Chapter 435: Junior Buffon
As the saying goes, shame and courage, Milan did play with momentum in the opening game.
Anyway, we're all standing on the edge of a cliff, either you die or I die.
Come on, come on, this is my home field, who's afraid of whom?!
Compared to our Milan, what is Parma, which only rose to prominence in the 90s? We are all century-old giants, what do you compare with us?
With the superiority of the century-old giant, the fans of the Rossoneri began to open their mouths and sing the team anthem.
"Milan, Milan..."
In the skies of San Siro, fans seem to be trying to repeat Milan's century-old giant.
In the 12th minute, Milan's toughness at the back paid off.
It was Li Tie who cut off Belon's pass in the backfield, and then stuffed the ball straight to Boban without stopping.
The Croatian striker wins the ball up front and returns the ball from the edge of the box. Unfortunately, Bierhoff's hedge shot was a little too angled and was blocked by Buffon with his foot.
Seeing Buffon almost use his knee-jerk muscle reaction to block Milan's must-have goal, the few away fans also chanted.
5 minutes later, it was Li Tie's decisive tackle again. Veron's big bald head immediately put on a mask of pain, but the referee didn't blow the whistle, and Li Tie decisively passed the ball to the frontcourt.
Weah retreated a few steps and received a long pass from Li Tie, Li Tie only did not have a high accuracy of the long pass, but it did not mean that he had a bad vision.
World Footballer of the Year chested the ball and turned away, and just when the fans thought he was going to cut inside and rush into the box, the African striker stopped the ball and gently pushed it towards the middle.
Parma's entire squad was almost entirely focused on the aging world footballer of the year, who didn't expect him to make a stop.
Before Cannavaro could react, Boban suddenly shot out from the side of the camera and fired a powerful low shot at the ball.
Airplanes!
The ball flew fast against the ground without a hint of spin, avoiding all the Parma defenders and heading straight for the goal.
Such a covert shot is a test for most goalkeepers.
But Buffon's eyes and brain are like signal receivers and video processors, catching the ball's path at the first moment, then lowering his center of gravity and falling to the ground and flying sideways.
Boom!
In the face of such a rapid slash, Buffon struck the ball with precision with both fists, pushing the ball out of the baseline.
Very reasonable save!
Neither rushed to pick it up, nor did it pounce the ball back into the field.
With this goal alone, Buffon is qualified to compete with Pagliuca, Peruzzi and others.
After the ball flew off the baseline, Buffon quickly got up from the turf and shouted at the referee.
"Hey, referee, we've got some injuries, why don't you stop the game?"
Thuram and Dino Baggio also gathered around at this time, with a hint of anger on their faces.
It's Milan's home stadium, yes, but it's not so obvious, right?
Amid Buffon's shouts, the away Parma players surrounded the referee in the middle and demanded an explanation.
In the eyes of Parma fans, they are the "protagonists" of Serie A.
With only seven rounds left in the league, Milan became the boss on Parma's way to the title. It's normal to encounter some injustice at the boss's home turf, but that doesn't mean we at Parma will stop there!
With the support of his teammates, Veron slowly got up from the ground. The referee saw that Veron was okay and announced that the match would continue.
Because of Buffon's delay, Milan's corners were of low quality and were easily broken by Thuram's head.
Seeing the players clear the ball out of the penalty area, the Parma fans behind the goal couldn't help but applaud.
"Look, Gigi is getting more and more of a leader!" Parma fans exclaimed.
"That's right, Gigi has grown into a big man in Serie A!" Another Parma fan praised, "It won't be long before he leaves Parma and moves to a bigger club that can bring out his full potential." Oh my God, it's a given. Let him help Parma win a championship before that, and even then I have no regrets! ”
Buffon's move to stand up for his team-mates won the support of all the visiting fans in attendance, and everyone knew that Parma could not keep a star like Buffon, and perhaps when the summer transfer window opens, Buffon will move to other big clubs.
