The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 135: Stunning Moon Stepping! The Ultimate Talent Breaks Through the Iron Defense Line 1
"Do you think there's a chance?"

Deschamps and Zidane went to the box together, and Deschamps asked on the way.

Zidane smiled and shook his head. "Of course I always think France will win."

Deschamps did not continue to delve into this issue, but asked another question, "Do you want to try for the national team?"

Zidane really shook his head this time, "I'm doing fine in Real Madrid."

"You're always welcome to come if you want to."

"If you want to come to Real Madrid, I can also recommend you."

"Haha, let's go quickly, don't keep them waiting."

Deschamps walked quickly towards the box. Several old friends of his were going to watch the game together tonight.

Zidane was a few steps behind.

Thinking about Deschamps' question just now, he sighed slightly. Deschamps asked him if he wanted to be an assistant coach for the French team - Deschamps has already decided to take over the French team after the European Cup.

Blanc did not renew his contract with the French Football Association, and Deschamps has not renewed his contract with Marseille, just waiting for this day.

When walking into the box.

Zidane was relieved.

He gave up the opportunity himself. He is not ready to be a head coach yet, and Deschamps is the most suitable candidate to be the head coach of the French team now.

Blanc has blazed a trail that needs to be solidified by someone with a high reputation within the French national team.

His status in the French team is beyond doubt, but he is not confident enough in his coaching ability.

He was worried that he had missed the opportunity created by Blanco's self-sacrifice, and he was also worried that he had missed young people like Gaio.

Deschamps has at least proven his ability as a head coach in multiple teams.

He is confident in leaving the French team to Deschamps.

Wow!

When Zidane entered the box, the players had already entered the field and the fans at the scene burst into loud cheers.

"Come on, we've been waiting for you two." Football Association Chairman Leguela greeted the two with a smile.

After some communication, several people walked to the stands in front of the box.

As soon as Zidane arrived at the box near the field, he was attracted by a scene - he saw the name "Gueho".

The "Gueho" in the stands was extremely clear!
Zidane was a little surprised.

Many people at the scene were very surprised.

On the side of the stands opposite the box, there was a large crowd of fans wearing blue jerseys. Among them, there were some fans wearing white clothes. These white jerseys were like strokes, connected together to form the name "Gueho".

"This guy is really popular."

Deschamps and others also saw it.

Their eyes sparkled with anticipation for Gaio. When they were young, they fought, worked hard, and gave their all for this team. Now, seeing a successful junior, they felt very gratified.

"Louder! Let them hear our voices!" Modoso shouted in front of the crowd.

The sound waves roll——

"Gaio! Gaio!

Your charge is a Corsican frenzy!
From the mountain top to the coastline, the blue fighting spirit will never fall!
Break through the defenses! Tear through the storm!
Blue glory is engraved on every inch of the jersey!

Oh~Oh~Oh~Oh
The Fire of Gaio is burning!
The net collapses at your roar!
fighting! fighting!
Write the blue dynasty with victory."

Less than a thousand Bastia fans made their voices heard in the Kyiv Olympic Stadium, a stadium that can accommodate 70,000 people!

On the field.

Players from both teams stood in the center circle, waiting for the kick-off.

In this game, several Italian players who were responsible for defending their own left side: De Rossi, Bonucci, Chiellini, all looked at Gaio from time to time.

This is the opponent player that Prandelli emphasized to keep an eye on during his pre-match deployment.

Their goal was to not give Gaio a single chance tonight.

With the enthusiastic cheers of the fans in the stands, the tense atmosphere on the scene became more and more intense.

Mbappé and his family are anxiously waiting for the game to start.

Kante, Mané, Chatham, and the others all stared at Gaio. The passion of the Bastia fans before the game had filled them with anticipation for their upcoming matches in Bastia next season.

perhaps,

Will they one day become like Gaio, players who are extremely important to Bastia, and the people of Bastia will also shout their names?
The broadcast camera kept scanning the stands, and many famous players from the Italian and French teams were watching the game in the stands.

Even Chelsea's owner, Abramovich, was seen.

Some fans were puzzled, "Why is Abramovich here? Are there any Chelsea players in these two teams?"

"It seems that only the French team's veteran Malouda is from Chelsea, and the others are not. Could it be that they just dropped by to take a look and poach players?"

"Have you all forgotten?! Gaio! Gaio spent several years in Chelsea's youth training and is now a hot new star in France. Abramovich will definitely want to see it live and maybe spend money to bring him back to Chelsea."

"Didn't Abu fire Gaio? And he's bringing him back?"

"There are rumors in England that Chelsea is ready to loan players to Bastia to help them avoid relegation."

"This is too kind!"

soon.

