Two days later, in Milan's 4-2 win over Hamburg, Ou Chuliang also had a slight flaw. He was largely responsible for conceding the first goal as he hesitated a little when he attacked, giving the opposing striker a chance to face him alone.

"The pace of the training matches wasn't fast enough, but Ou is slowly adapting. And he's getting better and better at the back, but I wish he could be more precise. Hawke said in an interview, "When the pace of the game is increased in the warm-up game, it is immediately obvious that the goalkeeper is not comfortable adapting to the new tactical system. Whoever adapts to the pace of the game more quickly is likely to have more chances. ”

In the next warm-up match, Zaccheroni said that he would give Abbiati a chance.

To be honest, not only Abbiati was nervous, but Ou Chuliang was actually a little worried.

He didn't think he did well in the warm-up games, and he was about the same as Rossi. But if Abbiati plays well and adapts better to Zaccheroni's tactics, his rivalry with Rossi during this period is likely to be a wedding dress for others.

To dispel his doubts, Mr. Ouchulian even accepted an invitation from a neighbor who worked for an animal protection society to attend a party at the consulate, where the woman's husband worked.

Here, there are many young and beautiful girls who talk to Ou Chuliang, and their unified topic is to ask Ou Chuliang what kind of pet he likes the most.

Whether it's a sexy and charming cat, or a smaller, cute bunny.

One of the beautiful women, Suzanne, who used to be a modern pentathlon athlete and spent a lot of time on horseback as a child, also took Ou Chulian on a tour of the stable.

Just when Ou Chuliang was still thinking about whether to accept the other party's invitation to dinner, his body had unconsciously ridden an old horse.

The old horse's hair was almost gone, his eyes were not bright, and he looked at least fourteen or fifteen years old. But it is the most docile horse in the stable, so it also shoulders the "heavy duty" of carrying the beginner at a trot.

Most of the people who come to the consulate to party are outsiders who have come to live in Italy, and they have formed a "circle" of foreigners in Italy in the name of "protecting animals", because they know that most of the people who can come to live abroad have a high quality of life.

Ochulian smiled and rejected every girl whose eyes lit up when he looked at him, except for the poor old horse at the end.

For this reason, Ou Chuliang deliberately fostered it in a good horse farm and named it Kenneth. Because Ou Chuliang found that when he was alone with this old horse, his anxious mood would unconsciously calm down. And a lot of words hidden in his heart, Ou Chuliang didn't mind telling it.

"Man, do you think Abbiati will have a chance?" Ou Chuliang stroked Kenneth's head and asked, "Or will the coach favor him more?" ”

Kenneth sneezed, then lowered his head and ate the grass to himself.

......

Wilton Avenue on the east side of the stadium has been closed. Magal couldn't read the book all afternoon.

He parked his car at home and decided to walk to the course on his own. For him, it was only ten minutes away. Magar arrived early because he wanted to go to the ticket office before the game to meet an old friend who had played for Valencia. The player who has played in La Liga is the biggest player Magar has ever seen.

Catania is the second largest city in Sicily in southern Italy and the capital of the province of Catania, with a population of about 250,000.

If Italy is a boot that reaches into the Mediterranean, then Sicily is the biggest stone that this boot kicks.

Catania is located on the eastern coast of Sicily, halfway between Messina and Syracuse, at the foot of Mount Etna.

The active volcano Etna faces the Ionian Sea and has a mild climate and beautiful scenery. Perhaps because there are so many legends about Sicilian social problems, Catania seems to have a certain mystical tinge. However, when you approach it, you will be surprised to find that this is a unique corner of the earth, a land of abundance.

Magal was wearing a white training suit, and there were a little more people on the street than usual at this time. Some people saw him still giving him a thumbs up. In fact, these people only recognized the training uniform, not Magar himself.

Arriving at the road-closed area of the Massimino Stadium, a security officer stepped forward to stop him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm the center!" Magar replied earnestly, "I'm here to compete." ”

Magal's training uniform convinced the security personnel and allowed him to move on. Usually only those who have the tickets are treated like this.

Instinctively, Magal arrived at the pitch and did not look for that Valencia friend, but for "them".

Magar looked around, "they" hadn't arrived yet.

With less than two hours to go, the referee was about to blow the whistle for the start of the game, and Abbiati was still sitting in the steamer.

There is a stretch of channel to get from Milan to Catania, and such a warm-up match is not worth the club's cost of airfare.

After getting off the boat, there is a special bus at the port.

The team members got into the bus one after another, and a police car with flashing blue signal lights cleared the way for the bus in front.

Although he had a good relationship with Abbiati in private, Ou Chuliang was almost silent in the car at this time. In fact, the same is true for the rest of the team, after experiencing the bumps of trains, buses, and ships, few team members like to chatter on the bus.

In fact, Ou Chuliang also knows that in a giant club like Milan, competition between goalkeepers is inevitable. If a goalkeeper loses the opponent he is competing with, it is not a good thing. Specifically you can refer to Rossi in these two seasons, and his position in Milan is almost unassailable.

But the result?

Eleventh and tenth, for two seasons in a row, Milan fans have completely lost their heads in front of Inter.

In the bus, most of the players wore headphones and listened to music. Ou Chuliang also wears a CD player with the story of Luo Dayou's time in it.

Although you can also choose the radio to listen to music, the bus is very quiet at this time, and Zaccheroni thinks that the bus should not be too noisy.

After a stretch of coastal opening, the buildings of Catania began to come into view of the players. Compared to Milan, it is more "rural" than Naples.

The bus was already air-conditioned, but Abbiati still felt very hot.

