The Massimino Stadium was thrown into a carnival and people poured into the stadium like a festival, dancing all sorts of dances around the stadium.

The staff at the scene were fanning the flames, and they even played Champions League music after the game.

Abbiati struggled to squeeze his way through the crowd, his mind blank.

"Hey, sir, that's... You promised me. Catania's goalkeeper ran over and looked at Abbiati a little shyly.

Abbiati nodded stiffly, but even he didn't know how he took his jersey off.

The Catania goalkeeper was so ecstatic when he got Abiati's shirt that he even forgot to take it off in exchange. By the time he reacted, Abbiati was nowhere to be found.

When asked by reporters after the game, Abbiati answered only two questions.

"Christian, what the hell happened today?"

'I couldn't find any explanation either, it was a tough feeling to turn around and pick up the ball in the net and also conceded three goals against the third division team.

"So do you think the Milan defenders and you should be most responsible for this defeat?"

"Now is not the time to hold accountable, everyone should take a good look at their performance."

Abbiati left on his own, sitting on the bus, where he had done when he came. All he is waiting for now is the return journey, and he is slowly swallowing the bitterness of failure in his heart.

Magar wanted to swap shirts with Boban, which they said at half-time. However, after the game, Boban turned a blind eye to the home team's goalkeeper, and Maldini took off his shirt in time and threw it to the opponent.

At the door of the locker room, Magal's mother kept trying to get permission to enter. It wasn't until someone was shouting Magal's name that she was allowed to go.

"I think in three or four weeks, no one will remember me anymore." Magar said when facing reporters.

He wasn't sure if he should believe what he was saying, but just a few meters away, the son of Catania club president Sanchez whispered in his father's ear: "Dad, don't praise the scorer who scored a hat-trick in this game, otherwise he will be bought by another team!" ”

The lights of the stadium have not yet been extinguished, the white façade is illuminated, and even the cement has dried out and begun to fall off.

Some reporters were sitting on the floor of a makeshift gymnastics room in a press conference hall, documenting what was happening here.

'Old bad habits are coming to light and Zaccheroni's changes haven't brought a new boost to the team.

"And Desailly, as a veteran, and Ngotti, a new recruit, have been exposing holes in the backline, which is really hard to explain!"

"Abbiati, who comes from the second division, dug a grave for himself on his Milan debut, and it seems that it will be difficult for him to climb out again."

"Milan Sports Newspaper" analyzed.

The Sports Daily said: "Abbiati has written the verdict for herself. ”

As Milan's captain, Maldini had to come to the basketball court behind the small main stand for an interview, where reporters were already waiting.

"There's not much to say, not only have there been a lot of new players, but a new coach has come in and a new style of play has been brought to the table."

"It's hard for the team to play at the level it used to be when everything feels 'unfamiliar'."

"All three goals were conceded and a loss in a warm-up game didn't mean anything at all. For a team that is reforming, defeat in a warm-up game is more precious than victory. ”

Maldini's speech was decent, and it was in line with his image as a captain.

But in an unknown corner, several microphones were also aimed at Desailly.

'N'Goti didn't do well when he conceded the first goal, but I think he thinks Christian should be able to get the ball off. Because with his height, he can get the ball even without jumping. ”

"For the third ball, I think Abbiati deserves it!"

Despite being a simple two-sentence sentence, Desailly is clearly violating an unwritten rule in professional football – never take the moment to criticize your team-mates.

At the Milan train station, the Milanese team waited for the bus to pull them away. Everyone protects themselves, reluctant to speak and unwilling to hear anything. In such an atmosphere, all Ou Chuliang could do was to keep his mouth shut as much as possible.

'My team-mates were in a bad mood but I know they didn't lose because they were losing. In a later interview, Mr. Ou recalled, "They just felt lost about the future. ”

"Some people don't know if they want to stay here, and some people don't know what they're going to face if they stay here."

"Sometimes, the unknown is a fear."

"And that fear has spread all over the body with the loss!"

Before the players had even returned to Milan, excited reporters began to spread the news.

Desailly's approach is simply unbelievable, and there has never been a case of public criticism of teammates.

Many people think that he has to put the blame on his teammates even though his own performance is poor, not to mention that he is still a veteran of the team.

That night, Abbiati took a shower, washed his gloves and carefully dried them. Lying in the hotel bed, he lost sleep.

In Catania, Magal returned home and sat at the dinner table with family and friends, reminiscing about the good things they received on the football field. They were happily eating pizza and discussing what might change the future because of the game.

Two people from different worlds experienced the same ball game, and two more nights with completely different moods.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Milan players came to the sports center for training.

Since they had just gotten off the train at noon, the players who came to the training ground in the afternoon were either players who were not brought to Sicily to play or who did not play in Catania.

"Have you heard? Desailly still can't control his big mouth! ”

"He's not a big mouth, he's just unhappy with the club!"

