Chapter 312: The Light of Asia

When it was discovered that Napoli would take advantage of the counterattack if they pressed too hard, Milan retreated.

And a team that is afraid of defeat is not qualified to win.

As soon as the 90 minutes passed, the game ended in a boring 0-0 as many Napoli fans had predicted in advance.

Although Milan did not win at home, they saved their "last face".

That's it for this season, and for Milan, the last hope can only be placed on the final of the Coppa Italia in three days' time. Whether Lazio can be dealt with in the two legs has become the hottest topic among Milan fans.

Milan fans "covered their ears and stole the bell", but the rest of the Italian fans grabbed Milan's sore feet.

First of all, they were their sworn enemies in the same city, although the results of both teams and Napoli were half a pound. But since you laughed at us for the draw beforehand, we're going to have to laugh at you for it!

Under the guidance of Moratti, intentionally or unintentionally, Inter fans played a banner that read "Also a draw" to fight back against their sworn enemies in the same city.

The draw was also reported by the newspaper La ViolΓ³n della Romano, "Milan wanted a big win at the San Siro and ended up wasting all their time in fear. ”

With Milan getting another draw, calls for Capello to step down are getting louder.

Everyone knows that Milan have no shortage of stars and are in need of reform, and fans want the club to find the right coach to help the club rebuild its glory.

Capello didn't think much about it, and in his post-match press conference, Capello said without desire: "Against Napoli with a bucket formation, the team had a poor performance today. ”

"There are many reasons for this, whether it's the coach, the players, or the opponent who insists on staying to the end."

"Napoli's performance today was 'amazing', they put Italian defensive football in their bones. I'll admit that there's no better way to beat the opponent with their chain defense. ”

Capello's statement still has some truth, at least in the eyes of the media outside Milan, there is another important factor in Milan's "failure": they underestimated the Napoli goalkeeper.

The newspaper La Repubblica reported: "The play of the Chinese goalkeeper once again shines in the city of Milan. ”

That's right, since the last time he was away to Inter, Acchulian has shown his tenacious defensive ability at the San Sirome Azza stadium.

But this time, the "proud and careless" Milanese did not learn their lesson and once again collapsed in front of the youngster.

Milan's other team once again showed the world their "stupidity".

"Roma Sport" said even more, "Two Milans, one means." ”

Recalling the Napoli away team Inter Milan's game, this group of southerners were "cruelly" wiped out by the referee after scoring a goal in Milan City, which led to Napoli only getting one point away from home.

And today, Napoli's away team, Milan, the same scene is once again playing out in the same stadium.

Regardless of the slow-motion replays from any angle, Napoli deserved a penalty. But it was still because of the referee that Milan was "lucky" to escape.

Both Milans held on to the draw with the help of the referee, and it's hard to see if there's something a bit of a mess in that.

With the "fanning of the flames" of "Roma Sports Newspaper", the Italian Football Federation realized that it would fine the referee who made a mistake in the game with a fine of 10,000 yuan, and also conduct an additional examination.

Spain's newspaper El Mundo also reported on the match after the game, "Milan can only score against Napoli in this disgraceful way. ”

"Throughout Milan's history, it's definitely a great club."

"But now, this former Serie A giant can only score in the league by 'despicable' means."

"From the 11th place in the league last year to today's mid-table results, Milan is not only full of internal contradictions, but also the players have no intention of playing."

"How can such a team calm down and compete for the championship?"

"Le Monde Sports" seized on Milan's footsteps, and expanded its thinking to completely deny Milan in the past two seasons. Even in the future of Milan, "Le Monde Sport" threatened not to return to its former glory without three or five years.

As we all know, Le Monde Sport is the mouthpiece of Barcelona. Their purpose in publishing this article is to discourage the Milan army, and then pack up the penalty star to go back at a low price.

As for the "Napoli Sports Newspaper", the picture of Ou Chulian throwing the ball with one hand was directly taken as the headline and published on the first page of the newspaper.

