I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Chapter 285 Trip to Anfield!Crazy KOP stands!

"In addition to the whole team having to concentrate and try to get the ball out with one kick, we also have to try to avoid their dense and coherent middle lane, give the ball to the two sides when we have the opportunity, and beat them by advancing quickly. The wings..."

While analyzing the offensive and defensive methods that the 451 formation may use, Coach Adkins drew tactical graphics on the big whiteboard to explain to the players.

Most players have heard nothing but mist.

They seem to understand it, but they don't seem to understand it, they seem to understand it, but they don't seem to understand it...

Classes are really exhausting brain cells.

For most players who haven't even attended high school, this kind of class that needs to burn out the CPU is simply tormenting. What tactics are not tactical, just go on the field and just kick it.

Only a few players listened carefully to Coach Adkins' tactical analysis, and Lambert was even taking notes, redrawing the tactical graphics drawn by Coach Adkins himself, trying to figure out his own comprehension.

Although Gu Ran didn't take notes, Gu Ran listened with gusto and was addicted to it.

As a reborn player with a leading golf quotient for 12 years, Gu Ran naturally has a higher level of understanding of Coach Adkins' tactical explanations.

And Liverpool's basic strategy is quite deep.

Hodgson, nicknamed Huo Taigong, was born in the Crystal Palace Club, leading the small team to play defensive counterattacks is a must!
In a star-studded club like Liverpool that advocates offense, Huo Taigong's anti-counterattack tactics are obviously a little unacceptable. In addition, Liverpool was also messed up because of the internal friction of the former boss of the "two heroes". In addition, Liverpool's medical treatment The room is always overcrowded, so Liverpool's record last season was indeed not good enough, and the four major players were all empty.

Regardless of the outcome, it is not difficult to see from Huo Taigong's improved 451 formation that Huo Taigong is really a head coach with great tactical ideas.

Huo Taigong used a seemingly luxurious attack line formation, playing in the frontcourt to defend against counterattacks.

Yes, this somewhat stubborn old man has the blood of defense and counterattack flowing in his veins.

Therefore, tomorrow's game against Liverpool will be a tactical duel of 442 defense and 451 clear offense and solid defense!
Gu Ran felt a little more anticipation in his heart.

Next, Coach Adkins began to focus on analyzing which players need to be marked on the opposite side.

From their left-back Ollieux, to Gerrard, Dirk Dirk, Maxi Rodriguez and more.

Gu Ran couldn't help but feel excited when he heard the familiar names.

Tomorrow we will be able to compete with these stars on the field!

I really hope that stars such as Gerrard Jay, Pants and Kevin Dirk can play!
One-on-one tough with them, that would be fun!

It is a pity that Liverpool has not signed Suarez yet-Suarez should still be in Ajax now, and has not been suspended by the Dutch league for biting.

Otherwise, there is still a chance to be tough with Su Ya on the tip of her tongue!
In addition, "that man" is not currently in Liverpool, but in the Black Cat Sunderland camp.

Of course, more future Liverpool stars are now at the Southampton club...

No hurry no hurry!
Give me another one or two seasons to let me grow up. At that time, I will definitely compete with world-class stars on a bigger stage!
Gu Ran took a deep breath, trying to suppress his crazy desire to fight against the strong.

This tactical lesson lasted a full hour and a half.

Several players in the back row were already asleep.

There are also several players who drank too much water and their bladders were about to explode.

After Coach Adkins finished speaking, Coach Andy took the roster and announced the 22-man roster for tomorrow's pre-season warm-up match.

All the main players, including Gu Ran, are impressively listed.

Gu Ran is not starting, but on the substitute list - this is what Gu Ran expected.

After all, according to unwritten rules, new players, even superstars, will not start in the first game, but will appear in the second half as a substitute.

What's more, Gu Ran is just a professional rookie now, let alone being assigned as a substitute in the first game, even if he is a substitute for a season, it is considered a normal thing.

The left back Haldin appeared on the starting list.

