Chapter 03: Chapter 3: confidence

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

Holidays are those players who already have contracts. If players who do not want to lose their jobs and leave the stadium, they should take advantage of this holiday to go to various clubs to try out.

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

"Little guy, you have good luck" 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 to observe the players on the training ground.

The situation in Monaco is a bit embarrassing. The players Ranieri liked were unwilling to come, and those who were willing to come didn't like it. And everyone knows that Monaco has changed to a rich boss.

Is the Monaco boss a fool?

If powerful stars are willing to come, the Russian oligarchs are willing to pay, but any cat or dog dares to offer high prices, the Russian oligarchs will naturally not be taken advantage of.

In this case, Ranieri can only focus on the future and bought a lot of young players, among which the talented Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos is the most.

So far, Monaco has invested close to 20 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 "Argentine Ronaldo". His wing breakthrough is quite sharp. He himself regards Ronaldo as an idol, not Messi who is competing with Ronaldo.

In addition to the introduction of some young players, Ranieri plans to sign a few more players from the free market. This is also the excitement of the Monaco training ground, and even Ranieri personally arrived.

Although Ranieri did not have a decent champion, his reputation in world football is not small, and he has not been short of home. The reason why he chose Monaco now is not only the club owner’s generous shot, but also the prospect of Monaco.

So, 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.

These players are destined to have no room for improvement, but they are what Monaco needs most now. After introducing a lot of 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 there is a confrontation on the court and almost all the people on the sidelines are concentrated on the court.

The coaches did not find the two, nor did they bother others. After arriving on the sideline, under Catalano's signal, the two silently watched the entire second half match from the sidelines.

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

Li Shou did take a serious look. Although he had not really played even a professional game, it did not prevent him from observing his competitors.

At this moment, there were two young and old standing in front of the gate. After observing this half of the game, Li Shou found that the old and the young did not perform well. Although the old one was stable, he could not keep up with the response, while the young one did not keep up. Just the opposite.

"Little guy, what do you think of the performance of the two goalkeepers on the field?" Catalano asked when the match ended.

"Very good" Li Shou replied.

"Do you think you can perform better than them on the court?" Catalano glanced at Li Shou and asked with deep meaning.

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

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

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

"I firmly believe that I can be 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 Monaco's longest playing scout so far, but also Monaco has brought outstanding players one after another.

So when the match is over, the coaches on the sidelines will call when they find Catalano, even head coach Ranieri.

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

Tension? There is one point, but Li Shou is more looking forward to it at the moment. After watching the half-time match, Li Shou can't wait to show his level.

"Bruno~www.wuxiaspot.com~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 words of the reserve coach.

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 Korea and Japan are playing in major European leagues.

"I am a Chinese player" did not wait for Catalano to answer Li Shou's first words.

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

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

Then Li Shou felt even more upset, because Ranieri's reaction was almost the same as Ayres. Obviously, in the eyes of the Italian coach, China simply does not have the ability to come to Europe.

Even when he learned that Li Shou was from China, Ranieri flashed disappointment on his face. Monaco has the main goalkeeper, but Monaco currently lacks a substitute goalkeeper.

The main goalkeeper Rufell fled after the team was relegated. In the season that just ended, Chabet performed poorly and Monaco came to Subasić from Croatia in the winter.

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

And these two goalkeepers can only be used by Subasiqi, the substitute young goalkeeper Sulzak could not satisfy Ranieri.