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

On March 3, Southampton played an away game against Walsall. Gu Ran was advised by the team doctor Maifu to rest and did not play with the team.

Not only Gu Ran, but most of the Southampton team's main players did not play.

After all, the EFL Cup final was too tiring, and the celebrations after the big game were also tiring, seriously overdrawing the energy of the main players.

In addition, they will play against Black Cat Sunderland in the sixth round of the FA Cup on March 3, so the most important thing is for the main players to rest well.

There are a total of 8 rounds of the FA Cup. The 7th round is the semi-finals, and the 8th round is the finals. Southampton has already reached 6th place, and they have also obtained the League Cup championship trophy and the English League One championship. Now, only the British Championship and the FA Cup are left, so the Southampton team is now relaxed and there is no need to give up the FA Cup.

Therefore, in this game against Walsall, Southampton just sent in substitutes to play casually.

In the end, Walsall won the away challenge of Southampton with a score of 2:1 and gained precious 3 points.

Although Southampton's full bench lost the game, center back Aaron Martin and midfielder Ward Prowse performed well.

On March 3, the 5rd round of the English League One began, and Southampton challenged Bournemouth away from home.

In this game, Coach Adkins still sent out all substitute players and continued to rest the main players.

In the end, Bournemouth defeated Southampton 1:1 with a penalty kick, gaining the three points they dreamed of.

Southampton's substitutes did a good job defensively, and Ward-Prowse continued to perform well.

Based on his performance, becoming Southampton's main force is just around the corner.

On Tuesday, March 3th, in the 8th round of the English League One, Southampton played against Tranmere Rovers at home.

In this game, coach Adkins recalled the main players who had been resting for nearly 10 days.

Gu Ran, Mikel and others all started the game to adjust their competitive state, adapt to the rhythm of the game, and prepare for the next game against Black Cats Sunderland.

Prior to this, Southampton had lost two games in a row, and Tranmere Wanderers also wanted to take this opportunity to get valuable 3 points from Southampton.

However, the final result was - Southampton 7:0 Tranmere Rovers.

If Gu Ran, Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Lallana hadn't been substituted at the same time to save their energy at the 75th minute of the game, Tranmere Wanderers would have been kicked into double digits.

Southampton fans witnessed a hearty massacre at their home stadium.

Southampton fans were delighted.

At noon on Saturday, March 3, Southampton players took a bus to the airport, flew to Newcastle, and then took a bus to Sunderland, which is adjacent to Newcastle.

Sunderland is a famous port town in the northeast of England.

Because the distance spans the entire British island, flying is the most convenient way. In order to allow Southampton players to have the best competitive condition, the Southampton club, whose economic conditions have begun to improve, deliberately booked five tickets one day in advance. Star Hotels.

The Southampton team also attaches great importance to the sixth round of the FA Cup. After settling in the hotel, they immediately went to Sunderland's Stadium of Light for adaptive training.

After dinner in the evening, Coach Adkins gave another tactical analysis lesson to the main players, emphasizing which players should be focused on and marked.

That night, Gu Ran turned off his cell phone and went to bed early.

The next morning, after Gu Ran got up, he did some extra training in the hotel's VIP gym.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, after having a nutritious breakfast, the Southampton team took the bus to the Stadium of Light.

Before noon, the Southampton team conducted another adaptive warm-up, and then returned to the visiting team's locker room to rest. Fans began to enter the venue at 1 p.m.

Sunderland's Stadium of Light can accommodate 4 fans. At least 9 local Black Cat fans came, and the remaining 4-odd tickets were divided between Southampton fans and Newcastle United fans. .

Sunderland and Newcastle United belong to the same northern club. The two teams are also very close to each other and they are also rival clubs.

Therefore, Newcastle United fans come as much as Southampton fans.

After all, Newcastle United is much closer to Sunderland than Southampton is to Sunderland. It is more convenient to watch the game live, and... Newcastle United really wants to see the excitement of the black cat being tortured.

Sunderland's ancestors were also wealthy.

Sunderland has won the English top flight six times and the FA Cup twice.

This record is obviously much better than that of the Southampton club in the south.

The Sunderland team was in its heyday between 1891 and 1913, almost winning the championship and runner-up in England's top league. However, it is a pity that Sunderland did not establish its own black cat dynasty. Instead, it fell all the way. In the end, it became a second-team club of Manchester United. Whether it was youth training or official games, Sunderland became a factional vassal team of Manchester United for a long time.

Of course, this kind of team is also relatively common among English clubs.

Strong teams lend outstanding young players to affiliated teams to achieve the experience of these young players.

For example, in addition to Sunderland, the teams of the Manchester United faction also include Everton and Watford.

The Chelsea faction includes Bournemouth, Aston Villa, and Leicester City.

The Manchester City faction has West Ham United.

The Liverpool faction has Southampton.

The Arsenal faction has Newcastle United.

These teams all have business interests with each other, arrange friendly matches, and transfer talents to each other during a certain period or a certain period of time.

The reason why Sunderland is called the Black Cats comes from metaphysics.

In 1937, a Sunderland fan named Billy brought a black cat onto the field during the FA Cup final and predicted to reporters that his black cat would bring good luck to Sunderland.

As a result, Sunderland did win that FA Cup match, and through the media, the black cat's metaphysical role became widely spread.

Some people say that they have been blind for several years, and after holding a black cat, their ears become particularly sensitive!

Some people said that they lost their wallet. After hugging the black cat, they found that the wallet was lost, but the thousands of pounds in it were gone!

Some people say that they have azoospermia and have never had children, but after their wife hugged a black cat, she became pregnant successfully!

What made him even more happy was that his next-door neighbor Tom was equally happy to celebrate him.

In short, Sunderlanders believe wholeheartedly in black cat occultism.

Although Sunderland's team emblem is two majestic black lions, and although Sunderland people do not always win every time they watch football with a black cat in their arms, Sunderland people still like black cats.

The black cat is the symbol of Sunderland.

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