No one wants such an auspicious number as No. 8?
Oh, that's right too.
Foreigners don't pay attention to this.
In fact, it’s not that they don’t pay attention to it. For example, Black Friday, the 13th, is still very taboo for them.
Gu Ran checked it carefully again and confirmed that there was really no owner of the No. 8 jersey!
However, No. 8 is generally the jersey number of the midfielder, and it is usually the jersey number reserved for the brains of the midfielder.
Anyone who wears the No. 8 jersey is basically the organizer of a team, someone who controls the rhythm of offense and defense, someone with extremely high football intelligence and is extremely good at seizing opportunities.
For example, in the early days of Arsene Wenger's coaching, Ljungberg, who endorsed famous brand underwear, wore the No. 8 jersey.
There is also the midfield butcher Gattuso who says "I'm ugly but I'm not gentle". He wears No. 8 in both the national team and the Milan club.
There is also Juninho, the master of free kicks and the king of loose kicks, who also wore No. 8 in the Lyon team that won seven consecutive French Ligue 1 titles.
There are also the strongest classical attacking midfielder Riquelme, Rooney who comes from a boxing family, Real Madrid’s four-time Champions League midfielder Kroos, Liverpool’s team spirit Gerrard, Chelsea’s team spirit Lampard …all wear No. 8 jerseys.
The most representative players wearing the No. 8 jersey in contemporary times are Xavi and Iniesta of Spain.
The soul of Spanish football has never been the No. 9 or No. 10, but the No. 8.
Iniesta is Barcelona's No. 8. He is also a true football master who is underestimated by the world.
The Barcelona team with him is the real tiki-taka.
Xavi is the No. 8 of the Spanish national team. The combination of him and Xiaobai is definitely the most powerful national team midfield combination in contemporary football.
It can be said that No. 8 is definitely a very good jersey number. It is the organizer of the team and can even grow into the number of a team spirit player.
Southampton Club's No. 8 is actually vacant...
This may be because the previous No. 8 retired or transferred, and Southampton club did not sign many midfielders this season, so this number just became vacant.
And this number is of great significance, even if there are new players, they would not dare to pick it.
...This is simply tailor-made for me!
Others dare not wear it, but I dare!
I will compete with Messi and Ronaldo in the future!
If you don't even have the responsibility to wear No. 8 as a player, then what's the point of talking about the future?
Okay, I’m going to take the 8th!
Gu Ran took a deep breath, "Coach, I've made my choice! I want to wear the No. 8 jersey!"
Coach Adkins was stunned, "No. 8? Are you sure?"
Gu Ran raised his head and said, "Yes."
"……good."
Coach Adkins didn't waste any more nonsense. He took the registration list from Gu Ran's hand and filled in the number 8 in front of Gu Ran's name.
"I will submit this list of information to the athletic director."
"I believe Mr. Mark Walker will approve it."
"You can go. I'll see you at the gathering later."
Damn it...
How simple!
From now on, I will be Southampton’s No. 8 player!
"Thank you, coach. I'll see you at the gathering later."
Gu Ran stood up and said goodbye.
After Gu Ran left, Coach Adkins had a slight smile on his face, "Dare you wear No. 8? This kid... is very attractive."
After leaving the head coach's office.
Rick wiped the sweat from his fat face and said, "Gu, you actually chose No. 8?"
Gu Ran shrugged, "No. 8 is vacant, can't I choose it?"
Rick said: "Yes, yes...but please don't blame me for talking too much. Although the club's senior officials all like you and recognize that you will be Southampton's hope, even the Saints fans also have high expectations for you." , however, players in the first team and reserve team may not think so. The reason why people don’t choose No. 8 is because everyone thinks that the person who wears No. 8 is a very powerful person, and if you choose the No. 8 jersey as soon as you come, I’m afraid He will be targeted by other players!"
hehe……
What you are saying is, if I don’t wear No. 8, I won’t be targeted?
