Winter went by so quickly and soon the club had a new manager.

The new coach, Vincenzo, seemed to want to act differently from his three predecessors, and on the day he took over, he embarked on a "huge" job of having a one-on-one chat with every player in the squad who had not yet left.

When he realized that Ou Chuliang was a young goalkeeper who could speak Italian and had just won many international honors for the Chinese team, he slapped his shiny forehead and shouted: "Oh my God! Naples is a terrible thing! Look, what a good goalkeeper God has left us! ”

"Don't get so excited, Mr. Vincenzo." Ou Chuliang smiled bitterly, "One of the very important reasons why I chose to stay here is that I have to fulfill the contract. Until I made the most appearances, I just wanted to leave Napoli and there was no way. ”

"That's okay!" Vincenzo patted Ouchulian on the shoulder and said, "That's enough for you to show your strength in Serie A!" ”

"Let me see, you have a few games left on your contract..."

"Oh... 8 games left this season? It's okay, just 10 games! ”

"10 games, that's enough for you to prove yourself!"

Vincenzo stood up and walked around the room with his big belly in his hand.

"It looks like Napoli have another optimistic manager, may God bless him!" Ou Chuliang didn't know when, but he also began to talk to God in his heart.

Ou Chulian knows better than anyone that the club is not forgetting him at all, let alone protecting him.

In the second half of the league season, it needs a weighty newcomer to stand up in front of the club, and he is clearly qualified for this.

In addition to the head coach, many people have come and gone in the club, and even now, Ou Chuliang can't call all his teammates by name.

But that doesn't stop the team from continuing to compete.

On 11 February, the team hosted Vicenza.

For this football club in Vicenza, in the Veneto region of Italy, Napoli fans do not have the slightest favor.

In fact, this team has produced Robert. The "hatred" of Baggio's small team and Napoli was still accumulated last season.

If it weren't for Vicenza's last-minute comeback, Napoli would have had another trophy at this time. So some of the team's slump this season is counted on the small team that took away the Napoli trophy.

For Vicenza, who has been in Serie B all year round, the Coppa Italia is the first championship trophy in the club's history, and fans naturally have to thank Napoli for "releasing water".

This season, Vicenza is aiming for relegation, the same goal as Napoli.

In the eyes of Vicenza, this former southern hegemon of Serie A is not much better than its own team.

At the pre-match press conference, Vincenzo proudly said: "... Ou is the best goalkeeper in all of Asia and he will have our full trust..."

"In fact, who else can Napoli trust but Ou?" One Napoli starter said: "I'm willing to bet that Ou is not really at ease, he has never represented any team at the level of Serie A. ”

But Ou Chuliang's goalkeeper coach Elber does not see it that way, "Ou has so many proud records in the international arena in Asia, and he is even a world champion!" He is much stronger than Ferdinand, and even Giuseppe may not be able to compare to him! I don't have any worries about him starting. ”

The other fans also combined the ideas of the two people, but Leotta was different, she was the one who had seen Ou Chuliang's magic play with her own eyes.

Before the match against Vicenza, Leotta wrote in the newspaper Napoli Sport: "Although Ou is a young man of only 21 years old, he has a maturity and stability that other peers do not have. He was so sane and calm at all times. He has already shown this to fans all over the world in the Confederations Cup. ”

"I've never idolized anyone before, but after watching him fight, my habits had to change!"

After Leotta wrote the article, it didn't matter what the fans and citizens thought of it, just like she didn't care about the malicious slander of girls who were not as beautiful as her in college.

She trusts her own eyes, the eyes of men.

When the day finally came, Leotta sat in the press area, excitedly watching Ou Chuliang line up behind his teammates.

The sun was shining on the day of the match, and the 60,000-seat Napoli home stadium was packed.

The seating behind the goal is steeper than in other Serie A stadiums, and the goalkeeper feels like the stands are higher with every step he takes as he runs from the middle circle to the goal before the game starts. When the goalkeeper arrives in the small penalty area, he will feel like he is standing at the foot of the valley.

Achurion wore a black jersey, the color used to by some great goalkeepers a long time ago.

