In the 67th minute of the game, Southampton made a substitution.
Dixon and Holmes were substituted in, Chamberlain was substituted out, and the biggest contributor Gu Ran was also substituted out! When Chamberlain first knew that he was substituted out, his face was full of unhappiness, but when he saw that his big daddy Gu Ran was also substituted out, the expression on Chamberlain's face immediately became happy.
Even the old man was substituted, so naturally Chamberlain was not angry about being substituted, but felt honored! Chamberlain was substituted because he already had a yellow card. If he lost his temper and started a fight, it would be a loss.
Coach Adkins' purpose in asking assistant coach Andy to replace Gu Ran was very simple, which was to protect Gu Ran.
The outcome of this game has been decided, and Ha Town has even castrated its striker. The team can just play casually in the remaining garbage time, and there is no need to put a killer like Gu Ran on the table.
What's more, although the mentality of the players in Huddersfield to win has collapsed, their intention to commit fouls and disable others has become more and more obvious.
If Gu Ran was injured or received another yellow card, the subsequent impact would be serious.
Therefore, from the head coach's perspective, it was a very correct move to substitute Gu Ran at this time.
Gu Ran felt a little regretful.
He was in high spirits, the adrenaline and dopamine in his body were rushing his emotions like crazy. If he could play the whole game, he could probably set a record for the most goals and assists in his career! He could even help Southampton get the League One goal record! Scoring 14 goals in one game is not an exaggeration!
The most important thing is that he really hasn’t had enough fun!
At this moment, Gu Ran could finally understand the unhappiness of those top stars when they were substituted off the court.
However, Gu Ran quickly cleared this unpleasant feeling from his mind.
As a professional player, the head coach's substitution strategy must be respected.
Of course, the most uncomfortable people were not Gu Ran, but those Saints fans who had just bought half-time tickets from Huddersfield fans.
——They originally came to watch Gu Ran slaughter everyone, but just after they spent money to come in, Gu Ran was substituted out.
The one who felt the most uncomfortable was not the Saints fans who came in at halftime, but Huddersfield head coach Paul Stephenson, who had just castrated his striker.
At this moment, Paul Stephenson felt a sense of regret that "If you want to practice magic skills, you must castrate yourself first... You can succeed without castration."
Amid the thunderous applause from all the Saints fans who stood up, Gu Ran raised his hand to applaud the fans and trotted off the field.
Chamberlain also followed behind Big Daddy, taking advantage of Big Daddy's influence and enjoying the crazy cheers of the Saints fans.
After Gu Ran left the court, assistant coach Andy took the initiative to come forward and gave Gu Ran a big hug.
Immediately afterwards, team doctor Myv, physical therapist Greg, exclusive coach Jacob, nutritionist Loina, and personal assistant Rick surrounded Gu Ran, asking about his health and helping him sit in the first row of the bench.
This is truly an imperial enjoyment!
If all these people were replaced by concubines, it would really be like an emperor!
Gu Ran was a serious person and had never known what a real emperor suit felt like, so he could only imagine it.
The game continued, but there was actually nothing to watch.
The live broadcast camera was also repeatedly aimed at Gu Ran who was enjoying himself while sitting on the bench.
Huddersfield's strikerless formation made their play very awkward. Originally, after Gu Ran and Chamberlain were substituted, they still had some hope of catching up with a few goals, but the problem was that they substituted the two center forwards first, and now all three substitutions were used up, so they couldn't turn back even if they wanted to.
Coach Adkins's counter-attack substitution tactics completely defeated Paul Stephenson.
In the remaining garbage time, the Saints fans started singing the team song for their own entertainment. Alfred Scarpin Stadium was half empty and completely became the Saints' home court.
In the 88th minute of the game, a Huddersfield player pushed and fouled in the penalty area, and Connolly took the penalty and scored.
The score was immediately changed to Huddersfield Town 1:8 Southampton.
With the referee's final whistle, the eighth round of the English League One ended.
The total number of goals scored by the two teams reached 9! This is also the game with the most goals scored by Southampton so far this season! If Gu Ran played the whole game, this record would only be higher.
The number of people online at Ran Live today has exceeded 350,000, and the amount of gift rewards has exceeded 300,000 yuan!
It’s a pity that after Gu Ran was replaced, the number of people online in Ran’s live broadcast room dropped back to 250,000... About 100,000 people went to the club in advance.
After the game, Gu Ran followed his teammates to the north stand to express his gratitude and pay tribute.
The female fans frantically took off their clothes and threw them at Gu Ran...
After thanking the audience, Gu Ran returned to the locker room for physical therapy and calculated his growth value.
In today's match, although Gu Ran did not play the entire game, he completed 3 passes and 4 shots in a limited time, and every goal and assist was very exciting, so his growth value in this game can definitely reach SS level.
Light~ A familiar system prompt sounded in Gu Ran's mind:
"Congratulations to the host. Since the host has perfectly integrated the results of more than 100 hours of special training in the English League One, the corresponding attributes have grown."
"Your physical attribute - Constitution, has increased from 84 points to 85 points."