"Throw a soccer ball with the strength of a shot put!"

Napoli Sport used an exaggerated headline to describe how many passes were needed between Napoli's quick counter-attack, from goalkeeper to striker?

The answer is once!

'Ou's quick counter-attack was just one step away from Napoli to get three points away from home, but the cunning Milanese once again took advantage of the referee to steal the victory that belonged to Napoli.

"But the Milanese's conspiracy can't hide the brightest light of Napoli, and the wonderful performance of China and Europe in the game is obvious to all, and he will be the second Zoff!"

In this regard, Ronaldo also said frankly in an interview with the media: "I said a long time ago, that guy is very difficult to mess with!" ”

'So far I haven't seen anyone score easily in his hands.'

'He's going to be the best goalkeeper for the next 10 or 20 years, and with such an opponent here, I feel like I have a stronger desire to score goals!'

Maradona, who was far away in Argentina, also praised Ouchulian's performance: "In fact, he just did what a goalkeeper should do. ”

"But there's no one who can do better in his position."

'I'm glad to see Napoli have another goalkeeper like this and hopefully he will stay at the club for a long time.'

Maradona's remarks were also reprinted in the national Sports Weekly, but they used a more appropriate headline to describe the Napoli-Milan matchup.

"The times make heroes!"

"Napoli have been the underdogs of underdogs this season, in every sense of the word.

'It's not a shame for a weak team to do everything they can to hold on to a draw against a strong team.

"But whether the weak team can hold on to the draw does not depend on the weak team themselves, but on the strong team opposite him."

"But Milan today did not show a bit of a strong team, especially in the 63rd minute of the game when the referee's misjudgment escaped, it seems that Milan fans all over the world are lamenting it."

"According to incomplete statistics, there are many fans in China who completely lost their fans after the Milan game and chose another Serie A team to become their home team."

"According to Uncle Zhang, who walked around the corner this morning, his son tore the Milan fans to pieces last night..."

It was just an ordinary Serie A match, and even if one of the protagonists was Milan, it didn't attract more attention in European football.

But it was precisely because Milan played a less glorious role in this matchup that Milan received a lot of criticism after the game.

On the contrary, Ou Chuliang's fame has skyrocketed.

"Light of Asia!"

The Asahi Shimbun reported.

Japan, which has always admired the strong, has completely become a "European blower" after successively learning the strength of the Chinese team and Ou Chuliang in the Olympic Games, Asian Cup, and World Preliminaries.

Coverage of each of Ou Chuliang's matches will appear on the page of the Asahi Shimbun, which has done a report under the name "Light of Asia" to detail Ou Chuliang's visit to Inter Milan and the away game against Milan.

Against Inter, Ou Chuliang made 21 good saves; Against Milan, there were also 17.

And it's not just saves, left side interceptions, right side interceptions, short passes, long passes, number of sorties, number of times out of the penalty area, number of interceptions of high-altitude balls... And so on all the data about the goalkeeper were compared.

Two visits to San Siromeacha and two clean sheets.

This is an almost impossible task for a goalkeeper who has just entered Serie A!

And Ou Chuliang did it!

After a series of data comparisons, the Asahi Shimbun concluded: "Ou is the best player in Asia in Europe, and he has set a very good example for players from all over Asia in Serie A. ”

"Ou is a pioneer!"

"Even greater than Miura Chira!"

The Asahi Shimbun did not resent, on the contrary, the Japanese people liked to see it.

The story of an East Asian who accomplished some kind of feat in Europe one after another has always been loved.

As long as this East Asian is not Korean.

Referring to South Korea, the Seoul Ilbo also reported on the match.

However, in addition to introducing the process and results of the game, the most popular topic of the newspaper is to discuss whether it is possible that Ou Chuliang's ancestor is from the Korean Peninsula...