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Italy kicks off.

The TF1 commentator said, "Blanco's formation is centered around a 4-2-3-1, emphasizing a balanced attack and defense, as well as wide attacks. Prandelli's Italy, on the other hand, uses a 4-3-1-2 or 3-5-2 formation to control the midfield, combining flexible defense with quick transitions. In short, one focuses on the wing, the other on the midfield, and it all comes down to who is more efficient."

When he finished speaking, only one minute had passed on the court.

Bang!
Pirlo used a long pass to make the French defenders nervous.

The long pass tore through the French team's defense and directly connected with Balotelli on the right.
Balotelli was very excited at the start of the game. After receiving the ball, he relied on his strong physical fitness to eat Rami alive.

He forcibly tore open a gap on the right side.

Wow!

The biggest surprise for Italian fans in this year's European Cup is Balotelli, whose physical fitness is really amazing.

Prandelli's tactics on the offensive end were simple, giving Balotelli freedom in the frontcourt, using his body, technology and movement to stretch the defense.

Just like this time!
Balotelli quickly advanced to the front of the penalty area. He looked at the goalkeeper and then at the midfield.

Perhaps because of the lesson he learned from the last time when he was thinking about life but was cut off, this time he paused for a moment and then continued to move on to the next step.

Bang!
Powerful volley!

The football went straight to the goal, and goalkeeper Lloris was shaken by Balotelli's look in the middle and failed to make a save.

Bang!
But the goalpost saved Lori.

Balotelli's shot hit the right post and bounced back, but was quickly cleared by Mexes.

Wow!

Italian fans exclaimed, the chance to score came so quickly!

The commentator exclaimed, "The post! This is the first time Italy has hit the post at the European Championship since Grosso's goal against France on June 17, 2008! The opponents were all French! The French post really hurts Italy! Oh my God! Gaio!"

Mex's clearance was kicked towards the midfield, Giroud found the opportunity, competed with Barzagli's header, and passed the ball towards Gaio.

Gaio rushed over and stopped the ball two meters in front of him with his chest, then started to move forward quickly.

But when he just took two steps with the ball.

De Rossi came from the side with a flying tackle, knocking down both the player and the ball.

The Roma vice-captain, who just rejected Manchester City's 13 pounds weekly salary this year and renewed a five-year contract with Roma, shook his finger at Gaio when he stood up and said something in broken French.

"Hey! Kid, don't even think about going over there!"

When Gaio felt De Rossi's flying tackle, there was no way to avoid it.

To protect yourself, jump early.

He did not get angry when he heard De Rossi's words. These Italian veterans like to use words and small actions to constantly stimulate their opponents.

The team that suffered the most in this regard was the French team.

As Gaio stood up, he adjusted his socks.

Continue to devote yourself to the game.

However, from De Rossi's defense, Gaio also knew that it would be difficult for him to get through Italy's defense tonight.

Cabaye throws the ball out.

Gaio catches the ball.

De Rossi was the first to come over and press him, and Gaio passed the ball back to the feet of the defensive midfielder M'Vila.

M'Vila got the ball and wanted to observe it, but Cassano came up from behind to press him, so he hurriedly passed the ball back.

But due to Cassano's interference, M'Vila's handling of the ball was obviously a bit casual.

The pass is too small!

Seeing that the situation was not right, Mex rushed forward and cleared the ball with one kick.

As he cleared the ball, Balotelli was in position.

It was just less than a second before Balotelli had a one-on-one opportunity!

Italy has the ball.

Starting to move forward, in Prandelli's tactics, Pirlo served as the core of the organization, which was to continue Anchettino's "metronome" tactical positioning.

De Rossi and Marchisio were on either side of the pitch, forming a triangle midfield and controlling the tempo through short and long passes.

Cassano or Montolivo will play as attacking midfielder, connecting the midfield and the front line, and providing ammunition for Balotelli.

Many times, Cassano can also advance and let Montolivo be the sole attacking midfielder.

France's midfield is completely out of control!
Can't get the ball at all!

Blanco frowned on the sidelines. There was no one available. There was a huge difference between his midfield and Italy's midfield.

Even though the two wingers of the French team are very strong, they cannot perform at their best without the support of the midfield.

Do we expect them to conquer Italy in one go?
Blanco quickly made adjustments on the sidelines, asking the players to return to defense and defend in a low post.

Wow!

In just the fifth minute, the fans exclaimed again.

Italian right-back Balzaretti went around the side and sent a cross across the goal.

Balotelli and Cassano, two-point encirclement!
French fans even raised their hands.

I was about to hold my head and sigh.

But Lori stood up. When Balzaretti passed the ball, he found the opportunity to take the lead and hugged the ball before Balotelli.

