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

Chapter 328 Haldin was beaten and retired!8 games in the first month!Super exciting professional schedule!

After holding it back for two weeks, Gu Ran's competitive state did decline a bit, but after this warm-up, he has recovered most of it.

As long as I practice with the team a few more times and play games, all the lost status will be restored, and I can even break through to a new level!
As the warm-up came to an end, most of the Southampton players entered the training ground bleary-eyed.

"Jesus...who is that?"

"Is it Gu Ran? Am I dreaming?"

"Oh yeah! Gu Ran is back!"

"Wait! Isn't Gu Ran's ankle crippled?"

"Looking at the way he warmed up, he seemed to be running faster than before!"

"This, this is simply a miracle! How did he do it?"

The Southampton players ran up excitedly and gathered around Gu Ran to ask questions.

Gu Ran also happily greeted his teammates.

Lambert asked with concern: "Gu, how is your ankle now? Lallana came back to us after visiting you last time and told us that your entire left leg was in a plaster! How come it's only been two weeks? Just returned?"

Schneiderlin also said eagerly: "Gu, we all know that you want to play football, but you can't force the injury!"

Lallana was even more anxious, "Yes, Gu, go back to the hospital to recuperate! You can't sneak out and destroy your future!"

Chamberlain also shouted: "Yes! Gu! Go back to the hospital quickly! Otherwise... I will call and report you now!"

Damn... is it okay to report me?
Gu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. In fact, my...injury is not serious. Team doctor Mai Fu's medical skills are amazing. Coupled with the top-notch treatment from Southampton University Hospital, my ankle is basically fine." . My return this time is also approved by the club."

You can’t say that I’m extremely talented. The swelling subsided the next day and I was completely fine in three days. I’m just returning now just to cooperate with the club and put up smoke bombs, right?

When everyone heard that the club agreed, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Luke Xiao said with envy on his face: "I also want Maeve to be my exclusive team doctor!"

Captain Davis frowned and said: "Gu, even if the club agrees to your return, you have to be careful. Your future is your own, and you have to be responsible for yourself. If you are not responsible for yourself, then we will I’m responsible for you.”

"Yes, yes! The captain is right!"

"Gu, we are responsible for you!"

"Come, let's carry Gu down to rest together!"

What the hell!

Gu Ran shouted in his heart: Don't do this!
I don’t want you to be responsible for me!

I am the Return of the King, I am the Return of the King!

—— Without waiting for Gu Ran to struggle and resist, a dozen teammates held Gu Ran down and carried Gu Ran out of the field without any explanation.

This scene was actually a bit cheerful.

As soon as he was carried to the sidelines, Gu Ran saw Haldin walking to the training ground with a sullen face.

The atmosphere that was just a cheerful scene suddenly dropped to freezing point!

Everyone fell silent.

——Everyone knows that with Gu Ran’s temper, he will never let Haldin go.

Gu Ran's eyes instantly became murderous, while Haldin was startled by Gu Ran's sudden return and subconsciously wanted to dodge.

Haldin thought that although he had failed to use dirty tricks to deal with Gu Ran, since Gu Ran "broke his foot" on the field, he could be considered a victory.

But he never expected that Gu Ran would return so quickly!

Seeing that Haldin felt guilty and wanted to run away, how could Gu Ran give him a chance?

Gu Ran said coldly: "Halding! You idiot, do you want me to run away after seeing your grandpa?"

Nothing else, just yelling in the face and scolding!
Haldin had already turned around. When he heard Gu Ran's scolding, he immediately clenched his fists and turned around, his face full of undisguised resentment.

"Hmph! Gu Ran!"

"Don't think that because the club is supporting you, I will be afraid of you!"

"That's right, I'm just teasing you. I just don't like you, a yellow-skinned, rotten person!"

"What else do you have to be arrogant about now? Your leg is lame, and your career is over! And even if I am punished by the club and cannot play, I can still get the club's salary in vain! Wait for me in two years When my contract expires, I can freely transfer to another club and continue playing!"

"If the club is smart, they will know how important I am as a left-back! When the time comes, they will obediently lift my suspension and beg me to play!"

"And you, this loser, will be abandoned by the club!"

"I don't even bother to laugh at you now, so what qualifications do you have to be arrogant to me?"

As soon as these words came out, before Gu Ran could speak, the other teammates were filled with indignation and surrounded Haldin with cheers.