After the start of the game, Damir, who had just joined the team a few days ago. Stojako was looking for a breakthrough on the right. After shaking off two visitors in quick succession, he sent a well-placed low ball into the six-yard box – an area that belonged to the Vicenza goalkeeper.

By this time, the Vicenza defenders had moved out of the way, believing their goalkeeper would handle the pass. But the Vicenza goalkeeper hesitated to decide whether to attack, and by the time he could react, it was already too late!

At the other end of the pitch, Jolly Ouchulian watched as the team's new striker and centre-back capitalised on a mistake by goalkeeper Bulvio to open the scoring.

You know, at this time, the game has just started less than 5 minutes.

Ten minutes later, Damir again took advantage of it to score a penalty for his team. He personally took the penalty and Napoli extended the score to 2-0!

"OMG! It's a miracle! ”

"yes, it's been a long time since I've seen a team take the lead, and it's two goals ahead all at once!"

"We got such a great guy this winter! He (Damir) will definitely be a hero of the team! ”

"Now it depends on whether Damir scores more or the opponent scores more!"

"Let's hope our new goalkeeper is as good as his resume!"

In fact, when the 2-0 score appeared on the scoreboard, the game was already out of suspense before Ou Chulian could withstand the first test.

With two goals ahead, everything that happens on the pitch looks so wonderful to the home fans.

Ou Chuliang stood near the small penalty area line, reducing unnecessary activities. His body language didn't show any hesitation and he looked like the ideal goalkeeper who thought he wouldn't be knocked down by anything!

Serie A is defensive, and after a two-goal lead, Napoli counter-attacked with a solid defence, and with Vicenza hitting the woodwork with both first-half shots out of the woodwork, Acchulian looked easy.

In the second half, Ou Chuliang still performed very steadily, whether it was the opponent's free kick or a long-range shot, he was free to deal with it without any flaws.

Ten minutes from the end of the game, Napoli sealed the score at 3-0 and won their second win since the start of the season (two wins in the Coppa Italia do not count).

At the end of the game, in the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, every starter of the game was regarded as the hero of the team.

The stadium was almost overwhelmed by the cheers that Napoli hadn't won for so long that the fans had gone crazy with a win.

At the end of the game, fans on both sides of the tunnel shouted the names of each player.

When Ou Chuliang walked to the entrance of the players' tunnel, an excited fan even jumped off the guardrail, evaded the pursuit of the security guards, ran to Ou Chuliang and hugged him.

"Don't stop me, don't stop me! I know him! I know him! I'm an old acquaintance with him! The fanatical fan shouted as he was pulled by the security guards.

Looking at the hesitant gaze of the security guard, Ou Chuliang shrugged his shoulders, "I'm sorry, I've never seen him..."

"Don't, don't... Oh, we know, we know! Seeing that the security guard was about to drag him away, the fan hurriedly shouted at Ou Chuliang: "I'm the taxi driver, when you first came to Naples, I pulled you to the dormitory!" Kung Fu, Chinese Kung Fu! We also talked about whether you know how to do kung fu! ”

Hearing the driver's hurried shouting, Ou Chuliang suddenly had a little impression. When I get from the airport to the dormitory, I often take a taxi. However, the driver was mistaken, and the time he rode in his car was not his first time in Naples.

But since he recognized the other party, Ou Chuliang couldn't just watch the security guard drag him away like a sack.

After stepping forward to help the other party up, Ou Chuliang was a little stuck for a while: "Uh..."

"Jessett. Vincent Hao! Everybody calls me Pete! The taxi driver saw what Ou Chuliang wanted to ask, and immediately rubbed his hand on his clothes and stretched out to Ou Chuliang.

"Hello Pete."

"Hello, Ou!" The other party looked very excited, "Oh, you know what? Naples hasn't tasted victory for a long time! Even since the start of the season, we've conceded goals in every game! ”

"Not necessarily!" Ou Chuliang shook his head, "Napoli also drew 0-0 with Lazio a few days ago. In that match, Ferdinando also kept a clean sheet. ”

"Oh! Shet! Don't mention that traitor! Hearing Ferdinando's name, Pete's face was full of disgust, and he twisted his face and spat it.