This also made the French fans breathe a sigh of relief.

but,
This is just a microcosm of the game.

Italy actually beat the French team!

The French team's midfield was completely unable to control the ball, and Ribery and Gaiot had to retreat to receive the ball.

But when they retreated, there were no more chances to attack, and the Italian defense held its position, making it difficult for the French team to do anything.

This situation will not ease in the short term.

Pooh!
Gaio spat out the grass debris in his mouth. He had just dribbled the ball through the double-team of Chiellini and Bonucci. He didn't lose the ball, but was knocked down.

Giroud was closely watched by Barzagli.

The game had been going on for over 20 minutes and Giroud had barely touched the ball.

Including Gaio, Ribery and others, they didn't have many chances to touch the ball.

I can only say that Juventus's defense is really strong, especially now that Barzagli is experiencing a second spring in his career.

Barzagli, an iron wall.

Gaio encountered the "BBC combination", the top defense team of Juventus and Italy.

Gaio passed the ball back to the midfield, and basically no one could pass the ball back to the frontcourt.

They could only watch Italy press forward and attack.

Gaio was quite helpless.

However, while he was trying to break through again and again, he was also trying his best to observe the defensive actions of Chiellini, Bonucci and even De Rossi against him.

He didn't believe that he didn't have a single chance!

In the stands, French fans looked heavy-hearted.

This game broke the fixed idea of ​​ordinary fans: Italy is a defensive team.

So far in this game, Italy has always held the initiative on the field with an absolute ball possession rate of 73% to 27%.

This is very similar to Lippi's Italian team in the 2006 World Cup.

Over-emphasis on chain defense seems to have given people a deep-rooted understanding of Italian football.

But it turns out that in dialogues at the same level, the Italians are not bad at manipulating the situation at all.

In this game, Italy had seven shots in more than 20 minutes, four of which were on target.

Today is Lowry's super night.

On the contrary, the goalkeeper on the other side, Buffon, had no chance to show his ability.

The French team did not have a single shot on goal.

Even the number of times he entered the final third was very few.

As Gaio was roaming the field, he saw Buffon jumping around to warm up, and he thought of a quote from an interview Buffon had said: "When I was around 34 or 35, and I was about to retire, I felt that with these three in front of me, I could play for another three or four years. Thanks to them, I was able to enjoy sports and football for a few more years."

Buffon was talking about the BBC, Bonucci, Barzagli, and Chiellini.

Just when Gaio was thinking about how to break through Italy's defense and how to break through Buffon's fingers.

boom! !

The Kyiv Olympic Stadium shook!

After a long attack, Italy scored a goal!
Italy pressed the French team, and Pirlo found a route through the crowd. With a flick of his ankle, he passed a lob.

The football passed M'Vila and others and went straight to the small penalty area.

Balotelli took advantage of Rami's slow turning ability, ran back, and headed the ball into the goal.

Lori could no longer save a header from such close distance.

Swish!
The football hits the net.

Italy 1-0 France.

The Italian fans in the stands were shocked, and the Italian players rushed towards Balotelli excitedly, intending to celebrate.

Balotelli was not very excited (bushi) after seeing the goal, he just wanted to show off.

He walked to the stands with an expressionless face and gave a fist pump in celebration.

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Blanco watched the Italians revelry.

Poker face.

He had no expectations for this game in the first place. He knew that Nasri and Ben Arfa both had certain strengths, and he also knew that Benzema had strengths.

However, this is not a reason for them to use their strength to threaten the team and hold the head coach hostage!
Midfield collapse.

Blanco sighed slightly. At this time, he thought of his old friend. It would be great if the French team had a Zidane now.

but,

Will there be another Zidane for the French team?
Commentators, fans, celebrities and countless other spectators were all surprised by Italy's crushing victory over France tonight.

Many people even asserted, "Based on the current situation, Italy is sure to win. Without Nasri, the French team has no one in the midfield to hold the ball."

"The French team was lucky to advance. Their internal strife has never been resolved."

"The few new players Blanc forced into the game seem to have performed mediocrely. Is he still trying to overthrow the head coach's authority? Doesn't the French Football Federation feel humiliated? They banned their strongest midfielder for five years."

now.

Nasri and Ben Arfa, who were already on vacation in Barcelona, ​​chartered a yacht and went out to sea with many female companions on board.

After a great day, they returned to the hotel to watch the game, and the smiles on their faces never stopped.

Nasri was still a little angry when he thought about being banned, and said fiercely, "Without us, the French team doesn't even have a player who can pass the ball in the midfield!"

The uglier the French team looked, the more Nasri felt a sense of revenge.

