In the adult world, many secrets don't need to be said explicitly; a look is enough.
There would certainly be no problem with Gu Ran's urine test, and Edwards would not use the urine test to do anything shady. He just used the "closed" opportunity of the urine test to arrange a private meeting between Gu Ran and Linda.
Although this meeting was quite interesting, it was the most practical solution he could think of.
I don't know if Ms. Linda will be satisfied? With such a nervous mood, after the staff left, Edwards knocked on the door of the toilet and said softly: "Ms. Linda, it's safe now, you can come out."
Only then did Linda walk out of the men's room with a happy face.
Edwards' heart was suddenly relieved.
Needless to say, Linda must be very satisfied with this private meeting arrangement.
Edwards quickly asked, "Ms. Linda, how is it?"
Linda couldn't help herself and said, "Oh!!"
Edwards: ??? Linda added: "Opportunities, lots of them!"
Edwards: It turns out I was overthinking...
Edwards took a deep breath and said excitedly, "So, Gu Ran is finally willing to join Liverpool? God, Ms. Linda, you are so amazing. You only took three or five minutes in the men's bathroom to get Gu Ran! My admiration for you is like the sea, endless!"
Linda waved her hands. "No, no, I haven't dealt with him yet. Gu Ran is not a man who can be dealt with in a few minutes. I'm afraid we need to communicate for a few more rounds before I have a chance to really deal with him."
"Ah!" Edwards looked a little disappointed.
Linda didn't care. Instead, she became more excited. "It's fun to conquer such a difficult man."
"Uh... yeah, that's right." Edwards agreed sincerely, "What Ms. Linda chooses is naturally the best."
Linda smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "I have made Gu Ran promise that if he wants to transfer, he will definitely give priority to me, ahem, I mean, give priority to us Liverpool. I also made Gu Ran promise that he would never pay attention to Sister NO's advances. Gu Ran promised sincerely. I can see the sincerity that only young men have in his young and clear black eyes. I have always been very accurate in judging men."
Edwards exclaimed: "Ms. Linda is worthy of her name! Liverpool is blessed with a boss like Ms. Linda, and regaining its glory is just around the corner!"
Edwards was also very capable. He did not say that Linda was the boss's wife, but directly said that Linda was the boss, the BOSS.
Linda's pretty face was full of happiness.
Today, she first saw Gu Ran's life-changing performance after his debut, then had a private meeting with Gu Ran in the men's restroom, felt Gu Ran's warmth with her own hands, and made Gu Ran promise to give priority to her instead of Sister NO next door. Coupled with Edwards' flattery, Linda felt like she was about to float.
Of course, Linda is still very smart.
Although she was happy, Linda was not proud.
Linda said, "Gu Ran promised me that he would never transfer to any other club during the winter transfer window. This gives us time to reorganize Liverpool's senior power structure. We must make good use of this period to sort out Liverpool's administrative problems as soon as possible, send away the stars who should be sent away, retain enough transfer funds, and free up more salary space. In this way, when the winter transfer window opens, we can directly spend money and use the minimum termination fee to dig Gu Ran to Liverpool."
Edwards admired and praised: "Ms. Linda, your plan is so grand! You are the smartest boss I have ever met! Under your leadership, Liverpool will surely be revived!"
Linda smiled and said, "Michael, you have made great efforts in today's matter. You have done a great job! I think that after the new season starts, the position of Liverpool's deputy technical director will belong to you. You will be responsible for selling Torres and poaching Gu Ran, and you will report to me in full."
Edwards' face flushed with excitement. "Ah! Ms. Linda! Thank you! Thank you so much! Please rest assured, if I become Liverpool's deputy technical director, I will work harder and create all possible conditions to pave the way for Gu Ran to transfer to Liverpool! If necessary, I will buy a few teammates who can cooperate well with Gu Ran, so that when Gu Ran comes, it will be as relaxing as coming home!"
Linda nodded and said, "Very good, Michael, your idea is very good! Liverpool FC needs talents like you! Lallana is good, and Lambert looks okay too. If there is a chance, bring them together and bring them to Liverpool."
Edwards immediately said, "Ms. Linda, with what you said, I can start poaching people without any hesitation!"
Linda added: "Oh, by the way, the video of today's game..."
Without waiting for Linda to speak, Edwards immediately said, "Ms. Linda, I have already arranged the game recording for you in advance. When you return home, you will be able to watch Gu Ran's highlights."
Linda smiled and said, “Edwards, you are a talent!”
Edwards bowed slightly and said, "This is what I should do. I will arrange a driver for you now."
"Okay, very good."
Edwards, who was praised by the boss's wife, immediately ran to make arrangements happily.
Linda took out her phone, opened Twitter, and posted a picture of a large bird spreading its wings, with a concise but powerful sentence below:
[Seeing the sky, birds have something to look forward to from now on!] For a while, there were countless likes and comments! At this moment, Gu Ran returned to the visiting team's locker room and quickly washed up.
After taking a shower, I opened the locker and took out my phone to check -
The phone was flooded with missed calls and text messages.
MaxxRT and others called and sent congratulatory text messages, Edwards also sent a congratulatory text message, and Elizabeth also called and sent a congratulatory text message, and told Gu Ran that she had returned home first and was waiting for Gu Ran at home.
Waiting at home... Gu Ran couldn't help feeling itchy.
Of course, Gu Ran is a serious person and would never have any wrong thoughts.
——Evelyn also sent a text message, asking Gu Ran to go to Haydn Manor tomorrow to practice horse riding together.
I don't believe it's just riding a horse, I must have driven a car...
Gu Ran smiled in his heart.
While I was reading the text message, my cell phone rang again.
Linda, who had just had a private meeting with him in the men's room, sent him a text message. The content of the text message was just a photo of her with her skirt half lifted.
