The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 61 French Cup 14th Final
On the morning of September 3th.

Chatham made a special trip to Hajibegic and said, "Try to limit Gaio's playing time. In unimportant games, 20 minutes is enough."

Hajibegich nodded.

He understood why Chatham came to tell him this matter. During the team doctor's examination these two days, Gaio was found to have excessive muscle load.

Gaio already has a history of two serious adductor injuries.

This had to make Chatham nervous.

He continued, "I think you know what Gaio means to us. Let me put it this way, I asked a friend and they think Transfermarkt might increase Gaio's value to eight figures by the end of the month. The exact figure hasn't been determined yet. We'll have to see how he performs in the French Cup later."

"Eight digits?!"

When Hajibegic heard this, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Gaio went from being ignored to being imprisoned, and now his net worth has risen to tens of millions of euros.

He saw it all.

Chatham nodded. "We can't let the Ronaldo story happen again in Bastia."

Chatham was talking about the beginning of the new century, when Bastia, which had not yet been relegated from Ligue 1, took a fancy to the 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo when they played against Sporting CP in 2003. At that time, Ronaldinho was considered a very promising new star in Portuguese football.

Bastia wanted to buy Ronaldo, but rejected the price offered by Sporting CP at the time, and the deal fell through.

Joe Bonavita, then Bastia's sporting director, later said in his new book "Legends of Bastia": "Someone told me that this kid was very talented and could play in Ligue 1. His club wanted 800,000 euros. I discussed it with the club's directors and coach Gerard Gilly and refused."

The book also revealed that Bastia missed the chance to sign Ribery for the same reason. And just a few months later, Manchester United paid 1750 million euros to take Cristiano Ronaldo away from Sporting CP.

Chatham wonders if Gaio has a chance of surpassing Ronaldo.

But at least they won't make the same mistake this time.

3pm.

The league match between Bastia and Amiens kicked off on time at the Stade de Cesari.

Gaio sat on the bench.

Bastia rotated half of their players in this game, and the scene was not very good.

Of course Amiens is worse.

In the face of dismal results, huge conflicts emerged within their ranks, including discord between generals and commanders, and top management shifting the blame.

Amiens fans have been extremely disappointed with this season.

Facing Bastia, who rotated half of his team, both the offense and defense were in chaos.

There is no need for main players such as Rothen, Maolaida and Gaio to appear on the field.

Only in the first half.

Bastia took a two-goal lead and easily defeated their opponent.

In the second half, Hagibegic made further rotations, making all the defensive players substitutes.

Hagibegic has already started preparing for the French Cup match against Rennes on the 22nd.

finally.

Gaio does not appear.

Bastia beat bottom-placed Amiens 2-0 at home.

Post-game interview session.

The reporters had no interest in this game and were all asking Hagibegic about the arrangements for the next game against Rennes.

Hagibegic said without further divulgement, "Since you have no questions about this game, then that's it."

Gaio and the others didn't even need to take a shower after the game.

Maolida did not feel any joy of winning the game, but rather a little nervous, "The next game is against a French Ligue 1 team, why are you guys acting like nothing happened? Aren't you nervous? If you win, the prize money will be very generous!" "Hehehe, just be nervous yourself, don't affect our mentality." Rothen waved his hand.

Gaio also said, "If being nervous can win the game, I would have cramps by now."

Haha!

Rothen laughed. Before, he just thought Gaio was a technical genius, but treated him like a child.

But as his contact with Gaio deepened, Rothen felt that there was also a mature soul in this genius' body.

Perhaps, it was really a sentence in prison that completely changed Gaio.

Maolida pursed his lips.

Looking at Gaio's calm demeanor, he sighed slightly. Perhaps this confidence came from Gaio's strength.

He definitely won't be able to learn it.

Talent is something you bring from the womb.

the next day.

Chatham found Gaio and said, "I've saved the ten tickets you asked for. The seats are very close to the stadium."

"Thank you." These are the tickets prepared for Mbappé's family.

Chatham and Gaio headed to the training ground together. On the way, Chatham reminded Gaio again, "You can't train as intensely as before. Your muscles are under a lot of strain right now. I can't guarantee whether your adductor injury will recur."

"Yes, I understand."

Gaio was also troubled by injuries. Although he really wanted to spend every day in the training ground to improve his attributes through training.

However, humans are not machines.

He will also get tired, and he will also increase his risk of injury due to excessive muscle stress.

Perhaps if he wants to improve quickly, he has to look forward to whether there is any relevant enhancement content in the attribute enhancement.

But when he doesn't have such enhanced abilities, he must suppress his eagerness to become stronger and follow the rules of scientific training.

On the training ground.

Chatham gave a motivational speech and reiterated that there would be a large bonus for winning the French Cup.

The Bastia players are full of expectations.

Hajibegic used this enthusiasm to briefly explain the situation against Rennes. "Rennes' tactical style is mainly defensive and counterattack-based, which lacks stability. Our main strategy is to do the same as them, defend and counterattack, give up possession of the ball, and prevent their quick counterattacks. They are forced into positional warfare, which they are not good at. This is our opportunity."

As Gaio listened to Hagibegic's words, some impressions of the Rennes team flashed through his mind.

Before 2012, Rennes' head coach changed frequently, but the youth training system gradually became an important pillar of the club.

This French Ligue 1 team has found its own way to survive - youth training.

Around 2010, the club's management began to focus on sustainable development, reducing its reliance on high-priced signings, and instead improving its competitiveness through youth training and signing potential players at low prices, and then selling players to make money.

This strategy helped Rennes achieve fiscal balance in the following years.

While many old Ligue 1 teams are heavily in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy and liquidation, Rennes is still doing relatively well.

Rennes is currently in a transition phase: its youth training system is gradually maturing, but the first team's performance lacks breakthroughs.

The other side certainly also wants to win the French Cup as much as possible.

This opponent is not easy to play against.

But at the same time this is his opportunity.

Not just winning points.

This is also a platform for him to demonstrate his abilities. Trampling on the strong gives him a much greater sense of accomplishment than stepping over the weak.

(End of this chapter)