"What are you doing together when you're not training?" Coach Carter asked majestically.
Captain Bread said quickly: "There is no coach, we are just... coaching Rusty Stripes."
Minato and the others nodded, "Yes, we are guiding Rusty Stripe."
Carter frowned and shouted: "Guide? Bullshit! Do you think I will believe you? You must have played together as soon as I walked away! You are all old players! You really let me down! Look at the new ones Gu Ran, why didn’t I play with you guys?”
The players all bowed their heads and did not dare to refute.
Where Gu Ran was, there were a bunch of footballs on the ground that had been wiped by the drummer before.
But at this moment, the drummer was also with Xitiao, so it seemed that all the dirty work was done by Gu Ran.
Gu Ran quickly explained: "Coach, actually I didn't do anything..."
"Listen!" Coach Carter said solemnly: "Listen to Gu Ran! He has obviously done so many things, but he modestly said that he did nothing! Look at you again! Don't you feel ashamed? Don't you feel blushing? After the training is over, everyone except Gu Ran will practice at the training ground for half an hour!"
"ah?!"
All the team members were complaining!
Coach Carter shouted with a serious face: "Ah what? Again, just practice for an extra hour!"
At this moment, the team members all shut up.
Everyone’s negative emotions are close to overflowing.
Gu Ran secretly regretted it.
It would be great if there was still progress to pick up!
No, I used to be afraid that I wouldn’t have the chance to pick up professional training results, but now that I have joined the team, I have to pick them up selectively!
Okay, starting from tomorrow, selective pickup.
Seeing that the players were too afraid to speak any more, Coach Carter nodded with satisfaction, "Now, everyone gather here, and I will announce the 22-man roster for the national competition!"
All the players in the training ground immediately lined up in front of Carter.
There are more than 30 players in the entire Southampton private school, but only 22 can enter the national competition squad.
From a professional perspective, this is also called the registration list.
If you don't make this roster, you are not a registered player for the high school competition. Then it is absolutely impossible for you to start or be a substitute, let alone appear directly on the field.
Of course, even if a 22-man roster is registered, it will only be starters, substitutes, and backups.
The substitute players are not even qualified to follow them to the competition venue. They can only advance when the substitute players need to be replaced.
Only if you enter the 18-man game roster can you be considered to follow the team into the competition venue.
Only when you make the 11-man starting list can you be considered the main player and can come out of the tunnel and enjoy the cheers of the fans.
The 11-man starting roster must be selected from the 18-man game roster, and the 18-man game roster must be selected from the 22-man registered roster.
This is true even for the operations of professional clubs every season.
Every season, professional clubs must first determine the "registration roster" for the league, Champions League, and cups at all levels, then select and adjust the players based on the roster, finalize the 18-person "match roster", and then proceed to the official game. An 11-man starting roster will be submitted one hour before the kickoff.
Generally speaking, the 11-man roster must be submitted one hour at the latest, but the exception is the World Cup. The World Cup requires that the 11-man roster be submitted no later than half an hour before the start of the game.
In some critical games, when to submit the 11-man roster is also part of the coach's tactics.
Now, the Southampton High School team has only just confirmed its 22-person registered roster.
Head coach Carter began to announce the names and jersey numbers of registered players.
Gu Ran stood in the last row of the team, listening to Carter's announcement with a calm expression.
The main players that the drummer had introduced to Gu Ran before were all there.
The rest were all names that Gu Ran had never heard of before.
The faces of these non-main players whose names were called were full of excitement, and other players also applauded and congratulated.
When the last one was announced, Coach Carter paused for a moment and looked at Gu Ran from the gap in the crowd, "...the last one, Gu Ran."
There was no applause.
Everyone was not surprised by this. After all, Coach Carter had delayed the registration until the very end, just to wait for Gu Ran's emergency medical examination report to come out.
Gu Ran's face was calm, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn't matter whether there are other people's applause or not. Being able to register means having a chance to be on the bench.
Being on the bench means having the opportunity to play in the game.
Everything was within Gu Ran's original plan.
Then I heard Coach Carter continue: "Gu Ran's jersey number is... No. 3."
Wow!
All the players on the court exclaimed in low voices!
Position 3 is the position of the main left back!
It’s also the jersey number of Olin, the “dog on the dog” of the Bucks Steel Horns!
Not only that, the No. 3 jersey is of great significance to the entire Southampton!
The "Great Sage" Bale, who came out of Southampton's youth training, wears the No. 3 jersey!
Therefore, the No. 3 jersey of the Southampton school team is also a very important number.
No one expected that Coach Carter would give it directly to the new Chinese boy!
Even Gu Ran himself was a little shocked.
Although this does not mean that Coach Carter will let Gu Ran start directly, but Coach Carter will definitely train Gu Ran as a core player in the future.
Jersey No. 3…
Gu Ran couldn't help but feel a little excited.
I heard Coach Carter say in a deep voice: "Gu, the No. 3 jersey was originally the core number of our Bucks Steel Horns team, but its previous owner abandoned it, bringing shame to it and our entire Bucks Steel Horns team. Shame! Today, I hand over No. 3 to you. One day in the future, you will wash away the humiliation for it and make it the proudest number of Southampton High School again!"
Coach Carter asked loudly in a hoarse voice: "Tell me, Gu, can you do it?"
Gu Ran suddenly felt his blood rush to the top, looked at Carter with extremely firm eyes, and shouted loudly: "Coach! I can do it!"
Coach Carter nodded with satisfaction, "Very good! This is the answer I want!"
Gu Ran:......
Damn it, I got the second grade!
I thought I would get the second grade two days later, but I didn't expect that the atmosphere was so heightened that I couldn't get the second grade!
well!
It's all the fault of these idiot teammates!
I'd better not get too involved with them...
I heard Coach Carter announce again: "Okay, except for Gu Ran, everyone else will stay and practice for half an hour. Tomorrow afternoon we will have a group confrontation. I will determine the 18-man squad based on everyone's performance in the group confrontation. The roster, and your new jerseys, will also be sent to you tomorrow."
Coach Carter explained a few more training matters, and then left holding the tactical board.
"Gu Ran...!!!"
Xi Tiao took a deep breath and walked towards Gu Ran with a gloomy expression!
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