to run 10,000 meters within 40 minutes!
Coach Adkins ignored the players' cries and said, "Get ready. We'll start in 2 minutes."
The players urgently replenished their water and had some snacks, and a few guys even hid in the corner to take snuff.
"Boss Davis," Haldin moved closer to Davis and lowered his voice, "Should we go after that Chinese guy again?"
Davis frowned slightly, "...Let's forget about it this time. Let's focus on our physical strength and make sure we can pass the 10,000-meter test."
Tomorrow is an open training session for senior management and important fans. In four days there will be a pre-season friendly match with Liverpool's first team. As captain, Davis still wants the team to win.
Harding said unwillingly, "But that guy is too arrogant. He lapped all of us during the warm-up run! If he laps us again, how can we, the old team members, put our faces aside? We can't let this grudge stay overnight!"
Davis waved his hand in annoyance. "Go do it yourself."
"Well, Boss Davis, just wait and see!" Haldin grinned proudly and said, "I will make that kid regret offending us!"
beep--
With the whistle of assistant coach Andy, the 10,000-meter running test began.
This time, strong central defenders such as Walton did not block Gu Ran in the front row, and Harding and his brothers did not intercept him from the side.
Gu Ran ran to the front of the team easily.
Because it is a 10,000-meter long-distance race, no one will sprint at the beginning.
However, Gu Ran's starting speed was still very fast, and his strides were large and steady.
In less than five minutes, Gu Ran had surpassed the entire team by half a lap.
"Fuck, this Chinese guy really doesn't give us any face at all!"
"I really want to kick him in the back!"
"You make it sound like you can catch up with him..."
"He's running so fast, he shouldn't be able to finish it, right? This is 10,000 meters, he needs to allocate his energy properly."
"Humph, he definitely won't be able to finish! We must not let his initial speed throw us off."
“Yes, yes.”
The other players ran according to their own physical energy distribution - they were getting farther and farther away from Gu Ran.
Haldin and several of his brothers deliberately slowed down and ran at the back of the team.
"Everyone, get ready. If that Chinese guy dares to trap us, you guys should speed up and squeeze him, forcing him to slow down. Then I'll give him a kick and make him unable to play for at least a month!"
"Okay, boss!"
"At critical moments, we still have to rely on our Boss Haldin!"
"The whole team will thank us! Haha!"
"Let that Chinese kid run wild again! He'll cry!"
The five little brothers were beaming with joy.
Another five minutes later, Gu Ran caught up steadily from behind, ready to circle him——
Haldin immediately winked at his younger brother.
Gu Ran keenly felt that something must be going on here.
Harding is the team's main left back. Even though speed is not his advantage, he will never fall to the back of the team.
What's more, those behind him are all his younger brothers.
This is a trap.
Haha, haven’t you learned enough from the lesson during the warm-up run?
