The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 144: Turning Over and Shooting the Clouds

Emiliano was a little stunned when he heard that he was going to Bastia.

"Dibu" is his nickname, and people who are close to him call him that.

This comes from his middle name, Damián.

His full name is Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero.

"Dibu" is a common nickname variation of the name "Damián" in Spanish.

Such shortened or variant nicknames are common in Argentinian culture.

In addition,

There is a classic comic in Argentina called "Dibu". When Emiliano was a child, he looked a bit like the protagonist Dibu, so his family and friends called him that.

Emiliano shook his head. "Bastia is too far away. I don't think Mandinha would want me to be that far away from her."

Giroud shrugged. "Of course, family is important. I was just giving a suggestion."

"Yeah, let's go."

"it is good."

Giroud continued to focus his attention on the broadcast, and the scene was still Montpellier dominating Bastia.

Bastia's defenders are far less talented than their forwards.

Quite embarrassed.

The scene was not pretty.

Giroud then turned his thoughts to Emiliano, the 20-year-old Argentine goalkeeper.

In Giroud's opinion, the talent is very good.

But he has been at Arsenal and will definitely not get the chance.

Arsenal has too many excellent goalkeepers.

But Bastia is quite short of it.

But Emiliano was right, his girlfriend Gama wouldn't want him to stay away from London.

Gama's parents own a restaurant in London that is well known to the Arsenal players.

So when people have private dinners together, they also gossip.

How did this introverted Emiliano manage to get the restaurant owner's daughter without anyone noticing?

Gama was enthusiastic.

She doesn't mind sharing how she and Emiliano met -

“He started coming to eat when he was 18, and I was still in college and would sometimes help my parents in the restaurant.

We usually met on weekends, but we never spoke to each other. One time I asked his friend: "Why does he always lower his head when he sees me?"

He probably talked to his friend and then sent me a message: 'I'm not very brave, I'm very shy, but if you're up for it, let's go get a coffee.'

That's how it started.

We met, chatted, and went back to my apartment next to the restaurant.

We drank coffee.

The first time he came into my house, he was so tall, and I thought, 'I can't be friends with him, he's too tall. And I'm too small.'

When he came in, I said, 'That's so tall.'

He was always so cute, and I always thought he was the cutest person in the world."

Every time Gama shares her story with Emiliano.

Giroud could see the love in both men’s eyes.

It would remind him of Jennifer.

They were so in love that perhaps it was not appropriate for Emiliano to go to Bastia.

New York Red Bull Arena.

On the field,

De Bruyne played a little anxiously, Bastia had no ball, and there was a serious disconnect between the front and back fields.

Of course,
When he arrived in Bastia, he had already anticipated such a scene.

How strong does a newly promoted polo team want to be?

When De Bruyne came here, he came with the purpose of accepting the challenge.

Chatham assured him that the team would work hard to qualify for the Europa League.

Therefore, he is very pragmatic in positioning himself and the team, both of whom are "potential stocks" with dreams.

"Fight, Bastia!!"

De Bruyne could always hear the shouts of Bastian fans, and he wondered in his heart, aren't these people tired?
This is not at home.

Bastia fans do not have a numerical advantage.

This is not the first time De Bruyne has felt the madness of Bastia fans.

"Kevin!"

Suddenly, Rothen shouted his name.

De Bruyne was keeping an eye on the situation on the field. Montpellier lost the ball and Rothen moved forward.

De Bruyne immediately moved forward.

This is Bastia's offensive opportunity!
He scanned the frontcourt and had an idea of ​​the situation in his mind. The attack on the left was paralyzed and Palmiry couldn't get up at all.

Lukaku in the middle and Gaio on the right were both trying hard to move forward.

This is an opportunity, but it is also the area with the strongest defense, if it is on the left.
Ok?
When Rothen passed the ball to De Bruyne, he suddenly saw a dark shadow rushing up from the left - Sidibe!

During training, De Bruyne was quite impressed by Sidibe.

Sidibe has explosive physical fitness. If he had a higher football IQ, he would be a top left-back.

