Athletic genius who doesn t like football has become a French international and has changed to basketball after retirement

At the request of my friends, let’s talk about Capué, the former French international who doesn’t like football.

On July 11, 1988, Etien Capue was born in Nior, France. The football atmosphere in his family is quite strong. His father not only played in the amateur league, but also worked as a youth training coach, and is also a die-hard fan of Manchester United. He will never lose any game. And, Kapue's brothers all embarked on the road to football. For example, Kapue's elder brother was selected into a professional football youth training camp before Kapue went to school.

Regularly speaking, when Capuai grew up in this environment, he should be quite interested in football. But the reality is that Capuer doesn't like football at all, he just wants to show his strength on the basketball court. However, his father had a very tough attitude and asked his sons to play football, so when he was a teenager, he could only learn both football and basketball...

It has to be said that Kapue was an absolute sports genius. Even if he is a football basketball player, he is still better than most children of the same age who specializes in a certain item, regardless of football level or basketball level. However, no matter how strong the athletic talent is, it cannot stand the purpose of using it. By the time Capué is 13 years old, he has to make a choice. Although he loved basketball deeply, his father insisted on letting him play football, so he could only say goodbye to basketball.

The progress has become more obvious when Capuai, who focuses all his attention on football. He shined in the local football youth training camp in Nior, which impressed Ligue 1 club Toulouse and began his career there. The player

is mainly showing his identity as a midfielder. Although he is 1.89 meters tall, he is tall and not stupid, and his feet are quite neat. This type of midfielder, coupled with a tough style, gives him the advantage in physical confrontation. In addition, he can also act as a barrier to his own penalty area when defending a set piece, and is deeply trusted by his teammates.

Such high-quality midfielder will naturally attract the attention of the French national team. In the autumn of 2012, Capué not only knocked on the door of the French national team, but also made his national team debut in the friendly match against Uruguay, becoming a real French international.

As Capue's fame became more and more famous and more clubs pursued him, his boss Toulouse was no longer able to keep people. In the summer of 2013, Tottenham Hotspur spent £9.5 million in transfer fees, bringing the sports genius to the Premier League stage.

At this time, Tottenham was in a special stage. This team sold Bale, the team's number one star, to Real Madrid, and obtained a large amount of recruitment funds, so they introduced many players in the transfer market. Paulinho, Soldado, Lamela and Eriksson all defected to Tottenham under this background.

For a team in the top league, introducing too many new players at one go is not necessarily a good thing. Because this means that the team's running-in work is very difficult. What's worse is that Boas, who was strongly advocated introducing these new players, was fired not long after. Boas's successor Sherwood has a significantly different approach to his predecessor.

Under this background, Kapue was in trouble. Even if he is a French international, he can only sit on the bench and wait for an opportunity. However, at this time, Kapue was in his year of playing, so he naturally did not want to sit on the bench and wasted time. So he applied for a transfer and went to the newly promoted Watford to play for the newly promoted Watford.

In order to make Tottenham nod and let the person go, Watford spent 6.3 million pounds of real money, breaking Watford's historical transfer fee record at that time. It is not difficult to imagine how optimistic Watford is to its new aid.

As the club's betting king, you will naturally be reused by your new owner. And Capue's performance is also very reliable. With his help, Watford struggled to survive in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final in the 2018-19 season, but lost to Manchester City, who was in full swing at the time.

Although Watford values Kappuer very much, the club's lineup configuration is there, and it is difficult to achieve good results. Capue had a lofty ambitions, so he bid farewell to Watford and went to Villarreal to continue his football career. With his help, Villarreal passed the UEFA Cup and defeated Manchester United in the final, unexpectedly laughing to the last.

Capué's years of playing in Villarreal were definitely successful. However, as he grows older, Capue, who has lacked interest in football, becomes more and more immersive. He played for Villarreal for three and a half seasons before announcing his boots.

As for Kapue after retirement, he did not withdraw from the sports circle, but instead played basketball. However, his age is there, and it is really difficult to make a name for himself in the basketball circle...