I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god Chapter 220 Gu Ran’s great benefit! The Liverpool U18 friendly match organized by Alan himself!
Chapter 220 Gu Ran’s great benefit! The Liverpool U18 friendly match organized by Alan himself!
Kawai Yuichi was the first to arrive at the training ground ahead of Gu Ran.
But he didn't know what he should do so early.
He always wanted to compare with Gu Ran, so he naturally had to wait for Gu Ran to start training before competing with Gu Ran.
Gu Ran didn't arrive, so Kawai Yuichi could only wait stupidly.
After Gu Ran arrived at the training ground slowly, he changed into his training clothes and sneakers in a leisurely manner, then simply stretched and prepared for a warm-up run.
Although I have already warmed up and run in the morning, when I wake up at noon, I still need to reawaken my body functions.
When Kawai Yuichi saw Gu Ran starting to warm up, he immediately smiled disdainfully and started running ahead of Gu Ran.
For this kind of warm-up run with no technical content, Yuichi Kawai is still very confident in himself.
Gu Ran! Today I will show you the strength of Japan’s national champion players——
Kawai Yuichi held his head high and ran more seriously than usual.
Honami was surprised to see Kawai Yuichi's positive changes, and couldn't help but secretly feel happy for Kawai Yuichi.
However, Honami's eyes were not focused on Kawai Yuichi as before, but she looked at Gu Ran from time to time.
Gu Ran was not in a hurry, but patiently completed a set of stretching movements before starting.
At this time, Kawai Yuichi had already run more than half of the circle.
Kawai Yuichi kept looking back at Gu Ran, his eyes full of disdain.
Gu Ran was not affected by Kawai Yuichi's gaze at all. He steadily increased his speed, and the frequency of his legs increased significantly.
Regardless of the distance, just looking at the comparison of the stride length and frequency of the two legs, Gu Ran is much faster than Kawai Yuichi.
Outside the court, Honami's breathing suddenly became a little rapid.
She knew that this was not Gu Ran's fastest frequency...
It was only a matter of time before Kawai Yuichi was overtaken by Gu Ran.
Sure enough, in less than three minutes, Gu Ran caught up with Kawai Yuichi who had started running early.
Yuichi Kawai was not slow, but he made serious misjudgments in his pace.
He originally thought that he could use high-speed impact to get rid of Gu Ran, or even trap Gu Ran, but he didn't expect that this method would actually trap him.
Kawai Yuichi kept looking back to observe the distance between the two people. The more he looked back, the more shocked Kawai Yuichi was!
Gu Ran's speed is too fast!
And this is actually just Gu Ran's normal speed, not Gu Ran's sprint speed.
Gu Ran never thought about chasing Kawai Yuichi. From the beginning to the end, Gu Ran just ran according to his original rhythm.
If we must say that Gu Ran has a goal, then Gu Ran's goal is himself, which is to constantly surpass himself.
But how did Kawai Yuichi know this?
Kawai Yuichi thought that Gu Ran was going to compete with him, so he accelerated and sprinted even harder, completely ignoring his own physical consumption.
It was obviously just a warm-up run, but Kawai Yuichi treated it like a life and death battle.
At the beginning, Kawai Yuichi was still able to put a little distance between himself and Gu Ran and continue to maintain the lead.
But this lead did not last long.
Soon, Kawai Yuichi's aura was in chaos, his steps were sluggish, and his endurance was obviously unsustainable.
Gu Ran continued to run at his own pace, and began to speed up in the second half of the race when his body was sweating slightly, fully awakening his body's motor functions and bringing them into optimal condition.
Dopamine in the body begins to be secreted.
This kind of exhilarating feeling of running can only be experienced by real runners.
This is the most satisfying feeling next to love.
Loving requires the cooperation of two people, but running can be a pleasure for just one person.
Soon, Gu Ran surpassed the panting Yuichi Kawai.
"Impossible! This is impossible! How could I lose..."
Kawai Yuichi's teeth were almost broken. For the sake of his own face, he pursued even more desperately!
Comparing the expressions of the two, one is full of enjoyment, while the other is full of ferocity - making judgments.
Honami watched from the sidelines, her heart in her throat.
Honami was afraid that Kawai Yuichi would act stupid like before, so she started to pull on Gu Ran.
But soon, Honami discovered that her worries were completely unnecessary - Kawai Yuichi simply couldn't catch up with Gu Ran, let alone have a chance to pull Gu Ran.