But for now, that’s enough!

De Bruyne did not waste too much time receiving the ball. In his opinion, football is actually very simple, which is to create an instant advantage for the team in a certain space through running and passing.

The most taboo thing in football is to stop, look and then pass the ball.

Whether or not one can create an instant advantage is the difference between a top midfielder and an ordinary midfielder.

Bang!
De Bruyne made a cross shot.

He gave the ball to Sidibe and went towards Lukaku and Gaio.

When they stretched the space, he was able to get space for long shots.

The playing time has been 36 minutes.

Bastia finally got a good counterattack opportunity, and Hagibegic focused all his attention on the front court.

"Pass the ball!"

Hajibegic looked at Sidibe who was still concentrating on belting and yelled loudly.

Sidibe's defense is indeed effective, but he is still unable to keep up with the rhythm on the offensive end.

Still needs to be trained.

Sidibe kept his head down and walked all the way to the left penalty area, with the opponent's right-back Conger following closely behind him.

Sidibe finally knew to pass the ball.

but,

Montpellier's players have returned to defense and there are not many good opportunities.

De Bruyne shook his head, quickly pulled out, and prepared to go over to support.

however.

Bang!
Sidibe made a sudden move, gained an advantage in position, and then kicked the ball to the middle.

De Bruyne was getting anxious. Why didn't he pass the ball earlier or later? I came out to receive the ball, but he still passed it?!

He quickly looked towards where the football landed.

Although Lukaku doesn't like to fight with defenders, he knows that it would be unreasonable for him not to compete for the ball at this time.

The key point is how nicely Gaio said it, "With your size, you can easily flatten the penalty area."

So when Sidibé's ball flew towards the middle, Lukaku jumped up with all his might, intending to do a "Belgian dunk".

but,

When he jumped up, he found that Sidibe's pass was a little high.

This is using him as a spring man. Neither Mbiwa, Lukaku nor Hilton touched the ball.

The football flew towards the right penalty area.

Gaio was ready to take advantage of Lukaku's second penalty, but no one touched it.

Coming towards him!
Under Estrada's close defense, he had no space to stop the ball. The key was that Sidibe's shot was too powerful.

He had no time to prepare.

He started violently, took advantage of the moment when Estrada was looking at the ball, turned sideways, and kicked the ball into the air!
Left foot blast!

At the moment of sideways volleying, Gaio felt the ultimate control of the football with his left foot.

Enhanced flexibility!

Gaio forced himself to hold the football.

Bang!
The speed of the ball remained unchanged and the football flew towards the goal.

Gaio's kick was beyond many people's expectations. Goalkeeper Yulderen even failed to see Gaio's position because his vision was blocked by Hilton and others jumping.

When he heard the sound of the shot.

The football is heading straight for the near corner!

Before he could react, the football had already hit the net.

2-0!

Oh my god!

This goal made the fans at the scene scream in surprise. Many of them had mouths big enough to fit a baguette.

After Gaio shot, he was knocked to the ground by Estrada.

The moment he fell to the ground and saw the ball go in, he immediately stood up and rushed to the corner flag area.

A slide to his knees.

After standing up, he opened his arms to the fans.

"Geo!"

“So handsome!!”

The fans cheered loudly. They were suppressed for half an hour. Not only did they defend against the opponent's attack, but they also launched their own counterattack during this transition.

They scored again!

The Bastia fans were extremely crazy, and someone pulled out a cold firework and threw it directly behind the goal.

The blue smoke spread out again.

Bastia is crazy!
Hagibegic pumped his fist vigorously, then hugged his assistants. "A beautiful goal! Gaio was not affected by the injury!"

The players on the bench were also amazed by Gaio's goal.

beautiful!

A sideways volley shot completely suppressed the ball. The technical difficulty is too high!

Mane, who was sitting on the bench, looked at Gaio's shot and started to think in his mind that he also needed to practice shooting more.

Try to get into the rotation as soon as possible.

Kante on the side was laughing foolishly.

"Buuuuut!! Gaio! Scored again! He just returned from injury after the European Cup and scored twice in his first game! What is talent? This is talent!"