That being the case, Parma still have a chance to win the league this season, so why not try for it?
Parma are fighting on three fronts this season, and unlike Inter, Parma still retain the possibility of a treble.
In the Europa League, Parma had beaten Atletico Madrid 3-1 just three days earlier. As long as the second leg is played normally at home, then reaching the final is basically a certainty.
After playing this league game against Milan, Parma will play the first leg of the Coppa Italia final at home to Fiorentina with the Purple Lily.
It can be said that Parma's schedule is three consecutive tough matches.
But so what?
We have Crespo, an attacking weapon, Veron, and Buffon, a young player who has a solid stroke, and we are qualified to win the treble!
There are even many female Parma fans who are flushed after seeing Buffon stand out for their teammates, and in Parma, the young Buffon has become the idol and dream girl of the local female fans.
After the applause, the fans also booed the home team's players, as if to remind them not to think that they can do whatever they want if they are at home.
But 10 minutes later, Li Tie completely made one thing clear to Parma fans.
This is San Siro!
Another wail.
This time, Peron fell directly to the ground, covering his legs with both hands.
He's a glass man.
But I like to use eggs to smash stones!
"This..."
"This Chinese is too ruthless, right?"
"Is he defensive?"
"He's a crime!"
"He's committing a crime! A murderer, an executioner with baby fat! ”
"He's so hateful!"
Parma fans are about to hate Li Tie to the bone.
But no matter how the fans cursed him, Li still got up from the ground like nothing and didn't seem to be disturbed in any way.
Parma protested behind the referee, who tilted his head and discussed with the linesman.
Li Tie's tackle just now was far away from the referee, but it was under the linesman's nose.
The linesman could clearly see how Li Tie stretched his leg and scooped the ball out. Then Veron continued to run, tripped and fell to the ground.
That said, it's a good shot!
But a good ball is a good ball, and Veron is too brittle, right?
It's been less than half a point since the opening, and this is going to end?
Looking back at the Parma team doctor who was trying to carry Veron on a stretcher, referee Melio didn't know how to judge for a while.
In fact, Li Tie did not foul this time, it was an absolutely good shot. But before that, Li Tie's movements were not very clean, and even the referee warned him once.
Now that Belon is going to play, do you want to give Li Tie, who did not commit this time, a yellow card?
Melio, who had been thinking about it for a long time, finally made up his mind that he was a referee and needed to pursue the "justice" in his heart.
What's more, this is the San Siro, the home of Milan.
Fans of the home team can make their voices louder!
When they saw that the referee did not give any penalty to Li Tie, the Parma fans in the stands of the visiting team were angry.
They kept shouting, and even threw the rolls and plastic bottles in their hands into the venue, venting their dissatisfaction.
But their numbers were so small that the stadium security and cleaning staff quickly cleaned up the debris.
In the end, some fans who even threw out their clothes had no choice but to fold their chairs.
They finally understood that this was San Siro, not a place for them to go wild.
"In the 27th minute of the game, Parma made the first substitution." Huang Jianxiang's voice is neither happy nor sad, and he often broadcasts in such a tone when he reads about a team he does not support.
This time, even Zaccheroni jumped to his feet with excitement.
Good guy, I also arranged for Ambrosini to cut off the connection between Veron and Crespo before the game, which is good, Li Tie actually "done" Veron directly.
This is a great achievement, a great achievement!
Zaccheroni was dancing here, but Eriksen was frowning.
Veron is a key figure in the attack!
Parma really didn't have a place on the bench to replace him.
And Veron and Crespo are teammates in the country, and they cooperate quite tacitly. Now that Leng Ding has replaced a player, can he replace Veron and feed the two strikers?
How is Veron's injury and will he be available for the next Coppa Italia final against Fiorentina?
A series of question marks rang in Eriksen's mind, but by this time Veron had already been carried to the sidelines, and he had to quickly assign a substitute to play.