Gu's acceleration was so strong in the second half that it looked like he was sprinting.
But this is not Gu Ran's real sprint. It's just that after the body is warmed up by running, the dopamine is high, and it reaches the best competitive state.
Kawai Yuichi's breathing rhythm was completely disrupted by Gu Ran's acceleration in the second half of the race.
Kawai Yuichi pursued desperately, and his speed increased in the second half of the race, but there was no way he could compare with Gu Ran.
Gu Ran ran so easily, so freely, so joyfully.
Gu Ran still had some strength left, but Kawai Yuichi was already trying his best.
If Yuichi Kawai hadn't tried his best, he might have been trapped by Gu Ran long ago.
This difference in competitive status is visible to the naked eye.
The more Yuichi Kawai chases, the more shocked he becomes, the more he chases, the more desperate he becomes, and the more he chases, the more he realizes that he is far inferior to Gu Ran.
...How could this happen? How could this happen!
Is the British National Competition Champion...really that much better than me, the Japanese National Competition Champion?
Kawai Yuichi’s mentality is about to explode!
As the warm-up run between the two came to an end, other U18 players also came to the training ground yawning.
When they saw Gu Ran's warm-up pace, they all secretly took a breath.
To be honest, most of the players in the U18 youth team are not convinced by Gu Ran from the bottom of their hearts.
Especially after the restaurant incident, most of the U18 youth team players wanted to outdo Gu Ran in training to prove that Gu Ran was a parallel import.
How could Gu Ran, an amateur player without any professional experience, rise to the top in one step and become the star of hope for Southampton's first team?
Why can Gu Ran enjoy the favor of the club's senior management and enjoy the enviable resources?
But when they saw Gu Ran's training attitude and ability, all of their hearts sank:
Is this really an amateur grassroots player without any professional training?
This competitive state has simply left us behind!
After a warm-up run at such a pace, will he still have the physical strength to train in the afternoon?
——At this time, Coach Dodd came to the training ground.
Coach Dodd was stunned for a moment, and then shouted excitedly: "Oh God! What did I see? Someone was warming up in advance? Let me think about it, the last time someone warmed up in advance in the afternoon was back in the 20s.
Many years ago, we were teammates with Alan Shearer! Unexpectedly, I saw the afternoon warm-up scene again today! Look at Gu Ran! He is obviously the star of hope for the first team, but
He still works so hard! Look at you guys, you are just a bunch of rubbish with no professional attitude! The gap between you and the first team is the gap between you and Gu Ran!"
Coach Dodd never leaves the Southampton club star Alan Shearer.
The U18 players present all lowered their heads.
Before the afternoon training even started, they were scolded.
It's all Gu Ran's fault!
Without Gu Ran, these U18s are all good kids of the coach. With Gu Ran, these U18s are just the coach’s shit...
The coach is like a scumbag who loves the new and hates the old!
Then I heard Coach Dodd continue to yell: "Okay, everyone, come and gather! Gu, you can come too."
When he mentioned "Gu", Coach Dodd's tone became particularly gentle.
"Yes! Coach!" The U18 players gathered in line with depressed faces.
Gu Ran also stopped his warm-up run and lined up with the other players.
After all, he was following the training, and Gu Ran had no intention of integrating with these U18 players, so when he stood in the team, he also deliberately chose the most peripheral position.
Kawai Yuichi also ran over with a look of embarrassment on his face to gather his support.
He also stood on the edge of the team - unlike Gu Ran, Gu Ran didn't want to integrate with the U18, so he took the initiative to stand on the edge, while Kawai Yuichi was pushed to the edge of the team.
Kawai Yuichi stood next to Gu Ran and lowered his voice: "Gu Ran, don't be complacent, our competition has not yet been decided."
Gu Ran smiled faintly and ignored this cheap son.
Coach Dodd looked around, and then said in a stern tone: "Now, I will announce a big news: we will have a team training match in 5 days, and the members of the U18 coaching staff will be present.
Everyone undergoes a comprehensive assessment. Those who meet the assessment criteria will have a pre-season warm-up match with Liverpool's U18 youth team on the 6th day——"
As soon as these words came out, all the U18 players present screamed in surprise.
After the official start of the season, the U18 youth team can compete with the U18 youth team of the same level every week. However, Southampton club is in English League One, so under normal circumstances, Southampton U18 youth team cannot compete with the Premier League.