Especially Haldin’s former younger brothers, each of them showed the most positive attitude!
"Hardin! You crazy poisonous snake! We were blind and called you boss!"

"Hardin, you actually used despicable and shameless methods to harm your teammates. You are rubbish!"

"Halding, if you dare to scold Gu Ran one more word, let's see if we don't tear your bad mouth apart!"

"Hardin, you damn thing, you really want to be beaten!"

Haldin didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he looked like there was nothing you could do to me if it was broken. "I just scolded you. What's wrong? Anyway, I was banned by the club. I was just messing around. I was just messing around." ! I am the insidious villain you call me. What can you do to me? The club still has to pay me a salary! You dare to lay a finger on me? Fighting is not allowed in the club. If you dare to do it, just wait and follow. I’ll be suspended and punished as well!”

The teammates were all furious, but no one dared to take action.

It's really not worth it to risk your career for a rotten person!

Lallana said to Gu Ran in a low voice: "Gu, don't be like this mad dog. Take a step back and the world will be brighter..."

Gu Ran almost didn't laugh out loud:
take a step back?
Did I come back after rebirth just to take a step back?
Haldin, you idiot, do you really think that my ankle is broken?
Are you still here dreaming about the club begging you to appear?
Should I fuck you all at once?Or will it torture you slowly?
——Gu Ran's eyes became sharper.

Seeing that no one dared to take action, Haldin suddenly became even more arrogant. He actually took a step forward and said, "Come on, hit me! Hit me! Hit me!"

Gu Ran raised his brows, and sprinted up like lightning. Using the inertia of the violent sprint, he directly raised his left foot, whipped his leg, and kicked Haldin's arrogant long face hard!

Bang!
Half of Haldin's face was instantly deformed. He was kicked up in the air and fell to the turf with blood on his face. The two back molars in his mouth were kicked to pieces!

This sudden and domineering kick shocked all the players on the scene!
No one expected that Gu Ran would actually dare to fight!

Moreover, he still used his "wasted" left foot!

Gu Ran... was he really hurt?
In the horrified eyes of everyone, Gu Ran shrugged innocently, "Everyone heard it. It was Haldin who asked me to beat him."

Luke Xiao was the first to react, "Yes! It was Haldin who begged Gu Ran to beat him! This is the first time I have heard such an excessive request."

"Yes! Haldin asked for it!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Gu Ran!"

"Gu Ran injured his ankle, but he still enthusiastically helped Haldin!"

Other players also expressed their support.

Haldin was frightened and frightened, angry and annoyed, hurt and frightened!
What shocked him the most was that Gu Ran used his left foot!

This shows that Gu Ran's injury has completely recovered!And his sweet dream was completely kicked to pieces by Gu Ran!

Haldin struggled for a long time and couldn't stand up. He could only lie on the ground with his mouth full of blood and foam and muttered to himself, "How is this possible? How is this possible..."

Gu Ran put his hands in his pockets and sneered: "Hardin, I only used [-]% of my strength this time. After all... we want the water to flow slowly."

Haldin shuddered involuntarily!
What does long-flowing water mean?Do you have to be beaten every day?
Haldin took a deep breath and pretended to be fierce and shouted: "Okay! Very good! Gu Ran, you are so damn talented! I didn't expect you to recover so quickly! But what can I do? Today If you hit me, you violated Coach Adkins' rule that no fighting is allowed within the team! You still have to die! Today, we will die together! Haha..."

After laughing, Haldin covered his bleeding mouth and screamed in pain.

At this time, head coach Adkins and assistant coach Andy also came to the training ground.

The players quickly surrounded Haldin to prevent Coach Adkins from discovering what was going on here.

After all, the penalties for intra-team fights in professional teams are quite severe, and no one wants Gu Ran to be punished.

"It's so early in the morning. If you're not training, why are you all gathering here?"

Coach Adkins frowned and separated from the crowd, and immediately saw Gu Ran with his hands in his pockets.

Coach Adkins's eyes lit up, "...back?"

Gu Ran smiled at Coach Adkins and said, "Coach, I'm back."

Coach Adkins nodded calmly, "Okay, just come back!"

"Coach! Coach!!" Haldin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, lying on the ground and shouting heartbreakingly: "Coach, I was beaten by Gu Ran! My teeth were knocked out by him! You have to uphold justice! According to the club's rules! You must punish Gu Ran severely!"

