First, a Southampton reporter asked Ancelotti, "Mr. Ancelotti, you are much fatter than before. Can you tell me why?"

This was a very hostile question, and it caused the media reporters to laugh.

Ancelotti was not annoyed at all. Instead, he replied with a smile: "Yes, I have gained a lot of weight compared to before coming to the UK. This may be because the fish and chips in the UK are so good."

Such a high EQ answer immediately left the reporter speechless.

In fact, Britain is recognized as a food desert, and its food is far inferior to that of Italy. But when Ancelotti said this, every British person present felt very happy.

Another reporter asked: "Coach Ancelotti, many media were expecting you to meet your arch-rival Tottenham in the semi-finals, but you were lucky enough to draw the English League One team Southampton. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Ancelotti shrugged immediately. “Are we lucky at Chelsea? No, I’m afraid I don’t think so. I think we have mixed feelings. First of all, we do hope to draw our arch-rival Tottenham in the semi-finals of the cup, so that we can let the Tottenham people know who is the master of London City, and we will destroy them without hesitation - if God blesses, I also hope that Tottenham will not be eliminated by Manchester United, so that when we reach the final, we can kill Tottenham with our own hands.”

"Of course, our opponent today is Southampton, and I don't think it will be an easy game. I have watched Southampton's recent games in which Gu Ran started, and I think Gu Ran is very, very strong. I think he is a combination of Pirlo and Kaka. I expect today's game to be very difficult. We must find a way to limit Gu Ran in order to win, but...even if I am the head coach with Chelsea's super luxurious lineup, I dare not say that we can definitely limit Gu Ran today."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire media conference room suddenly exclaimed.

Pirlo and Kaka... this is really the highest praise Ancelotti can give to a player! "Coach Ancelotti, there are rumors that your Chelsea's No sister is trying to win over Gu Ran by any means necessary. Is this true?"

"Coach Ancelotti, what kind of restrictions will Chelsea use on Gu Ran? Will you use rough and violent aggression?"

"Coach Ancelotti, do you still need to send out all your main players when playing against a League One team like Southampton?"

"Coach Ancelotti, has Terry slept with his teammates' wives again? If so, who do you think will be the next one?"

"Coach Ancelotti..."

Ancelotti pressed his palm and said with a smile: "We will use appropriate methods to restrict Gu Ran. Of course, we will not aim to hurt Gu Ran's body. Chelsea's style is iron-blooded, not rough. In addition, the club's owner Mr. Roman Abramovich told me that Gu Ran will be a Chelsea player, so we will not hurt our future teammates."

"I am very confident that Gu Ran will transfer to Chelsea because I believe in the ability and strength of boss Roman. Now the winter transfer window is not over yet, but I think that after this game is over, we will be able to convince Gu Ran with the result of the game."

Ancelotti then answered a few irrelevant questions, and then the questioning direction shifted to Coach Adkins.

Faced with the media's barrage of inquiries, Adkins' answers were very cautious.

Coach Adkins denied all rumors that Gu Ran wanted to transfer.

Coach Adkins admitted that it would be difficult for Southampton to beat Chelsea at home, but the entire Southampton team would defend tenaciously with Gu Ran as the core and try to lose fewer games away from home.

The pre-match press conference ended in a relatively friendly atmosphere.

After the field inspection, the away team Southampton was the first to enter the field and start pre-match warm-up training.

When Gu Ran appeared on the green field of Stanford Stadium, more than 6,800 Saints fans cheered wildly, and some Chelsea fans also applauded and cheered for Gu Ran - after all, owner Abramovich had said that he must sign Gu Ran, so the Chelsea fans naturally regarded Gu Ran as half a Chelsea player.

In the main stand, Liverpool scout Edwards and Manchester City scout Pratt also jumped up and cheered excitedly like veteran fans.

"Gu! Beat Chelsea!"

"To hell with Emenalo for our sakes!"

In today's game, Emenalo was on the bench and not in the main stand scout area, so Edwards and Pratt were also extremely relaxed.

Liverpool was eliminated by their arch-rivals Chelsea in the quarter-finals, so Edwards certainly hoped that Gu Ran would severely punish Chelsea - the more ruthlessly Gu Ran did, the more it would show from a certain perspective that Gu Ran did not want to go to Chelsea in his heart.

As for Manchester City, it was Gu Ran who led Southampton to eliminate Manchester City, which led to today's match between Southampton and Chelsea.

As Manchester City's assistant coach, Pratt certainly hopes that Southampton can beat Chelsea. Only if Southampton beats Chelsea can Manchester City lose with dignity.

Therefore, the two scouts both supported Gu Ran and the Southampton team without reservation.

When the DJ on the scene finished introducing all the Southampton players, the grand entrance music sounded, and the entire Stamford Bridge stadium instantly boiled over - the Blues Chelsea came on the field to warm up!

As soon as Chelsea's blue No. 8 player Frank Lampard came on the court, he immediately trotted towards Gu Ran with a smile on his face.

When Gu Ran saw his "old friend" Lampard, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

The last time they met was in last year's non-professional High School Student Cup. Lampard played as a head coach in a game and the two sides did not directly compete. It was also during that match that Gu Ran left a very deep impression on Lampard, so Lampard spared no effort to recommend Gu Ran to technical director Emenalo.

This meeting will be their first real competition! And it will be a head-on competition between two No. 8s!

"Hey, Gu, I never thought I'd see you on the field so soon!"

Lampard came up and held Gu Ran's arm, bumped shoulders with him like an old friend, and then gave Gu Ran a warm hug.

...(End of this chapter)