40,000 Southampton fans and fans of other teams cheered crazily for Gu Ran.

As a League One team, Southampton was able to stand in the FA Cup match, which was already a huge victory, so the fans of Southampton cheered for Southampton in the same way as they cheered for victory.

Soon after, the superstar-studded Manchester United team came out to warm up, and Manchester United's Red Devils fans immediately turned Wembley Stadium into the Red Devils' Theatre of Dreams.

During the warm-up process, the cheers from fans of both sides never stopped.

This kind of crazy scene was something Gu Ran had never experienced before.

I have to say that Manchester United's Red Devils fans are really as crazy as their name suggests.

After the warm-up, players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms to make final preparations.

At 2:45, players from both teams, bringing their caddies, officially lined up on the court under the guidance of the referee team.

After a series of entrance ceremonies, players from both sides shook hands.

Manchester United, playing at home today, wore their iconic red jerseys, while Southampton, playing as the visiting team, wore black jerseys.

When Rooney shook hands with Gu Ran, he deliberately added a little strength to his hands.

Gu Ran smiled slightly and maintained the same strength as Rooney.

Rooney grinned at Gu Ran, said nothing, and walked over.

Then, Nani shook hands with Gu Ran enthusiastically, and whispered, "Hey, Gu, can we exchange jerseys after the game? I am a player under Jorge Mendes, just like you! Cristiano and I are good friends!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Okay, Nani!"

Nani patted Gu Ran's shoulder happily again, "Come on, it doesn't matter if you lose to me, you are already great."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "It's not certain who will lose."

Nani laughed.

After the handshake ceremony, the captains of both teams went to the referee to guess the side of the coin.

Southampton's captain is naturally goalkeeper Davis, while Manchester United's captain is No. 15, the world's top defender - Nemanja Vidic.

Davies got the priority to kick off for Southampton, while Vidic got the priority to kick off for Manchester United.

The two captains shook hands and exchanged team flags.

Players from both teams stood in their respective halves, took photos, and then formed their formations.

Southampton's formation today was a 4231 double defensive midfielder formation.

Southampton's starting three midfielders are still left midfielder Chamberlain, center midfielder Lambert and right midfielder Schneiderlin.

Chamberlain's growth this season is also visible to the naked eye. Of course, in addition to Chamberlain himself having very good potential as a first-class winger, the more important thing is the cooperation between him and Gu Ran in the left area. Chamberlain is now playing more and more well, and he has not received as many fouls and cards as at the beginning of the season. Although his defense is still not very good, he has begun to be very attentive.

Lambert's performance was even more remarkable. As a player who was already very old but had never made a name for himself before, Lambert can be considered a late bloomer. He is getting better and better with age, especially when cooperating with Gu Ran. Lambert can always cleverly pass the ball to Gu Ran, which has allowed Lambert to get a lot of assists and greatly improved Lambert's confidence on the court.

As for Schneiderlin, he has strengthened his physical strength training this season, and while his breakthrough speed and skills have improved, his ability in physical confrontation and fighting has been greatly enhanced.

It can be said that although Southampton's frontcourt configuration cannot be compared with that of giants such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, with this midfield and frontcourt configuration, there is absolutely no problem in playing in the Championship.

With the addition of two strong players, Gu Ran and Mikel, Southampton's current strength is definitely enough to play in the Premier League.

The fact that Southampton has won so many games against Premier League teams is enough to prove this.

In this game, Southampton's starting double defensive midfielders are naturally the two big midfielders Gu Ran and Mikel.

Gu Ran's role as defensive midfielder is much greater than his role on the left side.

Gu Ran's physical fitness and sprinting speed can ensure Gu Ran's full coverage ability. The afterimage of Gu Ran's madly running can be seen in almost the entire midfield, front and backcourt.

This is also the key to Southampton's ability to withstand the fierce attacks of the Premier League giants and turn defeat into victory.

In the last semi-final match against Liverpool, Liverpool obviously played very well in the first half. Liverpool came back from a 1-0 deficit and almost defeated Southampton. But in the second half, Liverpool failed to perform well.

Why? Actually, it was very simple. Liverpool was worn out little by little by Gu Ran.

Physical fitness is always the most basic and most critical factor in a football match.

Without physical fitness, no matter how high your normal level is, you won’t be able to perform at your best.

Liverpool's real problem was not that their pressing attack was blocked by Southampton's iron-clad defense, but that they consumed a lot of physical energy under the pressing attack tactics but failed to establish their absolute advantage.

Gu Ran's all-out sprint greatly consumed the physical strength of Joe Cole, Gerrard, and two wingers Maxi Rodriguez and Kuyt, which also caused Liverpool's engine to be unable to move. Without the engine, Liverpool was naturally dragged down by the Southampton team, which still had plenty of physical strength, at the end of the game.

In terms of the individual strength of the stars, any one of Liverpool's players is top in the Premier League, or even world-class, and is much stronger than most of Southampton's players. However, a football match is not as simple as a math problem of 1+1. Simply adding a star to a star is meaningless, and the key lies in the overall picture.

And this is what makes Gu Ran so scary.

In addition to his free kick that is talked about by the world, which is like a crescent moon and a deadly elevator, in addition to his long-range shot that can pierce the clouds like an arrow, in addition to his violent aesthetic sprint like Ronaldinho and his extremely fast footwork, in addition to his super high football IQ that can see through the tactical loopholes of the opponent team, what is truly amazing about Gu Ran is his almost inexhaustible and super-sustaining physical strength.

Many female stars have deeply experienced this... (End of this chapter)