Chapter 49 : It turns out that we are just not qualified.

We just joined the school team yesterday, and we want to appear in the national competition tomorrow... It shouldn't be that easy.  

First of all, Coach Carter is an extremely experienced and steady coach.

  Secondly, being able to make an exception and join the school team was already beyond everyone's imagination.

  Moreover, the reason why the performance in today's team training match was good was because the playing time was short and their shortcomings were not exposed.

  There is definitely a difference between playing for 10 minutes with all your strength and playing for 80 minutes.

  If the team had played the entire game, the left side would have been penetrated.

  Carter, the head coach, has probably already seen this shortcoming.

  Therefore, the hope of appearing in tomorrow's national competition is not very high... at least, it is impossible to start.

  Gu Ran analyzed the situation calmly, then smiled calmly, "...Nothing."

  Rusty sucked in a breath of cold air and said admiringly: "Gu, you are really patient! I admire you! By the way...you...ahem, forget it, forget it."

  Rusty, this big, strong man, actually blushed and started to shy away.

  Gu Ran asked in confusion: "What? If you have something to say, just tell me."

  Although he and Rusty cannot be considered brothers, the grudge between them has long disappeared.

  Rusty scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hey, it's just... Is that little note of yours still there?"

  "What little note? Oh!" Gu Ran finally realized, "You mean that cannon, ahem, love letter."

  "Yes, yes, yes!" Rusty asked expectantly, "Is it still there? Is it still there?"

  Gu Ran nodded and said, "Yes, what? Do you want it? If you want it, just tell me!"

  Rusty said quickly, "No! How could I! Haha! Gu, you are so humorous! That was written for you! Why would I want it? I mean... the competition is coming soon, and you are Sophie's boyfriend. You must not do the things that the note said."

  Gu Ran smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

  Rusty stammered again: "How about you give me the little note and I'll help you deal with it?"

  Oh shit!

  After all this talk, you still want it...

  Gu Ran patted Rusty's thick shoulders and said earnestly: "Rusty, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, I'm just afraid that you can't grasp it."

  Rusty's face flushed. "I, I'm not. I can. I feel like I... can do it."

  Gu Ran added, "You should just play football well. When you become famous, what else will you do? What's the point of those things between men and women? That's not what you should be thinking about now."

  Rusty said ashamedly: "Gu, you are right. Let's just pretend that what I just said never happened - let's go and celebrate together!"

  As he said that, Rusty wanted to pull Gu Ran to form a human pyramid to press down the water gate.

  Gu Ran quickly refused, "No, you guys celebrate, I won't get involved."

  Rusty grinned, "It's fun, I'll show you once and you can watch--"

  As he said that, Rusty rushed forward like a football player, and pressed into the air!

  "Wow!"

  "Ahhhh!"

  "Fuck it..."

  "Who the hell put a sausage up my nose..."

  The players of the main team were blown apart by the rusty strips. They rolled on the grass and cursed loudly. It was a very lively scene.

  Gu Ran held his forehead and took a few quick steps, not wanting to show that he knew them.

  Minato struggled to get up from the grass. He would never miss the opportunity to ridicule the dejected sparring team players:

  "Hey, aren't these the substitute brothers who almost made it into the starting lineup? Why are you so unhappy? Oh? So we beat you twice in ten minutes!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't want this to happen! But there's nothing we can do. The strength is there, and they scored a goal with just a casual kick. Don't you think it's infuriating?"

  This guy is a real dog.

  Not to mention the sparring team, even the main team wanted to beat him up after hearing this.

  The blind man lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, we were able to win this time thanks to that kid Gu Ran! His two passes were really amazing."

  Bread couldn't help but nod and said, "Gu Ran is really good! Especially the two two-on-one cooperation between him and Minato, they were so well matched! I even suspect that Minato, while you are insulting Gu Ran, you have actually practiced with him secretly a long time ago."

  Minato swore, "If I had trained with that brat, I would be your grandson!"  

  Rusty laughed and said, "Call me grandpa!"

  "Get lost!" Minato curled his lips. "That Gu Ran kid... I think he's just lucky! Just wait and see, Coach Carter, that filial son, will definitely scold him. After all, Gu Ran didn't defend in the filial son's way just now."