He wears a short-sleeved polp shirt with the club's crest at the center.

According to everyone's statistics, Milan should win 3-0 or 4-0 today. After all, a club like Catania, even in Serie C, is at the level of the middle and lower reaches. In the face of such an opponent, no one should talk about the goalkeeper after the game, and if there is an accident in the game, then the goalkeeper will become a sinner.

For this reason, Abbiati's agent also enlightened him on the phone before he came, and losing was a completely ridiculous idea.

Abbiati also knows that no matter how close he is with other goalkeepers at the club, he must not let go of his time to earn it. Today's game was a chance for him to try because neither Rossi nor Occhulian were playing very well. If he can do something solid, he might add a little more points to the coach.

While it is not the case that someone would say that Abbiati should be the starting point for the club after playing against a third-division team, the coach will be relieved to see Abbiati after that.

Rossi and George were left at home, and for them to travel so far with the team was a complete unsuccessful team building.

But for some reason, Abbiati always felt like she was going to be a loser.

Rossi's exploits in Milan daunted him, and Ou Chuliang's usual positive and wonderful performances overwhelmed him. Gradually, some small doubts slowly made Abbiati start to doubt herself. Under the pressure of the upcoming match, Abbiati began to feel fear. This is completely different from the normal fear of a goalkeeper, which will be even darker.

When a strong team is facing a particularly weak team, the pressure is not actually on the weak side!

On weekdays, Hawke actually takes care of Abbiati as well.

There is an unknown reason for this, that is, Ou Chuliang is already at the "famous" level, but Abbiati is still "fledgling". Any goalkeeper coach dreams of discovering a top goalkeeper. So although Hawke admires Ouchulian very much, he doesn't mind cultivating Abbiati into an existence that surpasses Ouchulian.

"Oh my God, the air in the bus is so dry!" Abbiati stirred his collar, and he felt like he was about to suffocate to death.

The speed of the bus began to slow down, and Abbiati saw a large crowd gathering in the streets, who greeted the bus and screamed. They also have only one destination, and that is the stadium.

When Abbiati got off the bus, the fans behind the barricade watched him happily, and Abbiati's lips were tightly pursed.

The broadcast in the Catania dressing room was always on, it didn't matter what the door was, it wasn't an acquaintance who stuck his head in to wish the team good luck.

Magar struggled to get a good night's sleep, but the shouts of the fans in the stands were heard through the walls to the dressing room, leaving Magar completely unable to sleep.

"It sounds like a demonstration over our heads!"

Magal is only 26 years old, the prime age for footballers, but his hair is already a little gray.

Establishing himself in the third division and playing games is enough for Magar to stay afloat. Although it is only 2,000 euros a month after tax, this has already made Magar happy.

On weekdays, Magal's favorite thing to do is study, and he even got a teaching certificate in addition to playing football.

Of course, Magar is still a professional footballer first and foremost, and for a team teetering at the bottom of the third division, playing against Milan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Magar and his teammates had already changed into their uniforms, and the locker room was filled with the smell of massage oil.

They can't wait to get on the pitch to warm up, but they still have to discuss the tactics of the game first.

Head coach Tessido writes on the blackboard the specific task of man-to-man marking when defending an opponent's corner. It also tells the players that today's game is a reward for their hard work last season and the best day of their careers!

'You should enjoy the game and treat it as usual. But don't kick or injure an opposing player, and be polite in the event of a conflict. ”

The whole speech lasted more than two minutes, and there was no special game arrangement on the blackboard. Tescedo also understands that the players are already motivated, and saying anything more will only make them feel the pressure.

On the other side, Abbiati hurried across the basketball court into the locker room, where an old, tattered Italian flag hung above the main entrance of the court.

Catania's children weave between the gymnasium and the locker rooms, carrying gleaming metal boxes containing Milan club gear.

But Catania's dressing room is too small to fit these boxes!

"I've been wondering how the Milan players are sitting in the dressing room!" Catania's backup goalkeeper later recalled, "Our dressing room was more realistic than a mine, with only a very small window inside. Not to mention the small space, the ceiling is also very low, and the sweat from many years ago soaked the walls. ”

He was also curious to see how a player from a big city like Milan could adapt to such an environment.

When Zaccheroni didn't know the tactics, Abbiati tried to sit there with his waist straight like Acchulian, taking notes carefully.

But the sultry air made him feel suffocated again, and he wrote two or three words and put the pen down.

In later days, Abbiati asked Ou Chuliang about this matter, and asked him how to calm down and listen to the lecture in such a poor environment, or pretend to listen carefully.

Ou Chuliang smiled and replied: "When I used to train in Brazil, the environment there was even worse than here!" ”

Although he didn't write it down, Zaccheroni kept nagging about the attack.

"If you miss a pass, you have to get the ball back immediately, use the three strikers to maintain a strong attack, and keep the game going in the third of the pitch close to the opponent's goal."

Zaccheroni believes that a good coach should be as careful as he is preparing for a Champions League final, and that is the only way to be the best coach he can be.

But what he didn't know was that every time he said a word, the players yearned for a little bit of the outside air.

"Christian, as long as the opponent gets the ball in midfield, you have to be eight or nine meters in the goal."

"You must not go too far and you must not recycle it, otherwise Catania's long counter-attack could be a miracle."

"I want you to be as decisive as Van der Sar when you attack and be as fierce as you need to be, even when you run out of the box."

"Did you hear me?"

Looking at the chattering Zaccheroni, Abbiati secretly cursed in his heart: "Shit Van der Sar! ”