The first half is over.
Charlton failed to seize the opportunity of Gu Ran sitting on the bench, and the two sides shook hands in a 0:0 draw.
In the 65th minute of the second half, Southampton made the first substitution.
Gu Ran replaced Hammond and took the position of defensive midfielder.
Southampton immediately seemed like a different team.
Within 3 minutes of Gu Ran's appearance on the pitch, he relied on his personal ability to break through from his own penalty area to Charlton's penalty area and sent a direct pass to Lallana.
After stopping the ball, Lallana moved to the left side of the penalty area and shot with his left foot at a small angle!
The football fell into the net amid the cheers of Saints fans!
Southampton leads by 1 goal.
In the 75th minute of the game, Gu Ran made continuous breakthroughs on the wing and broke into the 30-meter range of Charlton. He made a long pass and accurately passed the ball to Schneiderlin who was unguarded on the right. Schneiderlin then cut inside and sent the ball to the feet of striker Garod.
Jarrod shot the ball and it went in!
Southampton is leading by 2 goals!
The game continued. In the 81st minute, three Charlton players intercepted Gu Ran in front of the penalty area. Gu Ran shook off two of them with a Matthews shoulder, but was directly pulled to the ground by the third player.
The referee showed a yellow card and awarded Southampton a free kick 35 meters away from the goal.
Amid the thunderous cheers of the Saints fans, Gu Ran stepped onto the penalty spot without hesitation, unsheathed his scimitar, and scored in one go!
The score on the big screen immediately changed to Charlton 0:3 Southampton.
The suspense of victory or defeat has been killed by Gu Ran.
But the game is not over yet.
In the 88th minute, Chamberlain made a cross from the wing, Gu Ran broke into the middle of the penalty area and faced the physical confrontation of several defensive players, successfully received the pass, and then turned around, and the King of Anfield shot! The ball went in again!
Southampton led by 4 goals, Gu Ran made 1 assist, shot 2 goals and created 1 goal! In the end, the game ended with Charlton 0:4 Southampton.
Southampton wins consecutive games!
After the 12th round of the English League One, Southampton continued to dominate the top of the English League One with a total of 33 points.
Brighton and Peterborough United drew 2:2, with each side getting 1 point, continuing the ranking sequence of Brighton in second place with 25 points and Peterborough United in third place with 24 points.
Bournemouth suffered two consecutive defeats and continued to maintain the fourth position with 23 points.
Charlton dropped from fifth to sixth place due to losing this round.
Overall, Southampton's lead has been established.
But the gap is not obvious enough. It needs to be at least more than 20 points to be considered an absolute advantage.
After the game, Gu Ran continued his training as usual and occasionally went to Haydn Manor to ride horses.
On Saturday, October 23rd, the 13th round of the English League One arrived.
Southampton will host Bournemouth, who are ranked 4th in English Football League One.
Since the 4th round of the EFL Cup match against Everton will be held in 3 days, coach Adkins adopted a crazy attack formation at the beginning of today's League One match. Coach Adkins asked the main players to beat Bournemouth in one go, and then leave the field early in the second half to rest in preparation for the League Cup knockout round.
At the beginning of the game, Gu Ran went straight to the midfield and formed a double attacking midfielder configuration with Lallana.
The two-on-one cooperation between the two was also very smooth. Less than 5 minutes into the game, with the two people's continuous wall-to-wall cooperation, Lallana dribbled into the penalty area and shot fiercely -
The ball was blocked by Bournemouth's goalkeeper! But Gu Ran made a great run and took advantage of the opportunity. With a light touch of his outside foot, he lifted the ball into the goal!
Southampton immediately took the lead 1:0!
Bournemouth, who excels in attack, immediately launched a counterattack. Their main striker Jonathan Fletcher headed the ball into the goal after receiving a long pass from the wing.
However, as a defensive midfielder, Gu Ran retreated very timely and jumped up first to block Steven Fletcher's header.
Southampton fans cheered wildly, and the whole St. Mary's Stadium was boiling with excitement.
In the 15th minute, Chamberlain broke through the wing and made a cross.
Gu Ran jumped high under the pressure of two central defenders and responded to Steven Fletcher's header with a Crouch-style high-orbit bomb.
Bournemouth's goalkeeper was helpless...
The ball went in! The score on the big screen immediately changed to Southampton 2:0 Bournemouth.
Bournemouth suffered a cold-blooded and brutal attack right from the start.
In the 21st minute, after Southampton made three consecutive shots, the ball was headed out of the end line by Bournemouth's defender, and Southampton won a corner kick.
Gu Ran took the corner kick, Aaron Martin headed the ball from the back row, and the ball went in! The score on the big screen immediately changed to Southampton 3:0 Bournemouth!
In the 25th minute, Bournemouth launched an attack from the wing. Before they reached the 30-meter area, Gu Ran made a violent and aesthetic sprint and cooperated with his teammates to intercept Bournemouth's ball. Gu Ran started quickly and pushed back along the wing. Bournemouth players hurriedly pulled Gu Ran's arm and struggled to shovel the ball out of the sideline.
