Southampton almost had the upper hand over Milton Keynes.

Playing at home, the referee's penalty standards were clearly biased towards Southampton.

In the 37th minute of the first half, a Milton Keynes defender pulled Gu Ran's arm in the penalty area, and the referee directly awarded a penalty kick!

Gu Ran gave the penalty opportunity to Connelly, who has been in poor form recently.

Connelly scored in one fell swoop, extending the score to 3:0.

Milton Keynes began to adopt a more conservative defensive strategy.

In the first half, during the injury time, Gu Ran intercepted the ball in the backcourt and made a precise long pass. Lallana stopped the ball with his chest at the top of the arc, and Connery followed up and shot directly into the far corner of the goal! The Milton Keynes goalkeeper was helpless!

The score on the big screen at St. Mary's Stadium was immediately changed to Southampton 4:0 Milton Keynes! Southampton beat Milton Keynes, another top team in English League One, in the first half! In the second half, coach Adkins started making substitutions early, with Lallana and Schneiderlin being substituted at the same time.

Lallana was injured before, and although he has recovered, Adkins still doesn't dare to take risks. Now the situation is very stable and Schneiderlin also needs a rest.

In the 66th minute, Gu Ran broke through the middle and attracted the double-team of six Milton Keynes defenders at the top of the penalty area. He used Matthews's shoulder to create a gap and passed the ball directly to Connolly.

Connolly took the ball with his back to goal and quickly turned and shot! The Milton Keynes goalkeeper was helpless again! The ball shot into the net! Southampton 5:0 Milton Keynes, Connolly completed his hat trick in this year's league!

After scoring the goal, Connery excitedly slid down to his knees in front of Gu Ran and hugged Gu Ran's thighs tightly.

In the 70th minute, Coach Adkins used his last substitution and replaced Gu Ran, who was in hot form, with Walton.

After Gu Ran was substituted, Milton Keynes finally breathed a sigh of relief and launched several decent counterattacks. Both teams seemed to be on the same level of strength again.

In the 81st minute, Milton Keynes scored a face-saving goal through active interceptions in the frontcourt.

In the end, the score of the British Championship Southern Division semi-final was fixed at Southampton 5:1 Milton Keynes, and Southampton advanced to the British Championship Southern Division final without any suspense.

The final of the Southern Division is also divided into the first round and the second round. The total number of goals in the two games will be calculated. If the total number of goals is the same, then the away goals will be compared. If the away goals are also the same, then the winner will be decided by penalty shootouts.

The draw for the South Division finals will be made before the end of the month.

Three days after the game, at 3 pm on Saturday, December 11, the 19th round of the English League One, Southampton's away challenge against Bristol Rovers began.

Gu Ran started the game, half of Southampton's main players were rested, and Gu Ran wore the captain's armband again.

As soon as the game started, Southampton, led by Gu Ran, launched an oppressive attack.

As the captain today, Gu Ran was more focused on connecting the front and back courts and passing the ball to his teammates.

In the 3rd minute, Gu Ran passed the ball to Chamberlain who broke into the left rib near the center circle. Chamberlain shot directly, but unfortunately the ball hit the side net.

In the 6th minute, Gu Ran made a wonderful pass at the top of the arc, and Connelly successfully made an offside. After getting the ball, Connelly shook off the goalkeeper's interception with his toes and easily sent the ball into the net. The score on the big screen was changed to Bristol Rovers 0:1 Southampton.

In the 18th minute, Connery took the ball and shot in the penalty area, but the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper blocked it. At the critical moment, Gu Ran made a ghostly run to get the first point, raised his foot and rubbed the ball into the near corner of the goal. The score on the big screen was changed to Bristol Rovers 0:2 Southampton.

In the 37th minute, Gu Ran, under the double-team of five Bristol Rovers defenders, weaved his way through the defense and brought the ball to the front of the penalty area. Chamberlain was unguarded and moved to the left side of the penalty area. Gu Ran seized the opportunity and made a wonderful pass. After receiving the ball, Chamberlain immediately cut inside and shot.

The Bristol Rovers goalkeeper was powerless and the score on the big screen immediately changed to Bristol Rovers 0:3 Southampton.

Before the end of the first half, Bristol Rovers did not have any decent counterattack and were completely pinned to the ground and rubbed back and forth by Gu Ran.

In the second half, Southampton continued to attack.

In the 65th minute, Chamberlain's cross was blocked, Gu Ran picked up the first point and passed the high ball to Bernard.