Level Liverpool U18 match.
Liverpool FC is a strong player in the Premier League. Being able to get the opportunity to play against the Liverpool U18 youth team will undoubtedly be a huge improvement for the Southampton U18 youth team!
If he performs well in friendly matches, he might even be spotted and bought by... Liverpool!
The u18 players were immediately full of expectations!
Gu Ran couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart - if he could also participate, then this would be the best training opportunity before officially entering the first team.
"Yo Xi! Such a great opportunity, I must participate!" The cheap son next to him clenched his fists.
Coach Dodd pressed his palms and said, "What I want to tell you is that this friendly match opportunity is very rare. My old teammate Alan Shearer helped arrange this arrangement. You should all know
, Alan is the former top scorer in the Premier League and is currently the man with the most goals in the Premier League. He was also the top scorer in the European Cup and the Europa League. His status in British football is very high. He is a wealthy Premier League club.
We have to give him face. This friendly match between us and Liverpool U18 will be played at the youth training ground at Liverpool's Melwood training base. Alan will also come to the game in person to cheer us on."
"Wow!"
"You can meet the legendary Alan Shearer!"
"God! This is crazy!"
"I must get Alan's signature!"
The players of the u18 youth team are all as if they have been given a shot of blood!
——Melwood training base was a training base built in the 1950s. It was not until 2018 that Liverpool Club began to build the new axa Kirkby training base and it will be put into use in the summer of 2020.
After the completion of the Kirkby training base, Liverpool's training facilities became world-class. Before that, Liverpool Club's first team and youth academy were still using the old Melwood training base.
But this does not hinder the current level of youth training at Liverpool Club.
Kawai Yuichi raised his hand eagerly, wanting to ask a question.
Coach Dodd ignored him.
Gu Ran didn't raise his hand and asked directly: "Coach, can I participate in this warm-up match?"
Coach Dodd immediately grinned and said: "Of course! Gu! This is a friendly match. As long as you are under 18 years old, there are no restrictions on other conditions. What's more, this friendly match is also a friendly match for our club. The senior management knows that you are following the U18 youth.
The team was training, so I specifically asked Alan to help with the matchmaking."
Damn it...
It turned out to be a warm-up competition just for me.
I haven't officially become a first-team professional player, but I can already enjoy such high-end resources... It's really cool.
Gu Ran couldn't help but smile.
The other U18 players all had extremely complicated emotions.
The opportunity they dreamed of turned out to be just thanks to Gu Ran.
They were both envious and jealous, but also had to be grateful for the favors and benefits brought by Gu Ran.
Kawai Yuichi had mixed feelings at this moment.
According to Coach Dodd, he also had the opportunity to participate in the Liverpool U18 friendly match, but when he thought that this friendly match was a favor from Gu Ran, he was very embarrassed and annoyed.
Just listen to Coach Dodd continue: "Well, since we have a friendly match against the Liverpool U18 team in 6 days, our training in the past few days will be doubled - after all, although it is called a friendly match, it is about the Southampton Club.
Glory, we can’t lose! Everyone must cheer up for these days of training!”
"Yes! Coach!" the U18 youth team roared majesticly.
Coach Dodd nodded with satisfaction, "This afternoon's training is divided into two parts. The first is a 10,000-meter endurance run. After the endurance run, everyone rests for 30 minutes, and then there is running training on the field."
"ah……"
"Isn't it?"
"I just ran 10,000 meters yesterday!"
"My soreness is still accumulated on my thighs!"
The players of the u18 youth team complained endlessly.
Dodd frowned and said: "If you don't want to see Alan Shearer or participate in the friendly match with the Liverpool U18 team, you don't need to train and just get out."
As soon as these words came out, the players present fell silent, and they could only complain in their hearts.
The one who suffers the most is not the players of the U18 youth team, but Yuichi Kawai.
When Yuichi Kawai heard that he would be training for a 10,000-meter endurance race in the afternoon, his whole body went numb.
He had just done a warm-up run with Gu Ran, which had consumed a lot of energy, and now he couldn't recover at all!
He hasn't even taken a breath yet. If he runs another 10,000 meters at this time, he will be killed!
Kawai Yuichi glanced at Gu Ran next to him with a bitter look on his face, but he saw that Gu Ran's expression was relaxed, and even a little... impatient.
