The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 176 Baltic Gaio's Mediterranean Dance
Artificial turf has been around for decades, and it was created to overcome the shortcomings of natural turf.

after all,

You can't expect natural grass to be provided in Nordic countries where the snow can bury people in winter, can you?

In 2001, FIFA introduced a "FIFA Recommendation Mark" specifically for artificial turf pitches.

The certification process involves many tests, including but not limited to durability and abrasion resistance tests; vibration reduction, deformation, stability, slip resistance, and friction of the turf.

There are currently two levels: 1 star and 2 stars.

A 1-star rating can only host FIFA's primary tournaments, while a 2-star rating can host any FIFA finals tournament.

soon.

Hey, Gaio!

Giroud was the first to greet Gaio as he entered the training field.

The sound attracts others.

They all greeted Gaio.

"Geo!"

"Our demolition team is in position!"

Stephen, the national team's chief assistant coach, came up and gave Gaio a big hug. "You've worked hard. Many of you didn't get enough rest today. It was just a simple warm-up, mainly to get familiar with the artificial turf. Feel it out and see how the ball rubs against the natural turf. Don't let it hinder your breakthroughs on the wing, haha."

Gaio chuckled, "It's alright, at worst we can just let Giroud go and wrestle with these Nordic musclemen."

Hahaha.

Everyone else laughed when they heard this.

Giroud scratched his head; Gaio's words already sounded a bit tiring.

The first World Cup qualifier.

Gaio glanced at the roster.

Deschamps' player selection was relatively conservative, with far fewer young players compared to previous friendlies.

It's still the same lineup of experienced players leading newcomers.

of course.

The youngest is still Gaio, who will turn eighteen in two months.

A simple warm-up in the afternoon.

The players chatted with each other; many of them play outside of France and would exchange information with their national team teammates about their experiences abroad.

Giroud complained to Gaio, "Playing for Arsenal isn't easy."

Giroud's integration has been poor.

The media environment in England is much worse than in France, especially for London teams like Arsenal.

They are at the center of public opinion.

Giroud has yet to score a goal in the league so far.

The main reason is that Arsenal fans have high expectations of him, and also because Arsenal is under a lot of pressure after Van Persie left.

Giroud's inability to score goals and his low efficiency have drawn much criticism.

However, his diligent attitude and tactical value still earned him some recognition. Wenger has repeatedly publicly supported him, emphasizing that his "team contribution far exceeds the statistics."

Gaio simply offered him some words of comfort, saying that Giroud had to find his own way back to form to change the situation.

Giroud vented his frustrations to Gaio about the English media, saying, "Those reporters are like spies. No matter where you go, someone is watching you. I even suspect they know what kind of underwear I wear every day."

The two of them burst into laughter.

Giroud then complained, "I've been to Arsenal for less than three months and my house has already been 'visited' twice. Luckily, I just moved here and there wasn't much there. Looks like I'll have to move again."

They chatted about these trivial matters of daily life.

Giroud suddenly said, "By the way, Gaio, I saw in the media that Bastia's defense is having some problems, especially the goalkeeper position. Is your team interested in loaning a goalkeeper in the winter transfer window? Arsenal's fourth-choice goalkeeper, Damian Martinez, I think you could consider him." Damian Martinez?
Gaio had no idea that Martin was at Arsenal at that time.
Gaio, of course, knew that this Argentine goalkeeper was a prime example of someone who achieved greatness late in life.

It wasn't until they won the World Cup in 2023 that they gradually came into the public eye.

Giroud continued his recommendation, "He trains quite hard, and I get along well with him. It's just a shame to see him wasting time at Arsenal. He's unlikely to get playing time at Arsenal. Even if Szczesny is rested, there's still Fabianski. He's on loan to Bastia, where he'll get more playing time."

Gaio nodded. "But these are not things I can decide. I'll ask about it later."

"it is good."

Deschamps was not present during the afternoon warm-up activities.

After the event ended and they returned to the hotel, Stephen led the players to the hotel's conference room.

Deschamps is here preparing tactical arrangements.

Time is tight and tasks are heavy.

Deschamps simply greeted the players and began, "Partellainen, the legendary Finnish striker, is now in charge of Finland. Judging from his limited past coaching experience, he often uses a 4-5-1 or 4-4-2 formation, relying on quick counter-attacks and crosses from the wings. He actually performs better against strong teams than weaker ones because if they have possession, they don't know how to play."

Deshang spoke in great detail.

It was only after seeing the pictures in the PowerPoint presentation that Gaio suddenly remembered the Finnish head coach, Partellainen.

Isn't this the future head coach of the Hong Kong team?

In his previous life, Gaio went to Hong Kong and watched a Hong Kong team match. At that time, Patelinen was the head coach of the Hong Kong team.

night.

Gaio and Giru remain roommates, and they have a very good relationship.

Gaio was resting in bed.

I'm still wondering how Griezmann's performance is going these days.

This is also a very important point for the French team; with him on the team, their attack becomes much smoother.

or--

Could you modify your playing style to be effective from either the wing or the center?
Gai knows that he is currently playing as a pure winger, but that's definitely not going to work. If you want to be a football king, how can you only play one position?
Gaio's mind was filled with too many amazing images of talented players.

Fall asleep.

The next two days.

The French team is training intensively, and the players are quite familiar with each other after playing together in previous friendly matches.

The level of understanding between them is much better than before.

Gaião has been playing much more comfortably, even though the current French team doesn't have a lot of talent.

However, its combat strength is not weak.

Gaio believes that it is not impossible to get points against Spain.

If they can defeat Spain and advance as group winners, they will qualify directly for the 2014 World Cup.

As for Spain?
With their strength, they should have no problem advancing in the playoffs, right?

9 month 7 number.

Around 6 p.m.

Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

More than 30,000 fans at the scene gasped in amazement, having witnessed the top talent of France's winger Gaio in just three minutes into the game.

Diaby received the ball in midfield, circled around to observe, and then played a through ball to the right wing.

Gaio was surrounded by two men.

Without stopping the ball, he flicked it past the sideline, and as the second defender turned to catch up, Gaio flicked the ball through the gap between him and another defender, cutting inside.

He also completely broke free on the flank!
The commentator exclaimed, "A dreamlike dance from the French Mediterranean! Performed on the Baltic Sea!"

(End of this chapter)