"Beep, beep!"

Three whistles blew and the referee ended the first half of the game between the two sides.

Although the game was over, the shots and saves just now still lingered in the hearts of the fans.

Except for Huang Jianxiang, the broadcasters from other countries all held their heads with a look of disbelief.

Seeing that the game was over, the bald little black on the side took off his headphones and said to Huang Jianxiang: "Hey, buddy, in addition to magic, I... I can't think of any more words to describe this save! ”

Huang Jianxiang ignored his peers on the side, and continued to say passionately into the microphone: "The first half of the game is over, and the score on the field is still 0-0. ”

"The Chinese team stubbornly drew with Italy."

"Especially the powerful shot just now, if it wasn't for Ou Chuliang's timely reaction, the players would have to return to the dressing room with a one-goal disadvantage."

In the big screen at the scene, the replay just now was given.

Vieri's instep volley sent the ball towards goal like a cannon chamber, and Occhulian was still dangling in the air when he stopped it with his hands.

This moment was frozen by the backstage director, and people were surprised to find that Ou Chuhao was like a diver, using his hands to salvage the incoming balls.

Keen dynamic vision, super reaction speed, flexible body and top motor nerves.

At this moment, Ou Chuliang showed the talent of a world-class goalkeeper to the fullest.

But this time the rescue in front of the door is not over!

The real flash of light was in the half second after Ou Chuliang landed.

Although he barely blocked the ball, the ball was not held by Ou Chuliang, but bounced back half a meter in front of him.

At this moment, the defenders of the Chinese team stood in place and were stunned, while Baggio, who had been guarding the penalty area, rushed to the ball with a lead of Li Tie.

Seeing that the melancholy prince was about to score his first goal in the 98 World Cup, at this moment, Li Tie seemed to have no other way but to fall to the ground and tackle.

The backers will fall, and everyone will run!

At the last moment, Ou Chuliang can rely on himself!

Facing the danger of not yet being touched, after falling to the ground sideways, Ou Chuliang suddenly tucked his abdomen and bent his thighs at the same time.

The left leg stacked on top of him flicked the momentum, the instep tensed, and swept sideways towards the ball.

Within 0.1 seconds of the ball being kicked away by Ochung, Baggio rushed to Occhulian with a look of disappointment.

The kicked ball flew away from Baggio's face, and he felt only a gust of wind blowing.

At this moment, the old Maldini finally remembered the rumor circulating in the Apennines: In the Serie A league, there is a Chinese goalkeeper with the fastest second reaction!

The Italian players on the sidelines were also disappointed, shaking their heads one by one and returning to their seats.

Inzaghi sighed secretly, if it was him just now, he would have rushed to the ball as early as the moment Ou Chuliang "got out of his hand". He had absolute confidence to get the ball before Ouchulian cleared it and slotted it into the empty net.

But alas, he's just a substitute, just thinking about it.

General Fan stepped forward and helped Ou Chuliang up. Zhang Jihua, Wu Chengying and others also came over and dusted Ou Chuliang one after another.

"Liangzai, you're pretty!"

"Yes, Liangzi, this ball is really god!"

"At the critical moment, we have to rely on Chu Liang, and we almost let Baggio succeed. Tut-tut, that's almost that! ”

In the admiration of his teammates, Ou Chuliang also breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down his nervous mood.

Looking at the countless fans waving red flags in the stands, Ou Chuliang also shook his head and smiled: "It's so happy to be able to end the first half with the fans cheering, and I hope that at the end of the second half, the fans will be happy like this!" ”

"Yo? If you want to hear the fans cheering, that's easy! Peng Weiguo on the side said with a smile, "As long as we score a goal in the second half, Bao Zhun'er will shout louder than now!" ”

"Goals? Hahahaha, don't think..."Ou Chuliang subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he was suddenly stunned.

The Chinese team can hit the post, why can't they score?

Looking at Ma Mingyu, Su Maozhen and Zhang Yuxuan, who were walking in front, Ou Chuliang suddenly felt that the Chinese team might not be able to score goals in the World Cup.

Get a point, score a goal, win a game!

There are only these three requirements for the Chinese team's trip to the World Cup.

This is not only proposed by the Football Association, but also the expectations of the fans.

Fans do not demand that the Chinese team has to win a certain game, to qualify for the group stage, or to achieve any ranking.

It's just a very basic little "request" for three football games, can't these be given to the fans?

This team is no longer the national football team in the depths of my memory, and after being severely beaten by Vice President Xu and the Football Association, the level of domestic training and competition has improved a lot.

