Chapter 613 The dream of a wealthy club in the Champions League! There is a price to pay for being i

"Hey, Gu, you played really well today." Henry took the initiative to reach out to Gu Ran and shook his head with a helpless smile.

Gu Ran quickly shook hands with Henry politely and high-fived, "Mr. Henry, it's really an honor for me to compete with you. To be honest, you are my idol, and I have always tried hard to be like you. .”

These words were spoken so warmly that Henry felt a little embarrassed.

Henry said quickly: "Gu, you are so humble. I have long heard that apart from your love of sleeping with female celebrities, your biggest characteristic is your humility. When I saw you today, it turned out to be true."

Gu Ran:......

Henry the Great, are you praising me or hurting me?

What do you mean, besides sleeping with female celebrities, their greatest characteristic is humility?
Does this mean that my greatest characteristic is that I love sleeping with female celebrities?

Damn it, I just want to play football! Can't I have some football-like characteristics? For example, the defensive upside-down golden hook I just made, isn't it worthy of your praise, Henry?

Gu Ran complained secretly in his heart and cleared his throat: "Mr. Henry, you are world-class, you are the King of Arsenal's Highbury. Although our Southampton defeated your Arsenal today, It's not me who beats you, it's the years. If you were 5 years younger, it would be a dream for Southampton to beat Arsenal today."

Henry couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Gu, what you said is great. For world-class players like us, the two biggest enemies in our careers are injuries and the other is time. We all will As we get older, football always replaces the old with a new generation. And I am the old person, and you are the new person. Gu, through today’s game with you, I truly feel this. I am already old. , play for a while longer, and then you can retire. I believe that the future of football will be yours."

Gu Ran said quickly: "Mr. Henry, thank you for your compliment. This is really a great honor for me."

Henry smiled and patted Gu Ran on the shoulder, "Don't call me sir, just call me Henry. I think we should be very good friends."

Gu Ran smiled and said: "Of course!"

Henry lost no time in pointing to the No. 8 jersey on Gu Ran's body, "Would you like to change it?"

"Of course!" Gu Ran took off his clothes first to show respect.

Henry also quickly took off his No. 12 jersey and exchanged it with Gu Ran.

In the early days, Henry wore jersey No. 14, but Henry's favorite jersey was not No. 14, but No. 12.

Because No. 12 is the number of his idol Van Basten.

Therefore, when he returned to Arsenal this time, Henry also deliberately chose the No. 12 jersey.

This No. 12 jersey is also Henry's first jersey in his first game back at Arsenal, so it has a high commemorative significance.

After exchanging jerseys, the two hugged each other again, said some words of encouragement to each other, and then separated.

Henry put Gu Ran's jersey on his shoulders and followed his teammates back to the locker room.

Gu Ran, under the leadership of captain Davis, went around the field with his teammates to thank the Southampton fans who came from afar.

After the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Southampton's main players took two days off.

On January 1th, the English Championship match day started, and Southampton challenged Watford away from home.

Because the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final was too tiring, most of Southampton's main players took turns to recover in this game.

In the end, Watford, playing at home, defeated Southampton, which had almost all substitutes, 1:0.

After winning the game, the Watford head coach looked as sad as a deceased relative.

However, Southampton's defeat still does not affect Southampton's broken ranking in the English Championship.

On January 1th, the British Championship match day, Southampton faced the British Championship team Birmingham at home. Coach Adkins sent half of the main players, and Gu Ran also got the chance to play in the second half.

In the first half, the score was 0:1, with Birmingham leading by 1 goal.

After replacing Gu Ran in the second half, Southampton was like a different team, letting 1 chase 4 and the score was 4:1.

This score was maintained until the end.

If the current situation continues, as long as Southampton scores 9 more points, which is 3 wins, then Southampton can advance to the Premier League next season as the first place in the British Championship.

Of course, this also means that Gu Ran is likely to leave the small club Southampton after the season and transfer to a big club to pursue the dream of a higher-level club in the Champions League.

On January 1st, the British Championship match day, Southampton faced Queen’s Park Rangers at home.

In this game, coach Adkins still sent half of the main players to give the team a full rest.

Southampton, led by Gu Ran, beat Queens Park Rangers 2:0 at the start.

At the end of the first half, Salah scored another goal, rewriting the score to 3:0.

However, immediately after, when Chamberlain broke through with the ball, he encountered a rough foul from a Queens Park Rangers player, and Chamberlain was directly tackled.

After Chamberlain got up, he pushed down the player who tackled him.

The two sides immediately started fighting.

The referee frantically took out cards. Southampton's Chamberlain and Mikel were both sent off. Salah Sturridge also received yellow cards. The Queen's Park Rangers were also sent off three players. Received 3 yellow cards.

The score of this game is no longer important, but the number of cards drawn in a single game has set a season record.

In the end, the furious Southampton team, led by Gu Ran, defeated the Queens Park Rangers with an exaggerated score of 20:0.

The head coach of Queens Park Rangers got emotional at the post-match press conference and called Gu Ran a butcher.

The loss in this game for Southampton was actually much more serious than that for Queens Park Rangers.

The score of 20:0 is really nothing. No matter how many goals are scored, it is nothing more than gaining 3 Championship points.

Chamberlain and Mikel received cards in the league match, and the consequences will be brought to the EFL Cup match.

In addition to Chamberlain, Sturridge has also accumulated 5 yellow cards and will be automatically suspended in the next game.

This also means that in the next second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal, Chamberlain, Mikel and Sturridge will all be automatically suspended and will not be able to appear.

There is a price to pay for being impulsive.

Three days later, on January 3, the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals began.

Southampton hosted an Arsenal team determined to take revenge.

With Chamberlain, Mikel, and Sturridge unable to play, coach Adkins conservatively deployed a 442 defensive formation.

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