As a grassroots person, I actually received a weekly salary of 3,000 and was taken seriously by the senior management. Even if I choose No. 38 or No. 48, I will still be targeted!
I have long been mentally prepared for the harsh professional environment!
Do it if you don't accept it, this is my code of conduct after my rebirth!
Gu Ran then said with a calm expression: "Then let them target me. I will let everyone see whether I can afford to wear this size 8."
Rick was slightly startled, then gave a thumbs up, "Awesome."
Gu Ran said: "We still have ten minutes to gather. We definitely can't train now. Rick, please find me a private room. I want to be alone for a while."
"Okay, please follow me."
Rick immediately took Gu Ran into a single rest room.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Ran took out MaxxRT's APP sample and business plan to study it.
Their APP is pretty good, but its functions are a bit simple.
But this is understandable, after all, their original intention was just to watch Gu Ran's game through their mobile phones.
However, since the public relations fee of 100,000 pounds has been spent, it cannot be so monotonous.
Their business plan is quite detailed, from the crowdfunding list to the equity allocation, it is very professional.
But as for future development, it is still blank.
After reading it, Gu Ran found the contact information of MaxxRT and others and made a call.
When the call was connected, Gu Ran said directly in Chinese: "Maxx...RT, right? I'm Gu Ran."
"Ah! Gu Ran!" MaxxRT on the opposite side shouted excitedly, "I didn't expect you to call us so soon!"
Gu Ran said: "I have read your APP and plan, and they are doing well. I also told the club's executives that you want to buy online copyrights, and they have agreed. If you are free tomorrow, you can Come to the club to meet Mr Les Reid and he will help you sort out your League One and FA issues."
"Really? That's great!"
"Oh! Our APP is finally available!"
"We can see you Gu Ran playing football in China in the future!"
"Gu Ran, you do things too fast!"
The person on the other end of the phone was almost bursting with excitement.
Damn it...
I am not the one who does things quickly...
Gu Ran smiled and said, "By the way, I still have a few questions that I need to tell you."
Gu Ran then gave an overview of the 100,000 pound public relations fee for the Internet copyright fee of the English League One Company and the English Football Association.
After listening, MaxxRT and others suddenly felt worried.
Their domestic crowdfunding total was only 1 million yuan, and the public relations fee for an online copyright was 100,000 pounds... This was obviously beyond their expectations.
Gu Ran said: "This 100,000 pounds can help you get the copyright of a large network. In other words, you can watch it not only on the mobile APP, but also on the computer, and you can also watch it on the TV by casting the screen on the mobile phone. So it is still a good deal. . And you don’t have to worry about this money, I’ve already paid it for you.”
"Ah this!"
"Gu Ran, how can you be so embarrassed!"
"More than 500 of us crowdfunded 1 million yuan, and you alone contributed close to 1 million yuan!"
"Brother Ran, you are the largest shareholder of our project!"
"Haha, with your participation and investment, we will definitely make a fortune this time!"
"Let us become bigger and stronger and create greater glory!"
"Tonight's project must be arranged to be high-end!"
"Brother Gu Ran! Come along too! Let's listen to music together!"
Gu Ran:......
Are these people really my fans?
Why are all my fans so crooked?
Gu Ran cleared his throat, "...it's too far to go back and forth to Manchester."
"Haha! Well, we know you have just joined the team and still need to train, so there will be opportunities in the future!"
"Let's try the depth for you first..."
"Hahaha!"
Then, Gu Ran made some very advanced suggestions. For example, don’t just do professional football live broadcasts. You can do open live broadcasts so that all broadcasters can participate, focusing on supporting competitive and game-based live broadcasts. etc.
Gu Ran laid out all the trends in the live streaming industry in the next ten years in one breath.
After MaxxRT and others heard this, they were all surprised and gasped!
Gu Ran's consciousness is too advanced!
Some of the suggestions they couldn't understand, but they sounded so good!
When the two sides were chatting enthusiastically, Rick knocked on the door and said, "Gu, it's time for your joining ceremony to begin."