All right, come on! Gu Ran immediately rushed forward decisively.
All the coaching staff members on the sidelines exclaimed!
Gu Ran is Southampton's rising star and an important asset! If Gu Ran is deliberately kicked during training, it will be troublesome!
Coach Adkins' brows were twisted into knots!
而就在这一瞬间，顾然突然横向用力一撞，同时反手一拉！ 那三个在外侧挤住顾然的球员当即就被顾然撞开，另一名拉扯顾然手臂的球员被顾然拉到顾然刚刚的位置上——
哈尔丁一惊，但已经来不及收脚了！ 嘭！ 球鞋的鞋尖重重的踢在了他小弟的大腿上。
那名小弟当即捂着大腿，惨叫着摔倒在地。
顾然趁机摆脱，加速完成超越。
“耶！”
场边的麦夫和格雷戈里兴奋的振臂高呼起来。
其他教练组成员也都松了一大口气。
哈尔丁满脸羞恼，但这个时候他也顾不得倒地的小弟了，只能硬着头皮继续跟着队伍奔跑。
场边的专属教练雅各布愤怒的朝安迪助教和阿德金斯主教练抗议道：“安迪！阿德金斯！你们看到刚才的恶劣场面了吗？哈尔丁他们在故意针对顾然！这种事情在皇马的训练场里是绝对不可能发生的！我要求立刻暂停测试！惩治哈尔丁等人！”
安迪助教也皱着眉头朝阿德金斯主教练询问道：“阿德金斯教练，要不要暂停测试，介入一下？”
阿德金斯教练紧拧的眉头舒展开，重新恢复了扑克脸，“不需要，继续测试。”
“什么？”雅各布教练声音高了八度。
阿德金斯教练淡淡的道：“这种场面，也是能让顾然比常人更迅速成长的一种历练。而且，他处理的很聪明。”
雅各布教练张了张嘴，随即骄傲的道：“那倒是，毕竟是我这个皇马进修出来的教练的球员嘛。”
很快，那名大腿受伤的球员被现场的队医拖到了场外，进行治疗。
他的脸上全是沮丧。
这次的受伤，将会导致他的测试成绩不合格，想要在季前赛上露脸，更是不可能的事情了。
不说前途毁灭了吧，但肯定也要坎坷一番了。
哈尔丁一边跑，一边羞恼的朝自己剩下的四名小弟骂道：“法克！你们几个笨蛋怎么能让那个中国小子给撞开了呢？你们可是五个人啊！五个人防不住他一个？你们还是职业球员！而他就是个草根！”
其中一个小弟无奈的解释道：“老大，我们也没想到他是早有准备啊！我们本来都困住他了，结果他突然一撞一拉，我们根本没反应过来。”
“就是就是！他太粗暴了！我们根本没反应过来啊！”
“那小子太狠了！被他撞到，感觉就像是被一台重型坦克撞到了一样！”
“行了，别解释了！”哈尔丁怒道：“既然是大意了，那我们就再来一次！这一次，你们一定要做好充分的准备！不能再让那小子摆脱了！”
“放心吧老大，这次一定没问题的！”
“但是老大，我们刚才的行为，已经让场外的教练组发现了，要是再继续的话，会不会……”
哈尔丁怒道：“怕什么！刚才我们的动作那么明显，但阿德金斯不是连个屁都没放？你们只管挤住那个中国小子就行！出脚的是我，我就不信阿德金斯还能让我这个唯一正印左边后卫去坐冷板凳！”
“不愧是哈尔丁老大！”
“放心吧老大，我们这次一定会死死的抓住那小子的！”
又五分钟后。
顾然开始套第二圈。
哈尔丁等人在队伍尾部布好了埋伏，顾然毫不减速，直接就朝哈尔丁等人加速冲来。
哈尔丁的四名小弟立刻左右夹击！手脚并用的阻拦顾然！
顾然毫不客气的硬撞！ 其中一名小弟瞬间就被顾然撞倒在地！ 哈尔丁不偏不倚，一脚踢在了这名小弟的胳膊上。
这名小弟嗷的一声，滚出了跑道。
顾然则趁机继续加速摆脱超越。
哈尔丁快要绷不住了！ 两次出脚，两次都踢在了自己小弟身上。
“法克！法克！你们不是说好了这次肯定能挤住那个中国小子吗？”
“老大……他他他，太猛了！”
“我们已经尽全力了，可是根本就压不住他！他简直就是个怪物！”
“老大，我们才4个人啊……”
“法克……”哈尔丁气坏了，“你们自己要不要听听你们在说什么？再来一次！这次你们要拼命的给我拦住他，掐他脖子！伸脚绊他！必须给我拦住他！”
“老大……我有句话不知道当讲不当讲……”
“有屁就放！”
“我想说……要不今天就算了吧。”
“就是啊老大，我们就剩下仨人了……”
“老大，我今年是合同年，我不能受伤啊。”
“老大，明天有很重要的公开训练课啊，4天之后，还有跟利物浦的热身赛啊。”
“老大，我还想在跟利物浦的比赛中露下脸呢……”
“你们……”哈尔丁气恼的骂道：“废物！一群废物！算了，今天不搞了，再这么搞下去，老子的万米测试怕都要过不了了！”
“老大英明！”
剩下的三名小弟如释重负，各自开始加速奔跑。
哈尔丁也开始加速——他已经落在后面太多了。
虽然他是球队唯一的正印左边后卫，但是如果连队内测试都达标不了的话，就算不影响他在场上的位置，也会影响到上场的时间和下次续约的身价的。
没了哈尔丁等人的捣乱，顾然跑起来就更轻松了。
后半程，顾然开始逐渐提速。
有78点体能支持，再加上洛伊娜的营养加餐，以及格雷戈里的按摩放松，顾然的体能维持的很好，后半程加速毫无压力。
跑到第35分钟的时候，顾然第一个到达了终点，完成了万米测试，同时也把全队又套了三圈。
整个教练组都在为顾然鼓掌欢呼。
尤其是雅各布教练等人，欢呼的声音最高！ 顾然在三次测试中的表现，让他们非常骄傲！ 顾然作为一个草根，回归的第一天，就能力压所有职业球员，能跑出这么好的万米成绩来，真的是太厉害了。
阿德金斯教练也颇为满意的点了点头。
顾然完成测试后，又减速跟跑了一圈，顺便挨个嘲讽：
“这不是戴维斯队长嘛，原来你跑的这么慢啊。”
“沃顿队长，你该退役了吧？”
“古利，你真的是前锋吗？”
“哇，兰伯特，你喘得这么厉害？搁这练肺活量呢？”
“拉拉纳，你不错哦，我差点就不能在一万米之内套你3圈了。”
“施奈德林，我有个教练叫卡特，把他奶奶挖出来，跑的都比你快。”
“张伯伦，你怎么这么软啊？你中午吃的饭都哪去了？”
张伯伦胃部一阵不适，本想张嘴还击，但是根本不敢张嘴。
万米测试到了最后尾声的时候，所有的球员都是拼着命用意志在支撑，哪里还有多余的力气斗嘴？ 只能任由顾然宰割啊！ 球员们一个个气得只想拼命加速，好摆脱掉跟跑的顾然。
嘲讽完其他队员后，顾然便跑到哈尔丁的身边。
哈尔丁恶狠狠的瞪了顾然一眼。
顾然冷蔑的一笑，也不出言讥讽，而是直接一个变线，抬脚就往哈尔丁膝盖上踢——
哈尔丁吓了一大跳，连忙条件反射般的抽脚闪避——
然而，顾然却只是虚晃一下，下一个瞬间转身就离开了跑道。
哈尔丁却整个人失去了平衡，踉跄的摔倒在地。
哈尔丁顾不得叫骂，狼狈的爬起来，继续奔跑。
顾然没碰到他，完全是他自己心虚，害自己摔倒的。
顾然一个人，当着教练组的面，“霸凌”了全队！
呵呵，跟老子斗？ 你们所有球员加在一起又能怎么样？ 老子就是能单挑你们所有人！
There is no one here who can fight! I am invincible! So cool! Being invincible is so lonely~ Being invincible is so empty~ Alone at the top, the cold wind keeps blowing~ Who can understand my loneliness~ That’s right… I am afraid that only Master Xing can understand me in this world! Invincible! Invincible!
!!!
(End of this chapter)