After the thank-you ceremony, Gu Ran returned to the visiting team’s locker room surrounded by his teammates.

Today's draw really made the Southampton players very happy!

Especially the two consecutive goals in the last minutes of injury time, which made a dominant team like Chelsea unable to react. This feeling was really incomparable.

After Gu Ran returned to the locker room, team doctor Mike and physical therapist Gregory immediately checked his head injury.

After peeling off the layers of blood-stained gauze, Mave was shocked to find that the wound on the back of Gu Ran's head had healed and formed a scab.

The recovery speed is really fast! When Gu Ran saw Mai Fu's expression, he knew that he must be fine. Gu Ran immediately smiled and said, "Mai Fu, you are really a miracle doctor."

"Ah! Um, ahem, yes..." Mai Fu's face flushed. "But, Gu, you still might have a concussion. After I go back, I will have to observe you further and give you follow-up treatment. I will also suggest that the club give you three days off so that you can have a good rest."

Gu Ran shrugged indifferently, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Mave checked Gu Ran's other vital parts again, and then let Gregory take over the physical therapy.

At the same time, in the media hall of Stamford Bridge, the post-match press conference officially began.

"Coach Ancelotti, before the game everyone generally predicted that Chelsea would win a big victory over Southampton, but the result was a 3:3 draw. Do you have anything to say about this?"

"Coach Ancelotti, please tell us, what exactly caused Chelsea to collapse so quickly?"

"Coach Ancelotti, you did not make any substitutions in this game as usual. What is your mentality?"

"Coach Ancelotti, in today's game, Torres missed a total of 7 chances to score. What do you think of Torres?"

"Coach Ancelotti, what do you think of Gu Ran? Will Chelsea's focus on recruiting players during this winter window still be Gu Ran?"

"Coach Ancelotti, when will you resign?"

"Coach Ancelotti..."

As soon as the post-match press conference began, the media started asking crazy questions.

Ancelotti nodded to the microphone with a smile, and then said slowly: "First of all, thank you for your questions. Today's game was also very intense and exciting. Although the score was 3:3, I would like to remind everyone that this is only the first round of the League Cup quarter-finals. We will have a second round."

"Chelsea played very well in the regular time of this game. I have to admit that Southampton caught us off guard in the final injury time."

"This is not the players' problem, it's my problem. If you want to blame someone, just blame me. But before blaming me, at least let me lead Chelsea to finish the second round."

"In addition, Gu Ran's role is really hard to defend against. As everyone has seen, our three midfielders are all world-class B2B midfielders, but even if the three midfielders double-team, they can't defend against Gu Ran."

"I'm not looking for excuses or reasons for myself, nor am I looking for reasons for Chelsea's final collapse. It's just that Gu Ran is really amazing. I said before the game that Gu Ran is Pirlo and Kaka. Do you believe me now?"

"Torres' performance today was indeed not satisfactory, but considering that Torres has just transferred to Chelsea and today's game is only Torres' second game, his eagerness to make achievements is very obvious. We must of course give him more opportunities. I believe that Torres will shine in Chelsea!"

“As for our goal in this winter transfer window, it goes without saying that we will go all out to bring in Gu Ran. Maybe, in the second round of the English League Cup, everyone will see Gu Ran playing in a Chelsea jersey.”

As soon as these words came out, the media center was in an uproar! The reporters who supported Chelsea were cheering, while the reporters who supported Southampton were cursing, and the other neutral media were all cheering and watching the fun.

The press officer had to stand up and signal everyone to be quiet and let everyone ask questions to Coach Adkins.

"Coach Adkins, are you satisfied with today's results?"

"Coach Adkins, your tactics were very successful today. How do you evaluate Chelsea's performance?"

"Coach Adkins, you achieved a shocking draw with Chelsea on the field, but what about the on-field contest? Chelsea already knows Gu Ran's minimum buyout clause. Facing Chelsea's crazy poaching behavior, what can you, Southampton, use to retain a super star like Gu Ran?"

"Coach Adkins, do you regret letting Gu Ran shine?"

"Coach Adkins..."

Coach Adkins cleared his throat. "First of all, I have never regretted letting Gu Ran shine. Besides, it's not a question of whether I will regret it or not. Gu Ran is gold. He will shine sooner or later. As his coach, I can only be happy for him. It is because of his hard work that Southampton has come this far. How could I deliberately cover up his brilliance just to keep him?"

"Gu Ran's status in Southampton is beyond your imagination. Southampton is willing to give everything for Gu Ran, even if it requires Southampton to become an enemy of the whole world."

"Back to today's game, we are really satisfied with the 3:3 score. You know, this is Stamford Bridge, we faced the strongest Chelsea in history. It is not surprising that we conceded 3 goals to Chelsea, but we were able to return 3 goals to Chelsea on the spot. Even a coach like me could not imagine such a result."

"Yes, we made a lot of targeted deployments before the game, and we also applied the rules to the extreme. Some of them were not successful, but some were very successful. Our whole team was centered around Gu Ran and worked together. This is the confidence that we were able to draw with Chelsea away today."

"Of course, we still have one round of games with Chelsea, and it's too early to say who will win or lose. But when we return to St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton will definitely go all out!"

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(End of this chapter)