"Okay, come on - brothers, it's time for me to leave. I'll have to work hard on the live streaming app from now on."
"Okay Brother Ran!"
"Come on, brother Gu Ran! We are all waiting to see you play!"
"Okay, bye." Gu Ran hung up the phone and followed Rick out of the single room to the first team training ground.
——Finally got to meet the first team!
At this time, players from Southampton's first team and reserve team gathered in small groups.
Their topic naturally revolved around the upcoming newcomer Gu Ran.
"Hey, have you heard? The club just offered that Chinese player a new contract, and his weekly salary actually reached 3,000 pounds!"
"Fake! He's actually taller than most of us?"
"Why? A grassroots person who has never been in a professional youth training camp, but has only played a few amateur school team games, actually gets more than us old people who have played professional games for more than ten years?"
"I also heard that he just picked the No. 8 jersey from Coach Adkins."
"What? A guy who has never played a professional game dares to wear a jersey with a number below 10, and it is also the No. 8 jersey that is the brains of the team?"
"Fuck Fuck, you are so arrogant! I only dare to choose No. 27, not No. 8! This kid is really too arrogant! He simply doesn't take us seniors in the team seriously!"
"The club also holds a special joining ceremony for him? Isn't this too shameful for him?"
"Isn't that right! The club is clearly doing this to make us old players who have worked hard for the club feel heartbroken!"
Some players whispered: "But... I heard that Liverpool and Manchester City have made bids for him, and Manchester United and Chelsea are also paying attention to him. Maybe he is really strong."
"Hmph, what can a Chinese rookie do?"
Haldin sneered: "I have already seen that Chinese rookie during the physical examination. He is nothing! If he really gets to the professional arena and collides with the opponent, he will be injured and fall to the ground! Anyway, I am not used to him. , as long as he makes me unhappy, I will let him know who is the boss here!"
"Listen to me. When that kid comes later, we boo him loudly to let him know that becoming a professional player is not that simple!"
"That's right, we have to let him know that we old players are not easy to mess with!"
"That's right!"
Players from the first team and reserve teams responded.
At this time, head coach Adkins and his assistant coach Andy Williams walked into the training ground wearing training uniforms.
The players from the first team and the reserve team gathered lazily, standing in four rows with their legs crossed and their arms folded.
Adkins glanced with a calm expression, "Hello everyone, I am your new coach, Nigel Adkins."
"The person next to me is my assistant, Andy Williams."
"From today on, the two of us will join hands with all the gentlemen to work hard to achieve the goal of hitting the English Championship."
The players applauded sparsely, and many players even snickered quietly.
Southampton ranked only in the middle of English League One last season.
The new coach Adkins said he wanted to hit the British Championship when he came up. It's no wonder some players sneered.
In their view, this is simply impossible.
Coach Adkins glanced over the laughing players, secretly remembering their looks in his mind.
Then, Coach Adkins said in a calm voice:
"Now, please welcome a new member:"
"A Chinese from the Southampton High School team, who plays the role of left back, our new No. 8 - Gu Ran."
Before he finished speaking, the players present suddenly let out a burst of sarcastic laughter!
"Southampton High School team?"
"Hahaha, I'm going to laugh so hard!"
"I can't stop laughing. Send me to the team doctor quickly!"
"Saints, Saints, have you been reduced to an amateur player who relies on China?"
"I feel like we're going to get straight into competing for the League Two title next season."
"Huh, next season? I'll run away during the winter window!"
Amid the sarcasm, Gu Ran, wearing a suit with Southampton school team logo on it, walked into the training ground calmly.
The players jeered even louder, especially the main left back Haldin laughed the loudest.
But these harsh sounds did not affect Gu Ran's mentality at all. Instead, they only made Gu Ran's steps more firm and steady.
Gu Ran knew very well that there was jealousy and discrimination in these sneers, and many of them were just joking.
...Don't worry, you will soon know who is the father.
The more you mock now, the more loving you will be when you call me daddy in the future.