Then he turned his head, saw Ou Chuliang's smiling face, and continued: "But fortunately, he has already gotten out!" Oh, you are the new hero of the São Paulo Stadium! We are all proud of you! ”

"Please understand, sir, this is not a place for friends to visit."

When he learned that there was actually no strong relationship between Pete and Ou Chuliang, the security guard grabbed Pete's shoulder again. This time, though, they were much more polite. When pulling Pete away, he also deliberately and cautiously greeted Ou Chuliang. It can be seen that even the security guards are elated by this hard-won victory.

"It's okay, as long as you don't treat him as harshly as you just did." Ou Chuliang waved his hand.

"Mr. Ou, you are really a gentleman." The security guard on the left took off his big cap and shook it at Ou Chuliang, then pulled Pete away.

Coming to the mixed area, Ou Chuliang saw Leotta crowded into the first row for the first time.

"Hey! Oh, here, here! "Leotta's height of 1.67 meters is considered tall among women, but in the presence of a large group of old men, it obviously does not seem enough.

Even so, she stepped on her high heels and rushed in front of the moving fence. Because of the pushing, the buttons around her neck were squeezed open, attracting frequent sideways glances from men.

"Well, what do you want to ask?" Ou Chuliang coughed lightly twice, and came to stand in front of Leotta.

"Oh! He's a normal guy! Seeing this, the male reporters consciously shut up and let Leotta hand the microphone to Ou Chuliang.

"Oh, how do you feel about your first Serie A start?" Leotta's voice was as crisp as a lark, and it seemed that she was as happy as a lark at this time.

"I thought I was going to be a little more nervous." Ou Chuliang said casually, "But it's actually not that bad. ”

With a faint joy at winning, Ou Chuliang talked about the situation of encountering the opponent's cross and shooting in the game, which is more tricky than the ball sent by the coach during the usual training. The atmosphere and pace of the Italian game is still a bit uncomfortable, but he will do his best to do his best.

In the face of the crowd of praise, Ou Chuliang laughed at himself: "Some of the ball speed is so fast that sometimes I don't even have time to judge whether to attack or not." So more often than not, I'd rather give up the ball than keep the goal safe, like this..."

As he spoke, Ou Chuliang swung his right fist, "Just squeeze it out of the danger zone like this." ”

In the crowd, a reporter just pressed the shutter at this moment to record the moment when Ou Chuliang swung his fist.

The next day, the Napoli media covered the match in great detail.

Damir, who contributed a goal and an assist, and Ou Chuliang, who kept a clean sheet against his opponent, were hailed as "heroes", and Napoli Sport also used a photo of Ou Chuliang swinging his fist as the newspaper headline, with the headline "Let's keep up the good work!" ”

"Napoli Sport" reported the match with two pages spanning, "This new Napoli team will completely wake up in the new year and seek glory under the leadership of China and Europe!" ”

Back home, turn on the TV, and the local sports channel is also replaying the highlights of the game. The TV host was full of praise for Napoli's new coach and new army, threatening to get the team back on track from this game. Next season, you can "break your wrists" with the top three in the north.

"Hey! That's not a good thing! ”

Ou Chuliang, who returned home, took off all his disguises, and in front of the mirror, he saw the face behind the smile, which was so tired.

At this moment, Ou Chuliang finally realized Ferdinando's mood more or less. After a long time like this, everyone will have a mask on their face.

The team only won one game, still at home, against opponents who have been in the third and second divisions for many years. And winning a game is a drop in the bucket for Napoli now.

Napoli doesn't need a win, it needs many!

"It would have been nice if this game had been a small defeat." Ou Chuliang muttered, squeezed out the shampoo, and wiped it on his head, "This way, the fans' expectations won't suddenly become so high like this..."

Ou Chuliang closed his eyes, feeling the sprinkler pour the foam on his head and on his neck.

He thought of that avid fan today, Pete, and wondered how he would feel when he found out that the team hadn't changed because of a win in one game.

Will they become hysterical again?

Ou Chuliang opened his eyes and left all the past behind. Pick up the gloves of the game and gently wipe the soft foam coating on the gloves smooth.