Seeing coach Wenger stand up and walk towards him, the little tiger Walcott suddenly tensed up.

The warmer Coach Wenger's expression was, the more ashamed Walcott felt.

Without waiting for Wenger to say anything, Walcott took the initiative to admit his mistake: "I'm sorry, coach! I have failed your expectations!"

Coach Wenger was stunned at first, then he comforted him: "...Ah, Theo, no, you played very well today, and the goal cannot be entirely blamed on you."

After saying that, Wenger quickly passed Walcott and continued walking towards Gu Ran with a warm face.

Walcott: …

The coach was so lenient with me!

But why do I feel even sadder when I am comforted? Am I not the strongest player in your team, coach?

"Courier, don't you love me anymore?" Walcott looked at Wenger's back, his heart weeping!

Coach Wenger took two steps at a time and stood in front of Gu Ran. He extended his hand and said, "Hey, Gu, congratulations, you played very well in the first half!"

Gu Ran was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Coach Wenger would take the initiative to show goodwill to him.

This is "Professor" Arsene Wenger!

Looking at the football world, all coaches can be called coaches. Among them, there are many elegant ones, learned ones, unique ones, and masters of all trades. But only Wenger can be called a professor - Professor!

Gu Ran quickly shook Wenger's hand respectfully, "Thank you, Coach Wenger! It's an honor to talk to you directly. You have always been a coach I admire very much."

Coach Wenger smiled happily and said, "Really? That's great! I don't know why, but the moment I saw you, I felt that we were destined to be together! So... come on?"

Holy shit…

What are you talking about? Wenger, you are too direct.

Forget about poaching, you're not even the best at hooking up! How eager are you! You're personally trying to poach players after just half the game! Don't think you can be so direct just because you're a world-class coach!

Gu Ran was secretly happy in his heart, and smiled as he said, "Thank you Coach Wenger for your kindness. I'm so excited. Well, I'm going to pee first. Goodbye Coach Wenger."

After saying that, Gu Ran pulled his hand back, quickly nodded to Coach Wenger, and then rushed into the player tunnel.

Coach Wenger was stunned and stayed where he was: "Hey... this kid... even goes to pee so quickly! Well, let's talk about it after the game!"

——How could Gu Ran not know what Wenger meant? Regardless of whether Gu Ran wanted to go to Arsenal, even if he really had that idea, now was a time when the two armies were at war. As a professional player, Gu Ran could not flirt with the enemy coach at this time.

This is called chastity and integrity!

Simply saying hello and shaking hands with Wenger is enough to give face to the world's top coach.

After Gu Ran returned to the locker room, team doctor Mike and physical therapist Gregory immediately examined and treated him.

Nutritionist Loina also brought him a super sweet electrolyte drink to replenish his sugar.

After playing for half a game with Arsenal, Gu Ran's physical energy consumption was greater than that of playing in the entire national high school finals.

It is foreseeable that the physical energy consumption will be greater in the second half.

So now we must seize the time to rest and recover.

Chamberlain poked his head into the physiotherapy room and asked with a slightly arrogant expression: "Gu, what did Coach Wenger say to you just now?"

Gu Ran said without even looking up: "Nothing, Coach Wenger was just... asking me about your situation."

Chamberlain was full of surprise. "Really? Oh my! Coach Wenger is really... worthy of being Coach Wenger! There are so many players, in such a huge crowd, and he picked me right away!"

Holy shit…

Chamberlain, what's wrong with you?

I was just making a joke that even a fool could hear, why did you take it seriously? Gu Ran immediately smiled and said, "I told Coach Wenger that you are great. You have to perform well in the second half and try to leave a good impression on Coach Wenger and the Arsenal fans."

Chamberlain straightened his chest and said, "You don't have to tell me that! In the first half, I didn't have much chance to perform because of Coach Adkins' tactical problems. I will play well in the second half! I will blow up Arsenal! I will make Coach Wenger impressed by me. I will make Coach Wenger fall in love with me!"

