The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 64 The One Who Changed the Score
“Avà Bastia, forza Turchini!

fate tremà a terra!

Oggi simu di Bastia”

As Yusuf Haji kicked the ball out, the TIFO was put away and the fans in the stands began to sing their cheering songs.

Bastia's cheering songs are often in Corsican.

Waves of sound washed over everyone in the stadium.

Rennes carried the ball forward, but did not attack aggressively, choosing instead to make tentative advances.

Mainly based on ball control.

Antonetti was on the sidelines, not looking relaxed.

As a former member of Bastia, he is very aware of Bastia's iron-blooded and tough style.

Bastia's advancement to the quarterfinals was definitely not due to luck.

In this match between Rennes and Ligue 2, there will not be an absolute crushing of the French Ligue 1 team over the French Ligue 2 team.

Hagibegic, who was next to Antonetti, was also a little nervous. After the kick-off, he kept waving on the sidelines, signaling the players to move.

Bastia played at home but was not at all impatient.

Everyone actively retreated to half court defense.

All the players knew that their only chance in this game was defense.

If you can’t defend it, it will collapse!
Don't expect offense to help them win.

Gaio did not retreat very deep, nor did he participate in the defense. Hagibegic emphasized to him many times before the game - "You don't have to worry about defense, you only need to do one thing well, find opportunities and put the ball into the net."

Both sides started the game at a relatively stable pace.

The broadcast camera was focused on Gaio many times.

The commentator said, "A newly promoted team from Ligue 2 is playing against a strong team from Ligue 1. I believe that if such words were used outside of this game, some people would think that the Ligue 1 team would easily defeat the Ligue 2 team.

But this game makes people look forward to Bastia.

A big part of the reason may be the young player in the camera, 17-year-old Gaio.

There are still many fans who are unfamiliar with the story of this new French U21 international, so I need to explain again that Gaio is from Clairefontaine."

The narrator briefly recounted the story of Gaio's rebirth from the ashes.

This has caused many neutral fans to become curious about Gaio, the player that the commentator praised so highly.

Is he really that powerful?

at the same time.

In the stands, there were too many eyes staring at the "doing nothing" Gaio.

Zidane, Leonardo and others are not in a hurry.

An excellent striker, sometimes overlooked, is also a very powerful ability.

"This is Gaio, he's amazing! When we were in Clairefontaine, I saw Zidane specifically talking to him."

Mbappé spoke to his father Wilfried and mother Faiza, while pointing to the number 29 who was walking on the court.

Wilfrid and others have not yet responded.

The Bastia fans next to them were the first to respond, "Hey, kid, you're right! Gaio is awesome!!"

Mbappé immediately smiled and gave a thumbs up to the enthusiastic fans.

Then a Bastia fan asked, "Did you really see Zidane and Gaio communicate?"

Mbappé nodded vigorously, “Of course!”

"Geo!"

The Bastia fans around shouted Gaio's name again. In the eyes of the French, Zidane is an absolute legendary superstar.

The fact that Gaio can get his recognition shows that Gaio is indeed strong!
At this moment, the whole audience roared even louder—"Geo!!"

The fans, including Mbappé's family, all looked towards the field.

Mbappé saw Gaio immediately.

He has the ball and is moving forward!
Behind Gaio, a Rennes player was getting up from the grass in a mess. The cheers from the whole stadium just now were probably because Gaio knocked the opponent to the ground.

While Mbappé was looking forward to Gaio's next step, he also felt a little regretful that he had not seen that scene just now.

Countless expectations and cheers were focused on Gaio.

This was Bastia's first attack in the entire twelve minutes.

Gaio shook off Rennes midfielder M'Vila on the right, and the opponent fell to the ground because of the wet grass, giving Gaio space to sprint.

However, another defender, Apam, immediately rushed towards Gaio.

Gaio lightly tapped his left foot and pretended to cut inside, but at the moment when his opponent's center of gravity tilted, he flicked the outside of his right foot - a bull's tail!

The football was at Gaio's feet, like a butterfly flying through flowers, and he immediately flew past in the opposite direction.

Wow!

This scene once again excited the fans at the scene. This is Gaio!
An extremely brilliant style of play.

That's one of the reasons why they like Gaio.

Hajibegic was on the sidelines, clenching his fists and craning his neck nervously to look at Gio.

But after Gaio shook off Apam, Danze behind him had already returned to defense, and there were players defending in front.

Antonetti did not neglect the defense on the right side because of the attack.

Gaio was quickly reaching a dead end.

Gaio was not in a hurry and continued to dribble the ball. Just when they were surrounding him, he suddenly made a diagonal pass!
"Gaio! Great opportunity!!" the commentator shouted when he saw the ball.

This diagonal pass sent the ball into the penalty area.

Davide, who had been cooperating with the forward attack, used his speed advantage to get away from the opponent.

But the shot he threw with his flying body was just a hair's breadth away from the football.

He missed the kick.

Wow!
Bastia fans held their heads, looking extremely regretful, but they did not ask for any more from Davide. For this ball, he was able to go from defense to forward and even shoot, which was indeed a bit difficult for this striker in his thirties.

He is no longer young.

David was lying on the ground, looking a little annoyed. He pounded the ground hard, got up, and gave Gaio a thumbs up.

Gaio just waved his hand and retreated to his position.

This time, Bastia's attack made Rennes' players break out in a cold sweat.

This Gaio really makes things difficult for them.

In addition to having strong breakthrough ability, he also has certain passing ability. Of course, his passing ability is not particularly strong, otherwise Rennes would have lost the ball.

But this is a player who is only seventeen years old!
Now this is terrifying.

One Happy Beans player who went all-in on Ryan even exclaimed, "I was almost sent away by Gaio. Physically sent me away, quick-acting heart pills must be arranged."

In the stands.

Zidane looked at Gaio's retreating back, thinking about Gaio's handling just now, and nodded slightly.

It was his first time watching Gaio's live match and he had to admit that he was indeed very talented.

Especially in terms of ball feel and dribbling pace.

Even among the many talented players Zidane has seen, Gaio is definitely in the first tier.

Zidane felt Gaio would be the one to change the score.

(End of this chapter)