In desperation, Eriksen had to be replaced by Balbo, a veteran who is also a teammate of Crespo's national team. And after some thought, let Balbo bring a message to Chiesa, let him rip it off, and take the position of nine and a half.
It can't be helped, the '94 World Cup has already demonstrated how stupid it is to use Balbo as a playmaker. He's a natural striker and it's a waste of time for him to organise the attack!
But even Chiesa, how can he take the place of the White Wizard organizationally?
Chiesa is a striker in his own right, and he is not an organiser. As a result, before the half-hour mark, Parma lost their midfield playmaking and creativity.
Zaccheroni and Milan certainly won't miss this great opportunity to beat the water dogs.
Zaccheroni on the sidelines waved his big hand, and even Li Tie ran towards the midfield, and even occasionally crossed the middle line to receive and assist with short passes.
After Parma lost a big player, the situation on the field began to turn one-sided.
In the 24th minute, Ambrosini easily broke through the flanks and swept the ball down the middle before Baggio could make up the defense.
Buffon, who was guarding the front post, flew out sideways and hit the ball with his fist to clear the ball out of the box.
After landing on the ground, Buffon quickly got up and was completely relieved to see that the ball was cleared by Thuram.
If the defenders don't concentrate on controlling the second drop of the ball, Gianluigi Buffon will have a hard time as goalkeeper. Even if he gets up as fast as he can, he may be hit by an opponent with a long-range shot and an empty goal.
Among the Milan attacking players, except for Li Tie, who was guarding near the center circle, everyone else had this ability.
Under Eriksen's command, Parma began to shrink their defensive line and focus on defensive counter-attacks.
It's not pleasant, let alone in San Siro.
Today's Milan is not at all comparable to the Milan team that tried new formations in the first half of the league. Stimulated by Ouchullian's record-breaking and second-place finish in the league, Milan, who had spent two seasons in the ice age, seemed to find a thaw again.
Veron has been rushed to the hospital as fast as he can, and Eriksen doesn't ask for anything other than that he can play in the next game.
The situation in Parma now is something that no one expected before the game.
Obviously, the advantage over Milan in the first half was so great, but it was finally missed at the San Siro. Good guys, so you're just taking advantage of your home field!
Milan's attack at the stadium is fierce, giving people the feeling that they are about to score in the next second!
Without Veron's coordination, Stefano and Baggio retreated and almost became two centre-backs.
Even so, Parma's door is still in danger, and if it weren't for Buffon's repeated brilliant performances, Milan might have taken a one-goal lead at this point.
In the 32nd minute, Milan's attack came from the left.
It was Ibrahimba's personal breakthrough, but his cross was a little flawed and a little slow.
Buffon struck with the punch and struck a one-handed shot before Bierhoff could get on the top.
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Boban, who was two meters in front of the arc, stopped the ball on his chest, which was such an adjustment action, allowing Buffon, who had just landed, to seize the opportunity and hurriedly retreat to the goal line.
"Boom!"
A powerful long-range shot.
This time, Buffon didn't knock the ball out, but aimed his chest at the rapidly flying ball and held it in his arms accurately.
The next second, the applause from the fans to Buffon was heard again from behind the stands.
But the applause sounded so harsh to Erikson.
No coach wants a goalkeeper to be the most photographed one on the team.
Isn't the fact that a goalkeeper is playing well proves that the team is under attack?
Three minutes later, the three Milan midfielders fell in front of the centre circle several times, and suddenly Boban sent a through ball to Weah on the wing.
Once again, the aging Footballer has shown his sophistication to the world.
Fake runs, kickbacks, false shaking...
With just three movements, Weah successfully cut inside with the ball.
After cutting inside, Weah rubbed his right foot and made a far corner.
It's like passing and shooting.
However, Buffon is Buffon.
He calculates the path of the ball as fast as he can, and determines whether he can touch the ball, and finally gives the order to fly to save at the most critical moment.
With a snap of his fingertips, the ball flew out of the door frame.