Gu Ran nodded, "Come on, Chamberlain."

Chamberlain hesitated for a while, then begged timidly, "Ahem, Gu... In the second half, can you... pass the ball to me? Don't worry, if I have the opportunity to transfer to Arsenal, I will never forget you! I will try my best to use my tongue to convince Coach Wenger to recruit you to Arsenal as well."

Oh shit!

Chamberlain is actually begging me? What happened to the promise to fight me forever?

Why are you begging me so soon?

Gu Ran said with a smile: "Okay, you should be more active in the second half, I will see how it goes."

Chamberlain was overjoyed: "Gu! Thank you! It's settled then! Are your feet sore? Do you want me to massage them for you personally?"

Gregory, who was standing next to him, saw Chamberlain trying to steal his job, and said angrily, "Get out of the way!"

Gu Ran said: "Chamberlain, I still like your unruly look."

"Okay, okay! You take a rest, take a rest." Chamberlain immediately regained his arrogant look, turned around and walked out of the therapy room.

After more than ten minutes of physical therapy, Gu Ran's physical strength recovered a little and he felt much more relaxed.

With this kind of physical fitness, it should be no problem to survive the second half.

However, if you want to use more skills, it will not be enough.

What's more, around the 70th minute of the second half, coach Wenger will definitely use substitutions, and it is very likely that Fabregas and Van Persie will be substituted.

If that's the case, then my current physical strength won't be enough.

Therefore, we need to allocate our energy more reasonably in the second half, and focus on physical confrontation with defense before 70 minutes. Unless we are sure of winning, we should try not to make a one-on-one breakthrough and use more direct passes from the backcourt, saving our energy for the confrontation with Fabregas after 70 minutes.

This season, Fabregas can be compared with Messi! Although Fabregas's achievements later on cannot be compared with Messi, at least this period is Fabregas' peak period!

In the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands, it was thanks to Fabregas' assist that Iniesta scored the winning goal, and Spain won the World Cup!

When he thought about the chance to force one of the strongest midfielders in the world to play in the second half and get it for free, Gu Ran's blood boiled and his fighting spirit was extremely high.

——To be on the safe side, Gu Ran took out another talent point and allocated it to the physical attribute, raising the physical attribute from 84 points to 85 points.

In this way, there are 4 talent points left, which is enough to cope with the entire second half.

After the half-time break, players from both teams re-entered the field.

The 1:1 halftime score boosted Southampton's morale, and Arsenal's morale was also ignited after Wenger's halftime speech.

The competitive state of both sides seems to be better than in the first half.

The two sides exchanged venues and fought again! After the Southampton team kicked off, they still adopted the defensive strangulation tactics of the first half and kicked the ball back to the defensive midfielder Hammond.

Arsenal continued to sprint at high speed and press high in Southampton's half.

Both teams made some big moves.

In the 49th minute of the game, Wilshere was brought down by Hammond and Schneiderlin while competing for the ball on the right.

Wilshere knelt on the ground and roared angrily.

The referee awarded Arsenal a free kick outside the penalty area on the right side, 30 meters away from the goal.

It was Arshavin who took the free kick.

Arshavin did not look for Bendtner who was closely guarded by Gu Ran, but instead kicked a low ball with a clear direction.

The football accurately passed through the gap in the human wall and entered the small penalty area.

Nasri, who was lying in wait in the wall, quickly moved forward to meet the challenge and volleyed the ball with his right foot from the penalty spot in front of the goal.

Goalkeeper Davis was highly focused and immediately knelt down to block the angle! The football hit Davis' knees hard and bounced back into the penalty area in a thrilling manner.

Davis has done a great job! He was in great form in today's game and has saved at least two sure-shot goals! But this ball is not dead yet——

Bendtner made a ghostly run to the bouncing ball and hooked the ball sideways.

Gu Ran also sprinted over quickly, used inertia to jump up and hook the ball sideways to clear the ball!