Coach Adkins glanced at Haldin who was lying on the ground, and the disgust on his face could no longer be concealed.

Coach Adkins then asked the surrounding players: "What's going on?"

Although this question was harsh, everyone noticed that Coach Adkins did not question Gu Ran.

This meaning is actually very obvious.

Captain Davis stood up immediately, "Coach! That's what happened...I didn't see anything."

——As expected, he is indeed the old captain.

Vice-captain Wharton also stood up, "Coach, I don't know what happened. Anyway... as soon as I came over, I saw Haldin beating Gu Ran."

Haldin was going crazy, "I'm going to hit Gu Ran? I, I'm lying on the ground, my mouth is full of blood, how can I hit Gu Ran?!"

Tafazzoli, Haldin's former best friend, stood up and testified: "I saw Haldin hit Gu Ran's injured foot with his own face!"

"What?" Andy, the assistant coach next to him, said angrily: "Hardin, you are really going too far!"

Haldin was so angry that he was shaking all over, "You, you... Wow, your whole team is talking for Gu Ran! Gu Ran, you are so cruel! Just wait! I want to expose this matter Give it to the media! I will make you all miserable! I will let everyone know what a dirty, chaotic and shameless club Southampton is!"

Coach Adkins' brows gradually tightened.

As an experienced head coach, how could he not see what was going on here?

Coach Adkins said coldly: "No matter who beats whom, this is a fight! I want to emphasize the discipline of the team again! No matter what the reason is, whether you are the captain or the star of hope No matter whether you are fighting a sinister villain or a street rat, a fight is a fight! If you dare to fight, you must accept punishment!"

When Haldin heard this, he suddenly became arrogant again, "Hahaha! Gu, you can't escape this time! Do you think you can do whatever you want in Southampton? Just wait to be suspended!"

Coach Adkins said in a stern tone: "Hardin, you have been fined 1200 pounds. The 1000 pounds is a penalty for fighting within the team, and the 200 pounds is for your turf cleaning expenses."

Haldin was dumbfounded.

This punishment is really too severe!

His weekly salary is only £1600!Now, 1200 pounds have been fined in one day!

If you follow this pace... not only can you not get Southampton for nothing, but you will have to pay for it with death!
One week's salary for prostitution is for nothing, and two months' salary will be lost!He still needs to be beaten!
Haldin quickly and urgently complained: "Coach! I didn't fight! I really didn't fight! I was beaten!"

Coach Adkins said coldly: "Who can testify for you? If anyone stands up to speak for you today, I won't fine you any money."

Haldin looked at his teammates almost pleadingly.

How can teammates help a trash guy who stabs his own teammates behind his back?
Everyone looked at Haldin with contempt.

Especially his former younger brothers, they all wanted to tear Haldin apart to show that they were incompatible with evil!
Coach Adkins also didn't forget to taunt him, "Hardin, you already stink."

The corners of Haldin's mouth twitched slightly, and his whole body went limp.

Coach Adkins turned back to Gu Ran and said, "Gu...is your left foot okay?"

Gu Ran moved his ankle and said with regret: "It's okay, but I didn't move it much."

If Haldin could be stronger, wouldn't he be able to kick him twice more?
Alas, I wish I had known that I could only use [-]% of my strength.

Even [-]% of the strength won't work. A paper tiger will break at the first touch.

Seeing that Gu Ran was fine, Coach Adkins nodded with relief and said in a soft tone: "Gu, you hit someone after all, so according to the regulations, you must also accept punishment from the team. But I miss you. It’s your first offense, and you have a legitimate reason, so I’ll fine you 200 pounds this time, but if you hit someone again next time, you’ll be fined 1000 pounds.”

Coach Adkins even gave Gu Ran an advance notice of the punishment for the next time he hit someone, which was very considerate.

Haldin couldn't hold himself any longer in an instant!

He was beaten, lost his teeth, and was fined 1200 pounds, but Gu Ran was only fined 200 pounds? !
Is there any reason?Is there any king law?
Haldin said angrily: "Coach! I protest! I am the one who was beaten! Why fine me 1200 and Gu Ran 200? This is unfair! Unfair! I demand that Gu Ran be fined 1200 too!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Coach, I hit someone, and I accept the punishment willingly. I also think that 200 is too little, so why don't you just fine me 1200!"

