The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 117 is in! The big list!

The 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine was the 14th European Championship.

16 teams will compete in eight cities in Poland and Ukraine for a month to determine the final European champion.

This event is not only highly sought after by European football fans, but is also being anticipated by fans from other continents.

After all, this is the football feast second only to the World Cup.

It is the dream of countless players to be able to play for their country and become famous with a goal in the European Cup.

The World Cup is still a little far away, but the European Cup is just around the corner.

Bastia.

After the season is over, it is now the players' vacation time, and many of them have the European Cup option in their vacation plans.

But for these players, they can only be spectators in the stands.

Fortunately, Bastia has a player who has the potential to participate - Gaio.

L'Equipe included Gaio in its guess about Blanco's final squad.

Many people think that this French Ligue 2 MVP and Golden Boot winner has a good chance of making the final roster.

Gaio's talent is visible to the naked eye.

In tournaments like the European Cup, most teams prefer to defend, and Gaio's ability to create opportunities in a small area will be what the French team needs most.

However, there are also many voices of opposition.

They felt that Gaio was just a player in a low-level league and had not played in high-level matches, so he was not qualified to be included in the official roster of the national team.

Nasri and Menez are the best answers on the right.

Stick to one word.

Before the final roster is announced at the end of the month, a reporter interviewed Zidane and asked him who he thought would be on the French team's roster.

Zidane mentioned some names, such as "Ribery, Benzema, Nasri, Giroud, etc."

No mention of Gaio.

The reporter brought up the topic, "Many media outlets are saying that Bastia's player Jan Gaio might be included in the squad. What do you think?"

"Of course he deserves it. I have already expressed my attitude towards Gaio. He will become an important member of the French team in the future. I believe many people already know what he has created in Bastia. Such a player deserves more expectations from us."

Zidane answered truthfully.

He naturally knew that Blanco had decided to include Gaio in the squad, and he also knew that this would definitely cause discussion again.

Therefore, his public statement is also intended to let French fans know about Gaio and the extraordinary achievements he has created this season.

Zidane previously told Morientes that he had a feeling Gaio would lead Bastia to win the double.

become reality.

Now, Zidane still thinks Gaio will be an important member of the French team. France's third European Cup and second World Cup may be within Gaio's career.

As time approaches May 29th.

It's not just France.

Fans of other European countries that have entered the European Cup are speculating about their respective country's roster.

Like the World Cup, the European Championship and the modern Olympics, the European Championship is the brainchild of a Frenchman: Henri Delaunay, secretary general of the French Football Federation.

The current European Cup trophy is called the Delaunay Cup to commemorate his contribution to the tournament.

Delaunay proposed the idea of ​​a "European Championship" as early as 1927, but it was not until the establishment of UEFA in 1954 that the plan had a basis for realization.

Finally, in 1958 the first European Cup was held.

The first host country was France.

However, the two Eastern European countries that eventually made it to the finals were the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.

France was eliminated by Yugoslavia 5-4, a score that also represents the highest number of goals scored in a single European Cup match so far.

The final was held in Paris.

Yugoslavia controlled the entire game, but the legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin let the whole of Europe know what a goalkeeper is and that a goalkeeper can also be the protagonist on the football field.

The two sides entered overtime with the score at 1-1, and Yugoslavia was eventually reversed by the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union won its first and only European Cup.

Those memories have long since faded, and the names of those legendary players have gradually become blurred in the passing of generations of fans.

People prefer to chase after superstars of their generation.

Just like this year, those highly anticipated names - Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldo, Buffon, Gerrard, Ibrahimovic, Alonso
But for the people of Bastia.

All these names combined are not as good as "Gaio".

March 5th, 29: AM.

French national team head coach Blanc held a press conference in Clairefontaine.

Full live broadcast.

Most of Bastia's fans turned on the TV and watched the press conference nervously.

At the Bastia training base.

Gaio was taken by Hagibegic to the middle of the team's reception room, surrounded by his teammates who had not left yet, as well as his family.

As the press conference begins.

Everyone was very nervous.

Kante, who was in the crowd, stared at Blanc on TV and talked about France's past European Cup performance and prospects.

My mind is a little wandering.

This was his first time to be so close to the European Cup.

Of course, it was thanks to Gaio.

His contract to transfer from Bologna to Bastia has been agreed and will be officially announced once the summer transfer window opens.

Now he has started to come to Bastia to familiarize himself with the environment.

This will be where he struggles next season.

Kant looked at Gaio, who was the center of attention at the front row. It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.

Everyone is looking forward to him being included in the European Cup squad.

".Karim Benzema Olivier Giroud Jérémy Menez"

On TV, Blanco read out the long list.

Everyone in the Bastia living room seemed to stop breathing.

I dare not make a sound.

I was afraid that I couldn't hear what Blanco said.

".Samir Nasri bin Arfa"

The four little swans who are extremely popular among French fans are all on the list.

Generally speaking, except for coaches with unique personalities, most head coaches read out the roster in the order of main players and substitutes.

More than half of the list.

There is no name for Gaio yet.

Pierre couldn't help but put more force on Gaio's shoulder.

Hajibegich, Chatham and others were equally nervous.

Every time Blanco read out a name, their hearts suddenly stopped.

"Jan Gaio Hugo Lory"

Blanco's words fell lightly in the living room.

Ok?
For a moment, everyone was stunned. Is it Gaio?
Another moment.

"Geo! European Cup!!" Chatham jumped up excitedly, rushed to Geo, grabbed his shoulders and shook him wildly.

While shaking, he shouted, "It's in! It's in! European Cup!!"

The living room was bustling with activity!

"Oh! Gaio! We're going to watch you at the European Championship!"

(End of this chapter)