I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

At the same time, another game in Group G has also ended. The final result was Atletico Madrid's 4:2 away victory over Lech Poznan.

In this way, the qualifying form of Group G of the Europa League is already clear.

Southampton has won 4 games and has 12 points, ranking first in the group, while Atletico Madrid has 4 points and 3 points from 9 games, ranking second in the group. The remaining Lille and Lech Poznan are complete foils.

Southampton has already secured the top two spots in the group. Whether it can secure first place depends on whether it can defeat Atletico Madrid again in the final round of the group stage. If not, Southampton can also secure the group as long as they draw. First out.

On November 11th, the English Championship match day, Southampton faced Swindon City at home.

Coach Adkins hid half of the main players and directly gave Gu Ran a rest.

In the end, Southampton narrowly defeated Swindon City with a score of 1:0.

At the post-game press conference, Coach Adkins was even happier than if he had played 10-0.

On November 11th, the British Championship match day, Southampton challenged Bristol City away.

During the first half, Gu Ran was put on the bench by coach Adkins to watch the game.

I thought Southampton could win easily, but shortly after the start of the first half, Mikel was sent off with a red card. Southampton beat 10 against 11. By the end of the first half, Southampton had been defeated by Bristol City. Scored 3 goals.

So, at the beginning of the second half, Coach Adkins unleashed his killer weapon - Gu Ran.

As soon as Gu Ran came on the field, Southampton immediately seemed like a different team. Mane and Sturridge were completely activated. In the 73rd minute of the second half, Southampton equalized the score.

Immediately afterwards, in the 79th and 85th minutes, Gu Ran scored another penalty shot and defeated the Bristol City team with a 3:5 away score.

On November 11rd, the English Championship match day, Southampton faced the arch-rival Portsmouth away from home.

In this game, Adkins sent out the entire main lineup. After all, the victory against Portsmouth can even exceed the joy brought by victory in any game.

At the beginning of the game, Southampton launched an all-out attack without hesitation.

Naturally, Portsmouth refused to show weakness at their home stadium and directly attacked Southampton.

Both sides gave up defense and just did it.

Players from both sides were extremely fiery on the court, making big moves and yellow cards flying everywhere.

If Mikel hadn't been sent off with a red card in the last game and was suspended for this game, Mikel would definitely have received another yellow card.

In the 10th minute of the first half, a Portsmouth player's eyebrow bone was broken by Gu Ran and he had to leave the field for treatment.

Taking advantage of Portsmouth's lack of numbers, Southampton passed the ball to Gu Ran through Henderson. Gu Ran attracted the firepower and then passed it to Chamberlain. Chamberlain accelerated and dribbled the ball down the floor. Salah ran into the neutral position to receive the ball. Turning around to protect the ball, he pushed the ball to Gu Ran who was rushing in, and then Gu Ran shot a long shot from outside the penalty area with one touch of the ball, changing the score to Portsmouth 0:1 Southampton.

This midfield and frontcourt coordination is quite beautiful.

Southampton's main players are also getting better and better in many high-intensity games.

In the 15th minute, Portsmouth's forward broke into the penalty area, but the ball was intercepted by Rudiger. Southampton immediately launched a counterattack. Unfortunately, Chamberlain failed to break through in this phase. When dribbling the ball, There was a mistake.

In the 27th minute, Gu Ran dribbled the ball to the edge of Portsmouth's penalty area and was tackled to the ground. The referee showed a yellow card to Portsmouth's defensive player and awarded Southampton a free kick. Gu Ran got up easily and hit a full-moon scimitar and an elevator ball to change the score to Portsmouth 0:2 Southampton.

Then, in the 30th minute, Salah successfully intercepted the ball near the midfield. Gu Ran immediately intervened and then counterattacked Salah who was inserting into the neutral area. After Salah got the ball, there was no one to block him. Under the circumstances, he stepped forward a few times and broke into the penalty area. Then he made a slight adjustment and shot directly into the goal.

The score was rewritten as Portsmouth 0:3 Southampton.

The Southampton fans at the scene all shouted excitedly and shouted double figures. They wanted to see double figures kill the enemy.

In the 35th minute, Southampton's Van Dijk intercepted Portsmouth's winger and successfully broke through. He immediately passed the ball to Gu Ran. Gu Ran dribbled the ball all the way and used his body to beat the Portsmouth midfielder and There were four defenders in total. Then, when approaching the penalty area, they spotted the gap and passed the ball straight to Lallana who ran out of position. Lallana was naturally unceremonious and scored in one move.

The score was rewritten as Portsmouth 0:4 Southampton.

In the 41st minute, Southampton won a corner kick under continuous attacks.

Gu Ran took the corner kick and hit a long-distance full-moon scimitar and an elevator kick, which directly made Portsmouth's goalkeeper the king of sticks.

The score was immediately changed to Portsmouth 0:5 Southampton.

Only then did Portsmouth realize the seriousness of the situation, and then realized that the Southampton team they were facing now was no longer the League One Southampton team they encountered in the EFL Cup that year.

The Portsmouth team quickly adjusted their tactics and defended.

But it was too late. The players on the court at Portsmouth had almost lost their mentality.

Finally, by the end of the first half, the score had become 0:6. Southampton was only 4 goals away from achieving a double-digit victory over Portsmouth.

After the start of the second half, Coach Adkins had no intention of adjusting his tactics or replacing the main players. He just wanted to press hard against Portsmouth, his mortal enemy.

Southampton's players also focused on Gu Ran and attacked like crazy.

In the end, when the game ended, Southampton swept their archrival Portsmouth with 12 goals.

The Portsmouth fans were all in tears and in agony.

The Southampton fans celebrated and taunted wildly.

Fans from both sides fought outside the stadium.

After the game, Southampton's bus could barely leave Portsmouth's football ground.

It wasn't until law enforcement intervened, arrested some of the troublemaking football hooligans and dispersed most of the fans that Southampton's bus finally left Portsmouth safely.

In Southampton, Saints fans welcomed the return of Southampton players like heroes.

On November 11, the quarter-finals of the English League Cup began, and Southampton challenged the Premier League team Wigan Athletic away.

In this era, Wigan Athletic's strength is at the bottom of the Premier League, and there are no big-name players in the team. Naturally, Southampton was not too polite. With all the main players on the field, they finally defeated 5:1. Wigan Athletic, advanced to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.

...(End of chapter)