However, his five younger brothers, that is, only No. 39 Tafazzoli was selected for the squad, and the others were not even substitutes.

In addition, the left winger Chamberlain did not get the starting lineup, which may also be related to his recent poor performance-in fact, he is not bad, but he has an opponent like Gu Ran.

As a reserve player, Luke Shaw did not enter the big list, but Luke Shaw was allowed to go to Anfield with the team to adapt to the atmosphere of the big game.

After Coach Andy finished the announcement, he left the classroom with Coach Adkins.

The players in the back row also woke up, the players who were holding back their urine could finally be released, and the other players walked towards the court talking and laughing.

Haldin deliberately walked past Gu Ran. Although he didn't sarcasm, his arrogant appearance was undoubtedly showing off his status as the main starter.

Gu Ran smiled and completely ignored it.

In the following time, under the leadership of coach Andy, the whole team carried out simple physical recovery training and set-piece offensive and defensive drills.

The first penalty shooter in the team is forward No. 22 David Connolly, and the first set kick is also taken by David Connolly.

Both left and right corner kicks were taken by Lallana.

As a rookie, Gu Ran can only hold his crotch and line up against the wall when setting the ball...

After practicing like this for more than an hour, the team's training was finally over.

Coach Andy assembles the team, and Coach Adkins lectures, requiring every player not to be late tomorrow morning, and not to go clubbing, drinking, or love each other at night.

After the dissolution, the players left the stadium with a sense of relief.

Gu Ran stayed and practiced medicine ball for an extra hour.

After the practice, Gu Ran took a shower, and then went to the restaurant to eat the enhanced version of the devil's dinner.

Eating these things during this period of time is really boring.

Gu Ran really wants to eat people now.

After dinner, Gu Ran drove back to the Dune Villa.

As soon as the door was opened, there was another bright red talent point bubble.

Gu Ran immediately collected it happily.

In the past two days, Elizabeth's output has been very stable, and the talent points in Gu Ran's hand have already reached 6!

6 talent points are enough to shock Anfield!
"Gu! You're back!" Wearing red silk pajamas, Elizabeth happily ran over to greet her.

Gu Ran, who had been holding back for several days, couldn't help swallowing when he saw the turbulent Elizabeth, "Yes, I'm back, Liz."

"Tired from today's training, aren't you? Come and lie down!" Elizabeth said with a pure smile, "I'll massage your arms for you."

shit...

Don't want tonight?I really want to go to bed early!

Gu Ran immediately said: "Don't massage your arms tonight, I have a competition tomorrow."

Elizabeth froze for a moment, then nodded sensiblely, "I see...then let me massage your thigh."

Fuck!Austrian sister!I don't mean that!

I mean, at my age and your age, don't you want skin-to-skin contact?
I can't fall asleep just by pressing one arm. If I press my thigh, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it!
Tomorrow is my first professional match!And the opponent is still Liverpool!
I want to be self-disciplined!

Gu Ran gritted his teeth, and said ruthlessly, "Liz...then press twice, only twice."

cough cough...

It's not that I'm not self-disciplined enough, it's that my young body controls me!

And... if you just massage your thighs twice, there shouldn't be much problem.

It is easy to accidentally touch Elizabeth's waves by pressing the arms, but it will definitely not happen if you press the legs.

Elizabeth cheered happily, "Great, I can do something for you before the game, I'm so happy! Come here, Gu, lie down quickly."

Gu Ran bit the bullet and lay down.

Elizabeth's slender fingers gently placed on Gu Ran's thigh.

Gu Ran's thigh muscles tensed instantly.

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Gu, why are you so nervous?"

Gu Ran said, "I haven't, it's just a normal... muscle reaction."

Elizabeth exclaimed: "Wow, your thighs are full of muscles! The lines are too strong!"

Damn it, don't brag!Don't look at me with the eyes of a little girl adoring a handsome guy!I'm afraid I really can't stand it!
Elizabeth pressed twice, stopped suddenly, and took out her phone.