Coach Adkins said in admiration: "Gu, you are very aware, but the rules are the rules. How can I fine you an extra 1000 pounds?"

Chamberlain, a brilliant man, immediately stood up and said, "Isn't this simple? Gu, if you hit me again, you'll get both clean!"

Haldin: Huh? ? ?
Gu Ran had been waiting for this sentence!

Gu Ran didn't wait for Haldin to react, and directly slapped Haldin on the left side of his face!

The left and right sides of Haldin's face were swollen evenly!
Haldin lay on the ground, covered his face and cried loudly!

At this moment, he felt like he was being bullied!
Coach Adkins looked down at Haldin coldly, "Well, they're both fined 1200, is this fair?"

Haldin didn't dare to beep another word!
If it beeps again, Gu Ran will be happy to open the flowers for him!

Seeing that Haldin had lost his temper after being fucked, his teammates all cheered and gave various high-fives in celebration!

Gu Ran was also smiling from ear to ear, feeling so happy!
That's right!Just do whatever you want!

This has nothing to do with justice or injustice, it all depends on strength!

As long as you have strength, justice will never be late!If you have any grudges, report them on the spot!

Seeing that it was almost done, Coach Adkins pressed his hands and said: "Okay, let's warm up and train. Tomorrow we have a derby game in the same city! Gu, you have to go to the physical examination center for examination first. After passing the examination, Come find me again at the training ground—and, welcome back."

"Thank you, coach."

Coach Adkins and Coach Andy turned and left.

Gu Ran turned around and said to Rick beside him: "Rick, give me a monthly fine."

"Okay! Gu!" Rick's eyebrows were beaming and he looked even more happy than Gu Ran.

With a new contract signing fee of 10 pounds and a fine of 1000 pounds a day, Gu Ran can beat Harding until the next transfer window opens!
It feels so good to have money and be able to spend it freely without any scruples!

Gu Ran glanced at Haldin, whose face was twitching on the ground, and said with a smile: "Hardin, let's see you tomorrow."

Haldin was trembling all over!
I have to get the most severe beatings every day, and I have to pay 1200 pounds every day... How can I live like this?
He originally wanted to work hard at Southampton Club for two years and leave after earning enough salary, but now it seems that he will be destroyed by Gu Ran without waiting a month!
Haldin stood up tremblingly amid the laughter of the crowd, "I want to, I want to see the sports director, I want to take the initiative to transfer, I am even willing to compensate the club's termination fee... I want to leave the hell of Southampton Club! woo woo woo woo……"

Gu Ran ignored the wailing Haldin and went directly to the physical examination center.

Half an hour later, Gu Ran completed his examination at the physical examination center - all the values ​​were completely normal and he could return to the team for training and participate in the competition.

Rick happily sent this physical examination report to the coaching staff.

Gu Ran officially returns to team training!

As for Haldin - the injured Haldin wanted to take leave to go home to recuperate, but the doctors at the physical examination center refused to examine Haldin's injury, and the club did not grant Haldin's request for leave.

That's right, they're doing Haldin openly!

Haldin also realized his situation and could only go to sports director Mark Walker and plead for a transfer.

Haldin is even willing to bear part of the transfer fee himself and leave Southampton.

However, Mark Walker remained unmoved.

Southampton club is quite short of money, but not as poor as Harding.

Haldin used dirty tricks to deal with Southampton's star of hope, then Southampton used bright tricks to retaliate against Haldin.

Moreover, the British football circle is so big. Even if Southampton Club is willing to give Harding a transfer opportunity, other clubs would not dare to hire a player who makes small moves behind his back to harm his teammates.

Haldin was completely dumbfounded.

There was only one way left before him...retirement.

The moment he used his dirty trick against Gu Ran, Haldin never expected that the consequences would be so serious.

In order not to come to the club every day to lose money and get beaten, Haldin finally had no choice but to retire in tears.

As a 26-year-old player who retired in the prime age of his career, Harding definitely suffered a big loss.

However, with Haldin's character, he will come back again in less than half a season. Of course, in the future, he will only be able to appear in the English second and third league teams at most.

This time, Haldin lifted a rock and hit himself in the foot.

During the lunch break, Mark Walker informed Gu Ran of Haldin's immediate retirement.

Gu Ran felt a little regretful.

