Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 3 Confidence (for collection)

The major European leagues have ended, and players have also ushered in a rare holiday, but this does not include those players without contracts.

The holidays are for those players who already have contracts. If players without contracts do not want to lose their jobs and leave the stadium, they will have to take advantage of this holiday to go to various clubs for trial training.

Football has always respected strength, and those without strength will only be eliminated, so when Li Shou followed Catalanodai to the Monaco training base, the training ground was not deserted, and it could even be said to be quite lively.

"Little guy, you're lucky," Catalano said, pointing to a silver-haired old man on the sidelines.

Claudio Ranieri, the Italian coach who has just taken office this season, is standing on the sidelines observing the players on the training ground.

The situation in Monaco is a bit embarrassing. The players Ranieri likes are unwilling to come, while those who are willing to come don't like it. And everyone knows that Monaco has changed to a rich boss.

But is the Monaco boss a fool?

If a powerful star is willing to come, the Russian oligarchs are willing to pay, but any cat or dog dares to charge high prices, and the Russian oligarchs will naturally not be taken advantage of.

In this case, Ranieri can only focus on the future and bought many young players, among them the talented Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos.

So far, Monaco has invested close to 2000 million euros in the transfer market this summer, of which Argentine geniuses account for more than half.

This South American genius has the reputation of "Argentina Cristiano Ronaldo", and his breakthrough on the side is quite sharp. He himself regards Ronaldo as an idol, not Messi who competes with Ronaldo.

In addition to introducing some young players, Ranieri plans to sign a few more players from the free market, which means that there is excitement on the Monaco training ground, and even Ranieri is present in person.

Although Ranieri did not win a championship, he is well-known in world football and has always been a player. The reason why he chose Monaco now is not only the club owner's generous shot, but also the prospect of Monaco.

Therefore, unlike the introduction of young players from the transfer market, most of the players on the training ground at the Monaco training base are over 25 years old.

This group of players is destined to have little room for improvement, but they are what Monaco needs most now. After introducing many young players, Monaco needs a few players who have come to fight.

The arrival of Li Shou and Catalano did not attract the attention of others, because at the moment a match was going on on the court, and almost all the people on the sidelines were concentrated on the court.

The coaches didn't notice the two, and they didn't bother others. After arriving at the sidelines, under Catalano's signal, the two watched the entire second half of the match silently on the sidelines.

During this period, Catalano also secretly observed Li Shou beside him. The old scout found that the little guy he brought back seemed to have a good temperament, and he was able to calm down and watch the match on the court seriously.

Li Shou did watch it seriously. Although he hadn't really played even a professional game, it didn't prevent him from observing his competitors.

At this moment, there were two people standing in front of the gate, an old man and a young man. After half-time observation, Li Shou found that the old man and the young man did not perform well. Although the old man was stable, his reaction was a little slow, while the young man was just the opposite.

"Little guy, what do you think of the performance of the two goalkeepers?" Catalano asked when the match was over.

"Pretty good," Li Shou replied.

"Do you think you can perform better than them?" Catalano glanced at Li Shou and asked meaningfully.

"Well~~~~ I think it should be better than them." Li Shou originally wanted to be humble, but in the end he chose to tell the truth.

"Li~~~ You have to remember, as a goalkeeper, you can never lose confidence in yourself," Catalano said very seriously.

For a goalkeeper, confidence is very important, because there is no goalkeeper who will not concede the ball, and every conceded goal is a blow to the goalkeeper, a test of confidence and a psychological test.

"I firmly believe that I can become an excellent goalkeeper." Li Shou has this confidence because he has a pair of magical gloves.

Catalano has a special status in Monaco. He is not only the longest-serving scout in Monaco so far, but also brought outstanding players to Monaco one after another.

So when the match is over, the coaches on the sidelines will make moves when they find Catalano, even the head coach Ranieri is no exception.

When greeting Catalano, he naturally saw Li Shou beside him, so in a short moment, Li Shou entered everyone's sight.

nervous?There is one point, but Li Shou is more looking forward to it at the moment. After watching the halftime match, Li Shou can't wait to show his level on the field.

"Bruno, this is Shou~Li, the position is the goalkeeper, I brought it back from Paris," Catalano introduced to a middle-aged man who came over.

Bruno Ayres, head coach of the Monaco reserve team.

"Korea or Japan?" Li Shou felt a little upset when he heard the head coach of the reserve team.

But this is the status quo of European football. The strength of world football is respected. In Asia, South Korea and Japan are undoubtedly strong teams. In recent years, more and more players from South Korea and Japan have played in major European leagues.

"I'm a Chinese player," Li Shou said before Catalano could answer.

"Chinese players?" The head coach of the reserve team looked at Li Shou. Although there was no change on his face, there was still a hint of displeasure in his eyes. After all, Li Shou's behavior is very rude now.

"Hello, Mr. Ranieri" But before they could say anything, Ranieri also came over.

Immediately, Li Shou was even more upset, because Ranieri's reaction was almost exactly the same as that of Ailes. Obviously, in the eyes of this Italian coach, there is no such player in China who has the strength to come to Europe.

Even when he learned that Li Shou was from China, a trace of disappointment flashed across Ranieri's face. Monaco has a main goalkeeper, but Monaco currently lacks a substitute goalkeeper.

The main goalkeeper Rufel fled after the team's relegation. In the season just ended, Chabet performed poorly. Monaco came to Subasic from Croatia in winter.

After the end of the season, Chabet, who lost his main position, chose to leave, and Cazorla, who was on loan from Rennes, also chose to leave, so there are currently only two goalkeepers in Monaco.

Moreover, the only two goalkeepers who can be used are Subasic, and the substitute young goalkeeper Sulzak cannot satisfy Ranieri.

(End of this chapter)