The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 118 Nasri: Some people get into the national team through connections

Everybody was partying.

Kante was alone and felt a little uneasy.

That's just who he is, a humble and quiet man who can be awkward and shy at times, but always with good intentions.

Gaio saw it.

Pushing him in front of his Bastia teammates, he said, "Meet N'Golo Kante, Bastia's backbone for next season! No one can escape his defense!"

"One day, his name will be called out on TV like this!"

The Bastia players did not take Gaio's words seriously and treated them as a joke.

But they also accepted Kante.

This harmless black dwarf, apart from his skin color, his figure is quite similar to Bastia's.

Only Kante.

He saw the seriousness in Gaio's eyes.

He is a sensitive person who can sense whether others are insincere or sincere.

At least for this moment, Gaio meant it.

"Can I also join the national team?"

As Kanter celebrated Gaio's selection with everyone, he thought and remarked in his mind, and finally shook his head quietly, "Impossible."

He denied himself, but affirmed Gaio - he was a good man.

In the carnival.

Gaio received many text messages and phone calls.

His phone was always busy. After answering one call, he had to immediately reply to the previous missed call.

They are all acquaintances.

Basically everyone said at the end that they would definitely go to the scene to watch his national team debut.

Mbappé even said on the phone, "Oh my God! Gaio! Do you know that our whole family is watching the live broadcast? Etang jumped up and knocked over the coffee table. It's great! You really made the official list of the national team. My God, I cheered at that moment. You deserve it."

Mbappé's speaking speed is like Gatlin's, with the characteristics of French added.

Gaio felt a little overwhelmed after hearing this.

".Our whole family will be there to cheer you on! We'll cheer for every time you dribble the ball and get excited for every goal you score."

Gaio found what he said a bit corny. He had no idea that Xiao Mu was always such a chatterbox.

However, Zidane's call calmed Gaio down, "It's unlikely that you will have a chance to play for the time being, you need to be clear about your position in the national team.

The national team is not Bastia.

You won't let everyone revolve around you to design tactics. You yourself know that your defensive contribution is very low. This is completely fine in mid- and lower-level teams. Your teammates will help you make up for it because you are the core.

But in the national team, this is impossible. The players who can enter the national team are all top-notch.

Everyone needs to do their job well, but there will always be people who dislike extra work.

It is important to have a clear understanding of your own position, do you understand?"

"I understand." Gaio answered sincerely.

Zidane really treats him as his own and trains him. There is no flattery, only the experience of a veteran.

Gaio certainly understands that with his level, he is certainly useful in low-level leagues, but in high-level competitions, he can be easily targeted.

If the ball is stolen, it will be difficult for him to intercept it with his defensive ability, and he will be easily caught and converted.

If the speed of chasing back is slower, every shot on his side will be accurate.

Bastia has Rothen and others to help him defend, but what about the national team?

Who would be willing to fill in for a 17-year-old kid?
Zidane continued, "This time, just take it as a chance to feel the atmosphere of a big competition. There will be a day when you are the core of the team, but at least not now."

"Thank you." Gaio thanked him sincerely.

Zidane was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Do your best."

"Ah."

Gaio hung up the phone and turned to look at his Bastia teammates, Hagibegic, Chatham Kant and others, as well as his family.

Everyone's eyes were filled with envy, excitement, relief, and other emotions.

Gaio smiled at them.

They were already discussing which restaurant in Bastia to go to tonight to have a good meal and say farewell to Gaio.

And Gaio's heart echoed with Zidane's words - it is important to have a clear understanding of your own positioning.

In Bastia he is the core, but in the national team, he is nothing.

He looked out of the drawing-room window.

It's the silent grass
The rosters of the major European Cup teams have been announced one after another.

Some were eliminated, while others were selected for the first time.

The fans were surprised, expectant, and also had doubts.

In France.

The selection of all four little swans has maxed out their keyboard value, at least in the hearts of fans.

Gaio's selection is no longer as controversial as the first time.

But there are still doubts.

Even L'Equipe, when reporting Nasri's remarks, believed that Nasri was referring to Gaio.

Nasri won the Premier League title with Manchester City this season and was in the limelight.

After the national team list came out, reporters interviewed him.

Nasri said, "We will give everything for this blue jersey. Each of us has conquered the coaching staff with our own strength and got the opportunity. But as far as I know, in some national teams, some people rely on connections to enter the national team."

In a very long interview, this paragraph alone was used by L'Equipe to make a big fuss:

"Alain Giresse previously revealed that a player from the French national team was knocked down by Gaio, and based on various speculations, it is highly likely that this player was Nasri.

Now that Nasri has publicly stated in an interview that some people have entered the national team through connections, it is very likely that he is pointing the finger at Gaio again, believing that Gaio entered the national team through Zidane's relationship.

Previously, Zidane had supported Gaio to be selected for the national team."

In the eyes of some French fans, this report from L'Equipe is continuing to incite internal strife within the team!
Many fans left messages online saying that he was just making up stories for traffic.

And in England.

The Sun published a report at the right time, which said that "the cleaner was cleaning Nasri's room when he found it in a mess. It was the day when Alan Giresse broke the news. The cleaner also said, 'Samir was very angry and kept swearing. I vaguely heard the name Ghao.'"

It also wrote about Evra: "Evra said to a woman in a bar while having sex, 'Nasri is just an arrogant fool whose brain was kicked in the slums and he can't even defend against a mugger.'"

This report from The Sun once again brought the topic of internal strife within the French team to the forefront.

If it were any other newspaper, fans would still think there was something wrong.

But when this kind of gossip is reported by The Sun, it is most likely true.

Evra and Nasri both play for Manchester teams, which is the traditional territory of The Sun.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion.

But none of the players involved in this incident spoke out.

On the first day of the national team assembly.

"There is no such thing, it's just a trick by the English media to try to divide us because we are in the same group as England," Blanc said in an interview.

(End of this chapter)