Southampton's players put on the golden sports jackets that had been prepared long ago, and under the introduction of the on-site DJ, they all stepped onto the championship podium.
The Tottenham Hotspur team, wearing their white uniforms, stood glumly on the runner-up podium.
The chairman of the English Football Association, David Bernstein, smiled and presented the runner-up team Tottenham with a shiny silver medal.
Modric bowed to accept it, while Van der Vaart had a blank expression on his face. After walking past David Bernstein, he took off the silver medal and put it in his pocket.
When it was Southampton's turn to receive the gold medal, the entire Wembley Stadium was boiling!
The one walking in front was the captain Davis, and the second person should have been the vice-captain Walton, but Walton insisted that Gu Ran walk in front of him.
Gu Ran had no choice but to walk in front of Vice Captain Walton.
In this game, Southampton scored 7 goals and Gu Ran scored 6 of them himself. He is definitely the boss.
Not to mention letting Gu Ran walk to the front, they would be willing even if Gu Ran rode on them to the stage to receive the award! When David Bernstein presented the award to Gu Ran, he said with a smile: "Gu, congratulations! It is my honor to present you with the award!"
"Thank you, Mr. Bernstein!" Gu Ran wore the shining gold medal and smiled so brightly that even AK couldn't suppress his smile.
I thought that was the end of it, but I didn't expect David Bernstein to still hold Gu Ran's hand and not let go. "Gu, your performance today was really wonderful. With this award, your value will definitely double! What are your plans for next season?"
Gu Ran smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Bernstein. I plan to stay in Southampton and help Southampton get promoted to the Premier League."
David Bernstein was stunned for a moment, then patted the back of Gu Ran's hand, "Haha, you are ambitious! Very good! Very good! However, with your ability, you should actually go to a higher club - such as Manchester City."
Gu Ran cleared his throat, "Mr. Bernstein... This is the awards ceremony in Southampton."
"Oh, yes!" David Bernstein laughed, "I was just too excited and forgot the occasion! Anyway, congratulations, Gu! Congratulations!"
"Thank you, Mr. Bernstein."
Gu Ran, wearing the gold medal, walked past Bernstein.
Soon after, other Southampton players also received the League Cup gold medal, even the substitutes who had not played.
After the gold and silver medals were awarded, it was the League Cup trophy! The League Cup trophy is a little smaller than the FA Cup trophy and the League Cup trophy, because the League Cup was created to imitate the FA Cup, and its gold content is indeed not as high as the FA Cup.
The Carabao Cup champion, like the FA Cup champion, is eligible for European competition, but the Carabao Cup champion has to start from the third qualifying round of the Europa League.
But no matter what, next season, Southampton will not only be promoted to the Championship, but also qualify for the Europa League.
Playing in the Europa League as a second-tier league is a rare event in the history of football.
Wigan Athletic and Birmingham also got the Europa League qualifying cards as second-tier league teams, but they both lost in the qualifiers.
Southampton's situation is different from that of Wigan Athletic and Birmingham - to be precise, Southampton is actually in the third-tier league and has qualified for the Europa League.
As a third-tier league club, Southampton's League Cup trophy is definitely the most impressive in history.
The name of the League Cup trophy is not fixed, it is named by commercial sponsorship.
In 2016, Thai energy drink brand Carabao Vitality signed a three-year contract with the English Football League and became its title sponsor from the 2017-18 season. The historic English League Cup was also renamed the "Carabao Cup".
The trophy is still presented by David Bernstein.
Originally, it was the team captain Davis who should have gone on stage to receive the award, but Davis insisted that Gu Ran go on stage.
Gu Ran took the lead and walked up to David Bernstein.
David Bernstein handed the heavy trophy to Gu Ran with both hands, and Gu Ran then raised the trophy high up in a domineering manner!
Streamers are flying on the scene!
Suddenly, the entire Wembley Stadium was in a frenzy! Southampton made history for the club!
This is the first time they have lifted the League Cup trophy! After the award ceremony, Southampton's farewell ceremony has just begun.
Southampton players took turns holding up the EFL Cup trophy and cheering in front of their fans, while Saints fans jumped and cheered wildly in response.
The whole scene was more exciting than the most exciting nightclub! The thank you ceremony lasted for more than half an hour, and the crazy fans still refused to leave! Gu Ran took off his jacket and the jersey inside, threw his jacket and jersey into the stands, then bowed deeply to the fans and returned to the player tunnel.
Southampton fans were still shouting "Chinese Dad" at Gu Ran's back.
After returning to the locker room, the team's celebrations continued.
The players were all shirtless, spraying each other with celebratory champagne. Gu Ran and Coach Adkins became the main targets of the champagne attack.
Fortunately, the exclusive team doctor, Maf, rushed over and took Gu Ran away for physical therapy, otherwise half a bottle of champagne would have been wasted on Gu Ran.
After the treatment and shower, the Southampton bus carried the champions back to Southampton.
Along the way, Southampton fans' vehicles took the initiative to escort the bus, and the scene was grand.
On the bus, coach Adkins couldn't wait to announce that Southampton had won a championship bonus of 1 million pounds. The club's top management had decided to give all the 1 million pounds of winning bonus to the first-team players and coaching staff, with each person receiving more than 30,000 pounds.
Of course, as the biggest contributor, Gu Ran alone received a bonus of 300,000 pounds.
The whole team was very convinced, and some even thought that Gu Ran got too little and should have received a bonus of 900,000 pounds.
Together with the prize money won in the previous rounds of knockout matches, almost every player on the Southampton team received a bonus of about 80,000 pounds in this League Cup.
In addition, the club also took out an extra portion of its profits and gave each person an additional £20,000, so that each player received at least a total bonus of £100,000!
And Gu Ran's total bonus amount reached 500,000 pounds! ...
(End of this chapter)