"As a full-back, he didn't listen to Bread and cut inside, leaving such a big dangerous gap behind him - let's wait here and hear what new nickname this kid will have."

  Everyone's eyes were focused on Coach Carter.

  Although the main team won, head coach Carter was not satisfied with this training match. The wrinkles on his face did not relax at all, but his eyes were not so murderous anymore.

  Although the main team's performance was very poor, Gu Ran's performance was very eye-catching.

  Carter's task for Gu Ran was just to defend the left side and prevent it from being penetrated. However, to Carter's surprise, Gu Ran not only defended the left side, but also launched three fatal attacks, and two of them led to goals.

  Gu Ran played for 10 minutes, had 6 touches, 2 steals, 2 short passes, 1 save, 1 long pass from the wing, 2 deadly long passes from inside, and 3 sprints of more than 20 meters...

  To achieve such results in the first team training match, he is truly talented!

  Carter waved to Gu Ran, "Gu, come here."

  "Yes, coach." Gu Ran walked up to Carter calmly.

  Carter stared into Gu Ran's eyes and said in a deep voice: "This is the first team training match. Tell me how you feel about it."

  Gu Ran said without hesitation, "Coach, my first feeling is enjoyment. Yes, playing football is really enjoyable, especially when I can help the team gain an advantage. This feeling is really great. I like playing football, and I want to keep playing. I want to play football and step onto a bigger and broader field."

  "Of course," Gu Ran changed the subject, "Through my ten minutes on the field in this game, I also discovered many of my shortcomings."

  Carter narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Ran with interest, "For example?"

  Fuck!

  Coach, do you really want to hear self-criticism?

  Okay then…

  Gu Ran paused for a moment, "First of all, it's the lack of physical strength."

  Others may not be able to see the problem of physical fitness, but a coach like Carter, who has been immersed in the court for most of his life, can see it at a glance.

  Therefore, there was no need for Gu Ran to hide in front of Carter.

  Carter nodded slightly, obviously very satisfied with Gu Ran's self-criticism, but Carter still wanted to ask, "What else?"

  Gu Ran said with a stiff face, "Our school team is very competitive, and the offense and defense rhythm changes very quickly. This is my first time on the court, and I am still a little uncomfortable."

"I don't have enough tacit understanding with my teammates, but please rest assured, coach, I will improve myself in a targeted manner next time."

  Coach Carter smiled with satisfaction. "You can summarize these problems by yourself, which shows that you have a clear understanding and positioning of yourself."

"This is good. It shows that you are very smart. At least you are very talented in football IQ, which is many times better than those good-for-nothings."

  Gu Ran said with admiration: "...Thank you, coach."

  Coach Carter's vision is indeed sharp.

  Even the level of football IQ can be seen.

  Fortunately, he only played street football in his previous life, so his football IQ was not too exaggerated and would not arouse Coach Carter's excessive suspicion.

Instead, Coach Carter believed that he had football talent.

  If he had played for a professional club in his previous life, then his football IQ would be... well, actually about the same.

  Gu Ran complained silently in his heart.

  Coach Carter continued, "Besides that, Gu, you made a mistake that full-backs often make."

  Gu Ran's eyes lit up. Far from being unhappy, he said very urgently: "Coach, please give me some advice!"

  Carter was very satisfied with Gu Ran's attitude. "Well, this is the attitude that a good player who wants to play football should have! Gu, your problem is that when you are pressed on the sideline, you should open your body to the outside to handle the ball, so that you can have better time and space to pass the ball forward..."

  As Carter spoke, he demonstrated it to Gu Ran himself.

  Gu Ran experienced it once and immediately understood Coach Carter's explanation.

  When Coach Carter demonstrated it himself, all the players were stunned!

  "Am I seeing this right? Is this filial son demonstrating it himself?"

  "What happened to the flower names and nicknames we agreed on? Why are you still interacting with each other?"

  "Oh my God...I haven't seen a filial son so attentive in years!"

  "The last person to enjoy the great filial piety demonstration was Orin the dog..."

  "I thought that after Orin's defection, the filial son would never be so attentive again in his life..."

  "It turns out that we are just not qualified."

  "I'm so envious of Gu!"

  (End of this chapter)