As mentioned in the Asahi Shimbun, how can a rookie goalkeeper just land in Serie A and "double-seal" Milan away from home?

No!

One no!

For goalkeepers, especially for those who have just been promoted from the second division. Playing against a big club and scoring more goals against the opposition is worth paying for the first division.

The more you pay for "tuition", the more you will gain.

At the very least, in the next game, the student will not easily be hit by conceding too many goals.

But Ou Chuliang is an alternative!

Not only did he not pay the tuition, but he taught the two Milans a good lesson!

A slap in the face to these two Serie A giants who have never been relegated.

What makes sense of this?

Not only that, but there are also good things to count, Ou Chuliang started 9 games this season, and 6 of them were clean sheets!

With such a high clean sheet rate, it's a god-like goalkeeper!

The media who realized it later also exclaimed, Napoli really got gold in the East!

It is because of Ouchulian's heroic performance that Napoli won many games in the second half of the league and are gradually climbing out of the relegation zone.

After this game, countless scouts went to the East with the enthusiasm of gold panning, whether it is China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, as long as they are players of the same color as Ou Chuliang, they are within the scope of these clubs.

At the end of this round, the Italian Football Federation once again selected Ou Chuliang as the best of the round, and also nominated him as one of the youngest rookies in Serie A.

This kind of glory is not something that can be given by a simple draw. Ou Chulian was able to obtain this, completely stepping on the shoulders of the two giants of Milan.

Serie A football began to frantically report on the young goalkeeper, and the big move held back by the AFC side was finally released.

After the latest round of voting, Ou Chuliang was elected Asian Footballer of the Year in 1997 by a wide margin, surpassing Hidetoshi Nakata and Ali Daei.

In fact, when Ou Chuliang was selected for the final three-person list, he was opposed by many media. The reason for his opposition is that the "Asian Footballer of the Year" should at least play in the Asian League.

In addition to representing the Chinese national team in some international A-level leagues, Ou Chuliang has not played a game in China's A-League.

In this way, the result of this vote is unfair.

The reasons for the media's opposition are very tenable, after all, the rules are set by the AFC, and you have to take the lead in abiding by them!

But the AFC's reaction was also very simple, Lao Tzu didn't explain this time, he just awarded this award to him, what can you do with me?

In his latest speech, Villapan did not directly answer the reporter's face-to-face difficulties, but copied the materials that had been prepared and read: "Asian Cup champion, two-time Asian Cup MVP, Asian Cup best player, World Youth Champion, three-time World Youth Championship MVP, World Youth Championship best player, four-time World Preliminary MVP, Confederations Cup third runner-up, two-time Confederations Cup MVP, Confederations Cup best player, Chinese Footballer..."

When the series of honors won by Ou Chuliang in 97 was announced, without waiting for the reporters in the audience to refute, Villapan said directly: "Although the Asian Cup was held at the end of 96 and was not considered for this result, I finally decided to announce it." ”

"I just want you to see that since the establishment of the AFC, there has never been an Asian player who has achieved so much and so much in just a dozen months."

"When his peers are still fighting for a chance to play, and when those so-called geniuses are still struggling in the second and third divisions, Ou has become the absolute main force of the Chinese national team and the Napoli team in Serie A!"

"Think about it, what are those famous Italian goalkeepers doing at the age of 20?"

"That's why this award was given to Ou!"

"Ou not only won glory for the Chinese team, but also won glory for the entire Asian football."

"The selection of Europe is unanimously agreed by all members of the AFC Committee, and all final interpretation rights belong to the AFC."

After saying that, Villapan put away the speech in a domineering manner, turned his head and walked off the stage, leaving behind a group of reporters who looked at each other.

"Whew! Lao Xu, I didn't embarrass your Chinese Football Association this time, did you? Back backstage, Verappan muttered, "You'll have to bring some good wine to see me next time!" ”

When the halo of the Asian Footballer of the Year was also buckled on Ou Chuliang's head, everything became different from before.

