11:30 noon.
The originally sunny weather turned gloomy.
But at the gate of Southampton High School, there was an unprecedented scene.
The number of students and parents at the school gate is estimated to be at least three to four hundred, and it is still growing rapidly.
Not only parents, but also many residents near the school took time off specifically for today's game.
Most of them also graduated from Southampton High School, so they not only watch the football games of their children's schools, but also go back to their alma mater to watch the games of their alma mater team.
Football is honor!
It doesn’t matter if you skip lunch, it doesn’t matter if you don’t work for a day, it doesn’t matter if you get caught in the rain, but you absolutely can’t miss this once-in-a-century home Final Four game at Southampton High School!
Southampton High School opened to parents at 12 noon, which was still half an hour before they were allowed to enter. However, they came to line up early in order to see the Bucks Steel Horns early and to be able to attend in advance. Get a good seat to watch the game.
At the front of the queue were a few parents who were out of shape and even had bald hair.
They were still wearing old Bucks Steelhorns jerseys that no longer fit.
They are former players of the Bucks Steel Horns. Now, they are no longer young and have become fathers. However, their faces are still filled with extremely excited expressions.
Football is their youth!
Their unfulfilled dream is now very likely to be realized by the new generation of Bucks Steel Horns players!
After learning that the army of parents had arrived early, Southampton High School also took security measures early. Dozens of security personnel placed iron fences on both sides of the school entrance, leaving the open area at the main entrance so that Welcome the Rosal High School Angel Wings and distinguished guests.
The parents all lined up obediently and waited patiently.
When the Bucks Steelhorns, led by Coach Carter, lined up at the school gate, the parents at the school gate were all excited!
The scene got a little out of control for a while!
Almost all the parents were cheering crazily:
"Stag Steel Horns!"
"Ouch!"
"Come on, my little deer cubs!"
"Little cubs, don't let your dads down!"
"The top four! Dad wants the top four in the country!"
"If you can make it to the semi-finals, daddy will call you daddy!"
"Win the semi-finals and daddy will take you to all the bars in Southampton!"
"Little cubs, don't hide and tuck them today, just fuck them hard!"
The parents seemed even crazier than the players!
In comparison, the Bucks Steel Horns are a bit reserved.
...This football culture is so wild and so real.
Gu Ran couldn't help but secretly think that perhaps only these parents could call the Bucks Steel Horns players "little brats" with such righteousness and pride.
In this context, not only is Xiao Zaizi not a curse word, but a proud recognition from our parents!
"Chris! I'm your daddy! I'm your daddy! I'm your daddy!"
"Mom, mess with Fake!" Xitiao yelled angrily: "Who the hell is taking advantage of me... Oh, dad, are you really here? Are you really here to see me play football?"
Rusty Strip was so excited that he shed tears instantly!
Other parents and Bucks Steelhorns players burst into laughter.
Gu Ran couldn't help but secretly complained:
How could such a vulgar father-son exchange still feel a little passionate?
I must have been led astray by them...
Fortunately no one said that to me.
Just listen to the parents continuing to discuss:
"...Which one is Gu Ran?"
"You still need to ask? There is only one Chinese in the entire Bucks Steel Horns team! He is the one standing in the back row."
"Mom, Fake! He is really handsome! No wonder my daughter sleeps with his picture in her arms every night..."
"I heard that the Bucks Steel Horns can reach the top eight in the country this time, all thanks to this Chinese boy!"
"Tch, he's so handsome, can he play well? He's probably just a showman who brags, right?"
"I don't know anything else. Anyway, my son calls him Chinese daddy."
"Hey - Gu, give your kid a good kick. Once you're done, I'll let my daughter sleep with you!"
"Gu, if you're good at playing, uncle can sleep with you!"
"Kid, this doesn't matter, as long as you play well, your aunt can sleep with you!"
Damn it...
Southerners are so tough.
With so many parents watching and talking about whether to sleep with him or not, Gu Ran suddenly felt like he was dead in society.
...By the way, that aunt is not bad looking.
Bah bah!
My thoughts are dangerous! It’s a no-brainer to push aunt!
Although my actual age is also in my thirties...
Then Minato yelled angrily: "Mom - don't do this!!!"
Gu Ran:......
"Hi, Gu! I'm your Uncle Andrew!"
Hearing this shout, Gu Ran tensed up and quickly looked along the sound, and sure enough he saw a pair of familiar figures in the crowded crowd: Andrew and Sally!
Gu Ran waved to them quickly, "Hi, Uncle Andrew, Hi, Aunt Sally, long time no see!"
...We are all civilized people! Don't say rude words, don't let us die again!
I heard Andrew say in a very civilized way: "Long time no see, Gu! We came here specifically to watch you play football today! You are our pride! We are here to cheer for you!"
Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
I heard Aunt Sally yelling harshly next to me: "Gu, you're welcome!!!"
...She is indeed my Aunt Sally.
Gu Ran covered his face, "I will try my best..."
Sally proudly said to the parents around her: "Gu, he is my daughter Sophie's boyfriend! My daughter Sophie is a big star in the future, your daughters should step aside! Gu has been living in my house before, Gu loves to eat the lamb kidney pie I made for him."
"What are you bragging about..."
"That's right, is Gu really that good?"
"Are foreigners fragrant? Are foreign moons round?"
"Huh, the kids don't really understand football, but we are all old fans. When the game starts, we will be able to see what this Chinese kid is like at a glance."
"I bet he's just a showman."
A large number of parents looked down upon Gu Ran.
Gu Ran did not respond to such doubts.
There is no need to respond to this kind of thing. In the future, he will become a more eye-catching star, and more people will question him. If he has to respond to every question, will he still be able to play football?
However, Sally and Andrew were unwilling to give in and kept arguing loudly with the parents around them.
Didi——
At this time, a bus came and slowly stopped at the main entrance of the campus.
Rosal High School Varsity Angel Wings are finally here!
The door opened, and strong young men wearing suits with angel wings emblem stepped out of the bus with great pride.
Rosal High School is a prestigious school, and half of the players on the Angel Wings team are from Everton's youth training echelon, so they simply don't put the Bucks Steelhorns who are from ordinary private schools. In eyes.
This kind of arrogant attitude is something that the Bucks Steel Horns have become accustomed to. It’s not like the Bucks Steel Horns have never experienced an attitude even more arrogant than this.
However, parents of the Bucks Steel Horns are not used to the angel wings problem!
The parents at the scene booed the Angel Wings players:
"Shit Wings! Pfft~ Shit Wings! Pfft~"
"I am your grandfather!"
"Ouch! The Bucks Steel Horns will win!"
Parents hurled all kinds of dirty words, some of which were so dirty that they can’t be described in words!
The number of parents at the school gate has also grown to five to six hundred. So many people are shouting around these young Angel Wings players. Putting aside the level of swearing, the sheer momentum of the number of people is enough to put the Angel Wings players to shame. The Wings players were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
The Angel Wings players never expected that the parents of Southampton High School would be so irritable.
In fact, parents are being polite enough. If they face enemies from an adult professional team, it won't be so simple. Shooting a bus with fireworks is a normal operation!
The Angel Wings players immediately stopped arrogant and stood in line in front of the Bucks Steel Horns players one by one.
Negative emotional bubbles also dropped one after another from their feet.
Their negative emotions were half anger at being scolded and half frightened by the situation.
Gu Ran felt very satisfied!
It’s great to play football at home!
Gu Ran calmly gathered his thoughts and quickly scanned——
The first to be scanned are Tyas Browning and Ross Barkley.
These two goods will become stars in the future, so they have a high chance of dropping star-level skills.
——Tyas Browning is Jiang Guangtai, but his current name is still Tyas.
Among other Angel Wings players, Tyas is still easy to recognize. He does not have a completely oriental face, but compared with the native British, his oriental facial contours can still be recognized at a glance.
What's more... Gu Ran, the future central defender of the national football team, will never admit his mistakes.
What fell from Tyas's feet was a blue bubble.
Gu Ran gathered his thoughts and took a look: header +1.
...This is a common skill.
As a future star, Tyas only dropped a common skill, which is indeed a bit disappointing.
However, preventing high-altitude balls is indeed Tyas's strength, and this skill is also very practical.
Gu Ran thought quickly, and then used the "Heading" skill from the air.
In the case where the jumping attribute has not been strengthened and points are added, it is still very good to have an ordinary heading skill.
Next, Gu Ran turned his attention to Ross Barkley, the captain of Angel Wings.
Under Rose's feet, a filled blue bubble was also generated.
Gu Ran gathered his thoughts and took a look: Five-star inverse foot +1.
Damn it?
This skill is awesome!
The inverse foot refers to the foot that is not good at, and the five-star inverse foot means that the foot that is not good at can be played at a five-star level!
As a left back with an inverse foot, Gu Ran often needs to cut inside first and then use his usual right foot to pass or shoot. However, if he has the star skill of five-star inverse foot, he can use his left foot at critical moments. Handle the ball, complete the pass or shoot!
This is great!
It has to be Ross!
Gu Ran suppressed his excitement and quickly absorbed the "Five-Star Inverse Foot" star skill into his mind.
Of course, the level of +1 is not high enough, but with this star skill, and then slowly upgraded to the level of +9, you can become a player with no obvious disadvantage!
——Before the game even started, I picked up a star skill and a practical ordinary skill. It was really cool!
