Looking at his teammates' attack from the left flank again, Ou Chuliang slowly retreated after landing on the ground.

After taking nine steps back, Ou Chuliang suddenly felt that he had stepped on something, and stopped in place for a moment.

In fact, he just stepped on another color.

After a pause, Ou Chuliang took another step forward.

Looking at Ou Chuliang's operation, the goalkeeper coach on the sidelines, Elber, proudly showed off to others: "See? I've never pushed Ou on, he's a hard worker. ”

"What sets him apart from others is that he is always self-critical and always wants to learn something new from it."

"I don't think any other goalkeeper in Italy has that!"

agreed to sign a contract to come to Serie A, Ou Chuliang was actually ready to sit on the bench for several years, after all, he came with an attitude of learning.

After coming to Napoli, although Napoli's results plummeted, the overall development of Italian football level is far from being able to catch up in China.

Ou Chuliang has learned a lot here, which he has not been exposed to in China or Brazil before, and he has no knowledge that the coach will talk to him.

For example, how the goalkeeper chooses the timing of his attack.

This topic is in China, and the coach will basically tell you to judge yourself based on your own height and bounce, as well as whether there is enough space in front of you at that time.

At first glance, it may sound right, but in fact this argument can be applied to any type of goalkeeper, and this way of teaching is obviously unreasonable. Whether the goalkeeper is sharp and accurate in the end is mostly based on his own talent.

But in Serie A, Ou Chuliang found that the first difference between himself and his peers was that his position was too far back.

Although there are occasional strikes out of the small penalty area and the clearance of the big penalty area, judging from the usual choice of position, he is really a little behind compared with his peers such as Giuseppe, Rafael, Ferdinando, and Moreira.

Here, goalkeeper coach Elber constantly admonishes Ou Chulian to expand his defensive range and start from his position.

It is best for a goalkeeper to strike and hit six average-quality crosses than to make all ten crosses and not touch two high-quality crosses.

Under Elber's tutelage, every time an opponent got the ball and began to instigate an attack in the Napoli half, Acchulian was often more than seven metres away from the goal.

And he was in the small penalty area when he was at home and in Brazil.

Although it was only two meters forward, for Ou Chuliang, this change was not just an adventure into the unknown.

The most important thing for a goalkeeper is to feel safe.

Now, Ou Chuliang has come to an area where he has never appeared before, giving up the sense of security that he has cultivated for many years, just to take a step closer to the "unknown" and "advanced".

At the beginning, Ou Chuliang was very unaccustomed to this kind of position. He knew very well how far he was from the goal, and he was in the goalkeeping position. Now it has to be recalculated, re-measured, and re-stored. So much so that Ou Chuliang always subconsciously returned to his relatively conservative position in the past, and then encouraged himself to take one more step forward every time.

Ou Chuliang knows that with the rapid development of modern football, his position may continue to move forward. Although I have many years of goalkeeping experience in my head, these experiences must not become a burden when I seek to change, otherwise I will be obsolete like a chain defense.

That's right, the chain defense that Napoli use today has been obsolete by the times. It's not other countries that think like this, but that's what the Italians who carried forward the chain defense did.

Some say that the last glory of the chain defense is the Saki dynasty of Milan, but in reality this perception is confusing.

The reason for this recognition is because when Serie A was first introduced to China, it was in the era of Grand Milan, so there has always been a phenomenon in China that Sachi football and the legendary chain defense are confused.

In fact, the chain defense is a "free man" and a "man marker", and Sacchi is the icebreaker who broke this Italian football tradition, creating a modern interpretation of football for space and area oppression, and is the figure who covers the chain defense.

That's why today Napoli once again came up with a chain defense to deal with Milan, and Capello was so surprised.

"Then may I ask the coach, what is a 'door latch'?" A young assistant coach intern in Milan followed Capello and couldn't help but ask questions after hearing this unfamiliar word in his mouth.

Capello glanced at Milan's backfield, where left-back Maldini was still playing as solid as he was after closing into the box.

Although he is a defender, he has always been meticulous about what he demands. He doesn't allow himself to make any mistakes, things like rising to the top, leaking the top, he doesn't allow it to happen to himself.