Milan didn't expect to score in such an easy way, and soon Boban took a corner in front of the corner.
In the face of Boban's in-spin ball, Buffon rushed into the crowd without saying a word, jumped high, and confiscated the ball directly with both hands.
"Gigi!" The San Siro narrator yelled.
It's a great shot.
The dashing Buffon was like a sword out of the sheath, slicing through the crowd and confiscating the ball.
With such a decisive attack and sharp pick-up, he deserves to be the first young goalkeeper in Italy!
After landing on the ground, Buffon finally seized an opportunity to help Parma launch a fast attack.
At this time, Buffon is like a rugby running back, rushing into the crowd with the ball in both hands, looking around with his two eyes looking for a teammate to pick up.
Before Bierhoff, Weah, Boban and others could get out of the box, Buffon had already avoided most of the Milan players, tossed the ball in the air and swept it out with his right foot.
Boom!
With a muffled sound, the one-meter-ninety-one Buffon almost turned his entire body sideways and swept the ball forward with force.
"Parma's fast attack!" Huang Jianxiang became nervous.
The screen is mostly filled with Milan players, who knows what is going on at the back of Milan?
If Crespo and others seize the opportunity to form a single knife, even if Ou Chuliang stands in front of the door, don't think about it!
"Run, run!" Eriksen stood on the sidelines, jumping to his feet in a hurry.
He was not afraid that Buffon's fast attack would be blocked by Ou Chuliang, what he was afraid of was that Parma's fast attack did not succeed.
Since Veron's injury, Parma haven't played a decent combination and shot for a long time.
Now Parma must prove in front of the fans all over the world that they are still a threat to Milan!
So in Eriksen's heart, he is desperately waiting for Parma to play a decent counter-attack.
Even if you don't score in the end, it's acceptable.
But Eriksen was disappointed after all.
"Hernan, Hernan... Oh! It's Europe, it's Europe! After reciting Crespo's name twice, the on-site commentator suddenly raised his voice and shouted Ochulian's name.
In the camera, Ou Chuliang had already taken a big step and rushed to the ball that was kicked to the front by Buffon.
"How could it be..."
Looking at the front court, even Buffon was surprised.
He deliberately passed the ball in the vacuum between the goalkeeper and the defender, but he didn't expect Ou Chuliang to abandon the goal decisively and move forward with the ball.
Isn't he afraid that Crespo will get the ball first, and then pass and push the empty goal?
Or is he sure that he will be able to solve the siege?
Is he so confident?
Bang!
There was a crunch.
Broke Buffon's conjecture.
Ou Chuliang did it.
He met the ball in two steps with Crespo and then didn't hesitate to push it wide and pass it to the feet of Ibrahimba, who was quick to return.
The Argentines returned in vain.
At this moment, even Crespo was a little stunned.
This Chinese goalkeeper runs so fast?
Don't talk about touching the ball before I do, it's so much early?
"It's a standing!" In the press area, Duan Quan, who witnessed everything, saw the clues at a glance.
Ou Chuliang was not in his own box when Buffon played a long pass, so he had more space and opportunity to meet the ball. Otherwise, no matter how fast he runs, he will not have a chance to grab the ball first.
Seeing that the counterattack was grouped, Eriksen covered his eyes and almost didn't lean up.
Well, in that case, let's hold the first half, change the tactics a little at halftime, and fight again in the second half!
With no hope of counter-attacking, Eriksen can only pray that his team will defend well.
As the clock ticked by, Milan won another corner in the 38th minute.
Corners are common in soccer, but many times a team plays an entire game without getting a corner. That can only be said that this team is too vegetable!
Milan have won five corners so far and it is clear that Parma are struggling to defend.
"Bang!"
Boban's corners were not of high quality.
The height is somewhat high, and the arc is somewhat large.
Not only did he avoid Buffon, but he also avoided his team-mates who were struggling in the box.
Even so, Boban's big corner kick was "stolen" by Guli at the back of the goal.