Gu Ran asked in surprise, "Liz, what are you doing?"

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Gu, your legs are so toned, I, I can't help but want to take a picture and send it to my two sisters, so they can see it too!"

Fuck...you are real sisters...

Gu Ran covered his face, "Okay, don't slap your face..."

"Okay!" After getting permission, Elizabeth took a picture of Gu Ran's thigh with her mobile phone.

After the filming, Elizabeth continued to press hard again.

Gu Ran felt that if this continued, he would definitely not be able to sleep tonight, so he quickly pressed Elizabeth's hand, "Liz, come here."

Elizabeth was a little bit unsatisfied, "Is it only this little time?"

What the hell!

Aomei, are you complaining about me?

It's inconvenient for me these few days, you wait for me to finish the game!

Gu Ran reached out and took out a ticket from his trouser pocket a few times, and handed it to Elizabeth, "This is the ticket for our game against Liverpool, your seat is at the back row of the visiting team's bench, Mrs Southampton The game starts at 3:2 p.m., so you'd better be at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium around [-]:[-] p.m.

Elizabeth happily took the ticket, "Thank you! Gu! Thank you for inviting me to watch the game! I will definitely be there on time tomorrow!"

Gu Ran got up and said, "Then I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

Elizabeth quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I wish you all the best tomorrow!"

"Thank you."

Gu Ran walked into the bathroom without a door and started ice and fire therapy.

Tomorrow is the game against Liverpool, so ice and fire physiotherapy must be indispensable.

Fortunately, after this physical therapy, Elizabeth did not squat at the door of the bathroom.

After Gu Ran returned to the master bedroom wrapped in a bath towel, he adjusted his mentality and went to bed early.

Early the next morning, after Gu Ran got up, he did a simple low-intensity training in the gym, and then had ice and fire physical therapy, then drove to the Staplewood training base for breakfast.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, led by head coach Adkins, the Southampton players took the bus to the airport, changed to a plane, and flew to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport.

The airport is about 13 kilometers away from Anfield.

The reason why it is named after John Lennon is precisely because John Lennon is from Liverpool.

After arriving in Liverpool, the players took a special chartered bus to Liverpool's home stadium: Anfield Stadium.

Anfield Stadium is located in the Anfield district of Liverpool city centre.

As soon as the Southampton bus entered the downtown area of ​​Anfield, you could feel the city's fanatical football atmosphere.

The emblem of Phoenix LFC can be seen almost everywhere on both sides of the street, and classic Beatles songs are also displayed in some shops.

It's obviously lunch time, but there are already many fans wearing Liverpool jerseys waiting for their home team fan bus outside Anfield.

They sipped beers and sang "You'll Never Walk Alone."

Only football can make them forget the troubles of life.

Of course, not winning will cause them even greater troubles.

Southampton's chartered bus slowly passed through the crowd of fanatical fans.

When the bus entered Anfield, Gu Ran's heart became uncontrollably excited.

This legendary stadium is one of the most famous and iconic sports stadiums in the Premier League and one of the largest combined seating stadiums in Europe. It is a four-star stadium rated by UEFA and a holy place for Liverpool Red Army fans.

The stadium adopts the Nandesburg-style Victorian architectural style, especially in appearance, using a large number of red brick exterior walls.

A bronze monument stands at the main entrance on the front of the stadium to commemorate those players who died for their country in World War I.

Inside the stadium, there are four huge stands: the Copley Park Stand, the Brilliant Centennial Stand, the Anfield Road Stand and the Main Stand.

Among them, the Copley Park stand is the most famous stand in the world, and its abbreviation is well known: KOP.

This stand at the southern end of Anfield is the stand for the most passionate, passionate, craziest and most die-hard Liverpool fans.

During World War I, many soldiers of Liverpool origin died on a hill called Copley in South Africa. To commemorate them, this stand was named Copley Park Stand, or KOP for short.

The KOP stand was originally built in 1906 as an ordinary single-story standing stand.

