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

Chapter 330 No more pretending!Gu Ran appears!St. Mary's Stadium is in complete chaos!
As the referee on duty blew his whistle, Northampton took the lead and Southampton pressed on the defense.

As soon as the two sides started, physical contact was very frequent and full of gunpowder.

Gu Ran sat on the bench with his legs stretched out, carefully observing the situation on the field, feeling the Northampton team's style, and secretly dismantling Northampton's tactics in his heart.

Now that it is certain that he can come on as a substitute in the second half, every opponent on the field, every pass, breakthrough, every defense and interception is a good opportunity for Gu Ran to quickly read the game.

As expected, the Northampton team adopted a 442 short passing tactic as the pre-match intelligence said.

Their starting goalkeeper is Charles Dunn, who is 196cm tall.

The biggest feature of this player is his height, long arms, good jumping, and good defense against high-altitude balls.

——Southampton’s starting forwards are the tall Gurley and team star Lallana. In the 5th minute, Lallana played a high ball in the frontcourt to Gurley. Gurley’s header shot was easily picked off by Charles Dunn. .

Therefore, this goalkeeper can indeed defend against high balls.

However, correspondingly, his one-on-one reaction is a bit slow, and he seems a bit nervous and struggling to defend against low balls.

Gu Ran secretly smiled in his heart: Wait until I come on stage... and wait on the ground!
Northampton's left back is 34-year-old experienced captain Marcus Hall.

His marking and defensive positioning are very good, and he is physically strong, very aggressive defensively, and makes great defensive moves.

In the 7th minute, Southampton's right midfielder Schneiderlin dribbled the ball along the wing and broke through. Marcus Hall got into position early and grabbed Schneiderlin's shoulder and neck during the close fight. Schneiderlin's neck was scratched with three red lines.

Marcus Hall's defensive ferocity is evident.

However, Marcus Hall was just a side gate. In the first 20 minutes, he hardly stepped in. He mostly passed the ball to surrounding teammates immediately after getting the ball.

Even if Northampton's left wing had a chance, Marcus Hall had no intention of intervening.

This also shows that Northampton's tactical plan is to penetrate with short passes and not rely on wing breakthroughs.

The right back is John Johansson, who has the ability to steal, but judging from the first 20 minutes of the game, the defense is a bit dirty and other aspects are relatively mediocre.

Both central defenders are on loan - many Premier League and Championship teams will loan out players who have just been promoted from the youth team to let them get more professional practical opportunities.

The center back on the left is Ben Tozer, on loan from Newcastle United.

His defensive positioning and man-to-man marking are very fierce. In the first 20 minutes, he has destroyed at least two key breakthroughs of the Southampton team.

The center back on the right side is Danny Butt, on loan from Wolves.

His base speed and burst sprint are pretty good.

The left midfielder is Jonathan Meades. He is an international player from the Welsh youth team and the core organizer of Northampton. He has a good cross.

His short passes also gave Schneiderlin a headache. Schneiderlin often just started, and Meades had already completed a precise pass.

Fortunately, Northampton's overall offensive speed is not fast, the rhythm of short passing is not up, and the ball control is not that good. The game mentality is not aggressive, but cautious in advancing the position and passing the ball backwards. A lot, and a lot of mistakes.

So the threat of Jonathan Meades is not that great for the time being.

The right midfielder is Francis Laurent, a jack-of-all-trades player from France. This guy is 190cm tall and has the finesse of continental Europe. He can not only play as an attacking midfielder, but also as a right midfielder, a forward, and a center. , can also play as a right winger.

In the first ten minutes, Francis Laurent was almost flying in the right half, making various moves and short passes.

Chamberlain, who was responsible for guarding him, was also walked wildly by him. In addition, Southampton's starting left back Ryan Dixon was inexperienced in dealing with it. Therefore, Southampton's left wing often encountered dangers.

The midfielder standing on the left is Josh Walker, who is on loan from Tottenham's youth team. His stopping skills are good and his physical confrontation is also good, but his play is very scattered and his passing lacks imagination.

The midfielder standing on the right is Abdur Osman. He is very strong, has a good arcing free kick, and is very aggressive in confrontation.

In the first 20 minutes, he knocked over Lallana three times.

The forward on the left is Billy McGee. He has good explosive sprints and is very active in running without the ball. He likes to pull to the side to get the ball and then make short passes to cooperate.

The forward on the right is Ted Purcell, who has good dribbling skills.

It can be said that Northampton's lineup and tactics can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, relying on short passes on the ground to achieve ball possession.

Their two forwards are not very tall, and they rely on short passing and penetration in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the first 20 minutes of the first half, the competition between the two sides in the midfield and frontcourt was fierce, with frequent foul scenes and frequent interruptions in the rhythm of the game.