After once again defusing Napoli's counterattack, Capello let out a sigh of relief and explained softly.

Since Lapan reformed Switzerland in the 30s, the chain defence has had a feature that other formations do not have.

Just like the 235 mainstream formation back then, Lapan retreated to two defenders through two forwards; Two central defenders assist each other, and one of them lags behind to assist in the defense; With one less midfielder, simply retreat as a whole and give up the midfield to consolidate the defence.

The final formation is somewhat like 433, and more intuitively, it is 1333. But unlike the modern 433, the wingers at that time were not defensive. Therefore, this kind of formation will lead to one central midfielder against two opponents, which is also the reason why this formation needs to be retracted as a whole.

This solution is known as the "latch".

The most intuitive feature of the formation was the presence of a trailing defender, a position that later became known as a scavenger and eventually developed into a "free man" in Italy.

Basically, this is a kind of "method" that the weak team is not in the flow and shameless and will not be praised to learn and carry forward the strong team.

In the 40s, Soviet football was also famous for its brain-wielding style. In order to deal with a super strong team like Dynamo Moscow, a coach who practiced gymnastics and turned careers came up with a "way".

Based on the WM formation, a forward guard retreats; A full-back is responsible for cleaning up behind the backline; Strengthen the overall awareness, and move the whole team backwards.

This tactic, called the "Volga Clamp", brought some success to the Soviet team and served as a means for small teams to defend themselves against strong opponents. Although it was not widely circulated, it still laid the foundation for the later Daikomi era.

The chain defences of the Latch-Volga Rack-Big Mi era all have one thing in common, and that is that there is a scavenger who is a lagging scavenger, who acts as a free man, roaming between the two lines, marking the core players of the opposing team. This type of player usually has strong individual ability, is proficient in defense and offense, and it can be said that the scavenger has established the intensity of the defense.

In 1993, FIFA stipulated that goalkeepers could not use their hands to receive deliberate passes from teammates; In 1994, the offside rule at the World Cup was changed to be parallel to the penultimate player. As soon as these two policies were introduced, the position of scavengers became awkward.

He was known for his wide range of activities and then for his ability to read competitions; However, after changing the rules, his positioning is very likely to cause his opponent to break through the offside trap and take the opportunity to press forward. So now, almost no strong teams like to play like this. Even in Serie A, the scavengers have almost disappeared without a trace. The position of "SW" can only be seen in the tactical section of the game.

"In other words, the Chinese Europe in front of the Napoli goal played the role of the latch, and the chain defense could not fill the last important piece of the puzzle." At the end, Capello looked at Ou Chuliang meaningfully.

He didn't think it was a deliberate arrangement by Vincenzo, after all, Vincenzo was just a little-known little coach, and he was only a little famous in their coaching circle.

He also doesn't think that this is a deliberate play by Ou Chuliang, how can a football hillbilly who has just come from Asia understand the essence of chain defense in less than a year?

What's more, Napoli's tactics look like a temporary exercise, specifically for dealing with strong teams like Milan and Juventus in the late stages of the league, so all this is just a coincidence.

A goalkeeper who stands slightly forward, has a strong sense of defense, is agile, has no weak bounce and speed, and has a wide range of attacks, in a large pressure formation, inadvertently completes the task of a scavenger in chain defense. Such a Napoli is enough to make Capello and his Milan deflated.

The situation on the pitch was at an impasse for a while, Capello could not imagine that Vincenzo would deal with Milan in this way, and he could not find a better response for the time period, so he could only watch the minutes pass.

In the 41st minute, Milan's long ball was hoisted into the Napoli penalty area again. But under the slot of Bardini and Fazzi, the ball landed safely and bounced into the arms of Ochung, who had been guarding the ball for a long time.

In the 44th minute, Leonardo's through ball, although it broke through two Napoli defenses, also happened to be passed behind Bardini. But after Ouchulian tried hard to chase the ball, he finally took another step ahead of Kluivert and took the ball to the ground in front of the baseline.

In the 46th minute, the last attack and defense of the first half. When the fans saw that Ou Chuliang actually rushed out of the penalty area, strode to the position of four or five meters in front of the bottom line on the right side to face the re-coming George Weah, and directly fell to the ground and swept his legs to clear the ball to the front, the cries of the visiting fans' stands reached the highest.