This guy... is actually happy? Is he a monster?
No! I can't lose to him!
Kawai Yuichi gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and tried to adjust his state.
After the team simply stretched, Coach Dodd held the timer and gave the order to start——
In a professional club, every training session has a minimum performance standard. Once the standard is not met, you may be given additional training, or directly assigned to look after the water dispenser.
The survival of a professional club is very cruel, every day is a test, and every item has standards, which are more direct than the tests and standards in the workplace.
This is professionalism.
Gu Ran was in good physical condition and ran at the front of the team as soon as the game started.
Naturally, the young players who were scolded by Gu Ran during lunch were not to be outdone. They threw off their long legs and sped up to chase after him.
This is their best chance to prove that they are no worse than the first-team hopefuls.
Also inspired by the upcoming friendly match, the entire U18 youth team was very excited.
Gu Ran didn't pay attention to their pursuit at all, and just ran in an orderly manner according to his own pace.
The 10,000-meter training run is not about passion, but about physical distribution.
On the first lap, Gu Ran was surpassed by four youth team players and fell into fifth place.
On the second lap, Gu Ran was surpassed by two youth team players and fell into the eighth position.
However, by the fifth lap, those players who had sprinted too hard at the beginning could no longer hold on and their speed slowed down.
Gu Ran continued to maintain an even pace and easily completed the overtake.
As for Yuichi Kawai...he pushed too hard during the warm-up run and was not in good physical condition, so he naturally fell at the back of the team.
This is also Yuichi Kawai's worst performance since he came to Southampton Club for trial training.
Kawai Yuichi regretted that he wasted all his physical energy on warming up with Gu Ran.
What he didn't understand was that even after he finished running to warm up, why didn't Gu Ran feel okay at all?
How strong is Gu Ran's physical ability?
"Kawai! What are you doing?" Coach Dodd stood on the sidelines and yelled at Kawai Yuichi: "Are you not full at noon? At your level, you still want to stay in our Southampton club? Speed up for me.
!If your results in the 10,000-meter run are not up to standard, then just pack your things and get out!"
Coach Dodd's words were completely disrespectful.
Kawai Yuichi did not dare to talk back, so he could only concentrate hard, grit his teeth and continue running desperately.
Whether it is a warm-up run or a 10,000-meter physical training, there is actually no technical content. It all depends on the intensity of physical fitness.
In the British professional league, physical fitness is definitely the most important factor among all factors.
Regarding whether he would stay in the trial training and whether he could participate in the Liverpool U18 friendly match, Kawai Yuichi did not dare to relax at all.
"Yuichi..." Honami stood on the sidelines, looking a little anxious.
She is even more worried than Kawai Yuichi. If Kawai Yuichi's performance is not up to standard, then they will have no choice but to leave Southampton.
Honami doesn't want to leave.
At least, I don’t want to leave now…
Five minutes later, Kawai Yuichi's speed slowed down a lot.
Kawai Yuichi's face was full of pain, his hands pinched his waist, and he tried hard to hold on.
In his condition, whether he can run or not is a question, let alone meeting the standard.
At this time, Gu Ran overtook him from the right and completed the lap.
There is no need to say anything more about the gap between the two.
When passing Yuichi Kawai, Gu Ran sneered and said, "So that's all you have."
ha……
Ridiculing my little life is much more enjoyable than I imagined!
Gu Ran felt even more comfortable.
Kawai Yuichi was completely furious!
"Impossible! There is absolutely no way I can lose to you!"
Kawai Yuichi roared angrily, and his originally slowed speed exploded again, chasing after Gu Ran desperately!
After only half a circle, Kawai Yuichi couldn't keep up again.
Gu Ran's speed always maintained a steady rhythm, but Kawai Yuichi could only rely on his anger to support him for a certain distance.
In fact, physical fitness is not a weakness of Kawai Yuichi. After all, he cannot compare with a heaven-defying existence like Gu Ran.
If he wasn't competitive with Gu Ran, he would have no problem running the 10,000 meters at his own pace.
Kawai Yuichi's real weakness is his mentality.
With Yuichi Kawai's mentality, he is simply not suitable to become a professional player.
Even if he has good footwork skills and even if he has talented and spiritual performance in the front area, without a good competitive mentality, he cannot become a true professional player.
From this point alone, Yuichi Kawai is definitely not qualified to stay at Southampton Club.
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