Gu Ran calmly walked to the front of the queue and introduced himself calmly: "Hello everyone, I am the left back from the Southampton High School team, Gu Ran."
Haldin took the lead in booing wildly.
The other players also followed suit and booed and jeered.
The scene became somewhat uncontrollable.
Coach Adkins wanted to stop him, but in the end he chose not to interfere and just stood aside and observed silently.
He felt... This kind of situation where others couldn't bear the pressure seemed to be no problem at all for the 17-year-old Gu Ran.
Gu Ran looked at the team members with a calm expression.
After waiting for the booing and taunting players to subside, Gu Rancai sneered: "I don't feel ashamed to be from the grassroots. I am proud to be a Southampton High School team player. I help my school team and win It’s the only national championship in the school’s history. But you are laughing at the honors others have achieved through hard work. You are the ones who should be ashamed.”
As soon as these words came out, the training ground suddenly became quiet.
Almost all the players' eyes widened in disbelief.
Of course, they were not ashamed of their booing behavior - although it was indeed shameful - they just couldn't believe that this grassroots newcomer in front of them actually fought with them as soon as they came up!
They were laughing at Gu Ran's background, but Gu Ran was laughing at him for being shameless!
Gu Ran 1v the entire Southampton first team and reserve team!
And it doesn’t fall behind at all!
The entire Southampton first team and reserve team were rendered speechless by Gu Ran's few words!
Even head coach Adkins, who always had a poker face, couldn't help but move his eyebrows.
Just listen to Gu Ran continue to type: "Yes, my number is No. 8, my weekly salary is 3,000 pounds, and my contract is the Star of Hope. The top management of the club is busy applying for a labor certificate for me. Liverpool and Manchester City gave me a transfer offer, and Manchester United and Chelsea also wanted to poach me... Ask yourselves, how much can you achieve? You still have the nerve to laugh at me? At someone who is better than you?"
The mentality of the players present was completely shattered!
"Chinese boy! You are so arrogant!"
"Mom Fuck! I think you don't want to be in the first team anymore!"
"I tell you, you have offended all of us now!"
"In this club from now on, there will be me without you! There will be you without me!"
"You're done! I tell you! You're really done!"
Deng Deng Deng Deng~
These emotionally out-of-control players have bubbles under their feet! There are blue and white ones!
Gu Ran's lips curled up into a smile, and he focused his thoughts:
——Left back Dan Haldin dropped a blue skill bubble with +1 for personal defense.
This is not a good skill, but it is a necessary basic skill for a defender.
Received.
Gu Ran's mind moved slightly and he picked it up from the air in an instant.
Close defense +3.
——Right back Fraser Richardson drops a blue skill bubble with +1 for direct passes from the backcourt.
This skill is also an essential basic skill for backcourt players.
Once you take it, you can go back and do it a few more times. You need to stack it up to +4 as soon as possible.
——Central midfielder Ricky Lambert dropped a blue skill bubble with +1 step and turn!
Damn it!
Finally got this skill!
Gu Ran immediately gathered his thoughts and picked up the step and turn +1 from the air!
In this way, coupled with his own stepping and turning skills, Gu Ran can finally start the upgrade mode of this skill!
——Forward Guli Doprado dropped a blue skill bubble that gives +1 to header shots!
This skill is also a very necessary forward skill, so put it away!
——Forward Adam Lallana dropped a blue skill bubble of "Brilliant Pass Assist: Flash of Light +1"!
Damn it! This is a ball-star skill! Must win!
He truly deserves to be the team star Lallana! It smells so good!
Gu Ran happily gathered his thoughts and collected them from afar.
——Defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin dropped a blue skill bubble with +1 for chasing back and counterattacking!
This basic skill is also very necessary, so stop it.
- Left winger Alex Chamberlain dropped a Hothead +1 bubble...
Gu Ran:......
Chamberlain, do you want to see for yourself what you dropped?
Everyone drops forward skills, why did you drop a reverse skill?
(End of chapter)