"Why?"

"There is no why! The club is reforming and it needs some people to make changes. And some are reluctant to make a change. ”

"That's not a reason to blame Christian at all!"

"But Christian gave him a good outlet!"

The sports centre prepares fruits, baguettes and a variety of nutritious meals for the players, but the players love to say things that are not nutritious when they taste them.

Ou Chuliang sat alone by the window, quietly holding his meal with chopsticks.

Here, he is the only one who uses this oriental tableware and often attracts the attention of others.

Many people are curious about how Ou Chuliang picked up the bread and how he caught the beans.

George sat across from Acchulian with a prepared meal, and he was one of the few players on the team who had chatted with Acchulian.

"Oh, you're an acrobat!" Watching Ou Chuliang skillfully use chopsticks, George looked envious.

It didn't take long for Ou Chuliang to prove that chopsticks are indeed the most convenient and comprehensive tableware in the world, except that they can't serve soup, they are almost omnipotent. In fact, Western knives and forks are also not allowed to serve soup.

"I can teach you if you want to learn, it will make your fingers more flexible."

"Of course I'm willing to learn!" George nodded. He was indeed a studious man who was willing to learn all new things.

"First of all, you need to have a pair of chopsticks." Ou Chuliang advised, "You can go to some large supermarkets, ordinary small shops don't sell this kind of thing." And don't buy steel and plastic, you can buy wood or bamboo, that's my advice to you. ”

"Buy wood and bamboo? I made a note of it. George nodded, then curious, "Why did you buy wood?" Wouldn't that ruin the environment? ”

"No!" Ou Chuliang shook his head, "China is the country with the most trees in the world, and our predecessors have been trying to do this for ten years. And those who shout about environmental protection are opening factories all over the world and dumping wastewater. ”

In the face of such a stupid question raised by a foreigner, Ou Chuliang's answer did not consider the other party's feelings at all, even if it would cause the other party's fierce emotions, he did not mind.

"Okay, I see." Fortunately, George didn't want to dwell too much on this issue.

"Oh, what happened yesterday? How did it become like that overnight? ”

George didn't go to Cassina, so he was shocked by the score early in the morning.

"Nothing, just a test match." Ou Chuliang shrugged, "But judging from the score, the coach still needs to improve the formation and lineup." ”

"So what's the matter with Desailly and Abbiati?"

"How do I know?" Ou Chuliang smiled and said, "You should ask him this kind of question!" ”

"Well, I don't dare touch the mold at this time." George shrunk his neck and forked a slice of toast into his mouth.

After chewing and swallowing a few bites, George said with a bitter face: "Ou, my starting plan for tomorrow is in vain." ”

"What?"

"The coach has talked to me that tomorrow's warm-up game won't start me." George sighed.

"Oh? So what else did he say? ”

He also said that the club may add one or two more friendlies depending on the situation, and that the staff are actively contacting the team, and most of them are from Italy.

"I see." Ou Chuliang nodded.

Losing to a third-tier team in such a way would be a bad news for Milan, the new season is just around the corner, and if Milan were to show up in front of their fans in such a way, it would take less than five games for Zaccheroni to be out of class.

Therefore, it is normal for the team to find a few more opponents to play in the warm-up game, and there are not so many opportunities for the fourth goalkeeper to perform.

George had no say in this at all, except for nodding and accepting, he could only say a few words to Ou Chuliang, and he didn't dare to show the taste of "complaining". For a No. 4 goalkeeper, he is already happy to be able to train with the team at this club and receive a salary.

The next day, Abbiati arrived on time for training at the Milan Sports Center. In the goalkeeper's small "team", Abbiati tries to make himself act like no one else.

After training, someone came up to Abbiati and whispered, "Do you know what that Frenchman said about you?" ”

"You shouldn't be silent, you should stand up and fight back!"

At this time, Abbiati didn't want to fight back in front of the media to explain his innocence, he just wanted people to forget about it as soon as possible and turn the page on it.

As a professional athlete, he doesn't feel like he should make a fool of his teammates, and he doesn't want to do that.

So for the "advice" of others, he will act as if he didn't hear anything.

After the fourth warm-up match, Milan won 2-1 against Livorno.

Abbiati was not selected for this game, and Zaccheroni did not bring Desailly with him.

But even so, Milan conceded a goal, and it was a not "glorious" victory.

During this time, Milan seemed to be "hiding" Abbiati. As for Desailly, there was news that he was being roared at by Maldini and Zaccheroni in the dressing room.

But the more this happens, the more Desailly makes public appearances.

'I've never criticized a player in my life, and I'm not going to do that now.'

'It's the responsibility of the whole team to lose, I know that better than anyone else.

"So I just wanted to explain that as a goalkeeper, Christian should have done better. So do I. ”

'I was responsible for the third goal, but I think I was doing well.

