The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 42 Sunset, Rising Sun

"Gio scored twice, bringing his league goal tally to five, despite only making three appearances."

"There are only 24 rounds left in the league, and there are still 14 rounds to go. Based on his average of 1.6 goals per game, he can win the league's Golden Boot in just half the games by the end of the season!"

"Last season, the Ligue 2 Golden Boot winner was Rivas of Dijon, who scored 23 goals."

The commentary's words rang in the ears of everyone watching the game.

The Sunset Cafe and Bistro was already bustling with activity.

Even many fans who didn't think about the league's Golden Boot were inspired by the commentary.

"Yeah! Gaio is going to win the Golden Boot!"

"Golden Boots!"

at the same time.

In the dormitory in Clairefontaine, Mbappé returned to the dormitory early after afternoon training to watch the live broadcast of the match between Bastia and Troyes.

After he knew that Gaio played for Bastia, he immediately looked up Bastia's schedule.

Waiting in front of the TV on time.

Subsequently,

Mbappé's mental journey went from "I'd like to see how he plays" to "He seems pretty good" to "Holy crap" and finally to "This is even possible?!"

Gaio's speed is not fast, but he is very effective in dribbling past opponents.

This made Mbappé think, if he had the footwork of Gaio and matched it with his speed, wouldn't it be...
Mbappé has some aspirations.

At the same time, Mbappé has become more curious about Gaio, and when he returns to Paris on vacation, he will definitely ask who Loup Diwang Gaio is.

Who revealed his speed to Gaio?

On the sidelines of the frenzied Thessaly Stadium, Firang stood expressionless.

The current situation proves that his gamble has failed.

Hajibegic was in high spirits.

There's no sign that he just wants to avoid relegation.

The broadcast camera gave a close-up of the coach on the sidelines, and silence and excitement were displayed on the faces of the two men who were less than five meters apart.

Gaio and his teammates high-fived each other to celebrate.

Rothen stroked Gaio's hair and said, "Good boy, your positioning is very smart!"

Other teammates also praised Gaio's positioning.

If Gaio had chosen to wait until the ball was blocked before taking action, he would have been completely unable to make a follow-up shot. This can only be said to be awareness.

Be prepared to deal with any situation at any time, instead of just standing there waiting for the ball.

This is also a big difference between ordinary players and top players.

Bastia is on the bench.

Davide smiled with relief. Fan Shang, who was beside him, nudged him and leaned over to say in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You're still laughing! You're going to lose your starting position."

Davide shook his head, unfazed. "I'm old. If I were younger, I would have trained hard and shown myself actively to compete for this starting position. But I'm almost 33."

Davide looked towards the field.

Focusing on the 17-year-old Gaio, he continued to smile. "For most forwards, 33 is the time to retire from the mainstream stage, but Gaio is only 17. He is the rising sun, and I am the setting sun. The team should focus on developing Gaio. Veterans like me will eventually retire."

When Fan Shang heard this, he felt something was wrong. He quickly looked at David and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Apart from leaving the team, Fan Shang doesn't think there is any other reason.

Davide was silent for a second, then replied, "I'm only saying this to you, don't tell anyone else. The team wants to renew my contract for another year, but I know I'm not good enough to continue starting and I can't help the team. Regardless of whether we succeed in promotion or not, it's time for me to leave."

"Where are you going?" Fan Shang didn't ask the reason. There was a reason for David to do this.

"Perhaps Arles."

Fan Shang shrugged and said, "I hope we won't be rivals next season."

Arles is in the middle of the French Ligue 2 this season, with neither promotion nor relegation possible. Vincent hopes the team will succeed in promotion.

Davide smiled, "With Gaio here, we have a great chance of promotion."

Vincent said nothing more. David also said nothing.

All they heard was cheers from the audience.

19-year-old Vincent looked at 17-year-old Gaio and listened to the story of 33-year-old David.

Thoughts flashed through my mind like a kaleidoscope. Maybe this is football. No player can stay young forever. Maybe it's because his physical functions decline with age, or maybe it's an injury. Professional football is always full of charm, but also always cruel.

Anyone who can stand on the court is already lucky and talented.

If you can shine at such a young age like Gaio, you are a rare genius.

On the field.

Gaio, who scored twice, was met with tight defense from Troyes.

Philan admitted defeat.

No longer strengthen the offense, but return to defense.

Gaio had few opportunities.

However, because he diverted too much defensive attention from the opponent's left side, his teammates played relatively comfortably and had more opportunities.

In the 88th minute, Rothen assisted Maolida to score with a header, and Bastia scored another goal.

4-1.

Bastia defeated Troyes at home.

This was a heavy blow to the Troyes fans who were aiming for promotion to the second division.

It also made Ferran, who was a little bit dizzy, calm down. Ligue 2 is not a game he can easily master.

But the referee blew the final whistle.

It was the enthusiastic roar of all the Bastia fans in the stadium, "Victory! Bastia!!"

The team experienced chaos and relegation.

The fans are extremely satisfied with the current state of this season and cherish it very much.

When the players were taking their leave after the game, a fan association leader shouted to Gaio, "Gaio! I know your future doesn't belong to Bastia! But I hope you can leave us with more good memories!!"

Gaio was deeply moved by the fans' genuine feelings.

He didn't speak.

Just waving towards the stands.

Many cameras were pointed at Gaio and took a lot of pictures. These would be the material for local newspapers in Bastia tomorrow.

In the Bastia media circle, everyone now knows that if you want to sell good newspapers, you must have news about Gaio.

The 17-year-old Gaio has become a top figure in Bastia's sports media.

Tickets are selling out fast, and one of the reasons is Gaio.

In the crowd, Leonardo wrote a sentence in his notebook - "It will be difficult to dig him out in a short time."

Leonardo watched two of Gaio's games and felt he could reply to Turin about everything about Gaio.

If he were allowed to choose, this is definitely a young man that Juventus deserves to focus on training.

However, the decision lies with the team's top management in Turin.

The show is over.

Hagibegic and others still had to be interviewed, but Gaio went straight back to the locker room.

Hagibegic originally wanted to take Gaio to the post-match press conference, but was rejected by Gaio.

Back to the locker room.

Gaio immediately checked the winning points——

15.

Gaio shook his head, a little disappointed. It seemed that Ligue 2 was still a little lacking compared to his abilities.

To get more winning points, he needs more high-level matches.

(End of this chapter)