Northampton's ball possession data is indeed higher than Southampton. Northampton is very active on Southampton's left wing, but Northampton tears apart Southampton's last line of defense after a short pass. , but was unable to form a truly threatening shot.

Southampton's high-pressure defensive tactics did not seem to have the desired effect with Northampton's short passing and penetration.

The kick between the two sides was a bit like... novices pecking each other.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Northampton midfielder Josh Walker dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area.

Southampton's two central defenders, Walton and Jaidi, teamed up to double-team.

Walton's kicks were very fierce and completely merciless.

Josh dunked his ankle, avoided Walton's steal, and passed the ball to forward Billy McGee in the left penalty area.

The retreating Schneiderlin and right back Richardson struggled to intercept. Schneiderlin reached out and grabbed Billy McGee's jersey. Richardson fell to the ground and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.

Billy McGee falls to the ground!

But his dive was too rough and the referee ignored it.

Northampton got a frontcourt throw-in, and Southampton also got a little breather.

Head coach Adkins frowned on the sidelines and was not very satisfied with the team's current overall performance.

Teams that play short-pass penetration must press hard and force them to make mistakes. If they cannot press hard, the rhythm of the situation will be very passive. If they relax a little, they will be penetrated and the defense will be torn apart.

Coach Adkins yelled loudly, asking the players to form a tighter formation, move more flexibly, and make bigger movements.

The atmosphere on the court became even more intense, with pushing and collisions occurring frequently.

The game progressed to the 37th minute.

Northampton made a beautiful run into the wall in the middle, and the football came to the feet of Abdul Osman after 15 quick short passes in 7 seconds.

Chamberlain and Lambert contracted to intercept. Appdour half-turned to Lambert to protect the ball, and at the same time hit Chamberlain's chest with an elbow.

Not to be outdone, Chamberlain gritted his teeth and grabbed Abdul's arm with his backhand, knocking him down to the ground with a kick!
The Southampton fans at the scene cheered!

Let’s not talk about whether we win or not. This meat-to-blood confrontation scene is full of passion!

The referee ran over and raised his hand to show Chamberlain a yellow card.

The cheers of the Southampton fans turned into boos for the referee.

Chamberlain immediately complained to the referee with a depressed look on his face, saying that it was Abdul who elbowed him first.

Chamberlain even wanted to take off his clothes and show his breasts to the referee to prove his innocence.

However, the referee did not pay attention to Chamberlain's complaint. Instead, he pointed at Chamberlain and warned him not to take off his clothes. Otherwise, it would be two yellow cards.

Lambert hurriedly came up and pulled away the resentful Chamberlain.

Northampton won a free kick 25 meters from the goal.

Captain Davis urgently formed a human wall.

The atmosphere on the field became extremely tense.

Abdul adjusted his socks and deliberately swung the ball forward a foot.

Lallana and Gurley immediately came forward to argue, and Southampton fans also booed wildly.

The referee immediately intervened and used the marking spray can he carried with him to draw an arc at the penalty spot.

But when the referee turned his head, Abdur deliberately wiped off the white marking foam on the turf with his hand and continued to move the ball a few inches forward.

——Actually, a few more inches will not have a decisive impact, but this method will make the opponent's mentality explode.

The competition is not only about physical skills, but also about mentality.

While the Southampton players were still trying to reason, Abdul quickly took a few steps back and started running directly——

sneak attack!

Southampton's wall jumped hastily.

The football drew a beautiful and powerful arc in the weak area and hit the upper left corner of the goal.

Davis was very focused and quickly jumped up with one hand!
The football was lifted over the crossbar by Davis!
"wow!"

Fans from both sides applauded their respective teams.

This free kick was wonderfully shot, and the save was also wonderful!

This is also the most exciting showdown between the two sides so far in the first half.

Northampton receives a corner kick.

Abdul drove the ball to the front point.

Francis Laurent jumped high under Chamberlain's close defense and headed the ball -

The football goes wide of the goal.

Southampton fans were in for a false alarm.

The game continues.

Head coach Samps, who was standing in the visiting team's technical area, looked very proud. He could see that Southampton's game was not very structured. As long as Northampton insisted on controlling the ball, insisted on short passes and penetration, and did not make fatal mistakes, then Northampton will definitely win this game!

It must be a great feeling to be in the limelight at the pre-match press conference and then win a game against a mortal enemy!

At the 45th minute of the game, both sides still had no achievements.

The fourth official raised his card, and the stoppage time was 2 minutes.

Chamberlain dribbled the ball from the left wing and cut to the midline.

Abdul and Josh Walker double-teamed Chamberlain on the left and right.

Lambert crossed to the left to support Chamberlain.

Chamberlain stopped and dunked, throwing away the two players defending him and opening a passing channel.

This emergency stop smash was very beautiful and triggered a burst of cheers from Southampton fans.

