The days go by quickly, and these days, in addition to playing friendly matches with some small teams, Ocullian is shooting some boring commercials at the request of the club. And these advertisements are not for local residents, according to Ou Chuliang, these advertisements will be screened in China.

Napoli didn't intend to buy a city hero for the city, but just a cheap player who could make money. Before the contract expires, they may also take advantage of Ou Chuliang's popularity in China to make a big sale.

However, Ouchulian is not stupid, although he came to Napoli for almost zero transfer fee. However, the terms of his contract clearly state that if Napoli sell Ouchulian during the contract period, Napoli will have to pay at least 20% of the transfer fee to Liaozu. And when Acchulian transferred, he would not sign a contract of the same nature with Napoli.

Napoli don't have much objection to this, they have calculated that China's chances of entering the World Cup are very small, so Ou Chuliang's value will not be too high. Taking a step back, even if the Chinese team breaks into the World Cup and shines in the World Cup, they can still make a lot of money.

In general, they just used Ou Chuliang's fame in China to consume him.

So there is often such a phenomenon in the team: a young foreign goalkeeper, always followed by a fixed group of media and reporters, looks like a big star.

However, few local fans know Ou Chuliang, and even if they do, he will say contemptuously: "Oh, that No. 3 goalkeeper!" He came to Naples to gild..."

The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the last day of August. On this day, the 97-98 Serie A season officially kicked off.

Prior to this, Acchulian had played 10 games for Napoli. In the face of those low-level friendly matches that even Ferdinando was unwilling to play, Ou Chuliang had no right to refuse at all.

Under the hype of Napoli, many Chinese fans sat honestly in front of the TV before the game, waiting for Ou Chuliang to appear.

Although they believe that the chances of Ouchulian playing are also low, there is an expectation for the fans who support Ouchulian that they will still sit in front of the TV and watch the game where Napoli were abused almost the whole game.

Even Ou Chuliang did not expect that in the first game against Lazio, he would be able to make his Serie A debut.

No way, Napoli played too badly in this game.

From the very beginning, the tempo of the game was controlled by Lazio. The team he once played for was left defenseless in front of their opponents' home stadiums.

Giuseppe made the best save, but still couldn't stop Robert. Mancini and Giuseppe. Pancaro had two shots on goal in the 68th and 76th minutes. And in the 82nd minute, Giuseppe also bled into his own defender and suffered two unstoppable nosebleeds.

Head coach Bortolo looked back at the bench and he knew who to field.

"Oh, are you warmed up?"

"I'm ready, coach." Ou Chuliang was still more excited at this time, after all, this was his Serie A debut.

"Just keep it in goal, just like you do in training." After Portolo gave an order, he pushed Ouchulian onto the court.

When Ou Chuliang appeared in the camera, fans all over China burst into cheers. Many media outlets have called this game a milestone moment, representing the official opening of the entire Serie A field for Chinese players.

However, this campaign was a bit boring, and the doubts attracted by the fans after Ouchulian came on the field, whether it was Lazio or Napoli fans, few people have seen this face from the East.

In the following game, the Napoli players staged a grass tactic, causing a wave of boos from the home team's fans. Lazio, who had a two-goal advantage, saw the opponent like this, and did not try to attack anymore. So when the referee interrupted the game, they pinched their waists and discussed the gains and losses with their teammates, as if the game was over.

After three more "injuries" at Napoli, the clock changed to the 93rd minute. The referee looked at his watch and finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

"It's finally over!" The big guys tacitly walked towards the entrance of the players' tunnel one by one.

The first game of the new season was lost, 0-2 cast a shadow over Napoli fans again.

After the game, the Napoli media reported on Ouchulian in a rare way, "He is a good goalkeeper, he is called on in danger, and there are no mistakes and improprieties. ”

"It is said that he is also the World Youth Champion, and hopefully this champion from the East can bring Napoli a title as well."

Anyone can see that there is a hint of ridicule in this report. But for Napoli, who has not won a championship all year round, there are really a handful of fans who have been "fooled".

They are starting to look forward to the young oriental goalkeeper who can help their team.

However, they were disappointed.

In the Coppa Italia a few days later, Ou Chulian did not even make the substitute list.

Renato in Perugia. At the Stadio Guri, Napoli stubbornly fought to a 3-2 draw with their opponents.

The game was a "thrilling" one, with both sides scoring.

Although Napoli still lost, they still returned to the Sao Paulo Stadium with two away goals.

It seems that for manager Bortolo, the Coppa Italia is even more important than the league.

After that, Ouchulian disappeared from the eyes of Napoli fans. Even when Acchulian returned to the crowd two months later in the same way he did at the start of the league, Napoli fans had long forgotten that there was still such a number three goalkeeper in the team.

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During this period, even without Ou Chuliang, the Chinese team also trained in the UK according to the plan.

The visit of such a team to the UK has naturally attracted the attention of many clubs.

Some local teams are very happy to be able to play a friendly match between their B team and the Chinese team to practice.

So after coming to England, in addition to the five opponents planned, there are still other clubs who want to play a friendly match.

During this period, the Chinese team has played six friendly matches with Nottingham Forest, which is currently at the top of the English League One table, Crystal Palace, a promoted horse in the Premier League, Arsenal and Chelsea in London, Charlton, the 15th place in League One in the 96-97 season, and Manchester City, which finally signed a contract with Sun Jihai.

