At this time, Lallana, who was blocked by five people, dribbled to the left side very cleverly.

——Just now, Gu Ran shouted loudly for Chamberlain to move to the left flank, which was actually to remind Lallana that there was a gap on the left flank. Gerrard and Kuyt were not able to get there so quickly.

Lallana skillfully dribbled the ball across the field and quickly reached the left rib area.

Carragher and others quickly moved to block Lallana, while Gerrard and Kuyt were still chasing Gu Ran all over the field.

Both Gerrard and Kuyt are very fast, but Gu Ran's sprint speed is obviously faster.

Once you can’t stick to Gu Ran, you won’t be able to catch up with Gu Ran.

Before the encirclement narrowed to the point where he could no longer dribble, Lallana made a quick cross pass towards the middle.

Carragher quickly split his legs to intercept! But Carragher was a beat too slow! He didn't touch the ball!

Gu Ran at the far end was ready to take a long shot with one touch of the ball.

And at this critical moment, Gerrard rushed out from halfway and slid to the ground with a reckless tackle!

Gerrard's tackle was very fast and accurate!

Gerrard shoveled the ball directly into his own penalty area halfway!

Lallana's cross was fast enough, but it was not fast enough in front of Gerrard! Lallana saw that his pass was tackled, and he immediately looked annoyed and helpless!

Gu Ran also slowed down immediately.

If he got the ball, Gu Ran would directly shoot it from a long distance, and there would be a high probability that he would create the Anfield miracle.

pity……

Southampton fans sighed.

It’s not that Lallana is not strong enough, nor that Gu Ran is not good at getting forward, but that Gerrard’s strength is there.

Gu Ran's heart was pounding, but he quickly calmed down.

When playing against a strong team, the strong team will never give you the opportunity to get the ball comfortably.

What's more, the opponent is G8 Gerrard, and Gerrard's willpower is too strong.

In the current Premier League and even the world of football, Gerrard is synonymous with "never give up"! If there is only one person in Liverpool who can turn the tide, it must be Gerrard!

That’s why Gerrard is a legend!

The Red Army’s team spirit is truly beyond reproach!

Being able to compete against a legend like Gerrard, even though Gu Ran failed to get the ball, he was very impressed.

Now, the ball is not dead yet!

Although the ball was not dead yet, it had entered Liverpool's deep control area.

Next, Liverpool will inevitably counterattack.

Therefore, Gu Ran turned around and retreated immediately without waiting for Gerrard to get up! The ball rolled into Liverpool's small penalty area, and goalkeeper Reina pressed his palm to signal others not to intervene.

Liverpool's players immediately turned around and prepared to counterattack! Southampton's players also began to retreat! Both players reacted quickly!

The pace of this pre-season friendly match is even faster than that of the Premier League games!

In the first half, Southampton was a normal weak team, and was on the verge of collapse. But since Gu Ran came on the field, Southampton has triggered an obvious chemical reaction, and it seems to have regained the foundation of a Premier League team! Liverpool goalkeeper Reina met the rolling football and kicked it directly in the direction of midfielder Joe Cole.

This big foot is very accurate.

Joe Cole was originally marking Lambert and assisting Schneiderlin. When the team started to counterattack, Joe Cole immediately switched from defense to offense and got rid of Lambert and Schneiderlin.

Joe Cole aimed at where the football was going to land, jumped high, and held the football one meter in front of him with his chest out.

Lambert chased after him desperately.

Joe Cole didn't stick to the ball, and passed it directly to his own left side, which was the right side of the Southampton team! Babel appeared on the left side like a fast horse! As a world-class talent who reached the peak at his debut, Babel was extremely fast and was nicknamed the Black Robben!

Why is he called "Babao"? Because the pronunciation of his name Babel sounds the same as the Chinese word "Babao".