However, Chamberlain did not pass the ball immediately. Instead, after an emergency stop, he quickly started and continued to dribble the ball across the center.

This approach looks a bit like Gu Ran's one-stop service on the left.

However, Chamberlain's restart speed was far slower than Gu Ran's, and his cutting skills were not as smooth as Gu Ran's.

Northampton's right midfielder Francis Laurent immediately stepped up to defend.Francis saw the right position and made a reasonable collision, knocking Chamberlain away and forcibly breaking the football from Chamberlain's feet!

The Southampton fans at the scene instantly exclaimed!
Chamberlain hurriedly reached out to pull Francis, but then thought that he already had a yellow card on his body, and his outstretched arm froze instantly.

Francis took the opportunity to get rid of Chamberlain, took the ball forward, ran out of a safe space, and passed a short pass to Abdul who was supporting the running.

Abdul and Josh Walker hit the wall too hard, and the football was passed to the feet of forward Ted Purcell in the blink of an eye!
Left back Ryan Dixon quickly shrank his defense, but his speed was already a lot slower.

Southampton lost the ball in this attack and was counterattacked, making its defense quite passive!
Walton had to move to the penalty area line to make up for the interception.

Another forward, Billy McGee, also quickly penetrated to the other side of Southampton's penalty area.

Ted was double-teamed by Walton and Ryan and forced a pass——

Goalkeeper Davis quickly moved towards Billy——

But Ted's kick was not passed to Billy, but to the unguarded center!
The middle lane is empty!

Josh Walker went straight up from the top of the penalty area, faced the football, and made a violent push towards the goal!
There is nothing Davis can do...

The ball is in!
In the first half, the two teams were pecking each other for 45 minutes. Suddenly, in injury time, Northampton took the lead!

The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten as Southampton 0:1 Northampton!

Southampton fans held their heads in disbelief.

In my home stadium, I was beaten by my rival in English League Two. This feeling is really... so unpleasant!
Northampton fans waved their team flags and jumped up and down with joy!

Northampton's players also hugged Josh Walker, who scored, and showed off and celebrated in front of Southampton's goal.

Northampton's head coach Samps was even more arrogant. He actually raised his arms and ran to the solemn-faced Coach Adkins to celebrate!
Before Coach Adkins could take action, the assistant coach Andy next to him angrily pushed Coach Sample.

The two coaches are about to fight!

The fourth official and the linesman quickly stepped forward to break up the fight, and the referee also hurried over.

The scene was chaotic.

Although it was a friendly match, the two sides were really not friendly at all.

The referee first showed a yellow card to coach Sample, and then coach Adkins also showed a yellow card.

Coach Adkins was shocked!

He had already received a red card in the friendly match when Gu Ran was injured, so he paid special attention to it this time. Even if Coach Sample slapped him in the face and provoked him, he didn't do anything.

It was assistant coach Andy who took action!
Referee, are you blind?

Adkins was holding back his anger, but he couldn't betray Andy, so he could only bear everything silently.

lights~
A blue skill bubble dropped from Coach Adkins' feet.

lights~
Samps, who was driven back to the visiting team's technical area, also dropped a blue bubble!
Why are these two coaches hurting each other...

Gu Ran calmly gathered his thoughts to check:
Coach Adkins dropped a "Optimize Tactics +1" bubble.

Coach Sample dropped a bubble that said "One kick +1".

Obviously, what Coach Adkins drops is the coaching skill bubble, while what Coach Sample drops is the player skill bubble.

The skill of shooting the ball with one kick is positively related to stopping the ball and passing the ball.

Gu Ran then gathered his thoughts and picked up Coach Sample's bubble from the air.

The chaotic scene soon returned to normal.

The first half of the game is not over yet.

After the kick-off, Southampton launched an all-out attack.

Northampton shrank back to its own 30-meter area and tried its best to defend the victory in the first half.

The tension between the two sides further expanded.

The referee was also afraid of causing trouble again, so as soon as the two minutes of stoppage time arrived, he immediately blew the whistle to end the half-time game.

Southampton players could only give up attacking and leave the field depressed.

——In terms of strength, Southampton is definitely much better than Northampton.

But it was obvious that Southampton's high pressure and defensive counterattack failed, and the players were all trapped in a close-quarters battle with Northampton.

Once the hot-headedness falls into Northampton's rhythm of the game, Southampton will naturally suffer.

Some Southampton fans are already shouting Gu Ran's name.

Although they also knew that Gu Ran could not play due to his lame condition, they still looked forward to a miracle.

Southampton's players returned to the locker room dejectedly, and many players began to sniff snuff.

They smeared nerve-stimulating snuff cream on the front of their jerseys so that they wouldn't be easily noticed when they snorted.

This situation is already very common in the team. Coach Adkins and assistant coach Andy are also aware of it, but they do not interfere too much.