"Your physical attribute - strength, has increased from 80 points to 81 points."
"Your technical attribute - long-range shooting, has increased from 76 points to 77 points."
"Your technical attribute - ball control, has increased from 75 points to 76 points."
"Your spiritual attribute - creativity, has increased from 72 points to 73 points."
Luckily, I have Taylor Swift by my side during this time, so it’s okay that I have a high physical condition.
I didn’t play enough today. When I get back to the master bedroom tonight, I can use all my accumulated energy to the fullest…
Lights~ Just when Gu Ran was secretly happy, another clear system prompt sounded: "In this game, the host completed 3 passes and 4 shots, destroying an opponent of equal strength by himself, and also had 5 key clearances and 2 fatal clearances that would definitely score goals. The total running distance was 8.14 kilometers, with the longest sprint distance and the most sprints. He dominated the game and was evaluated by the system as... SS-level performance. You can participate in hidden draws and advanced reset points."
Gu Ran then had an idea and started the lottery.
Since the lottery is so mysterious... let's make a wish in the opposite way this time!
This time I wish for a rubbish skill! Preferably a rubbish skill like the one that lets me put on and take off stockings! "Congratulations, host."
"The skill selected in this hidden lottery is: the skill of putting on and taking off stockings."
"Your skill in putting on and taking off stockings has been increased from +1 to +3, effective immediately."
Damn! Gu Ran almost cursed out loud.
The only time I made a successful wish, I was wasting it on making a wish in the opposite direction!
What the hell! System, are you kidding me?
This life is unbearable!
Alas, there is no other way, just wash it.
Fortunately, I can reset my points, otherwise if I continue to draw lotteries like this, I will really be trained into a technical rogue by the system.
Gu Ran gathered his thoughts helplessly.
The system prompt voice then asked: "Host will reallocate the skill of putting on and taking off stockings +3. Are you sure?"
How dare you ask?
Sure!
All of a sudden, Gu Ran felt his mind was exceptionally clear: the skill of putting on and taking off stockings +3 advanced to enhanced skill of putting on and taking off stockings +1.
There is a line of flashing system text below the new advanced enhanced skill of putting on and taking off stockings: You feel that your hands make the other person (including yourself) more pleasing.
Gu Ran: Damn...
Well, anyway, I still got 3 general talent points.
Gu Ran thought about it for a while, and then allocated 1 point to each of the three major technical attributes: "stopping the ball", "controlling the ball" and "protecting the ball".
The ball stopping attribute increased from 77 points to 78 points, the ball control attribute increased from 76 points to 77 points, and the ball protection attribute increased from 72 points to 73 points.
After the extra points are completed, the physical therapy is also over.
The Southampton team left the Alfred Scarpin Stadium happily on the bus.
After returning to the club, Coach Adkins briefly summarized today's game and once again praised Gu Ran for his outstanding performance in the game.
Gu Ran won the "Best Player of the Match" award in the English League One for two consecutive years.
There is one last English League One home game left this month. As long as Gu Ran can maintain his current competitive state, he will definitely be the monthly MVP.
Actually, Coach Adkins could have won the English League One Coach of the Month award, but... Coach Adkins acted impulsively today and received a red card. He will have to sit in the stands and control the next game remotely, so he has no chance of winning the Coach of the Month award.
After the summary meeting, the entire Southampton team took a day off and returned to training on Monday. Three days later, on September 28, in the 9th round, they faced Walsall at home.
After the meeting, Gu Ran stayed in the restaurant to have a custom-made dinner.
Personal affairs assistant Rick ran over with a stack of documents and said, "Gu...your performance today was incredible! By the way, when will you reimburse me?"
Gu Ran said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't I give you two sets of jerseys? Let's talk business first!"
Rick said helplessly, "Okay - here's the schedule for next month, and the opponents drawn for the fourth round of the League Cup, take a look."
Rick handed the schedule to Gu Ran.
Gu Ran took it and took a quick look: The first game, at 3 pm on Saturday, October 2, the 10th round of the English League One, Southampton will host Sheffield Wednesday.
The second game will be at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, October 5th, in the second round of the English Championship Pioneer Cup South Division, Southampton will challenge the Seagulls Brighton away.
The third game will be at 3 pm on Saturday, October 9, in the 11th round of the English League One, where Southampton will challenge Carlisle United away.
The fourth game will be at 3 pm on Saturday, October 16, in the 12th round of the English League One, Southampton will challenge Charlton away.
The fifth game will be at 3 pm on Saturday, October 23, in the 13th round of the English League One, Southampton will face Bournemouth at home.
The sixth match will be at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, October 27, in the fourth round of the English League Cup, Southampton will challenge the Premier League team Everton away! The seventh match will be at 3 pm on Saturday, October 30, in the 14th round of the English League One, Southampton will challenge Tranmere Rovers away.
Holy crap!!!
In October, there were 7 matches in total! The opponent in the fourth round of the League Cup was actually the Toffees from the Premier League! So damn... cool! (End of this chapter)