Gu Ran quickly scanned the bubbles at the feet of other players, and then selected 3 white bubbles of "Quick Attack and Defense Transition Training + 10 Hours" and took them into his mind.
As a result, there are only 4 pick-up progress left today.
After picking up 3 white bubble rows, the special training results have accumulated to 100 hours, and 1 talent point is automatically redeemed.
The talent points accumulated in Gu Ran's mind reached 7!
In this warm "welcoming" atmosphere, Coach Carter and Coach Moritz on the other side had a friendly handshake.
Coach Moritz is the coach of Everton's youth training camp, but at this time he is also polite and polite, and does not dare to make any mistakes.
Coach Carter introduced the eating place, rest time, training venue, game time and other issues to Coach Moritz one by one.
Coach Moritz thanked Southampton High School for the reception, and then the whole team, led by the assistant drummer, walked into the campus and headed to the cafeteria.
No Angel Wings player would dare question whether the Southampton High School cafeteria is good or not.
In addition to being afraid of being beaten by their parents for pretending, they must also know the consequences of the Golden Fleece team not eating at Southampton High School.
"All Bucks Steel Horns have——"
When the Angel Wings players entered the campus, Coach Carter shouted in a deep voice: "Let us pay tribute to all the parents and friends who support the Bucks Steel Horns!"
"Ho ho ho!"
The Bucks Steel Horns all stood with their hands behind their backs and shouted loudly: "Bucks Steel Horns! Fight to the bitter end!"
All the parents at the scene cheered loudly and applauded the players desperately.
The whole scene is exciting!
"go for meal!"
Coach Carter waved his hand!
Bucks Steelhorns players headed to the restaurant in a fit of excitement.
The game has not started yet, but the atmosphere is already full of excitement!
As Xitiao walked away, he wiped away his tears, "My dad never watches me play football. He thinks it's a waste of time for me to play football. He always says that I won't be able to go to college anyway. If I have time to play football, I might as well be in college." I need to do more work at the car wash at home. Unexpectedly...he stopped the car wash today just to watch me play football...Woooo! Today! I must play well! I must let him watch. Come on, his son is not a wimp!"
All the bad friends came over and patted Rusty Strip on the shoulder.
"Rusty Strip, don't cry. Think on the bright side. Maybe everyone is here to watch the game and your dad's car wash has no business."
"Yes, if you think about it on the bright side, he might have come here just to make fun of you."
"I can't defeat you..."
Xi Tiao immediately said angrily: "What the hell kind of friends are you! It has to be my Gu Hao, Gu has never harmed me!"
Gu Ran said calmly: "Then why don't you call daddy quickly?"
Rust strip:? ? ?
"Gu! You have changed!"
"Hahaha!"
Bucks Steelhorns players were in a row.
Coach Carter leisurely clasped his hands behind his back, with a happy smile on his face.
When the players entered the restaurant to eat, the large restaurant was almost empty.
Except for the newly arrived Angel Wings team, there were only a few students here and there.
Gu Ran couldn't help but ask: "Why are there so few people? Could it be that the school has put the restaurant under martial law?"
Bread smiled and explained: "That's not true. How come the school doesn't allow students to eat? This is because students go to the stadium to grab seats as soon as get out of class is over. Eating is just a matter of time compared to grabbing a good seat to watch the game. It doesn’t seem important at all.”
Minato also smiled and said: "Today we can have lunch in peace. I heard that today's food is several levels higher than before..."
Gu Ran packed two lunches, said hello to Coach Carter, and left the restaurant early, heading to the physiotherapy room on the court.
"Annie, are you hungry?"
Seeing Gu Ran walk in, Annie immediately rushed forward eagerly, hanging tightly on Gu Ran's body, and said coquettishly: "Gu, why did you come here? I thought you had forgotten me. !”
Damn it...
The goddess acts coquettishly, it’s really awesome!
Gu Ran put down the food in his hands and dragged Annie's skirt that was about to burst with both hands, "How could I forget you? After we finished training in the morning, we went to the school gate to greet our opponents. This is not just after the welcoming ceremony, I quickly brought lunch over to eat with you."
Only then did Annie take a satisfied sip on Gu Ran's mouth, "Gu, I knew you were so good to me."
"Come, let's eat first." Gu Ran reluctantly put Annie down, "I have already agreed with Coach Carter to arrange a place for you in the main stand. After lunch and rest, I will take you to the main stand. Stand - and then I'll get back to my business."
Annie nodded, "Okay."
Gu Ran opened the lunch box, and Annie took two bites of the food from the campus cafeteria, then curled her lips and said, "...it tastes really bad."
Gu Ran smiled fondly and said, "Let's make do with it. When we get home in the evening, you can eat whatever you want."