This kind of pleasure is even stronger than the pleasure he felt on the yacht during the day!

Ben Arfa also echoed: "They will lose badly!"

Maybe they are the happiest French people now.

Kyiv Olympic Stadium.

Deschamps and Zidane said, "Look, the French team is missing you now."

Zidane smiled and said, "Then I suggest you try that kid named Paul from Juventus later."

"The big guy who transferred from Manchester United?"

"Yeah." Zidane nodded. Now the French team's current generation of midfielders is basically useless, and they can only look to the younger generation.

A team needs top players in every position to dominate the football world.

The French team is clearly in tatters in every position right now.

The only bright spot may be the wing.

Ribery still has some strength left, and Gaio has emerged as a rising star.

drop!
The game on the field continued soon.

After seeing the team score a goal, Prandelli immediately let the team keep the ball.

He has abandoned Italy's traditional defensive counterattack, emphasizing midfield ball control and rapid offense and defense transitions, and directly connecting with the front line through Pirlo's long passes.

Now that they are ahead, he hopes that the French team will come out to grab the ball.

But he was disappointed.

The French team still maintained a low-post defense and seemed to have no intention of attacking.

The TF1 commentator noticed something was going on. "M'Vila seemed to be throwing his hands up at Rami just now. The situation was already very passive, and now there seems to be some resentment among the players after conceding the goal."

drop! !

The referee on the field saw that the first half stoppage time was over, blew the whistle, and signaled the beginning of halftime.

The Italian had a smile on his face.

The French players walked towards the locker room in silence.

Gaio took a deep breath.

He had a very unhappy game. He had no ball and had to face a top defense.

Bang!
When Gaio returned to the locker room, everyone was silent, but suddenly there was a loud slam of the door, which startled everyone.

M'Vila, Benzema and others were so angry that they wanted to explode, but when they saw it was Blanco, they forced themselves to hold back.

Blanco looked very bad.

"I know some of you are dissatisfied with the defensive mistakes, and some complain about not passing the ball enough, but now is not the time to blame each other! When you wear this jersey, you represent France, not someone's name!"

"Being down 0-1 isn't the end of the world, but if anyone wants to stir up internal strife, they can try. Do you want to be a hero or a clown? Choose for yourself!"

As he spoke, he looked towards Mwila intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yoan, Alou, in the second half, I want you to stick to Pirlo like glue! We'll stick to him before he gets the ball, and we'd rather commit a foul than let him turn and pass! He completed 42 passes in the first half, 7 of which were long passes to Balotelli. If this kind of data appears again, we should go home!!"

"Giroud! Run, retreat, pull, make sure Barzagli and Bonucci move! Create space for Frank and Gaio!"

"Frank, Gaio! The Italian full-backs can't get back after assisting, I want you to eat them one-on-one! Cross from the bottom or cut inside and shoot, it's up to you, but you must create a threat!"

After some words.

The locker room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, only Blanco's voice could be heard.

His eyes swept over each player.

Then he fixed his gaze on Gaio and said earnestly, "I know your characteristics, and the opponent also knows your characteristics. Change it up. In the second half, I will give you free space in the frontcourt to play. Run."

After saying that, he looked at Gaio.

Gaio met Blanco's gaze, his eyes full of determination.

He won't give up!
Blanco's eyes showed relief and he nodded slightly at him.

In this French team, only Gaio can make him see the future.

When Blanco berated the players for arranging tactics.

Prandelli was also arranging tactics for the second half.

There is still half time.

This is not the time for them to celebrate.

Although many people think that the game is basically over as long as the Italians take the lead by one goal.

at the same time.

This match was widely discussed by fans during the half. In the eyes of most, the French team was already shaky - key players were suspended due to internal strife, and the young players that the head coach had been promoting were unable to carry the team.
The French team seemed to be on the verge of elimination.

boom!
Boom boom! !
When Gaio followed his teammates to the player tunnel, when he listened to the noise coming from the tunnel entrance, when he looked at the ball of light.

His heart calmed down.

Blanco's words woke him up.
Yes,

It seemed that the defenders in Ligue 2 gave him an illusion that he could rely on his dribbling to get past any defense.

But the facts told him that football is not that simple.

He needs to make some changes.

"Go~" The referee waved his hand to signal the players to enter.

Wow!

As Gaio passed through the ball of light at the entrance of the passage, once again, a wave of sound came towards him.

was the cheer of the Italians.

It is the expectation of the French.

It is the interweaving of thousands of emotions, the sound of a football rolling across the grass.
Gaio raised his head and faced his opponent firmly.

drop! !

The referee's whistle sounded.

2012 European Cup, quarter-final, Italy vs. France, second half.

Officially begin! !

(End of this chapter)