Coupled with the change of physical tests and more scientific training, supplemented by a Yugoslav coach who understands China's national conditions, this Chinese team is not reborn, but at least a new look.

"We're different!" A flash of realization suddenly flashed through Ou Chuliang's mind.

Looking at the red all over the sky, Ou Chuliang's thoughts quickly flew away, and familiar and unfamiliar faces flashed in front of him.

He remembered the hotel lobby before coming to France, Li Ming's face was so sad that he collapsed.

He remembered the hospital ward after the top 10 competition, Zhang Xiaorui's face that pursed his lips and didn't let himself cry.

He remembered the Atlanta Olympics, and Qi Miaosheng's confused face when he was eliminated.

He remembered the disappointed faces of those foreigners who came to China to "pan for gold" but ruined their careers at the spring training base in Haigeng.

He remembered Hao Wei's stubborn and hopeful face on his hospital bed in Brazil.

The scenes of the past were replayed in his mind like a slideshow, and when Ou Chuliang looked at the dejected opponent on the other side of the court again, he suddenly felt that the Italy that was once unshakable in his eyes was actually not so terrible!

There are 11 of you and we are also 11 people, we are all the same nose and two eyes, why do we have to let you win? Why should we only be passively defensive?

When Sampdoria was a guest worker, wasn't he still killed twice?

Everyone has come here through a lot of hardships, why should our Chinese team make way for you Italy?

"Hey! Oh, it's a good job! ”

"Oh, that's a beautiful pounce!"

"Oh, you're doing great!"

In the tunnel of the players, Baggio, Maldini and Nesta and others greeted Ouchulian one after another, because they knew that Ouchulian could understand Italian and only knew Ouchuliang.

As early as before the start of the game, Ouchulian greeted these opponents who had fought in Serie A matches, and even shook hands with Maldini.

Most of the Italian players are from Juventus, Milan and Inter, and it is on the shoulders of these three giants that Ochulian can make these unattainable Italian stars in the eyes of ordinary players remember themselves.

The greeting before the game may be polite, but the greeting at this time has completely turned into recognition.

Until before the start of the World Cup, there were some media and villains who liked conspiracy theories that Ou Chuliang became famous because of the east wind of Napoli. After all, Napoli is in Serie A, but it is the giant club with the fourth largest number of fans.

It is better to make those arrogant Italian fans agree that it was Acchulian who helped Napoli to relegation, and it is better to kill them.

So they take it for granted that Ou Chulian is just a lucky person who is lucky enough to catch up with the whole Napoli team.

Now, none of the team-mates behind Ouchulian are Napoli players, and none of them even play in Serie A.

But it was such a team that fans thought came out of the "slums" that they drew with Italy in the first half, and even had a shot from the middle post.

The trolls kept their mouths shut for the time being, and if they wanted to turn the tables around, they could only wait for the old Maldini to make a new move in the second half.

"In the first half, the Chinese team had 38% possession, and there were four set-pieces in front, three of which were corners." The camera was handed over to the broadcast room, and Liu Jianhong began to read the data of both sides in the first half.

'Five low crosses, three of which went over the heads of team-mates and posed a threat to the opposition goal.

'The number of shots on goal was 2 to 7, with only one shot from either side out of the woodwork.

"Only Zhang Jihua got a yellow card, and the players on both sides on the pitch were relatively restrained."

'In terms of substitutions, Italy replaced a full-back. And this injury can be regarded as an accident, and it has nothing to do with the scramble between the two sides. ”

"Judging from the above data, the Chinese team is obviously at a disadvantage."

"But considering that we are playing against Italy, who are ranked eighth in the world, it is not easy for us to draw with them."

"Hey, that's right." Zhang Lu nodded on the side and said, "But even so, we played very successfully." ”

Looking at this replay, Sun Jihai made a cross from the bottom, and Zhang Yuluo and Su Maozhen had already rushed into place. It's just that Pagliuca is slightly forward, so the ball was intercepted by the opposing goalkeeper. ”

"Overall, our attack is a success. That said, the players were very thorough in executing their tactics. It is not easy to play a successful attack against Italy, who are famous for their defense. ”

"What's more, we still have a threatening shot on goal..."

"yes, that's the foot."

The screen replayed Zhang Yuxuan's powerful shot, even if they had watched it countless times, Zhang Lu and Liu Jianhong's hearts were still pounding.

"The ball came from the back, and the passer was still a small European goal that we are familiar with."

'He had just made a world-class save and immediately spotted the counter-attacking route.

