The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 23 Marco's Troubles
2 month 3 number.

The entire Bastia team went to Monaco, the capital of the Principality of Monaco. They will play against Monaco, a traditional powerhouse in Ligue 1, tomorrow night.

The Monaco team does not belong to France. It was invited by the French Football Federation to become a professional team in 1933 and participate in the French football system.

It is somewhat similar to Welsh teams Swansea, Cardiff City, etc., and participates in the English football system.

After all, the Principality of Monaco is a very small place, surrounded by France on three sides and facing the Mediterranean Sea on one side, so it is difficult to organize a league.

This game has attracted a lot of attention.

Belongs to the top of the French Ligue 2.

It has nothing to do with Bastia, the attention is all brought by Monaco.

As a foreign team, Monaco is very successful in Ligue 1.

Since being promoted to Ligue 1 in 1953, up to the 2011/12 season, it has won seven Ligue 1 titles, five French Cup titles and four French Super Cup titles.

Many famous coaches and football stars have moved from here to bigger stages, such as Wenger, Deschamps, Henry and so on.

It can be called a French Ligue 1 powerhouse.

However, Monaco is currently facing internal and external troubles and is no longer what it used to be.

In order to keep the team in better condition, Chatham did not choose to arrive in Monaco on the morning of the game.

Instead, they arrived a day earlier. Although a night's rest would increase expenses, it was worth it to keep the players in shape.

After arriving in Monaco, Chatham told the players, "Today's mission is to focus on resting! Tomorrow night, focus on the game! Even if we don't talk about three points, we must strive to take home one point!"

Maintain a draw and strive for victory!

That’s Bastia’s goal.

Before the game, Monaco's head coach, Marco Simeone, was a little anxious.

Facing the aggressive Bastia, Marco was confused. The game was about to start, but there was still no specific tactical arrangement.

This is Marco's first coaching job after his retirement.

But he doesn't seem to be doing very well.

He is now being boycotted by Monaco fans, who want him to be sacked.

When he took over from his predecessor Barned, the team had not won in six rounds, with four draws and two losses.

Things didn't get much better after I took over.

After 21 rounds, there were 11 draws, 7 losses and 3 wins.

This former Milan striker's coaching career was far less impressive than his playing career.

As a player, he made his debut in Como and moved to Milan at the age of 20. He played for the Rossoneri for 9 seasons, played 260 games for the Rossoneri, contributed 75 goals and 36 assists, and won more than a dozen championship trophies with the team, including four Serie A and two Champions League titles. He was inducted into the Milan Hall of Fame after his retirement.

Unfortunately, now facing Bastia, a French Ligue 2 team, he could only sigh.

Now 42 years old, he wishes he were ten years younger so he could play on the field himself.

He felt so annoyed.

Playing football is much easier.

"Boss, how should we prepare for tomorrow?" the assistant coach asked him.

Marco stroked his messy hair, feeling somewhat discouraged. "Just play like before, five-three-two, just defend!"

The Italians seem to be very paranoid about defending.

"Okay, I'll tell them tomorrow."

2 month 4 number.

Stade Louis II, 7 or 8 p.m.

Even though the team has fallen into the French Ligue 2, the fans still stick with them and the stadium with a capacity of 18,000 people is always packed.

The game is still scheduled for prime time at 8:30 p.m.

In the afternoon of the same day, all other French Ligue 2 matches had been completed.

This is how much the league values ​​Monaco.

It's a pity that Monaco is destined to miss out on promotion this season.

Due to the financial crisis, Monaco's team chairman and head coach have changed frequently. The team's performance has not improved for several years. After staying in Ligue 1 for several years, it was finally relegated to Ligue 2 last season after 35 years.

The only hope of Monaco fans now is that the team's internal affairs can be sorted out quickly and a fresh start can be made.

According to some French media reports, Russian capital has planned to take over Monaco this season.

However, it is still in the negotiation stage.
Boom boom! !
The time is until nine o'clock in the evening.

The Stade Louis II was packed with people, and every time Monaco players defended, they would trigger a series of cheers from the fans.

The match between Monaco and Bastia has been going on for half an hour.

Neither side gained anything.

"Monaco played a defensive counterattack at home. Bastia's positional attack was not good. They are now constantly besieging, but have not yet broken the deadlock."

The French Ligue 2 commentator turned his head and said, "But Bastia currently has a good backup plan, so we can look forward to it. They just officially announced the contract extension of 17-year-old young player Gaio."

Prior to this, Gaio helped the team win two consecutive games, including a comeback against Ligue 1 team Valenciennes in the French Cup. His talent is amazing.

I don’t know when Bastia plans to bring on Gaio in the second half.”

at the same time.

Many Happy Beans players were also looking at the scene on the field nervously.

"Why don't you go to Gaio yet?"

"Hurry up Gaio!"

"Damn it, Bastia, you cost me everything I had, and now you won't let me make up for it?!"

They may be the group that most wants Gaio to play.

However, some people are pessimistic. "With Marco's iron bucket formation, it won't work if Gaio is put on. He needs space."

"Yeah, it's over. This game won't be a draw."

On the field.

Gaio stood up and did his regular warm-up exercises.

When he walked to the away team's stands, Bastia's expeditionary fans burst into roars.

"Geo!"

"Hey! The team's offense is up to you!"

Gaio smiled and waved to the fans in response to their enthusiasm. Gaio saw that many people were wearing his No. 29 jersey.

My heart was lifted.

This is the recognition of the fans.

There are a lot of fans of the expeditionary force this time.

Monaco gave Bastia 1,500 tickets, all of which were sold out.

It is far from the previous game with only one or two hundred people.

Therefore, Bastia’s momentum in this game was also extremely strong.

The sounds of fighting Bastia were endless.

drop! !

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score was still 0-0.

Such a score obviously made fans of both sides dissatisfied.

Monaco fans felt that they were at home and the team should achieve something to justify their efforts.

Bastia fans saw that the team had a very high possession rate of the ball, but was unable to effectively convert it into offense.

Before the end of the first half.

Bastia fans in the away team area shouted Gaio's name to the bench.

To express their wishes - Upper Gaio.

In this game, Hagibegic was suspended due to a red card in the previous game and was not allowed to enter the stadium and could only stay in the stands, so Dominic was still the one who commanded the game on the spot.

To the locker room.

After Dominic finished arranging the tactics, he went to find Gaio and said, "Hey, the boss told me to arrange for you to play in the 60th minute. You will be ready later."

"Okay." Gaio nodded.

Subsequently.

Dominic added, "Also, the boss has something else for me to tell you. He said, kid, as long as you can break through the defensive defense, you'll start in the next game."

(End of this chapter)