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Chapter 2 Arnold Catalano

Arnold Catalano.

This name is very unfamiliar to Li Shou, but it has a lot of fame for the entire French football, because the legendary French striker Thierry Henry was discovered by this old man and brought to Monaco.

This is undoubtedly a brilliant career in Arnold Catalano's scout, but not all. Trezeguet's transfer was also seen. During his more than 20 years of playing in Monaco, he brought one talented player after another to the team.

Scouts can discover a player's talent with a keen eye, but if a player wants to truly grow and become an excellent player, it takes his own efforts.

Li Shou had never heard of Arnold Catalano, but he must have known that Monaco, located in southern France, is one of the four major European priests and the second smallest country in the world today, with a total area of ​​only 1.98 square kilometers.

Although Monaco is small, it has amazing wealth. It is the richest country in the world today, one of the four largest casinos in the world, and is the most luxurious country in the world.

However, for Li Shou, what attracted him was not this wealthy country, nor the so-called casino, but a team named after this country, Monaco Football Club.

"This is my honor." Li Shou, who reacted, stretched out his hand and said.

Although Monaco is independent of France, Monaco has always been a team in the French league and has such an important position in Ligue 1.

However, this team that plays a vital role in Ligue 1 has been very bad in the past two years. At the end of the 10-11 season, Monaco disappeared from Ligue 1 and was demoted to the second division. This is also the second relegation of Monaco after 33 years.

Although the Monaco royal family is rich, the fact is that the royal family will not pay for the club, which is also the reason why Monaco's tragedy is caused.

It is a very sad thing for a strong team to sink into it, but Monaco's ordeal has not yet ended. In the 11-12 season, Monaco, who tried to return to Ligue 1, failed to complete his redemption.

The inability to return to Ligue 1 also made Prince Albert, the owner of the Monaco royal family, disheartened. At this moment, a Russian businessman approached Prince Albert.

Finally, on the first day after the season, Monaco welcomed a freshman, and Russian businessman Dimitry Rebolovlev officially joined the team and became Monaco's new boss.

This is another typical Russian oligarch. With the success of Abramovich, Russian oligarchs have entered the ranks of sports.

The Russian oligarch brought a brand new head coach to the team on the first day of his stay in Monaco, Italian "pot-making man" Claudio Ranieri.

This also allowed Monaco fans to see the Russian oligarch's determination to lead Monaco to rise again, because in the current situation in Monaco, Ranieri is undoubtedly the most suitable head coach.

This can be seen from Ranieri's title. Although this title is full of irony, on the other hand, it is not an affirmation of Ranieri's ability.

Russian oligarchs are rich, but as far as Monaco is concerned, even if Russian oligarchs wave this "rouble" they can't buy excellent players.

Not to mention that this Russian oligarch is not willing to be a sucker. He is willing to invest money, but there is one premise, that is, this player is worth his money.

Ligue 1 ranks among the top five leagues, but ranks at the end of the top five leagues. The impact cannot be compared with the previous leagues. Moreover, Monaco is still in the top two, so Monaco's signings are not going smoothly.

Perhaps, when Monaco returns to Ligue 1, the "rouble" in the hands of the Russian oligarchs can bring a group of outstanding players, but now, Monaco can only rely on Ranieri as the head coach.

But this is good news for some players. For example, Li Shou and Catalano came to Paris to inspect Paris Saint-Germain's elimination and young players, but he saw Li Shou.

A day later, with the blessings of the boss and bar guests, Li Shou followed Arnold Catalano on the train to Monaco.

The most common way to travel in Europe is to drive by yourself, then take the train, and finally fly. It takes more than a dozen hours to travel from Paris and Monaco, which is a relatively long time for ordinary people.

Lying on the train, Li Shou took out the magical pair of ragged gloves again. The reason he came to Europe impulsively was because of these gloves. Whether they could succeed this time depends on these gloves.

After research over the past time, Li Shou has a very clear understanding of gloves. The first function of gloves is to concentrate. When he put on these pairs of gloves, his attention on the court has always been very focused.

This is very important for a player, especially the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper scored in the game only for a moment. The goalkeeper was distracted and it was a fatal blow, because the goalkeeper not only had to deal with the opponent's shot, but also had to consider the mistakes of his teammates.

Therefore, if you want to become an excellent goalkeeper, you must always keep your attention focused and be vigilant about everything that can happen in the game.

The second function is the standard of save action. Li Shou plays wild football without professional training. At most, he only plays with a few friends who also love football. This is also the reason why Li Shou's data is a mess.

When Li Shou put on his gloves, his save movements will become standardized. In the past year after obtaining the gloves, his save movements have become more standardized with the help of the gloves.

Before getting gloves, Li Shou was not a qualified goalkeeper. After getting gloves, Li Shou slowly became a real goalkeeper. One of the reasons why Catalano invited Li Shou was that Li Shou's save moves were very standardized.

For this reason, Catalano also asked Li Shou, and when he got the answer, Catalano was amazed because Li Shou told the old scout that he had not received regular training.

This old scout not only has a pair of eyes that can see the players' talent clearly, but also a kind old man. After getting on the train, he talked a lot about the trial training and comforted Li Shou, saying that Li Shou could play to the level of the previous game and would definitely get a good result.

The third function of gloves is to change their physical fitness. In the past year of receiving it, Li Shou found that his physical fitness had undergone great changes.

The most obvious change is its height. The 19-year-old Li Shou is only 180 yuan taller, but after getting these gloves, he grew 7 cm taller in just one year, reaching 187.
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