Bang! Gu Ran's foot speed was even faster! The football was hooked directly to the center circle of the half court!

"wooooooooow!"

The fans at the scene, including Southampton fans and well-informed Arsenal fans, all exclaimed in unison! This was a head-on confrontation between a sideways hook and a sideways hook! Arsenal's tactical free kick was perfect, the pass was perfect, the shot was perfect, and the sideways hook was also perfect, but... Gu Ran's performance in grabbing position made Arsenal's many perfections shattered into a pool of meaningless dregs!

This sideways hook clearance was so beautiful! Gu Ran's height and legs were obviously not as long as Bendtner's, but his jump point was just right! Bendtner knelt on the ground for a long time, immersed in shock!

Gu Ran... is too strong!

Even stars like Fabregas and Van Persie on the bench couldn't help but exclaim.

Coach Wenger was so excited that he could hardly sit still, and his hands kept zipping back and forth.

Coach Wenger now has only one thought in his mind: ...I have to pay more! The ball that Gu Ran hooked sideways was not dead yet.

After a brief moment of shock, the players on the field quickly began to scramble for the football.

The first person to get the ball was center Guli.

But Guli's starting speed was a little slow, and he was immediately intercepted by Koscielny in a 1v1 situation after he stopped the ball.

——Koscielny is the defensive mainstay of Arsenal. His predictive ability and quick movement ability are definitely among the best in the world.

The reason why Koscielny is called "Grandma" is not because he is slow, but because his English nickname is "lolo", which sounds very much like grandma.

Later, after Mertesacker transferred to Arsenal, he formed a defensive partnership with Koscielny. Mertesacker's nickname was Grandpa, and Koscielny officially confirmed his nickname of "Grandma".

Of course, these nicknames are affectionate names given by domestic fans. Koscielny himself doesn’t know that he is a grandmother.

Just like Gu Ran didn’t know that he was called “magical little handsome guy”.

In short, Guli was defended by Koscielny and did not dare to break through with the ball. He could only knock the ball back to Lambert who came up to support before other Arsenal players came up to double-team him.

Arsenal's offensive and defensive rhythm conversion is obviously several levels higher than Southampton.

Lambert did not rush forward and steadily passed the ball back to Dixon behind him.

Southampton still defends.

Arsenal sprinted forward again and pressed high.

The two sides continued to fight in Southampton's half.

Neither side made any progress in this wave, but the simultaneous sideways hooks between Gu Ran and Bendtner left an indelible impression on fans of both sides.

The game was in the 57th minute.

Ramsey formed a triangle with Wilshere and Nasri. Nasri penetrated into the penalty area and received the pass from Wilshere. Gu Ran intercepted the ball horizontally at high speed from the left back position and fell to the ground to make a death slide!

Nasri was terrified and rushed to the right to shoot.

Richardson filled in the position in time and poked the ball out of the baseline.

Gu Ran also retracted his feet in time, and when he was about to touch Nasri, he straightened his waist and abdomen, and his whole body bounced up from the grass, and his feet stopped in front of Nasri.

Gu Ran smiled at Nasri.

Nasri's mouth twitched.

The Arsenal fans behind the goal were all stunned by Gu Ran's handsome and cool action of standing up! Wenger, the coach of the home team, kept repeating in his mind: more money, more money, more money...

Thanks to Gu Ran's deterrence on the back line, Southampton once again fended off a deadly attack from Arsenal.

Arsenal's attack was repeatedly frustrated, and the problem of lack of physical strength caused by repeated sprints began to surface.

In the next few waves of attacks, Arsenal's offensive was obviously weak.

Although Ashburton led all the Arsenal fans in singing the team song "Hot Stuff", the overall physical problem cannot be solved by a passionate team song.

In the 65th minute of the second half, Southampton's defenders received four yellow cards in a row for their rough actions, and almost every one of the five midfielders received a yellow card.

Arsenal won 3 free kicks and 5 corner kicks in the second half. Judging from the statistics, they completely crushed Southampton, but all of them were in vain.

