Chapter 11

Ranieri was disappointed with Afei because his expectations were too high. When Ranieri's expectations gradually returned to the level of a substitute goalkeeper, he found that it was still feasible for Afei to be a substitute goalkeeper.

Especially in the last match against Lorient, although Afei, who made the first appearance, missed a goal, he was quite excellent in terms of performance in the first half. Not only was he not responsible for the loss of the goal, but he also made several wonderful saves, temporarily consolidating his position as a substitute goalkeeper.

With the end of the friendly match, the curtain of the French Second League is about to officially open. Monaco's opponent in the first round was Tour, who ranked sixth in the French Second Division last season, just overtood the seventh-ranked Monaco.

I have to say that this is a strong opponent. If Monaco wants to return to Ligue 1 this season, it must jump over the opponents who suppressed it last season.

However, before the league officially opens, Monaco still has an important event - a media meeting. This meeting aims to introduce the players of the new team to the media and fans, and show the lineup of the new season.

Although Ligue 1 has always been regarded as one of the five major leagues in Europe, its attention is relatively low. Compared with the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga, the influence and popularity of Ligue 1 are slightly inferior. After all, people focus more on those rich teams that can participate in the Champions League.

Monaco was unfortunately relegated last season, which undoubtedly further reduced their attention among the media and fans. After all, relegation is a heavy blow to a team, which means that they will lose the opportunity to compete in the top league and face many difficulties and challenges.

Although Monaco has ushered in great changes this season, the attention is still not high. If Russia waves the "ruble" in a high-profile way to dig people around the world, Monaco may attract the attention of the media, but unfortunately, Russia is unwilling to do so.

Therefore, those who care about Monaco, except for the few media that have little to do with each other, are the enthusiastic fans, and what they care about is only the star-studded players in the team, such as the Monaco transfer king Ocampos.

The Argentine genius has become famous in Europe, and several rich families have been eyeing him. However, the Argentine genius transferred to Monaco, which naturally caused thousands of waves and attracted great attention from the media and fans.

Therefore, the focus of the whole media meeting was almost on Ocampos and Ranieri, one of which was a valuable genius, and the other was a famous head coach.

Afei? I'm really sorry, who is he? The media didn't even bother to look at A Fei, let alone an interview. At most, when reporting the list of citations after the fact, it just added an disensable name by the way.

For this Argentine genius, Afei has no envy, because he knows that as long as he goes all out, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Ocampos. His real eyes should be projected on those superstars that are as dazzling as bright stars.

Although the transfer period has not yet come to an end, Monaco's recruitment work has long come to an end. In the goalkeeper position, the main player Subasic has performed excellently, and there are Afei and Surzac on the bench. Such a configuration is more than enough.

Needless to say, other positions, even the current Monaco first-line team lineup is slightly bloated, but these are trivial things that Ranieri needs to bother, which has nothing to do with Afei.

On the eve of the official start of the league, Ranieri gave the players two days off. The French League 2 and the French League are the same, both of which are 20 teams. In addition to the league, there are two cups in France, namely the French League Cup and the French Cup.

However, for Monaco at present, the results of the domestic cup are phessil and insignificant. Monaco's top priority is to return to Ligue 1. Only in this way can it go to the next level and be qualified to pursue the real supreme honor.

For Afei, the two-day holiday is like a chicken rib. The food is tasteless and it is a pity to abandon it. If it hadn't been for Ranieri's tough demands and Pelizaro's bitter heart, I'm afraid Afei couldn't wait to come back to continue training.

Afei's physical fitness is excellent, as tough as steel. But according to his high-intensity training, the two are really worried about what will happen to this kid. After all, it will take two weeks for Surzac to recover. If Afei is accidentally injured again, Monaco will only have the goalkeeper Subasic.

With nothing to do, A Fei decided to indulge in playing games at home. For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy a laptop. Although Afei has a special fondness for desktop computers, desktop computers are not as convenient as laptops.

In the past two days, the otaku's life is as calm as water. If he is tired of playing games, he will watch a movie. If he is hungry, he will eat something casually. By the way, Afei hasn't lived so irregularly for a long time.

Time passed like a white fal, and two days passed quickly. Afei soon returned to a regular and two-point life. For the first game of the new season, Afei has no expectations.

Because Afei's heart is like a mirror, unless Subasic is injured, he will never have a chance to start in the league. After all, Ranieri will never allow any accidents to happen. Next season, Monaco must appear in the French League.

This is related to Ranieri's "money path" and future! If Ranieri can successfully lead Monaco back to the French League, he will not only keep his livelihood, but also get a mouth-watering bonus. On the contrary, he will be swept out by the team.

In fact, if Monaco can really return to the Ligue 1, all players will reap a coveted bonus. Although the Russian oligarch is not willing to be the "righteous man" who can be slaughtered, he will never be stingy.

As for A Fei himself, he has also benefited a lot from sitting on the sidelines now. Through the previous friendly matches, A Fei was shocked to realize that he could see everything on the court sitting on the sideline, and compared with standing in front of the door, he had no pressure on the sidelines, which is undoubtedly more conducive to adapting to the current changes.

On the last day of July, Monaco welcomed its first strong opponent of the season at home, narrowly beating its own Tour by three points last season.

The Louis II Stadium is a pocket stadium that can only accommodate 18,500 people, but even so, it is difficult for Monaco fans to fill it.

Among them, in addition to Monaco's record, the most important thing is the national situation and population of Monaco. In Monaco, there are very few people who are really obsessed with football.

Not to more, today's Monaco has been reduced to the second division. In terms of this opening game alone, the number of fans entering the Louis II Stadium is only more than 9,000, and it is because this is the first game of the season.

According to Monaco's occupancy rate last season, only one-third of the stadium capacity, and the season tickets sold so far just confirm this. So far, Monaco has only sold 2,000 sets.

As one of the world-famous four gambling cities and a famous tourist destination, Monaco has a huge flow of people, but unfortunately it is difficult for Monaco to attract these tourists to move to the stadium to watch the game.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is also normal. If it weren't for hardcore fans, who would have the leisure to watch the game of a team without big stars? In football matches, the star effect is sometimes more outrageous than the star effect, especially in a city like Monaco with a prosperous tourism industry.

Although Monaco is a star who doesn't care, there is no doubt about his strength in the second division of France, and the market opened by the betting company is the best proof.

Monaco did not disappoint the betting company in the first game. At the beginning of the game, Monaco immediately launched a fierce offensive like a tiger down the mountain and completed a powerful shot. The second wave of offensive was like a surging wave, which directly made Tur use the first substition of the game.

Thomas Gamiette was unfortunately injured during the defense, and Tur had no choice but to change players. This replacement was like a salary draw from the bottom of the pot, which directly disrupted the careful deployment of Tur's head coach before the game, so that Tur was completely restrained by Monaco.