Babel made his debut at the Star Factory Ajax. His mentor was the Dutch legendary star Van Basten. When Babel first debuted, Van Basten proudly described Babel as the Dutch's own Henry! Babel is also the youngest player in the history of the Dutch national team to score a goal! At the age of 18, Babel had already played for the Dutch national team and scored a goal in his debut for the national team.

At that time, Babel was full of vigor and talent. No one doubted that Babel would become a world-class superstar.

And now... after playing for Liverpool for 3 years, no one believed that Babel would become a world-class superstar.

Liverpool's former coach Benitez put Babel on the left and asked him to stay back, which made it difficult for the Dutch genius to adapt.

When it comes to talented players, N'Gogo is a typical example, and Babel is another typical example.

N'Gogo is lazy and Babel is not adaptable.

The two can be regarded as Liverpool's Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, the kind that if they got one of them, they could compete for the championship.

Unfortunately...

Although Babel is extremely talented, his basketball IQ is not high.

Babel only has three tricks for Liverpool - sprinting, going down the flank and crossing.

At the beginning, everyone thought it was very powerful and it made the opponents feel at a loss, but this style of play was too monotonous for the wingers. Without tactical changes, it was easy for the opposing coaches and players to figure it out.

So, after several seasons at Liverpool, Babel gradually fell from a world-class talent to a substitute.

Although the coach is partly to blame, fundamentally, he himself is unable to adapt to change.

Football is so cruel.

Even for world-recognized geniuses, the infant mortality rate is extremely high.

Seeing Babel running with the ball, Liverpool fans instantly cheered wildly.

At this moment, Southampton's backcourt only had right-back Fonte and center-back Walton.

Walton can no longer run, and he also has to defend against the attack in the middle, so as long as Babel dribbles past Fonte, he can cut inside and shoot!

With Babel's talent, long-range shots outside the penalty area are his strengths! Southampton's Fonte is also an experienced veteran. Fonte calmly positioned himself and retreated along the route of Babel's attack.

Babel rushed forward with the ball and pushed Fonte away!

Babel has no problem with this kind of physical confrontation.

Seeing Babel easily tear open a hole in the rib area, Walton had no time to fill in the position! Just as Babel was about to take two more steps and shoot at the penalty area line, Gu Ran quickly chased from behind!

Joe Cole wanted to intercept Gu Ran, but he couldn't catch up! Gu Ran used all his sprinting skills and attributes! In a violent and aesthetically pleasing manner, he sprinted from outside Liverpool's penalty area to outside Southampton's penalty area in the blink of an eye! B2B! Full coverage!

The Southampton fans at the scene jumped and cheered wildly!

Babel looked back subconsciously and was immediately shocked.

In his mind, Gu Ran should still be staying near the Liverpool penalty area. He didn't expect that Gu Ran could rush up in such a short time!

What made Babel most depressed was - wasn't this Chinese kid a left-back? How did he end up as a right-back? His coverage was too wide, wasn't it? Couldn't Gerrard and Kuyt limit him?

While thinking this, Babel quickly raised his elbow and prepared for a long shot!

Even if Gu Ran rushed over and stuck to him, with his physical strength and talent, he would be able to force a long shot while being pressed!

In the blink of an eye, Gu Ran did not hesitate or confront Babel physically, but fell to the ground and slid!

—— Gerrard had shoveled away a ball from Southampton before, and now Gu Ran returned the favor! This shovel was so fierce and decisive that a streak of grass flew away! Before Babel could swing his thigh and land, Gu Ran accurately shoveled the ball in front of him to the sideline!

Babel exclaimed and quickly retracted his strength, but the tip of his sneaker still kicked Gu Ran on the waist! "Wow!"

All the Southampton fans covered their mouths and screamed with worry in their eyes!

Gu Ran grimaced in pain, but quickly turned over and climbed up from the grass.

This time, Gu Ran didn't have time to show off, and he couldn't perform his classic move of straightening his waist and abdomen and standing up gracefully.

However, this iron-blooded performance was much more shocking than the cool and graceful waist and abdomen! Babel seemed to have kicked a steel plate, and fell to the ground in pain, holding his foot!