Although Desailly has repeatedly said that he has no intention of criticizing a particular player, even after several days of this warm-up game, he still stressed in front of the media what the three goals conceded were about. What was the situation at the time, what Abbiati was doing, what he was doing, and who of the two was more responsible.

He and Abbiati have no enmity, and they have no intention of bullying newcomers.

He just wanted to make a voice out to the club.

Poor Abbiati became an outlet for Desailly and a tool between Milan and the French.

Everyone knows that the French's time in Milan is short.

On 24 August, there was still a week left before the transfer window closed.

Milan officially announced that Desailly and Milan have terminated his contract.

In order to buy the World Cup-winning defender, Premier League Blues Chelsea paid 700W euros to bring him to London.

Desailly got his wish, and Milan breathed a sigh of relief.

A player with a big tail will always cause problems for the club in one way or another.

If it was Milan a few years ago, it would have been fine, it could easily crush any ant that disturbed the order of the Milanese dynasty. But now, after selling Desailly, it was like sending away the plague god.

Zaccheroni is still working on his new tactics, and the players are constantly "regrouping" and cooperating.

With the exception of Maldini, Boban, Costacuta, Bierhoff and Helwig, even Georgio Weah has become a "replacement".

Desailly's attacks and complaints dissipated after the transfer, and the problems he caused the club were resolved. But the psychological wounds he inflicted on Abbiati will not be lifted in a moment.

Whether it is during normal training or after training, Hawke and Achurion will take turns serving as Abbiati's counselors. Hawke even found a professional psychology professor to help Abbiati regain her self-confidence.

Magal followed the news in the newspapers every day after the game, hoping to know how his three goals would reverberate in Milan and Italy.

You know, Magal didn't have such an interest in buying newspapers before.

But soon, Magal grew tired of the day-to-day coverage of professional stars and scandals between the club and the players and other outsiders, and gradually he lost interest in the newspapers.

In the minds of Catania fans, he is still the man who beat Milan, but Magar has never seen the footage of that game again.

"Why look at it? I already know the outcome of that game! ”

Years later, when Magar was 34 years old, he chose to retire. Probably because he was a professional soccer player in his youth, his face was smooth and youthful, but his hair was silvery-gray.

Magal has transferred to many clubs over the years, but they are all Serie C teams, and they have not even been to Serie B.

At the age of 33, he returned to Catania and helped the team move from the D division to the second division.

When reporters found him, he was wearing a tawny T-shirt and sitting under a palm tree drinking coffee. In front of him is a training book for football coaches.

'After I scored three goals for Milan, there were rumours that Genoa, who were in the second division, wanted to bring me in.

Speaking of this, Magal stroked his glasses and smiled: "There are always rumors in football circles, aren't they? ”

Magal doesn't believe that a single game can change a footballer's career, but he thinks of Abbiati every time he says it.

With the transfer window just two days to close, the entire Milan squad heading to their final warm-up game before the new season. This time, Zaccheroni was still bringing Rossi.

Ou Chuliang was bouncing the ball on the grass in the sports center, and although his two feet were moving, his brain was thinking about something else.

If, after thinking about something, you still find that the football is still on your instep, it means that your sense of the ball has risen to a very high level.

Just the day before, news came from China that Li Tie's trial for Real Madrid failed.

However, the Galaxy Battleship still had an interest in Li Tie, and although they rejected Li Tie, they encouraged Li Tie to continue his efforts, and also sent out an invitation to a winter trial.

In other words, Li Tie still has a chance, and Real Madrid is also willing to give Li Tie a chance.

The news is half-joyed, but overall it is moving in a good direction.

Ou Chuliang replied as much as possible to let Li Tie participate in more competitions in the second half of the year, and at the same time express himself more while exercising. If Real Madrid can sign Li Tie in the winter, then he may be more qualified to become the "star player" of Liaozu than himself.

The news of his transfer to Milan has spread crazy in China, and there are already a lot of fans in Milan in China, and now a group of Ou Chulian fans have been added, which has caused Milan fans to skyrocket, and they can even "fight" against all the other Serie A teams alone. Of course, there are a lot of people who like other teams and are fans of Ou Chuliang. For them, supporting one person and one team is not in conflict.

"Oh, good morning, I hope I didn't bother you."

Ou Chuliang stepped on the football, in fact, he was already disturbed by the sound.

"Mr. Hawke, I didn't expect to see you at this time."

This warm-up match Hawk did not go with the team, Ou Chuliang thought that he would take a vacation, but he didn't expect the other party to get up early and come to the sports center.

"Oh, can I talk to you?" Hawke made an inviting gesture.

"No problem." Ou Chuliang nodded.

Turn around and fly with a kick. The ball circled in an arc in the air, flew from outside the frame and back into the goal, grazing the post and flying into the net.

"What a beautiful kick! Oh, if you're an outfielder, the coach might give you all the free-kicks. ”