Napoli receive offers for Acchulian almost every day, from $5 million at the beginning to $8 million now, and even climbing.

Almost all teams in Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, English Premier League, Portuguese Super League, Eredivisie, Turkish Super League, Australian (Geolytic) Super League, and Belgian League A have sent people to Napoli to ask whether to sell or loan Ou Chuliang.

In Europe, a mature and steady goalkeeper is certainly worth pursuing, but such players actually abound.

The biggest reason why Ou Chuliang can become a "fragrant dumpling" is that he is young.

A young goalkeeper has great plasticity.

And compared to other famous goalkeepers, Ou Chuliang's career will be longer.

In addition to this, there is another reason.

If he could buy it when he was younger, it would save a lot of money. If you wait until Ou Chuliang is twenty-seven or eighteen and becomes famous, these clubs will have to weigh their own pockets.

After returning to Napoli, the fans were full of praise and admiration. Every day of normal training, the stadium fence was crowded with fans, journalists, scouts and some businessmen.

"They're all here to find Ou!" Moreira smirked, "They always pass me when they come to find Oji, because I'm O's roommate!" ”

In addition to these ordinary citizens, the Neapolitan mafia not only paid $200,000 to the entire Naples team, but also paid an additional $50,000 as a single prize to Occhulian.

Everyone believes that the young Chinese goalkeeper is the most important player in the team. If Naples wants to revive and regain its former glory, Acchulian is a must-have piece of the puzzle.

In an instant, Acchulian became the soul of the revival of Naples!

With the help of Ouchulian, Tikel, who single-handedly brought him to the team, was also recognized by Napoli fans.

In the eyes of the fans, bringing Europe to the south of Italy is the right choice for Napoli.

"I said a long time ago that Europe will soar and help Napoli to a higher level!" Facing the reporters who surrounded him, Trickell's tail was almost up to the sky.

And Ferdinando, Ticker's distant nephew, did not consume Auchulian like his uncle. Except for calling Ou Chuliang to congratulate him, all the chatter was about his usual training.

That's right, although Ferdinando came to Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League, with his qualifications, he is not yet capable of starting.

Naples is thriving, and everything seems to be going in a better direction.

But under this glory, what fans don't know is that Napoli chairman Llorente and Parker and others are discussing where to sell Ouchulian.

Everyone knows that a good goalkeeper tops the top half of the team!

But for a team like Napoli, they don't need a good goalkeeper, they need a good striker, a good midfielder!

If Ou Chuliang can be exchanged for a good amount of money, then Poli may be able to impact the European competition next season!

"The main thing now is to re-sign the following contract with Ou, so that we have more leverage when it comes to transfers!" Llorente clapped.

"That's right, I think Ou will agree." Parker knew that Acchulian was important to Napoli, but he had to stand on the side of the chairman.

In fact, Parker also knows that Ou does not have a sense of belonging to Napoli. And he is also trying to take advantage of this to persuade Ou Chuliang to re-sign a contract that can benefit both parties.

You know, Ou Chuliang is no longer what it used to be.

From an unknown football shrimp to today's hot star. The time when Ou Chuliang started his popularity is precisely this month. Nowadays, there is no one in the entire Apennine Peninsula who does not know that Napoli have a very good Chinese goalkeeper, and his name is like the cheers before the game.

"You don't know how annoying those merchants are! Not only did they blow up my phone, but they even blocked the door of my apartment! Before the person arrived, Ou Chuliang's nagging came from the door.

Walking to the table, Ou Chuliang took off his sunglasses and muttered with a pout, "What's more, they actually rented the villa opposite my apartment, and secretly filmed me with a camera twenty-four hours a day, so that I didn't even dare to go to the balcony, and the curtains were drawn in the house all the time!" ”

Looking at Ou Chuliang, who was exhausted by businessmen and reporters, Leotta smiled and took a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth: "Ou, maybe you can consider finding a professional agent!" ”