Barnard headed the ball, but the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper missed the ball and the score on the big screen immediately changed to Bristol Rovers 0:4 Southampton.

In the 79th minute, a Bristol Rovers defender tripped Gu Ran in front of his own penalty area. The referee gave him a yellow card and awarded Southampton a free kick in a good position.

Gu Ran took the penalty kick, with a crescent-shaped scimitar and a deadly elevator, which directly made the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper stand still.

The score on the big screen was changed to Bristol Rovers vs. Southampton 0:5.

This score remained until the end of the game.

Southampton once again easily won 3 points in the 19th round of English League One.

Three days later, at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th round of the English League One, Southampton will host Yeovil Town at home.

The competitions in the first half of December were quite dense, with one almost every three days.

Southampton had the home advantage in this game, so coach Adkins gave Gu Ran a rest. Gu Ran didn't even sit on the bench, but watched the game directly on the sofa at home.

In the absence of Gu Ran, Lallana and Chamberlain took on the responsibility of attack.

Before the end of the first half, Lallana assisted Chamberlain and Southampton took a 1:0 lead.

In the second half, Southampton scored another goal through a penalty kick by Connolly.

In the end, Southampton's score of 2:0 against Yeovil Town lasted until the end of the game, and Southampton continued its winning streak.

Three days later, on December 18, the 21st round of the English League One, Southampton played away against Dagenham.

Dagenham is a weak team in League One, currently ranked 21st in League One and has fallen into the relegation zone.

Gu Ran returned to the game, but was placed on the bench by Coach Adkins like a treasure.

Chamberlain was in good form in the first half and scored a goal through a quick attack on the wing. Lallana also scored a goal with the cooperation of Garrod.

Southampton led by two goals in the first half.

The two sides played very tensely in the second half, and Southampton never expanded the score.

Fortunately, the two-goal advantage was enough for Southampton, and coach Adkins did not substitute Gu Ran.

In the end, Dagenham beat Southampton 1:2, and Southampton got 3 points without any danger.

After this game, the entire Southampton team took a five-day holiday to prepare for the match. This short holiday was also to allow the players to spend Christmas with their families.

And Christmas Day is also Gu Ran’s birthday.

Gu Ran turned 18! That night, Sophie Turner, Maria, Anne Hathaway, Suzuki Honami, Elizabeth Olsen, Evelyn, the most popular actress in Hollywood, Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swift, Crouch's girlfriend Abbey Clancy, Beckham's wife Victoria, Liverpool's boss Linda, and Chelsea's boss No all sent congratulatory messages.

Of course, Southampton Club and other top clubs, as well as the heads of the English Football Association and advertising directors of major brands, all sent their congratulations to Gu Ran.

But none of these congratulations can compare to the lavish gift from agent Mendes.

This luxurious gift is a specially recorded video greeting from fellow senior brother Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the video, Ronaldo grinned and said: "Hi, Gu, how are you? I have watched the highlights of your game against Manchester City several times. You are really great. I look forward to meeting you one day! By the way, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday! I have entrusted our common agent Jorge to send you a signed No. 7 jersey from Real Madrid. I hope you can give me a signed No. 8 jersey from Southampton!"

In addition to Ronaldo's autograph on his Real Madrid jersey, there is a line of small words written in English: To my dear brother Gu Ran, I hope that one day we can meet in the great Galactic Battleship.

Holy shit…

Gu Ran's heart was pounding with excitement.

Gu Ran quickly found a brand new Southampton jersey, signed his name on it, and wrote: To my dear brother Cristiano Ronaldo——

That’s it, the name is too long and I can’t write the rest.

After Christmas and birthday, the sixth game of this month, the 22nd round of the English League One, started at 3 pm on Sunday, December 26th.

Southampton host Exeter City at home.

Exeter City is not a weak team and is currently ranked 9th in English Football League One.

Therefore, Coach Adkins directly sent Gu Ran on the field today in order to help Gu Ran find his game form.

Both sides attacked and defended in the first half.

In the 8th minute of the game, Gu Ran took a long shot directly from outside the penalty area. The Exeter City goalkeeper reacted very quickly and flew to intercept the ball, but Gu Ran's kick was too powerful and the Exeter City goalkeeper missed the ball. Schneiderlin rushed to create chaos and Lallana followed up with a shot to score.

The score on the big screen at St. Mary's Stadium was immediately changed to Southampton 1:0 Exeter City.

This goal was not considered an assist by Gu Ran. Not playing in the previous few games did affect Gu Ran's condition.

However, this competitive state was quickly restored.

...(End of this chapter)