Annie pursed her lips and smiled, "I want to eat... that."
Gu Ran's mind wandered, "Let's take care of ourselves tonight."
Annie chuckled, "I hate it..."
After lunch, Gu Ran rested in the physiotherapy room for another half hour.
Annie sat next to Gu Ran and looked at Gu Ran quietly with her eyes closed, silently, her eyes full of tenderness.
After Gu Ran rested, Annie put on a sun hat and large sunglasses and followed Gu Ran out of the treatment room.
As soon as she walked out of the tunnel, Annie was stunned.
It's not even 1 o'clock yet, and the steel-framed stands of the Bucks Steel Horns' home stadium are now filled with students and their parents!
The additional seats that could accommodate 1,200 people were packed to the brim, with a visual estimate of at least 1,500 people!
Moreover, there are many later parents and alumni who are still flocking to the stadium.
The latecomers no longer had iron-frame seats, but this did not trouble them at all. They moved out the benches and desks in the classroom and stacked them side by side, and arranged them at the joints of the four stands - benches and desks. , benches were added to the desks, and three rows of simple bleacher seats were piled up.
When the desks could no longer be placed, these parents brought herring ladders from home...
The number of people in the entire stadium is increasing towards 2,000 people.
Not only that, several local bands from Southampton also came. Before the DJ from Southampton High School started to warm up the show, the local bands had already started singing under the main stand.
The first song was "We Will Rock You" by Queen. All the students and parents at the scene sang along and the atmosphere was about to explode.
While following Gu Ran toward the main stand, Annie exclaimed in a low voice: "Are these really parents? Why are they crazier than the students?"
Gu Ran smiled and said, "Today, they are fans first and parents second."
Anne nodded convincingly.
The security personnel responsible for guarding the main stand saw that it was Gu Ran and immediately let them go.
Gu Ran said: "The first three rows of the main stand are reserved for school directors and other distinguished guests. Annie, please sit in the fourth row."
"Okay." Annie obediently sat in the innermost seat of the fourth row of the main stand.
In this position, no one would walk through the passage in front of her, and no one would notice her.
Gu Ran took off his sports coat and handed it to Annie, "It may rain later. Although the main stand has a rainproof roof, you still have to wear more clothes to avoid getting sick."
"Yeah~" Annie happily took Gu Ran's coat, "Gu, come on."
Gu Ran smiled at Annie, then left the main stand and went to the training ground to gather.
The weather is getting worse in the afternoon and it will rain at any time.
Looking at it like this, today is bound to be a rainy battle.
However, the students and parents in the stands were still enthusiastic. They had prepared raincoats and umbrellas early.
As long as the knife is not used today, they will not leave.
The number of students and parents has exceeded 2,200. The entire stand is completely saturated and cannot hold anyone anymore.
There are still many parents arriving. For safety reasons, Southampton High School closed the stadium in an emergency.
Later, parents could only listen to the game outside the stadium stands.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, people started to fill up the main stand.
Scouts from various low-level professional clubs found their seats and sat down, chatting with each other:
"I really didn't expect that the Bucks Steelhorns would also make it to the quarterfinals."
"It's nonsense. The Bucks Steel Horns can't do it. If you want to watch it today, you still have to watch Angel Wings."
"The Angel Wings do have a lot of good prospects, especially Ross Barkley, the captain of the Angel Wings. That kid is a rare midfielder with good skills in the UK over the years."
"I am also very optimistic about Rose. The flow of transmission and control technology will be the trend in the future, and Rose will definitely have a big market."
"Ahem, let's stop dreaming. Players like Rose are definitely not available to small clubs like us in League One and League Two."
"Yeah, people just go to Rosal High School to get a gold plate, and then they will be quickly promoted to the Everton U18 team."
"Hey, have you heard? Emenalo from Chelsea Club is also coming to watch this game!"
"That assistant coach? He's coming too? Impossible, right?"
"Do you understand? Emenalo is Chelsea's assistant coach on the surface, but in fact he is an important figure in Chelsea club's recruitment. He will definitely become Chelsea's sports director in the future! From now on, Chelsea will buy and sell people. His power will even exceed that of the head coach!”
"Hiss...he's actually here too? I bet he must be here for Ross too."
"Shh-he's coming!"
Emenalo, wearing a raincoat, walked onto the main stand.
All the scouts from the small clubs in the main stand, regardless of whether they knew him or not, all took the initiative to stand up and say hello to Emenalo.
Emenaro just nodded slightly, and then found a seat in the first three rows of seats and sat down.
The weather is bad today, and Emenalo has been tired from traveling all the way. Now he just wants to finish the game quickly, go back and take a shower early, drink a cup of hot coffee, and don't delay watching the World Cup.
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(End of chapter)