After clearly feeling that Arsenal's pressing rhythm had slowed down, Gu Ran decisively switched positions with central midfielder Lambert.

Lambert immediately retreated to the position of defensive midfielder Dixon, while Dixon obediently ran to the position of left back.

This is a signal to attack.

When the Arsenal players saw Gu Ran heading directly to the central midfielder position, they felt a little scared.

This kind of freedom is absolutely impossible for an Arsenal team that is known for its ample freedom in the midfield and frontcourt.

In this game, Southampton gave Gu Ran as much freedom as the football emperor Beckenbauer.

Facing Southampton's on-the-spot changes, Nasri cautiously controlled the ball and advanced, while Ramsey and Wilshere were on both sides, ready to cross positions and support at any time.

Gu Ran went against his defensive stance and rushed forward to intercept Nasri.

The other Southampton defenders did not follow suit - after all, Gu Ran was a free man, and they still had to play according to the tactics set by Coach Adkins.

When Nasri saw that only Gu Ran came forward to press the ball, he immediately relaxed.

When Gu Ran was about to approach him, Nasri made an abrupt stop to create space for passing the ball and passed it to Wilshere next to him.

Wilshere immediately dribbled forward, Ramsey followed up with his support, Walcott on the far right and Arshavin on the left also quickly advanced along the sidelines.

Arsenal's attacking formation remained very neat, but the overall advancement speed was no longer up to the level of a sprint.

Southampton's defense reacted immediately, intercepting the players and focusing on double-teaming Wilshere and Ramsey.

At this time, the most critical person in Arsenal's formation was Nasri who had just completed the pass.

Nasri is ready to go diagonally to the left without the ball -

However, before Nasri could move, Gu Ran came up to him and blocked him with his body, preventing him from speeding up! That's right, you can pass the ball as you like! If I can let you run and support him, and form a quick pass, then I lose!

Gu Ran was not only defending Nasri, but also the key link of Arsenal's entire passing and cutting! As long as this link is grasped, Arsenal's attack lacking physical strength will fail! Nasri was horrified and quickly turned around to get rid of it.

But Gu Ran was faster, and before Nasri could completely get rid of him, he was closely followed by Gu Ran again.

Nasri impatiently used his elbow to push Gu Ran's chest, but Gu Ran didn't care and continued to stick to him!

The passing and controlling cooperation between Wilshere and Ramsey was missing a corner, so there were no more options for changes, and they could only rely on two-pass and wall-to-wall cooperation to dribble the ball forward.

But Southampton activated five players at the same time to strangle them from all sides!

Seeing that he couldn't break through, Wilshere had no choice but to bite the bullet and force a high ball towards Arshavin's side!

Richardson took the lead to block Arshavin behind him, jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest!

The 30-year-old Tsar Arshavin, who is 172cm tall and weighs 69kg, is almost out of energy for physical confrontation! At this moment, Gu Ran immediately shook off Nasri and sprinted towards the Arsenal half -

The speed was so fast that Nasri didn't have time to think about returning to defense! Just when Richardson wanted to pass the ball, Arshavin grabbed Richardson's neck from behind and pulled Richardson to the ground! Beep, beep! The referee immediately blew the whistle and showed Arshavin a yellow card.

Gu Ran could only stop sprinting helplessly.

Southampton fans booed the Tsar.

Arshavin smiled bitterly and patted Richardson who was pulled down by him, then reached out and pulled Richardson up from the grass in a friendly manner.

This is a tactical yellow card.

If Arshavin had not received the yellow card and allowed Richardson to pass the ball directly to the middle from the backcourt, then Gu Ran, who had already started in advance, would have had a direct chance.

Gu Ran in the defensive midfielder position is scary, but Gu Ran in the central midfielder position is even scarier! Who would have thought that the 4th place in the Premier League would need a tactical yellow card to stop Gu Ran's defensive counterattack?

Fortunately, Arsenal is experienced and made the right choice this time.