"Hehe, hey, he's so cunning with this kick! Kicked directly into the vacuum of the Italian defence, so that Cannavaro and Pagliuca could not get the ball in the first place. ”

"Zhang Yuyi's bicycle pedal is also very exciting, and it almost shook off Cannavaro's center of gravity. But even so, he dodged an angled shot. ”

"In the end, if Cannavaro hadn't blocked it, we would have scored in the first half!"

'But Cannavaro also paid the price, as he was substituted with a toe injury.

"It's not easy for our players to fight for Italy's passive substitutions, and it's not easy to play at this level."

Zhang Lu finished speaking in one breath, picked up the water bottle and took a sip.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Jianhong began to read letters from the audience.

"The fan friend with the tail number 2541 sent a text message, saying that Zhang Yuyi's kick was a pity, but it also showed that Italy's defense was not impregnable. As long as we play according to such tactics, we will definitely have that kind of scoring opportunity in the second half, and we must seize it then! ”

"Hehe, this fan friend is right, like me, I also want us to score a goal in the second half." Zhang Lu nodded after finishing his throat, "I hope that with the current performance of Italy, maybe his wish will really come true." ”

"Although Italy has replaced the coach with the old Maldini this year, the old Maldini has not been perfect in the selection and appointment of personnel, such as the midfield..."

"What's wrong with the midfield?"

Ma Mingyu said curiously.

In the locker room, the players sat on chairs, craned their necks and listened to Ladd's explanation.

'Italy's problem was in the midfield, they didn't play as well as they should! Ladd hit the nail on the head.

Di Matteo's "maverick" and Di Livio's "grinder" are not the key, the key is that the old Maldini used the wrong person.

In this World Cup, the Italian midfield has brought a lot of talented people.

Albertini, Dino Baggio, Costa, Moreno, Di Biagno and others could all act as serious sappers on the premise of a solid defense, but the elder Maldini eventually gave Di Matteo a heavy responsibility.

Judging from this Italian lineup, the old Maldini is not only a mistake in employing people, but also a "mistake in bringing people" before this.

It stands to reason that the person who should be brought to the World Cup by the old horse in the midfield should be Conte, who plays for Juventus.

Conte's attacking ability is more than a little bit stronger than Di Matteo, just look at the ball created by the two. In addition, in the front field and forward tandem, Conte's technique and awareness are still quite good, and his performance at Juventus is also quite good.

Another person who should be brought to the World Cup is Lazio's captain Fause.

At Lazio, although the captain of the team, Fosse is a right midfielder, but in reality it is often Gotadi and Negro running down the right side. Coupled with the fact that Jugovic did not play very well, Fosse became the real heart of this cross midfield.

Throughout the 97-98 Serie A season, Forsse can be called the most consistent central midfielder in Italy.

He is positioned behind the midfielder and in front of the midfield, and can quickly open up the right side of the road.

Sadly, Maldini Sr. brought so many defensive midfielders to the World Cup, but he didn't bring Fosse with him, simply because he overlapped with Di Livio and Moreno.

Overall, the midfield has become a weakness for the Italians.

This is not only seen by Ladd, but also by coaches around the world who are following this game.

Maldini Sr. had a good hand, but chose the most conservative, mechanical, safe, but also very dull combination in the first half.

He gave Di Matteo a heavy responsibility, but the latter was not angry. In addition, it coincided with Albertini's sluggish state and Di Livio's mute, which is why the Chinese team found so many opportunities to take the ball past the midfield, and then form a bottom counterattack.

The Chinese team exposed Italy's weakness in front of the whole world, which greatly surprised people's expectations.

The players listened carefully to Ladd's explanation, and recalled Italy's performance in the first half in their minds, slowly digesting Ladd's demands and arrangements.

"As long as Italy doesn't adjust, we're still playing like this." Ladd clapped his head, "Use the empty space to hit them to defend against the back, and choose the place where their defensive awareness is weakest to hit hard." ”

"It's not new, just work!"

"The players who grab the points and the passers should also pay attention to finding the defender who is always behind the opponent."

"It's this No. 5 at the moment."

'A lot of the time he defends at the back, it's not accidental, it should be the opponent's arrangement.'

"So he doesn't get forward easily, and our players have to pay attention to his position before passing the ball to avoid offside."

Ladd's words were addressed to Ma Mingyu, Peng Weiguo, General Fan and others, but Ou Chuliang also listened to them with relish in the audience.

It doesn't have to be a defender or a midfielder, the goalkeeper can either.

What's more, isn't this kind of long pass by the goalkeeper more hidden?

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and when the bell rang to get the players in, the players were energized again.

The YOYO physical test is much more useful than running in 12 minutes, at least in terms of physical strength, none of the selected international players are "60-point players"!