The French broadcast commentator said with some excitement, "I said during the European Championship that Gaio would definitely be the pride of France. He would hold up the French wing attack. After his injury, many people questioned whether Gaio would become another example of a player ruined by injury.

However, I think Gaio has now given his answer with his performance after his comeback - a true genius will never be defeated by injuries!

How about Kaka?

What about Baggio?!

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Listening to the praise from the TV commentator, Jerome and Chatham laughed together.

They did not travel with the team to the United States.

Instead, he stayed in Bastia.

The team has a lot of things to do and they don't have much free time.

Only when the summer windows are closed will I finally have some free time.

"I said that Gaio would not be defeated by injuries. The doctors in Clairefontaine said that he is the kind of player who is physically fragile but has the ability to recover quickly." Chatham looked at the Bastia players who gathered together to celebrate, feeling full of pride.

This is the lineup he put together!
So he turned to Jerónimo and said, "Mr. Chairman, I didn't waste a single cent of the money you loaned me."

"Hahaha! Good! Very good!" Jerónimi really bet his entire fortune, but this game allowed him to see the future of Bastia this season.

He patted Chatham on the shoulder and said, "Well done. It's a pity. It would be great if we could buy those two Belgians. They are really talented."

Chatham was choked by these words. If he had no talent, would Chelsea buy him?

"Chelsea spent more than 20 million euros on them."

Jerónimi smiled awkwardly. “For just over 2 million euros, I can experience the talent of a player worth over 20 million euros. This loan is pretty good.”

The game on TV has resumed.

Chatham watched Bastia being pressed by Montpellier again, thought for a moment and continued, "Mr. Chairman, you saw it in this half. In fact, if we want to make a difference this season, our defense is not very stable."

"I have already mortgaged Bastia." Jerónimo was most afraid to talk to Chatham about the lineup issue, because as soon as he mentioned it, Chatham would ask for money.

He has really been squeezed dry this summer.

The original plan to travel to Spain in the summer was canceled due to budget issues.

to this end,

My wife complained about him for a long time.

Jerome can only stay at home and satisfy his wife to reduce her resentment.

This still costs money?

Sell ​​him!
"We still need to renew Gaio's contract. After renewing his contract, we can try to mortgage Gaio's contract."

Jerónimi was shocked. Although he didn't quite understand, he knew that the contract between the player and the club was essentially an employment agreement and was protected by labor laws.

The club has the right to register the players, but the players themselves are not "assets".

Bank mortgages require that the collateral has clear ownership and transferable value.

“Isn’t this direct operation feasible?”

Chatham nodded. "Serie A across the Mediterranean has done the same thing, but what I'm talking about isn't the contract itself, but the mortgage on Gaio's future transfer fee."

"But we need to find a buyer, right? Should we sign a preliminary agreement first?"

The two chatted and were not very hopeful about this.

Chatham saw that the game had entered halftime on TV.

He smiled and said, "Let's do this for now. The team still has some money in the account. I'll try to see if there are any suitable players to loan out. Signing a player for free is not an option now. We don't have the money to pay the signing fee, and the strength of those who don't want a signing fee doesn't meet our requirements."

Chatham smiled bitterly in his heart. This was the tragedy of small teams: lack of money.

Even if there are core players with good strength, the strength of other players cannot keep up.

The end result is that the core players are poached.

During halftime.

The picture of Gaio's volley became the focus of discussion among Bastia fans.

If I were to sum up the fans' comments in one word, it would be "cool".

In the Bastia dressing room.

Teammates also praised Gaio, saying, "That shot was really cool!"

De Bruyne didn't say much.

In his opinion, the goal was purely due to Gaio's personal ability, and this was not the way he viewed football.

At least he was very unhappy with Sidibe's handling of the matter.

"It was all thanks to Romelu, the goalkeeper's attention was focused on him, otherwise my shot would have been saved."

Gaio replied.

This made Lukaku feel happy.

I thought to myself, "In the second half, I'll show you how powerful Inzaghi of Belgium is."

(End of this chapter)