Arsenal fans all covered their hearts and secretly breathed a sigh of relief! Coach Wenger had a serious look on his face, and his hands kept pulling the zipper up and down.

What worried Coach Wenger the most was not the yellow card that Arshavin received, nor was it Gu Ran's sudden sense of a one-on-one opportunity, but... Gu Ran pinched Nasri.

Once the front midfielder is caught, Arsenal, who do not have the advantage in physical fitness, will be in real trouble.

Wenger couldn't help but glance at Fabregas beside him... Let's wait and see.

At this time, the referee awarded Southampton a free kick in the backcourt.

Arsenal retreated back to their own half.

Southampton still did not press forward and remained in a defensive position.

Richardson took the free kick from the backcourt and passed it short to Lambert. Lambert kicked the ball and handed it to Gu Ran who was still in the central midfielder position.

After Gu Ran got the ball, he dribbled sideways to the left.

Fearing Gu Ran's extraordinary ability, Arsenal's formation center of gravity also shifted to the left.

While dribbling, Gu Ran looked at Chamberlain with a very obvious look.

Chamberlain blinked blankly...

Gu Ran simply raised his hand and pointed towards the middle, "Move! Move forward!"

Chamberlain suddenly realized what was going on, and immediately started to sprint towards the middle! Chamberlain thought that at least five Arsenal players would come up to strangle him, but in fact, Arsenal did not take such an obvious "luring the enemy" tactic seriously at all, and just slightly shrunk the defensive line to the middle.

Chamberlain was so angry that he immediately accelerated into the penalty area.

Just as Chamberlain was charging forward, Gu Ran also started sprinting on the left side.

Walcott, Eboue, Ramsey, and Wilshere all double-teamed Gu Ran, and the encirclement was formed instantly! Especially Walcott, in order to ensure that this stranglehold on Gu Ran was foolproof, he even blocked Gu Ran's route back!

The encirclement was shrinking rapidly! On one side was the out-of-bounds, and on the other side were five strong men who were almost blood-thirsty. Gu Ran was about to be intercepted! Just as Eboue came forward to steal the ball, Gu Ran suddenly stopped, half turned to protect the ball, and used his back to withstand Eboue's African elephant-like impact!

Walcott saw that he had the chance to steal the ball from Gu Ran, and immediately stretched out his foot in ecstasy.

Gu Ran quickly turned his ankle and kicked the ball through the crotch!

The football passed through Walcott's crotch at an extremely fast speed and flew diagonally towards Lambert's range of movement.

Walcott was stunned!

After the ball had passed, he thought about clamping his legs together! But it was too late? After Gu Ran passed the ball, he immediately moved sideways to the sideline! Eboue, who was originally clinging to Gu Ran's back, lost his footing and stumbled into Wilshere and Ramsey! Wilshere and Ramsey bumped into Walcott, who was clamping his legs together!

People and horses fell to the ground!

Gu Ran took the opportunity to turn around quickly, catapulting to start, and fully activated acceleration skills such as Son of Wind and King of Highbury!

Go around Arsenal's stranglehold from outside the boundary and overtake on the outside lane!!!

At this moment, the adrenaline of Southampton fans exploded, and they jumped up and cheered for Gu Ran! Arsenal fans were all stunned!

This is... a grassroots?! Coach Wenger repeatedly pulled the zipper, click! The zipper got stuck.

Coach Wenger's face darkened: This is an ominous sign...

Wilshere and others hurriedly got up and chased back in a panic.

In just three seconds, Gu Ran had already created five steps of space and cut directly in from outside the boundary to the left flank area of ​​Arsenal!

The violent aesthetic sprint was unstoppable! Arsenal's almost unbreakable defense was cut open by Gu Ran!

After Gu Ran cut in, he immediately raised his hand and pointed to the empty area in front of him! Lambert, who had already dribbled the ball across the center line and was not being pressed, had already understood what he meant and immediately made a precise through pass!

pretty!!!

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(End of this chapter)