The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 16 The Monster of Corsica
Clermont-Ferrand, central France.

The coaching staff of Clermont Football Club is watching a video of the French Cup match between Valenciennes and Bastia.

"Oh my god, how did that get through? This kid has really good feet. He's a bit tricky. I definitely can't defend him by myself."

"Why haven't we discovered such a player? This talent is too strong."

"I remember someone trying to sell him to us before, but we turned him down. Jan Gaio, that's a very memorable name."

The teaching assistants were chattering away.

The head coach, Del Zakarian, was watching Gaio's every move intently.

Del Zakarian had studied Bastia's other players, including their 4-3-3 tactics, quite thoroughly, and he was very confident that he could beat Bastia at home.

But with Bastia's miraculous comeback in the French Cup, the player Gaio emerged.

This forced him to start reconsidering.

"If he plays, tell the players to be firm and physical, and don't let him dribble the ball. Double-team more, give this young man some professional league intensity, and open his eyes."

Del Zakarian made the decision. He found that Gaio's dribbling skills were indeed at the level of Ligue 1, but his strengths and weaknesses were obvious.

He was relieved, as it was relatively easy to target him.

He's just a young man who can dribble the ball. Wouldn't it be better if he just uses his physical strength?
at the same time.

In Bastia, after Hacibegić announced the squad for the away game against Clermont, he spoke to Gaio alone.

"Geo, you did well in the last game, but I believe you can do more. I will give you some time in the league. Try to integrate. We need you."

The Bosnian's words now were not as cold as when they first met, but rather became kinder.

Who asked Gaio to help him fulfill his ambition of advancing to the French Cup?

The French Cup has always been a hotbed for upsets for French Ligue 2 teams.

Other teams can win the French Ligue 2 title, but Bastia can’t?

"In the next game, Clermont will definitely have targeted deployments against you. You should be careful then. I will also find a way to have others share the defensive force you face."

Gaio nodded, Clemont was a formidable opponent.

20 rounds have passed.

Clermont has 40 points and ranks first in the current French Ligue 2, while Bastia is second with 36 points.

In addition, the teams behind are all very close.

Reims is third with 35 points.

The scores are not that different, so this kind of strong dialogue and direct confrontation between promotion rivals will greatly affect the result of the final season.

Hagibegic clearly has huge ambitions this season.

We must advance as far as possible in the French Cup.

In the league, we must get into the top two!

The rules for promotion from Ligue 2 to Ligue 1 are relatively simple. The top two teams in Ligue 2 will directly advance to Ligue 1, and the third place in the league will participate in the semi-finals of the promotion and relegation play-offs.

The fourth and fifth place teams in the league will participate in the promotion and relegation play-off quarter-finals, and the winner will play two rounds against the third place team in the league.

The winner of the play-off semi-final will play a two-legged match against the third-to-last team in Ligue 1 that season (the first and second-to-last teams will be directly relegated to Ligue 2).

The winner goes to Ligue 1, the loser goes to Ligue 2.

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The team's training ended quickly that day.

Gaio's training is not over yet. Now that he sees the upper limit of his attributes, he has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and must max out these attributes.

At the same time, he was also thinking about how to use the winning points from the last French Cup.

Should I increase the upper limit directly, or wait to redeem the winning treasure chest and take a chance?

The former is a steady improvement step by step, while the latter is a one-step approach.

He prefers the latter.

Improving attributes is not a one-day job. Now it will take him a long time to even reach the upper limit.

Even if the upper limit is raised, it will take some time to gain combat effectiveness.

The enhanced capabilities mentioned by the system made him somewhat interested.

As Gaio thought.

Maolida came over, holding a small white box in his hand, and Gaio saw a familiar symbol.

"Hey, Gaio." Maolida took out the box and waved it in front of Gaio. "You contributed to my goal bonus in the French Cup last game. I saw that you don't use a phone normally, so I bought you an iPhone as a gift for your return to the first team."

Gaio shook his head, "That was a goal you scored yourself."

Maolida insisted, "Don't refuse. This is a token of my appreciation. There are still more than ten rounds of league matches to go. I hope we can work together well. The promotion bonus will be very generous."

"I came to France from the Comoros just to make a living. Where we are, people would fight to the death for ten francs. I play football just for money."

"You helped me score the goal and got me the bonus, so I deserve a gift from you."

"Here, take it. We are teammates. No need to be polite to me."

Gaio didn't agree immediately, but Maolida had already stuffed the latest iPhone 4S into his arms.

Gaio could only accept that this generation of Apple was the beginning of Steve Jobs' deification. After its release in October last year, it sold four million units in the first week.

I saw Gaio take the phone.

Maolida smiled and said, "You can use it to sign up for some social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. Your playing style will easily attract fans. But it's not the same for me. I've been using it for over a year, but I still only have a few hundred followers."

Gaio didn't tell Maalida that he knew how to maximize the use of these platforms.

After some thanks.

Maolida got down to business. "The boss told me after training that when you and I are on the same field, he wants me to be your fulcrum. I will do my best to cooperate with you."

"it is good."

This is Hagibegic's preparation. Gaio has a strong breakthrough ability. He can attract a lot of defensive attention and will naturally become a thorn in the eyes of the opposing team.

He needs help.

A strong center like Maolida is a good partner.

The time for the match against Clermont is getting closer.

The Bastia Daily specifically looked forward to this game, and the article specifically wrote about looking forward to Gaio's performance in the league.

The local fans in Bastia are now full of expectations for Gaio.

A top talent with a different style from Bastia.

This is the label they gave Gaio.

And in Clermont.

The local media made a little joke, they used the "Corsican Monster" to describe Gaio, and the other players, they used the "Islanders" to describe him.

"Teams must be wary of this Bastia outlier who has just joined the first team, the 'Corsican Monster'. The French Cup was his debut, but he perfectly demonstrated the role that everyone expected him to be three years ago and successfully reversed the result of the game."

"This will be the biggest threat to our defense!"

(End of this chapter)