The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

170 - Barb
"Here we go, Gaio!"

Martin slammed the table and shouted, "Turn them around!"

The moment I saw Gaio appear.

The fans at Sunset Cafe Tavern, like the fans at the scene, had hope in their eyes.

Gyo Gyo!

They repeated this name over and over in their hearts. In the hearts of Bastia people, this is the name that can save the team.

Didier Deschamps, who was watching the game at home, couldn't help but criticize Hagibegic when he saw Gaio come on the pitch. He said nice things, but when the team really faced a crisis, he dared not use Gaio?!
Bastia still relies on Gaio.

In Zidane's mansion in the Conde de Orgaz area of ​​Madrid, Spain.

Zidane appeared on TV on time.

He didn't watch much in the first half, but when he saw the score, he knew Gaio would definitely come on in the second half.

It is impossible for a head coach to watch his team fall behind without using his core players.

Zidane just had a chat with Mourinho today and talked about Gaio.

Mourinho said, "If you can convince the chairman to buy Gaio, I am willing to use him as a wing substitute, but the premise is that he can run. I don't want to see the wingers who don't return to defense."

Mourinho added, "Especially as a young player."

“Mondieu!!”

The TF1 commentator's surprised voice was heard on TV.

Gaio held the ball on the wing, giving the fans of Thessaly Stadium hope in an instant.

De Bruyne passed the ball to the right.

When Gaio received the ball with his back to the goal, he stepped on the ball backwards, turned around and passed Saint-Etienne's left midfielder Gradel.

This Ivory Coast international came from Leicester City's youth training and has played for Leicester City, Bournemouth and Leeds United.

His defensive ability is pretty good.

But this time,
After a brief encounter with Gaio, he was passed by. Galtier, who was on the sidelines, felt a bit awkward.

Although leading by two goals, Galtier showed no joy.

After turning around to take the ball, Gaio looked at the situation in the middle and quickly pushed forward along the sideline.

Saint-Etienne's left defense quickly gathered towards Gaio.

Brisson and Lemoine stood in Gaio's way, with Gradel chasing after him.

One on three!

Gaio did not panic because of the large number of defenders. His amazing sense of the ball gave him absolute confidence with his feet.

As he told Mbappé, "There are only three people on the other side at most. What are you afraid of? Just dribble past them. It's such a good opportunity."

This is a good opportunity!

It looks like a three-man defense, but in fact, it does not completely lock down the space.

violent.

Before Gaio took small steps to meet Lemoine's defense, he suddenly accelerated.

Go inside!
As a defensive midfielder, Lemoine has outstanding defensive awareness. Coming from Rennes' youth training, he has solid defensive skills.

So he realized that Gaio was cutting inside, and his first step was to check Gaio's route without watching the ball.

But he is too slow!
Gaio cut past him, and when Lemoine stretched out his foot, Gaio was already outside his defense zone.

Wow!

At this moment, Bastia fans have all stood up.

Gaio Corridor?!
Hagibegic and a group of assistant coaches kept their eyes fixed on Gaio.

Including all Bastia fans watching the broadcast.

This is the moment they want to see.

After Gaio cut inside, Saint-Etienne's left defense line was almost completely useless.

Lemoine couldn't keep up with Gaio, and another midfielder Clement came to defend.

He was originally looking at De Bruyne's position, but now he has to defend Gaio.

Let other teammates mark De Bruyne.

But De Bruyne's movement was also very flexible. After seeing Gaio cruising to the middle, the players on the opponent's left also ran towards the middle.

De Bruyne quickly moved to the right.

With this counter-run, De Bruyne instantly created space.

Bang!
Gaio didn't just focus on dribbling the ball. He saw a huge gap in De Bruyne's path and immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne.
Big open!
Bastia fans screamed, De Bruyne pretended to shoot, and Brisson made a flying tackle.

Goalkeeper Lu Feiye quickly rushed to the near corner.

But De Bruyne did not shoot. Instead, he dribbled the ball with his right foot and continued to take two steps towards the baseline.

Brisson and Lemoine both blocked De Bruyne.

Ceoni had already put it on.

De Bruyne didn't pass.

at this time,

Cohad and even Aubameyang have returned to their own half.

Saint-Etienne's defense gradually fell into place.

Just when Bastia fans thought this opportunity was going to turn into a positional battle.

De Bruyne actually used the outside of his left foot to pass the ball in an inverted triangle!
The football went straight to Lukaku at the back post.

That side has the fewest defenders.

Lukaku's center of gravity was not stable during the confrontation with Perrin, and he had no way of scoring the goal.

In addition, the ball was passed with some tracking.

Both of them jumped at the same time, Lukaku's header was bigger, and he headed the ball back to the middle.

There was chaos in the restricted area.

Gaio drove violently again, and in front of Clement, he stopped the ball with his chest with his back turned.

But Gaio didn't stop the ball, he stopped it in mid-air.

Then——

Wow! !
There was a scream, "Geo!!"

Bastia fans shouted, with madness in their eyes.

Gaio threw himself completely up and hung upside down!

The enhanced flexibility allows him to improve his left-foot ball control ability at this moment.

Bang!
Right in front of Clement's goal, Gaio scored a bicycle kick!

The football flies toward the goal.

Ruffier was pulled back and forth by De Bruyne and Lukaku, and his center of gravity was not stable. When Gaio shot, he did not push off the ground and jump immediately.

When he regained his balance and flew to save the ball again, it was too late.

Swish!
The football fell steadily into the net.

1-2.

Bastia scored a goal at home.

boom!
Boom boom! !
moment,

The entire Thessaly Stadium was in a frenzy. They scored a goal just eight minutes into the second half.

still have a chance!

"Geo!"

The fans shouted Gaio's name wildly, and the whole stadium was surging blue.

Like the waves of the sea, wave after wave hits the shore.

Gaio landed and stood up.

He didn't celebrate.

He quickly rushed to the net, holding the ball and heading towards the center circle, shouting to his teammates, "Hurry up, there's still plenty of time!"

De Bruyne follows Gaio.

Lukaku jogged along, smiling, "Gio, that overhead kick was so cool! You have to teach me how to adjust the angle of the shot when you're doing it."

Gaio waved his hand again, "We'll talk about it after we win."

Gaio high-fived his teammates as he passed them.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and it was Gaio who came on stage.

Bastia's attack is completely different!

(End of this chapter)