I wanted to torture Haldin for a few more days, but I didn't expect Haldin to be so cowardly.

Forget it, there's nothing to worry about with such a cowardly player, you should still focus on playing football.

Haldin's matter has come to an end now.

The atmosphere in the Southampton dressing room has also reached a new level of harmony, and everything is back on track.

During training in the afternoon, Gu Ran picked up 10 training bubbles and automatically redeemed them for a talent point.

Gu Ran chose to make up for his shortcomings and added this talent point to the "stop the ball" attribute. The stop attribute was immediately increased from 67 points to 68 points.

After training in the afternoon, Coach Adkins took the initiative to talk to Gu Ran.

"Hi, Gu. How is training after returning?"

Gu Ran said with satisfaction: "Coach, I feel good."

Coach Adkins nodded with satisfaction, "Very good... However, I'm afraid I won't be able to start you in tomorrow's game. I know your true injury, but the club's senior management requires that before the summer transfer comes to an end, Don’t let you appear easily.”

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Coach, I can understand."

Coach Adkins was silent for a moment and said: "I still hope you can be prepared to come on as a substitute. Although the opponents in the derby in the same city are relatively weak, we really cannot afford to lose this game at Southampton."

After two consecutive victories, Southampton suffered two consecutive defeats!
The confidence that I finally built up for the new season has been almost exhausted.

If even Northampton can't win tomorrow's game, it will be in trouble.

Coach Adkins doesn't want to be asked to leave get out of class by the fans before he can show his full strength.

Moreover, through the last two games, Coach Adkins has clearly realized the indispensability of Gu Ran in his tactical system.

Gu Ran nodded firmly, "Coach Adkins, I'm always ready."

"Very good, you don't need to practice any more today. Go back and rest early. Just drive directly to St. Mary's Stadium for training before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Yes! Coach!"

After Coach Adkins left, Gu Ran packed his things and prepared to leave.

At this time, personal affairs assistant Rick came up with a schedule.

"Gu, this is the schedule for the first month after the start of the new season. Please take a look at it."

"it is good!"

Gu Ran took a look at the first schedule of his career with great anticipation, and immediately took a deep breath.

Throughout August, the schedule is packed!
The first game: At 8 pm on Saturday, August 7th, the opening match of the first round of the English League One, Southampton will challenge Plymouth away from home.

第二场比赛：8月10号星期二下午7点45分，联赛杯第1轮，南安普顿客场挑战死敌朴茨茅斯。

The third game: At 8pm on Saturday, August 14th, in the second round of the English League One, Southampton faced Notts County at home.

The fourth game: At 8 pm on Saturday, August 21, in the third round of the English League One, Southampton challenged Pittsburg United away from home.

Game 8: Tuesday, August 24th at 7:45 pm, in the second round of the League Cup (if advanced in the first round), Southampton will play at home, and the opponent team is to be determined.

Game Six: At 8pm on Saturday, August 28, in the fourth round of the English League One, Southampton will face Rochdale at home.

Game 8: Tuesday, August 31st at 7:45 pm, the first knockout round of the Pioneer Cup Southern Division, Southampton is an away challenge, the opponent is undecided and is to be drawn.

And on August 8, there is still a friendly match against Arsenal to be played.

This means that in the first month of the new season, there will be a total of 8 games!
The intensity of this competition... is so exciting!
This is true professional intensity!
There are four English League One games every month, as well as the cup knockout rounds - the first few rounds of the cup knockout rounds are all teams of similar level. If you can advance to the fourth round, you will meet teams from the English Championship and the Premier League. .

Therefore, for League One teams, they will generally give up the cup competition after three rounds. Even in the early stage, they will only send substitute players to practice.

What the English League One teams really care about is the "league championship", which is the Pioneer Cup.

The participating teams in this competition are basically English League One and English League Two teams. The "league championship" is also the highest honor that English League One and English League Two teams must compete for. It is extremely valuable in lower leagues!
Of course, Premier League and Championship clubs can also participate in the Pioneer Cup competition, but high-level clubs can only send their U18 youth teams to participate.

The meaning of the Pioneer Cup is equivalent to a low-end version of the FA Cup.

Of course, Southampton will also play in the FA Cup knockout round, but there is no FA Cup match schedule in the first month.

Including the friendly match with Arsenal, there will be 8 games in August. Just thinking about it makes me feel refreshed!

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(End of this chapter)