The jump near the baseline made it impossible for Guli to completely twist in the air, and barely rubbed the edge of her forehead, and the ball was pushed back into the penalty area and bounced towards the top of the arc.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, a long howl suddenly sounded on the line of the big forbidden area.
"Ambrosini!" The commentator of the San Siro pulled a long tone and shouted out the name of the shooter.
The ball flew low like a cannonball, avoiding the calves of both players and flying unmistakably towards the bottom left corner of the Parma goal.
The Parma fans behind the goal had long been pale with fright, and their voices were in their throats. Even many female fans covered their eyes and didn't dare to look at it.
But just then, a black and white glove suddenly appeared in front of the column.
"Bang!"
The Serie A youngster fell to the ground, and the ball bounced out of his right hand and landed in front of the baseline. As soon as the spinning ball hit the ground, it spun outwards rapidly, and before everyone could react, it had already popped off the bottom line.
Seeing such a wonderful kick and a shock tiger being intercepted by Buffon, the faces of the Milan fans in the stands immediately swelled with a look of unfinished business, full of unwillingness.
The Parma fans behind the goal looked like they were the last to die, chanting Buffon's name and drawing a cross on their chest.
"Oh! Oh, my God! ”
"Gigi!"
"It's Gigi!"
"It was Gigi who saved our team!"
After the young Serie A player got up from the ground, he clapped his palms like nothing and stood in front of the goal again. It didn't look like that shot was too much of a threat to him.
After saving Ambrosini's almost inevitable goal, Cannavaro, Thuram, Stefano and other teammates also reacted, swarming around and patting Buffon on the shoulder one by one, cheering him on for this wonderful save.
Seeing such a wonderful goal-line rescue, even Huang Jianxiang exclaimed: "No wonder it is always said that Buffon is Ou Chuliang and the peerless double pride among the Serie A goalkeepers. ”
Although the two are from different countries and regions, they have different looks and personalities. But they are about the same age, and they have about the same prestige.
Before Ou Chuliang came, Buffon was the best rookie in Serie A, but Ou Chuliang's birth gradually made fans turn their attention to himself.
Especially after Ou Chuliang broke the Serie A record of clean sheets, the Serie A media often compared the two together.
It is true that Diochulian is the record holder, but Buffon has more experience than his Serie A and has also played in a number of European competitions. It can be said that the two are between the two of them.
Now, when two of Serie A's youngest and best goalkeepers stand on the same pitch, people find that they are both world-class.
Goal-line technique, mental fitness, physical reactions, incoming ball handling, etc... Acchulian can save Crespo's powerful shot, and Buffon can save Ambrosini's low-altitude heavy cannon.
Both men stuck to the last line of defence and kept their goals intact.
Admittedly, fans are expecting a goal shootout; But when goalkeepers make great saves, they applaud them.
At this moment, both Milan and Parma fans were applauding Buffon's wonderful save.
Ambrosini outside the box was a little annoyed.
Even such a good chance, such a tricky, such a powerful shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, Ambrosini really doesn't know if he will get such an opportunity next time, and whether he will play such a high-quality shot.
"Don't be discouraged, maybe the next goal will be scored!" Maldini stepped forward to comfort his teammates.
Like Gianluigi Buffon, Ambrosini is also a young player that Milan has focused on developing.
The corner was taken again, this time with a roar from inside the Parma box.
"Get out of the way, let me !!"
It's a German phrase!
The moment they heard this, at least three Milan players subconsciously moved to the side. While giving his teammates a chance, he also prevents others from getting close to Bierhoff.
"Gollum!!" At this moment, Cannavaro bit his lip, and a string of low growls came from deep in his throat.
This ball must not be topped by the Germans!
However, the German bombers had already flown in place, so how could there be any reason not to return empty-handed?
For a moment, the siren sounded over the Parma penalty area, and everyone stood still, looking at the German fighter planes covering the sky.