After all... even Real Madrid and Juventus are using it. This kind of thing is not considered contraband. As long as the official does not pursue it, the club will naturally not object for the sake of performance.

During the halftime break, Coach Adkins did not criticize the players, nor did he even adjust the high-pressure tactics.

The key problem in conceding the ball is not the high-pressure tactics, but that the players did not thoroughly implement the high-pressure tactics.

If the team cannot adapt and learn this pressing style of play, then even if they win this pre-season friendly match, it will be in vain.

As soon as the 15-minute rest time passed, the two teams reentered the field and changed sides to fight again.

Southampton began to consciously strengthen its overall formation, and Northampton also strengthened its ball possession.

Both sides played very cautiously in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

But obviously, the Northampton team is more stable. After all, they now have 1 ball in hand. As long as they can hold on, they can win.

The game progressed to the 59th minute.

Southampton's right back Froze Richardson successfully intercepted the pass from the opponent's right midfielder Jonathan Meades and forward Billy McGee, passed the ball directly from the backcourt, and passed the ball to the center of the space. Lambert of the area.

Lambert jumped up and volleyed to stop the ball, then took the ball and pulled it diagonally towards the ribs of Northampton's left penalty area!
Southampton's defensive counterattack is here!
Lallana and Ronald, who had been substituted before, desperately went to the center of the penalty area to support him!

A 3-on-3 situation was formed in the frontcourt!
Northampton's defense has huge holes!
Lambert used his body and foot skills to get past John Johansson who came up to press him, and drove the ball straight into the top of the penalty area in the middle!
Lallana stepped forward to meet the ball——

Seeing that Lallana was about to get the ball, Northampton's center back Ben Tozer immediately fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle!

Lallana was immediately tackled to the ground and the football rolled away out of control.

In today's game, Lallana is the target of Northampton's focus.

This is the Nth time Lallana has been knocked down, and this time, it was quite serious.

All Southampton fans clenched their fists in anger and protested!

Southampton has already lost Gu Ran, a star of hope, and they don't want to lose Hualalana again!
The referee also ran over with a gloomy face, showed Ben Tozer a yellow card, and awarded Southampton a vertical set kick about 25 meters away from the goal.

But Southampton fans were not satisfied with this penalty. Almost all Southampton fans shouted "red card" and put pressure on the referee.

But the referee was unmoved.

At this time, the team doctor temporarily entered the field to examine and treat Lallana, who was still lying on the ground.

Depending on the situation, Lallana's problem shouldn't be too serious.

Coach Adkins immediately turned to Gu Ran, who was sitting on the bench playing the role of a cripple seriously: "Gu, it's time!"

What the hell!

I finally don’t have to pretend? !

By the way, Coach Adkins, when did you become so desperate?Are you involved in... gambling?
Gu Ran stood up in a flash, "Yes! Coach!"

With that said, Gu Ran quickly took off his football pants, revealing the competition underpants he had already worn.

The Southampton fans at the scene went crazy when they saw Gu Ran taking off his pants!

"Ooooooooooo!"

"Yay yeah yeah!"

"Gu Ran! Dad!"

"Chinese daddy is coming on stage! Hahaha!"

"Wait! No! Isn't Gu Ran still injured? Gu Ran's entire left leg is lame!"

"What's the use of playing in this situation? It can only increase injuries!"

"God! Gu! Please put on your pants!"

"Gu Ran, don't play! You will still have opportunities in the future. If you play now, it will ruin your career future!"

The Southampton fans were divided, with one half shouting "Chinese dad fuck them" and the other half shouting "Gu Ran, you don't want it", and the entire St. Mary's Stadium fell into complete chaos.

In the media area, the media reporters also shook their heads:

"Gu Ran is really stupid."

"The Southampton Club is truly a scab and a black shop. Even the farmer's donkey would not dare to do this!"

"Adkins is cruel enough. He even ignored Gu Ran's career prospects in order to get Samps to kiss a donkey."

"Well, if this happens, I'm afraid no club will dare to buy Gu Ran."

"Yeah yeah……"

"What a talented player, he just died in front of our eyes."

"Of course, this is also a good news material, hehehe..."

In the technical area on the sidelines, Adkins put his arm around Gu Ran's shoulders and said in Gu Ran's ear: "When you go up, tell Lallana to let you play this set piece... I've seen I believe you can still kick out your full moon scimitar!"

Gu Ran was immediately encouraged, "Okay Coach Adkins, I will never let you down!"

The fourth official raised his sign: No. 8 Gu Ran replaced No. 35 Ryan Dixon.

Ryan Dixon ran back relieved and high-fived Gu Ran.

After high-fiving, Gu Ran stopped pretending and sprinted into the field with a violent aesthetic!
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(End of this chapter)