The 11 players gathered in the center of the locker room, and Ou Chuliang took the lead in extending a gloved hand. Then there were General Fan, Qi Hong, Zhang Jihua and others.

After all 11 people folded their hands together, Ou Chuliang stretched out his left hand again and covered it on top.

"Are you ready?" General Fan asked.

"Ready!" The other ten members of the team roared.

"One, two, three..."

Ou Chuliang "held" his teammates' ten hands, and swayed up and down three times: "Come on, come on, come on!! ”

"What do we want?" General Fan shouted again.

"Victory, victory, victory!!"

"Oh!!"

After an exhilarating shout, Ou Chuliang threw everyone's hands into the air.

After walking out of the passage, looking at the opponent's lineup, the players were happy.

Old Maldini hasn't been replaced yet!

Not just out of trust or because a substitution had already been wasted in the first half, Maldini Sr. seemed to want to give Di Matteo a chance, and he was back on the pitch.

This time, the Chinese team was the first to kick off!

The ball fell at Peng Weiguo's feet, and after taking a look ahead, he made a big diagonal pass with his left foot, and directly hoisted the ball in front of Sun Jihai who was inserted on the right side.

Sun Jihai jumped up and caught the ball with the arch of his right foot.

Looking at the ball that stopped less than two meters in front of him, there was another shout from the fans in the stands.

"This ball is a good stop!"

"It is worthy of being the first genius in China!"

"Rising star! Our future players will have to be selected according to this standard! ”

After winning the ball, Sun Jihai immediately accelerated and ran towards the baseline, he didn't want to have a hard fight with Maldini.

"Sun Jihai goes to the bottom..."

"Cross!"

As soon as Huang Jianxiang's voice fell, the whole camera followed.

This time, Sun Jihai's swing of right leg did not sweep the ball to the middle. Instead, lift it lightly and deftly slam the ball behind you!

Cruyff turned around!

This time, Sun Jihai even deceived Maldini and the cameraman on the sidelines.

"Cross!"

Looking at Sun Jihai, who quickly got up, Huang Jianxiang didn't have time to correct it, and hurriedly shouted again.

Sun Jihai found that this kind of impact direct bottom cross was easy to be intercepted by Maldini, and the quality of the cross was not high.

Now he not only shook Maldini off the ground after a false move, but also flashed the passing route.

Even with his left foot, which he is not good at, he has the confidence to hoist the ball into the box.

The ball swept across the sky, with Pesoto and Costa Curta sandwiching the ball between him. In the end, the golden-headed old man did not make the jump, and the ball swept over his head and fell to the back post.

"Zhang Yuxuan!"

In Huang Jianxiang's exclamation, Zhang Yuxuan didn't know when and where to kill!

Ling Bo robbed the emperor's mausoleum in microsteps, and the jade-faced killer Zhang Yuxuan!

The one-meter-eighty-six Zhang Yuluo jumped up, like an eagle with wings spread, giving everyone a sense of oppression from top to bottom.

Boom!

With a panda nod, Zhang Yuluo smashed the ball with his head towards the Italian goal.

Pagliuca subconsciously stretched out his right hand, and the ball hit the tip of his finger and bounced into the air.

"Wow~~Hi~~~"

There was another sigh in the stands.

If the ball is off the mark, it's in!

In the sighs of the fans, Zhang Yuxuan also shook his head again and again after landing, looking very dissatisfied with the header just now.

"What the hell is it that you kick off when you use your foot, and when you hit it right when you hit it right when you use your head?" Zhang Yu shook his head uncontrollably, and his hair, which was tied up by the headband, swayed back and forth.

"Xiao Zhang, it's good!"

"It's just a little bit, keep up the good work!"

"Come on, just give him a corner kick this time!"

In the face of the encouragement of their teammates, the Chinese players in the penalty area broke out with a wave of confidence again.

Faced with the goal that was almost broken in the opening game, the old Maldini once again turned into a magic stick, muttering on the sidelines: "Meng, everything is Meng, it's just a coincidence!" ”

"When this attack is over, we will regain control of the rhythm of the game, definitely, definitely!"

But in the next second, Su Maozhen's header hit Albertini's body and bounced out of bounds, and the Chinese team won consecutive corner kicks.

The Chinese team is attacking fiercely, and Italy is forced to defend.

It was only then that Maldini Sr. finally began to take a hard look at the team, and he suddenly realized that the lineup really seemed to be in trouble.

As the Italians patrolled the team up and down, the Chinese fans also looked at the cautious home team with a happy face.

At this moment, both Italian and Chinese fans exclaimed in their hearts: "Our team is different!" ”