——In the earliest days, you could buy standing tickets to watch the football. Many fanatical but not wealthy fans crowded in the KOP stands, and they couldn’t even put their feet down and squeezed up.

Almost every game, the small KOP stand has more than 3 fans standing on it to watch the game.

Due to overcrowding, fans who arrive too late can only be lifted by the fans who arrived early on the outer layer and lifted over their heads, and "transported" to the back of the stands by passing them by arms.

There are also often fans being "transported", and the home team just happens to score, and then crazy fans throw the "transported" fans into the air repeatedly to celebrate.

In winter, the KOP stand is even more shocking. Due to the large number of people and the exhalation of too much heat, the entire KOP stand is shrouded in a white mist, and some people even suffered from heatstroke in the sub-zero temperature. , had to be "transported" out by the arms to cool down, and then "transported" back to continue watching the game.

KOP is definitely the craziest stand, bar none.

The passionate singing and waving arms of the fans in this stand never stopped.

After the "Hillsborough tragedy" and "Heysel tragedy", the FA no longer allowed standing tickets. Therefore, after 1994, the crazy KOP platform was changed to seats.

After two more major renovations, the KOP stand can now accommodate more than 1 Red Army fans - less than half of the number of fans in the heyday of the KOP.

Speaking of the title of "Red Army" fans, it is actually not a title given by domestic Liverpool fans. This is what local diehard fans of the Liverpool team call themselves.

Red is the background color of Liverpool, including the entire Anfield stadium, whether it is the seats of the stadium, the walls of the player channel, or even the toilets, they are all red.

But what is quite amazing is that Liverpool's earliest home jersey was mainly blue and white - very similar to Everton's jersey.

After all, the Liverpool club was the owner of Anfield Stadium. Houding wanted to raise the rent for Everton, Liverpool's only professional team at that time, but failed (Anfield Stadium was the home of Everton at first), so in a fit of anger, he was transferred from the Everton club. A team formed by people, so the original Liverpool did have a lot of Everton shadows.

Why did the main color of the Liverpool team change to red?
On the one hand, it is to de-Evertonization, and more importantly, it is because of a Liverpool legendary coach: Bill Shankly.

Shankly is an avid "Red Army" fan.

That's right, what he worships is our Red Army that marched for [-] miles!

Bill Shankly believes that the Red Army is a miraculous team that is not afraid of any difficulties, can reverse desperate situations, is unparalleled, is full of faith, and is close to the majority of the masses. During Shankly's coaching period, almost every training session To tell the story of the Red Army to the players, he also named his team Reds.

So soon, the word "Red Army" became the spiritual belief of Liverpool fans, and Liverpool's diehard fans also began to take pride in calling themselves "Red Army", and the background color of Liverpool's home jersey also became red.

Since then, the Liverpool team has a real sense of temperament.

Under the guidance of this spirit of the Red Army, Shankly took a team that was struggling in League Two to the highest level of League One in just five years, and won the Two League One Championships!Created one Anfield miracle after another!
Shankly laid down Liverpool's football genes: Football has nothing to do with life and death, but it is higher than life and death!
This kind of football culture also made Gu Ran's blood boil uncontrollably.

After walking down the parking area of ​​​​the Anfield stadium and seeing the red eyes, this passion is even more difficult to control.

For a moment, Gu Ran even had an idea in his mind: I should play here.

After having this idea, Gu Ran also suddenly realized... This friendly match is very likely to be the Liverpool club showing him a temptation...

Of course, it may also be overthinking.

Gu Ran smiled and cleared the thoughts in his mind.

Just focus on the game!
No matter what the intention of the Liverpool club is, and no matter what the result of this game is, in short, I am here, and I want to let the Liverpool fans see me!
Gu Ran walked towards the locker room with extremely firm steps!

"Hi Gu—" Andy's assistant coach reminded, "You've gone to the wrong place. That's the home team's locker room."

"Oh……"

Gu Ran walked back with firm steps.

(End of this chapter)