Gu Ran immediately smiled knowingly.
This kind of intuitive communication is really advanced and smart.
You say it is flirting, but if you take it alone, it certainly cannot be considered flirting. But if you say it is not flirting, when I think of the secret meeting in the bathroom, that kind of ambiguous emotion fills my heart uncontrollably.
This is a master.
Gu Ran immediately took a picture of the sports T-shirt he was wearing with his mobile phone and replied to Linda in the form of a pure picture.
——This sports T-shirt was the one he was wearing when he brushed past Linda, brushed past her, and then brushed past her again during the private meeting in the bathroom, and it was stained with the scent of high-end perfume.
Yes, a defensive counterattack.
Linda on the other end of the phone had just gotten into the special car. After seeing the photo that Gu Ran replied, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Linda immediately typed something on her phone keyboard, but after thinking about it, she deleted the entire message and stopped sending messages to Gu Ran.
Of course, the experienced Linda is very familiar with this technique.
Moreover, she knows far more than just this one skill...
After Gu Ran replied to Linda, he did not wait for Linda's reply.
after all……
Gu Ran still has Evelyn, Elizabeth and others to reply to.
How to say it, a mature time management master never worries about being played hard to get because he is too busy.
Half an hour later, the Southampton team bus, carrying happy Southampton players, slowly drove out of Anfield Stadium.
The streets outside the stadium were packed with crazy fans who refused to leave.
Among these fans, there are not only Southampton fans, but also Liverpool fans.
Southampton fans cheered excitedly because Gu Ran was their player.
Liverpool fans cheered excitedly because Gu Ran might very well be their player in the future.
——In this game, no one won, but no one lost either.
Almost everyone was vying to have close communication with the rising football star Gu Ran, and the scene was extremely exciting.
Who could have imagined that a pre-season friendly match could cause such a stir at Anfield!
The bus struggled to move forward and finally got out of the crowded road and headed for John Lennon Airport.
After another two hours, the plane slowly landed and the club's bus took the players back to the training base.
It was almost 7 o'clock in the evening.
According to past practice, everyone can leave on their own after returning to the training base after the game, but Coach Adkins still gathered all the players in the tactical meeting room for a simple post-match analysis.
Coach Adkins skillfully drew a tactical running diagram on the large whiteboard on the podium to analyze Liverpool's several brilliant defensive counterattack tactics for the players.
Lallana, Lambert and Lallana, who were sitting in the first row, listened very carefully.
Lambert was still taking notes seriously.
I have to say that Coach Adkins is very professional in tactical analysis. With just a simple explanation, he deconstructed Liverpool's defensive counterattack.
The reason why Coach Adkins arranged the first pre-season warm-up match at Anfield was to let the players learn from Liverpool and face up to the gap between themselves and the truly strong teams.
However, even Coach Adkins himself did not expect that they would actually tie with the powerful Liverpool in the end, and even relied on Gu Ran's defensive counterattack to teach the slack Liverpool a lesson - now it is Liverpool that has to face up to their own shortcomings.
After explaining the tactical positioning, Coach Adkins said, "Gu Ran performed very well in today's game. Whether it was offense or defense, he did it to the extreme."
“This is his first professional game. Although he is a rookie, you all should learn from him.”
Captain Davis convinced and led the crowd in applauding and cheering for Gu Ran.
The other teammates also applauded.
Everyone knows that if Gu Ran hadn't been there this time, Southampton would definitely have conceded more than three goals, and it would have been impossible for them to catch up with three goals in a row.
Only Haldin had a gloomy look on his face and his hands folded across his chest.
The more successful Gu Ran becomes, the less secure Haldin's starting position becomes.
In the past, Harding could proudly say that he was the team's only legitimate left-back, but after this game, Harding no longer dared to mention whether he was the only legitimate left-back.
Gu Ran stood up from his seat and smiled modestly: "Thank you, everyone. We played very well in the second half and everyone worked together, so we were able to score 3 goals in a row, tie Liverpool and create the Anfield miracle. I am willing to continue working hard with everyone in the days to come and strive to create better results! Saints! Keep moving forward!"
Lallana, Lambert and others clapped even harder.
Chamberlain hesitated, as if he was applauding or not - he felt that Gu Ran's one pass and two shots also had his contribution, and he was also cooperating with Gu Ran tactically, although he did not touch the ball throughout the game.
After Gu Ran sat down, Coach Adkins pressed his palms together and said, "Gu Ran is right! The first pre-season friendly match is over. Whether it was 3:0 or 3:3, the past is the past. We must focus on the next game."
"Everyone has worked hard today. We will have two days off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Then you will return to the training ground. I will adjust your training intensity, tactical running range and ball distribution based on your performance in the first pre-season game."
"Then next Friday I will play my second pre-season game."
“Our second game will be against English League Two side Torquay United.”
“The venue for the game is our own St. Mary’s Stadium.”
"Oh Yeah!" Upon hearing this arrangement, the players cheered excitedly.
Being able to play at home, and against a League Two team, is much easier than going to Anfield to play against Liverpool.
Gu Ran also had a little expectation in his heart.
Firstly, we will finally play at home and face all the Southampton Saints fans. This will be a good opportunity to increase local visibility.
Secondly, Torquay United’s goalkeeper… is a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
Being able to meet my former teammates from the school team in a professional competition is such an exciting experience that my eyes are filled with tears!
The Tyrannosaurus Rex must be looking forward to it too!
"For the next game, I will still focus on everyone's normal training status when choosing the starting lineup. I will announce it the day before the game."
"Now, everyone can go back and rest."
“I wish you all a great weekend.”
After saying that, Coach Adkins packed up his tactical board and left the tactical classroom.
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(End of this chapter)