Gu Ran took the free throw.
The powerful out-of-bounds ball crossed the center line and landed accurately at the feet of Lallana who was rushing forward.
Lallana stepped forward and shot directly diagonally from outside the box!
The ball went in! This was Lallana's first goal after his return from injury! Lallana finally found his striker's touch! The score on the big screen at St. Mary's Stadium immediately changed to Southampton 4:0 Bournemouth!
The game continues, the slaughter continues!
Bournemouth changed their offensive strategy and started to defend with all their strength.
Southampton maintained its strong offensive momentum.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Gu Ran dribbled the ball in the midfield and tore through Bournemouth's iron defense, then passed the ball straight into the goal.
Lallana made an accurate run from the back row, without even stopping the ball, and shot directly into the near corner...
The ball goes in! Southampton 5:0 Bournemouth!
The first half hasn't even ended yet, but the suspense of winning or losing has already been killed!
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was temporarily fixed at 5:0.
Southampton fans sang and danced and celebrated wildly.
In the second half, Bournemouth still adopted a full-scale defense.
They no longer expect to win 3 points at the Saints' home ground. They only hope to lose fewer goals and maintain their dignity as the 4th place in English League One.
Fortunately, in the 60th minute, Coach Adkins started making substitutions.
Gu Ran and Lallana were replaced at the same time.
Southampton's offensive power dropped three gears in an instant.
Although Chamberlain played very actively on the wing, Southampton's sharpest spear was no longer there.
Bournemouth didn't catch their breath until the 75th minute and started a quick counterattack.
In the 77th minute, Bournemouth's left midfielder made a long diagonal pass, and striker Steve Fletcher scored a beautiful header from the outside of the penalty area.
The score on the big screen immediately changed to Southampton 5:1 Bournemouth.
Bournemouth finally managed to save a little face.
But it is impossible to equalize or overtake unless they have Gu Ran.
In the 82nd minute, Coach Adkins simply used the third substitution and replaced Chamberlain.
Southampton's tactical strategy also changed from offense to defense.
In the 88th minute of the game, Bournemouth made another high cross from the wing, and Steve Fletcher scored a header.
Without Gu Ran guarding the defensive midfielder, Steve Fletcher's performance was still remarkable, but Bournemouth still lost.
At the end of injury time, the referee blew the final whistle.
Southampton beat Bournemouth 5:2 - and this was a conservative game. If Gu Ran, Lallana and Chamberlain were allowed to play wildly, the score would probably have been in double digits.
Bournemouth's young head coach was very grateful for the score and praised Gu Ran highly at the post-match press conference.
After the 13th round of the English League One, one-third of the schedule has ended, and Southampton's total points have reached 36 points, continuing to dominate the top of the English League One.
Brighton also won, with a total of 28 points.
Peterborough United also won the game, with a total of 27 points.
Bournemouth suffered three consecutive defeats and continued to rank fourth with a total of 23 points.
Leyton Orient took the opportunity to rise to fifth place with a total of 21 points.
The remaining teams have a total score of less than 20 points. Even if they can make a breakthrough in the middle and late stages, it will be difficult to shake Southampton's top position.
After this game, the entire Southampton team took a day off.
Coach Adkins asked all players not to drink, go to bars, do strenuous exercise, or have affectionate relationships with their girlfriends or boyfriends in order to prepare for the fourth round of the English League Cup knockout match against Everton in three days.
As long as they can get through the fourth round of knockouts, Southampton will be able to enter the League Cup quarterfinals and play in the quarterfinals! This is also the first time in recent decades that Southampton has had the opportunity to get so close to the quarterfinals!
Therefore, everyone in the club attaches great importance to this game.
After Gu Ran returned home, he also rested as usual, doing strength training, and recuperating his physical fitness.
After returning from vacation, Gu Ran returned to Staplewood and practiced with his teammates.
Coach Adkins did not increase the intensity, but instead fully preserved Southampton's overall physical fitness and placed more emphasis on the team's tactical coordination drills, especially the tactical drills against Everton.
The day before the game, Coach Adkins took an entire afternoon to give a tactical lesson, focusing on analyzing the tactics of current Everton head coach David Moyes.
Early in the morning on Tuesday, October 27, Gu Ran arrived at Staplewood Training Base to warm up and have breakfast.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the main players of Southampton took a bus to Goodison Park in Liverpool.
Everton and Liverpool both belong to the city of Liverpool. Everton was even established 14 years earlier than its city rivals Liverpool, and Liverpool itself was separated from Everton. However, Liverpool can be regarded as a wealthy club, while Everton can only be regarded as a Premier League powerhouse.
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Time flies so fast, and it’s the end of the month in the blink of an eye.
Please give me a monthly ticket.
(End of this chapter)