Cannavaro wasn't enough to see at all, his body jumped halfway and crashed into Bierhoff's body, but it didn't shake the opponent in the slightest. On the other side, Bierhoff flicked the ball with his header and smashed it directly above the ball with his forehead.
"Oliver ???" The voice of San Siro's narrator was full of snickering.
Bierhoff's head slammed down a little and smashed a powerful rebound ball!
The most feared, annoying and annoying thing for the goalkeeper is to bounce the ball!
Pregnant!?
Looking at the way the ball went, Bierhoff was overjoyed.
After the successful header, the German striker grinned and began to fall, expecting the sound of the ball in the net.
But just then, it was the damn glove that popped out and blocked the ball's path again.
Thuram and Baggio and the others will stand there stunned, but Buffon won't do that!
The 1.91-meter Serie A youngster has an astonishingly large defensive coverage area after fully stretching his body. At this point, even Ou Chuliang has to bow down.
Gianluigi Buffon, who is tall and armed, had long noticed Bierhoff's point, and his nerves were already tense when the German headed the ball in.
Headers are the German's best, with Bierhoff scoring either a header or a penalty in one season.
He has been immersed in headers for many years, and he knows what kind of ball he should top out most likely to score at this time.
Now, he did.
But what he didn't expect was that Buffon did the same.
Buffon, pursed his mouth, stretched out his hand and accurately blocked the ball in front of the bouncing ball. The ball that hit the ground was blocked by Buffon before it could bounce off completely.
"Oh... Gigi—" The commentator opened his mouth wide and before he could explain, another foot appeared in front of the ball.
"George ???"
In the footage, the experienced Weah did not watch the duo perform like the others. Weah, who has many years of experience as a centre-forward, knows where he should be at this point, and he has done so.
When the ball appeared at his feet, it was the biggest compliment to the Serie A veteran.
But today's performance in front of the San Siro Gate belongs to the goalkeeper after all!
Weah plugged in faster, Buffon got up faster.
This time he couldn't care about any image anymore, and he didn't even have time to adjust his posture.
Just get up with all your might, then spread your arms and pounce ahead.
An awkward and ugly save position!
But it is the largest defensive area and the most desperate saving posture.
Bang!
Weah's follow-up shot hit Buffon's chest, and the Serie A youngster didn't have time to react before the ball bounced off the bottom line.
Buffon's two back-to-back extreme saves silenced San Siro.
A second later, an earth-shattering shout erupted from behind the goal.
In just two minutes, Buffon has shown the world three times his solid goal-line skills and superior body control.
Whether it is positioning, judgment or save, or desperate for himself, it can be described as world-class.
This time, when Buffon got up from the ground, he himself was trembling with excitement.
The Parma teenager clenched his right fist and kept slapping his chest. As his teammates rushed up to cheer him on, he kept raising his arms to drive the atmosphere in the stands behind goal.
Yes, anyone who makes two extreme saves that barely go to the limit with no brains can help but go crazy.
Even the goalkeeper of the party couldn't help but tremble when he saw his extreme save later.
"Oh my God, what do I see?"
"Gigi saved the team again!"
"He is the God of Parma! No one can break through his five fingers! ”
"Gigi, Gigi! It's Jigi! All Italy, and only he can block the ball in that situation! ”
"Gigi is the best goalkeeper in Serie A!"
In the midst of countless praises, Huang Jianxiang also took a deep breath. Milan's attack just now was indeed too compact and intense, and he had to calm down.
"The youngster named Gianluigi Buffon is 21 years old and has come to the Parma Academy."
"Gianluigi Buffon had already played for Parma in Serie A in 1995."
"So don't look at him young, he's got more than three years of experience in Serie A."
"Look, thanks to Buffon's brilliant save, the whole San Siro was in full swing."
"Whether it's Milan fans or Parma fans, they are unconsciously shouting for Buffon..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Lu, who was silent on the side, suddenly smiled: "Hehe, it seems that Ou Chuliang has an opponent." ”