Except for Peng Weiguo, who was injured, the remaining 25 all appeared on the stage, and achieved an unbeaten record of four wins and two draws, which surprised the London media. At the same time, the Daily Mail and The Independent also quoted Crystal Palace youth team manager Wilkins as commenting that the Chinese team's defensive action is too big, especially the problem of pushing and shoving.

During this time, Yang Yimin, deputy director of the professional department of the Football Association, who went to Toronto, Canada to watch the warm-up match between Iran and the Canadian team, returned to Beijing. He believes that compared with last year's Asian Cup, the current Iranian team is no longer in peak form. Number one star Ali. Deei also left the team due to a conflict with the head coach, and the Chinese team should be full of confidence when playing Iran at home.

On August 26, the Chinese Embassy in London held a farewell banquet for the national football team, and the national football team, which had been eating in the student canteen, finally had a big meal.

The next day, the Chinese team left London and flew directly to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, to prepare for the second leg of the China-South Korea confrontation.

On August 30, the Chinese team played the second leg of the second China-South Korea confrontation match with the South Korean team at the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul. The audience was about 3W, and the CCTV sports channel also broadcast live. The Chinese team lined up a 352 formation, and the main players of the South Korean team, such as Yoo Sang-tie, Lee Sang-yun, and Gao Zhengyun, were absent due to injury.

After the opening, the Chinese team dominated the opposition and created two good chances in a row. But Yu was a step late in outflanking in front of the tailgate, and Li Ming's long-range shot also passed the door. After stabilizing the position, South Korea quickly took control of the situation, and the 352 new formation that the Chinese team had been practicing during the training in the UK reached the national team level, especially when it met a team like South Korea, which was a whirlwind type of Kombat whirlwind, it was still a little rushed.

Fortunately, Fu Bing was in good form, and a dangerous shot from the left and right of the Korean team was saved by him.

Both sides ended the first half with a score of 0-0.

In the second half, the South Korean team still had the advantage of attack.

Soon after the opening, Mao Yijun made a mistake in the backfield, and was shot by Cui Yongzhu with the ball broken, and Fu Bing reacted quickly and flew out.

The national football team began to move continuously in the 15th minute, first No. 15 Xie Feng replaced Mao Yijun, and then sent Xie Hui and Li Jinyu at the same time in the 19th minute.

After Xie Feng came on the field, he led the attack of the national football team with his side breakthrough cross, and Yao Xia also responded with a sharp breakthrough on the left side, and the situation on the field began to be evenly balanced. Especially Xie Feng's bottom cross, Li Jinyu calmly divided the ball with his back to the goal, and Zhang Xiaorui and the goalkeeper were the most threatening one-on-one.

It's a pity that Zhang Xiaorui didn't seize the opportunity to open the scoring.

And Li Bing and Li Jinyu kicked their heads and feet, and they also missed out one after another.

Later in the second half, the situation was once again controlled by the South Korean team. Although Fu Bing had the "invincible bravery", he did not save the defeat by himself after all.

First, the opponent's header towards the empty goal broke the net in the goalmouth scuffle, and then was shaken off by Kim Do-hoon's one-handed ball and pushed the empty goal.

In the end, the Chinese team lost the second leg with a score of 0-2, 1-3 over the two legs, and the South Korean team continued to defend the championship of the China-South Korea confrontation.

Despite the loss, the fans' support for the Chinese team is still undiminished. At the end of August, the national football team flew from Seoul to Dalian and was warmly welcomed by all fans in Dalian. The Dalian fans who heard the news unfurled a banner saying "The Chinese team must win", which greatly encouraged the Chinese team that had just lost.

Starting at 17 o'clock in the afternoon, the Chinese team, which put down their bags at the Oriental Building, came to Dalian Jinzhou Stadium, the home of the World Preliminaries, for their first training. The stadium also made money, and launched tickets for national football training and spectators. For five yuan a piece, about 4,000 fans bought tickets to enter. In fact, the national football team is only conducting recovery training, and there is no secret tactical arrangement that cannot be heard.

On September 2, the Chinese team played the last warm-up match before the final round of the World Cup qualifiers with the Kazakhstan national team at the Dalian Golden State Stadium, which was broadcast live on the sports channel of CCTV TV. South Korea's head coach Cha Fan Geun, Japan's head coach Takeshi Okada, and Iran's scouts appeared in the stands to spy on their respective opponents.

In the end, with the goals of General Fan, Li Jinyu and Li Bing, the national team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0.

On September 5, Ou Chuliang, who hurried back from Naples, Italy, finally returned to the team, and his appearance also attracted a lot of media attention.

The next day, the Chinese team reduced the 26-man squad for the final round of the World Cup qualifiers to 22 people, Wei Qun, Hu Yunfeng, Jiang Feng, and Liu Jun were defeated; After another 6 days, the Chinese team submitted an 18-man squad against Iran, Han Wenhai, Li Hongjun, Hu Yunfeng and Peng Weijun, who had not recovered from a knee injury, were not selected.

That night, Li Jinyu lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, he was wondering if he could start tomorrow's game.

After tossing and turning for a while, I suddenly saw a pair of dark and bright eyes.

"Brother Ou, you didn't sleep either?"

Ou Chuliang's eyes rolled, and he turned his head to the side, and the room fell into darkness again.