"You're working really hard, lad." Hearing the whistle at the end of the first half, the former World Footballer of the Year reached out in a friendly way to Ou Chuliang at his feet and pulled him up from the ground.

Just now, Ou Chuliang risked being "cut in half" by himself and flew to the ground to relieve the siege, and Weah couldn't help but admire.

"Thank you, Mr. Weah." Ou Chuliang responded politely, Ou Chuliang still respected this man who could fight from CCAV5 to CCAV1.

Maybe it was because of Ou Chuliang's kindness, modesty, and politeness, or maybe because Ou Chuliang, like Weah, is also a player from a third world country, the world footballer patted Ou Chuliang's back and jokingly said: "Boy, you have to come on, this is just the beginning, you need to work harder in the second half." ”

For Weah, his football career is nearing its end and he has made a name for himself, so he has nothing to regret; But Ou Chulian is different, as Weah said, all this is just the beginning for Ou Chuliang.

"Thank you, Mr. Weah." Ou Chuliang nodded, "I will continue to work hard." ”

Weah looked at Ou Chuliang and seemed to see his former shadow: "Young man, I hope that after you become famous, you will not forget your motherland." ”

Ouchulian made a name for himself in Italy because of his match against Inter a month ago.

At this time, the Italian media did not know much about Ou Chuliang and China, and after everyone was in the clouds, Italian fans only knew that Ou Chuliang had gone to Brazil to study abroad with the help of the Chinese Football Association, and he was also the only Chinese player who stayed in Europe at present, and he was also sent by the Chinese Football Association.

Because of this misinformation, Weah took it for granted that Ou Chulian was his former self.

Weah is well aware that his achievements are not accidental, and he has privileged conditions that most of the people do not have.

While other citizens were still worried about food and water, Liberian President Doe, who loves football, appreciated Weah and sponsored $100,000 to send him and other players to Brazil for training, laying the foundation for Weah's success.

After becoming World Footballer of the Year, Weah was influenced by Nelson. Mandela received him, and Mandela praised him as "the pride of Africa" and encouraged Weah to join politics after retiring from the army. After that, Weah began to speak up for his country.

Last year, Weah, as a player, personally appealed to the United Nations to send troops to help keep the peace in his homeland.

This move made Liberian warlord Charles Brown a lot of people. Taylor panicked. Weah had been financed by President Doe, who was Taylor's enemy. When Taylor heard the news, he sent an army to destroy George. Weah's house in Monrovia, and QJ his two cousins. So far, Weah has not dared to set foot in the motherland.

It wasn't until a few years later that the United Nations decided to send a 15,000-strong peacekeeping force to Liberia, ending Taylor's rule.

The same third world country, the same football weak country, the same government sponsorship, the same training in Brazil, the same alone in Europe, Ou Chuliang's situation is almost exactly the same as Weah, and it is inevitable that he will be considered a "person of the same kind".

In the face of Weah's persuasion, Ou Chuliang smiled: "Mr. Weah, thank you for your advice, of course I will not forget my motherland. ”

"But one thing is different, there is no war in my country. And after the reform and opening up, it is developing rapidly. I believe that it will not be long before we catch up with the European and American powers, or even surpass them. ”

"Oh? Are you sure? Hearing this, Weah's eyes lit up. After thinking for a while, he asked curiously: "Ou, how did your country end the war?" ”

"It's simple." Ou Chuliang said meaningfully, "It was the countless ancestors who paid for it with their lives. ”

Speaking of this, Ou Chuliang's eyes showed a pilgrimage gaze.

"I see." Weah nodded thoughtfully, the people of Liberia were still worried about food and water, and they had no sense of a state at all. It is really difficult to get them to give their lives for the sake of words like "country".

"Mr. Weah, I suggest that if you have the chance, you can come to China and have a look. We are all third world countries, and we have a lot of things here that will definitely help you and your country. ”

Ou Chuliang's words aroused Weah's interest, and he said with great interest: "Okay, I will definitely go to China to see if I have the chance, and I want to see with my own eyes whether what you say is true." ”

Years later, when the retired Weah was elected president of Liberia, the small African country became China's staunchest ally.