Light~ A blue skill bubble formed under Babel's feet.

Gu Ran had no time to care about anything else. He stood up and ran towards Liverpool's half.

When Gu Ran shoveled the ball towards the boundary line, Fonte, who had been pushed away by Babel before, moved in time and stopped the ball on the boundary line.

Immediately afterwards, Fonte made a long pass to Schneiderlin behind Aurelio.

Aurelio never thought that he would shake off Schneiderlin during the counterattack, and as a result, he had to turn around and chase Schneiderlin in less than three seconds.

The offensive and defensive transitions between the two sides were so fast that all the fans in the stadium forgot to breathe!

The ball has not died yet, this is already the third offense-defense transition!

The excitement of this pre-season friendly match exceeded everyone's imagination! After Gu Ran and Gerrard came on the field, the game was full of highlights, with many passionate confrontations and iron-blooded defenses, full of details and gold content! The fans at the scene, whether they were Liverpool fans or Southampton fans, were all fascinated by it! At this time, Schneiderlin dribbled the ball quickly to the 30-meter area on the right side.

Liverpool's defensive players also quickly retreated to their positions.

Without the ball, Gu Ran quickly cut to the left.

Gu Ran's running range is very large, and his route is extremely random.

Gerrard and Kuyt really couldn't figure out what this Chinese guy was thinking or what tactics he was implementing, so they could only bite the bullet and stick to him to defend.

Two top players are trying to defend a new player in English Football League One without a ball...

Moreover, the two top stars had serious expressions on their faces and did not dare to take it lightly at all.

Chamberlain was moving dynamically on the left side. When he saw Gu Ran also moving towards the left side, he shuddered uncontrollably.

Poor Chamberlain, he hasn't touched a football since he appeared on the field with Gu Ran.

——Although he and Gu Ran had already had two "exquisite" tactical cooperations.

Gu Ran's action of pulling to the left greatly reduced the pressure on passing the ball in the middle and on the right side.

Schneiderlin on the right side was double-teamed in the 30-meter flank area. Schneiderlin calmly turned half-way to protect the ball, saw that Lallana was running into the open space in the middle, and quickly made a short pass to Lallana.

Lallana had Maxi and Joe Cole beside him, so he didn't dare to stick to the ball and just kicked it directly into the penalty area!

Southampton striker Barnard flashed forward to meet the challenge.

However, their intention to connect was predicted by Liverpool's defense in advance, and Agger kept his body close to Barnard.

Barnard failed to stop Lallana's pass under Agger's pressure.

Goalkeeper Reina took advantage of the situation and got the ball.

Southampton quickly retreats! Liverpool counterattacks!

The players on the field were running so hard that their lungs were almost broken!

The fourth consecutive transition from defense to offense/from offense to defense has begun!

This time, Reina passed the ball to left-back Aurelio. After receiving the ball, Aurelio stabilized his rhythm, dribbled forward for a while, found the gap in Southampton, and made a precise through ball to Babel in front.

After Babel got the ball, he obviously couldn't speed up.

He came on with Gerrard and Kuyt, so his physical fitness was certainly no problem. It was just that he had just kicked the tough Gu Ran, and his ankle felt a little uncomfortable, so he didn't dare to run with all his strength.

Under Fonte's defense, Babel couldn't find a good chance to get to the bottom line, so he feinted and passed the ball to Gerrard who came up from the middle.

Gerrard dribbled the ball forward quickly.

Lambert and Schneiderlin both came up to double-team, while Walton and Jaidi retreated to position.

Gerrard used his body to challenge Lambert and Schneiderlin and forced his way to the front of the penalty area.

Gu Ran came to assist in defense in time and faced off against Gerrard.

Gerrard immediately passed the ball to Kuyt on the left. Kuyt immediately shook off Chamberlain who was marking him and dribbled the ball diagonally into Southampton's left rib.

——Liverpool's attacking tempo is really fast! And the coordination is really smooth!

