The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 18: Fight, Bastia!
When Hagibegic left the field, he was still chattering, spewing out all kinds of dirty words such as "trash", "black whistle", etc.

Assistant coach Dominic temporarily becomes the team's sideline coach.

Before leaving the court, Hagibegic gave him a few instructions about the next arrangements. After all, if he didn't say it before leaving the court, he would have no chance.

According to the rules of Ligue 2, after the head coach is sent off with a red card, he cannot even enter the locker room.

And Hajibegic's instructions were just one sentence, "Find an opportunity to let Gaio play in the second half."

With players from both teams being sent off, Hajibegic felt the only solution was Gaio.

The larger the space, the greater the threat posed by Gaio's dribbling ability.

Bastia received three red cards in the first half.

Even the commentator was caught off guard, "Bastia is now in dire straits."

In the Clermont coaching booth, Del Zakarian felt like his emotions were on a roller coaster.

But now the advantage is mine.

The situation is great!
In sharp contrast, Bastia's bench was gloomy.

Even Gaio frowned.

The current situation is very unfavorable for the team.

With one less person to fight against, they were completely suppressed.

There is no chance to fight back.

Whether they can hold on is still unclear, let alone score a goal.

Gaio couldn't help but put himself in the field, wondering what he could do if he were on the field?
There were a full four minutes of injury time in the first half.

But it did not change the situation.

In the 49th minute, August quickly blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

He didn't want to continue playing and needed to take a break.

This half made him feel exhausted.

The players of Clermont are fine, the situation is now completely in their favor, and they hope that this situation will continue until the end.

The players of Bastia were extremely silent.

After entering the locker room.

Cursing the referee.

Hazri and Kahusac specifically apologized in front of their teammates. Their red cards in this game may have been the root cause of their failure.

And they will be suspended for one game in the next match, which will be even more difficult for the team.

"This isn't intentional. We all want the team to win. Everyone should stay put on defense in the second half and keep the 2-1 lead," Dominic said to the players. "Maolida, you need to come off the field in the second half. We can't afford so many offensive players. Everyone has to get back on defense."

"Okay." Maolida nodded. He understood.

Of the team's three starting forwards, one received a red card and one is about to be substituted, so the final responsibility falls on Davide?
Unexpectedly, Dominic continued, "David, you have to come down and rest too."

"No problem." Although David wanted to do his best for the team, he also knew that he had to obey the team's arrangements.

Just when everyone was wondering whether they should give up attacking and defend till the end, Dominic continued,

"Gaio, go warm up. In the second half, you'll play as the lone striker. You don't have to track back, but if there's a counterattack opportunity, you have to give it your all, and you probably won't have any teammates to support you. Is that okay?"

Gaio's eyes were firm, "No problem."

"Okay, Sinio, go warm up too. We'll play in a 5-2-1 formation in the second half."

As he spoke, Dominic showed a piece of paper in his hand.

Hajibegichi passed the message in through someone else. Although he couldn't enter the locker room, he had no problem passing notes.

Dominic continued to talk about the defensive arrangements.

Then everyone gathered in the middle of the locker room, forming a circle with their hands on their shoulders.

Under the leadership of Dominic, we shouted together——

"Battle Bastia!!"

Corsica, Bastia, Wrangell Avenue.

In a tavern called Sunset Café, insults were heard one after another, and the Bastia-accented insults could be heard from far outside the tavern.

"This referee is shit!"

"This is completely because they don't want us to gain any advantage. And those guys from Clement are really good at acting."

"Hagibegic has gone to the stands. We are probably done for this game."

"Ugh."

Chatham and Pierre listened to what these people said and shook their heads helplessly.

Pierre came to Bastia from Paris for Gaio's new contract. Bastia happened to have a game this afternoon, so the two came to this famous Bastia fan bar to drink and watch the game.

I didn't expect the result to be like this.

Chatham had been drinking a bit and was getting angry. He said to Pierre, "If I were still playing football and encountered this situation, I would definitely kick two of them out!"

His words were heard by other fans.

Everybody knew Chatham.

A fan shouted, "Hey! Chatham! Are there any reinforcements in the winter transfer window? We want to be promoted to the first division!"

Chatham said proudly, "No, the best signing of the season is already in the team."

"Who?"

Chatham waved his hand. "Just wait and see, you'll find out."

Chatham, his face flushed, looked at Pierre, took out his phone, and showed him the text message. "They told me that Gaio will play in the second half."

Pierre cheered up.

"fighting!"

"Bastia!!"

Suddenly, Pierre was startled by a sudden shout from the tavern.

He looked at the large screen in the center of the tavern.

It turned out that the second half of the game was about to begin and the players were entering the field.

Chatham also joined in and cheered.

"Battle Bastia!!"

As Gaio walked out of the player tunnel with his teammates, he heard the cheers of the fans in the visiting area in the corner of the stadium.

That was a small group of Bastia fans.

They were roaring.

"Don't be nervous. If you play normally, they won't be able to stop you. I'll pass the ball to you when I have a chance." Before the game started, captain Rothen patted Pa Giao's shoulder.

Gaio nodded.

drop! !

Then, the referee blew the whistle to start the second half of the game.

After seeing Gaio come on the court.

The broadcast commentator was taken aback and said, "Oh, Bastia made two personnel adjustments, replacing the two forwards Maolida and Davide with defender Sinio and forward Gaio.

Gaio was the man who helped Bastia turn the tide against Valenciennes a few days ago. He was once a talented player. Can he help Bastia turn the score around in this situation?"

Del Zakarian had already signaled to the players when he saw Gaio come on the court.

He knew that Bastia would most likely let Gaio appear.

And they had already made preparations.

The situation on the field did not change because of Bastia's substitution.

Still being pressed and kicked by Clement.

Only the shouts of "Battle of Bastia" continued from the corner of the field.

(End of this chapter)