Gu Ran immediately retreated to the small penalty area, blocking Kuyt's cut-in and cross routes.

Gu Ran alone took on the responsibility of defending the left and center areas!

Facing Gu Ran's defense, Kuyt had no chance to cut inside for a while and could only pass the ball to Gerrard.

Gerrard touched the ball in front of the penalty area and took a violent long shot!

The football drew an extremely powerful arc in the air! Davis jumped high and stretched one hand to the extreme to save the ball.

It didn't reach it! But the ball hit the top right edge of the goal... and bounced out of the bottom line!

"woooow!"

Liverpool fans all covered their faces in pain.

This ball was really just a little bit away! The Southampton fans cheered excitedly! The entire attack and defense transition went back and forth 4 times. Although neither side scored a goal, the details of the attack and defense were really wonderful! The scene was not dull at all, but very explosive ! Every Southampton fan was hit by adrenaline again and again! The last ten minutes of the game were so exciting!

Gerrard, who missed the ball, looked helpless, put his hands on his hips and shook his head.

His condition had indeed not yet fully adjusted, and Gu Ran's defense against him did make him feel a little oppressive.

At this time, Babel limped and raised his hand to signal Hodgson.

Hodgson looked helpless and had to make a substitution, replacing Babel with defensive midfielder Raul Meireles.

Liverpool's position also changed immediately, Kuyt moved from the right to the striker position, Joe Cole went to the right, and Meireles came to the midfield.

——With less than 5 minutes left in the game, Mr. Huo chose to be conservative.

The current score is Liverpool 3:2 Southampton. As long as they can hold on for the last few minutes, even if the scene is a little ugly, such a winning result can still be explained away.

Coach Adkins did not make any substitutions. Southampton's current lineup is in high morale. Although everyone is almost reaching their physical limit, compared with morale, the physical disadvantage in the last 5 minutes is not a very important problem.

As for those substitute players who have not played yet, just let them play in the next game against the English League Two team.

Before Meireles was substituted back on, Hodgson pulled him aside and whispered something to him.

Meles nodded as he adjusted his pants, his eyes fixed on Gu Ran.

While Liverpool was making substitutions, the Southampton players were also taking the time to replenish electrolyte water.

The exclusive nutritionist, Loina, ran to the sidelines with a bottle of special electrolyte water and shouted loudly: "Gu! Gu! Drink water!"

Gu Ran felt his stomach twitching.

Just as Gu Ran was about to refuse, Loina eagerly explained, "This is not what you drink during training!"

Gu Ran then ran over to take it and took a few sips.

So sweet!

This should be... Beetroot Electrolyte Water.

It is a temporary supplement of salt and high sugar when the body is struggling.

Gu Ran quickly drank a few more sips, then threw away the unfinished bottle of water and ran away quickly.

Before returning to his position, he also took the time to look at the emotional bubbles falling on the court.

First came the bubbles dropped by Kuyt and Chamberlain - if they were not checked quickly, the bubbles would disappear on the spot.

Kuyt dropped a skill bubble that gave him a +1 counter-attack.

Kuyt, you are such a jack of all trades. As a striker, you actually lack the skills of a defender...

Gu Ran complained secretly and ignored the bubbles dropped by Kuit.

There is only 1 pickup progress on the field and 1 pickup progress reserved for Elizabeth, so it cannot be wasted.

The blue skill bubble dropped by Chamberlain is: Center Direct Insertion +1.

Chamberlain, how persistent are you...

Gu Ran was too lazy to continue complaining and simply ignored it.

On the other side, the blue skill bubble dropped by Babel is bottom cross +1.

Gu Ran simply ignored it.

There is still one on-field pickup progress left, so it cannot be wasted on ordinary skills. It would be best if I could get Gerrard's skills.

After checking all the bubbles, Gu Ran did not pick them up.

This wave only got one green talent point bubble from Gerrard, which is not a loss at all.

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(End of this chapter)