Chapter 384: A New Leader
Serie A is a place that breeds stars, and in Italy, almost every week, there are so many "talented teenagers" who are mentioned and "dug up" by scouts.
When fans mention Nikolai. When Ventola was a young and promising young man, he would also be crowned a "genius" in front of him.
Ventola's name was mentioned again and again in the conversation, and the good performance convinced all the fans who loved the Italian team that they had a new idol.
Ventola grew up in Bari and began to appear in the Italian Serie A in 1994, but at the time people did not notice the good-looking young man because he was too young to do anything for the team.
However, good talent and a positive attitude meant that the young Ventola would not be a mediocre player. He made a big contribution to the club in the following seasons, and despite the fact that Bari always fought for relegation, Ventola's ability was recognised by the fans.
His shooting style in the game took the town by storm and was affectionately known as the "Pride of Bari". After 4 seasons with Bari, Ventola is already an absolute star in the Apennines.
This season's thirsty Moratti has acquired him for $8 million.
The moment the blue and black jersey was draped over her body, the young Ventola was determined to work hard for her dreams.
But Ventola soon discovers that he has come to the wrong place.
There are strong strikers such as Ronaldo and Ivan Zamorano, as well as world-class central midfielders such as Djokaeff and Baggio. Come to think of it, even Recoba has been loaned to Venezia by Inter Milan this season, and it is almost impossible to stand out from the crowd, not to mention that he has not even had a chance to play.
Ronaldo's injury gave Ventola an opportunity, and after starting two games for Inter, he finally stepped onto the coveted derby field.
Looking at the crowds of Meacha, Ventola was confident that he would soon be able to prove himself in front of the whole world.
In the 69th minute, Ivan Zamolano's header grazed the crossbar and flew off the bottom line.
In the 74th minute, Zanetti broke through to the edge of the box and after staying on Ventola's face in the box for a while, he chose to knock back Djokaeff in the middle. But before the ball could roll into place, it was cut off by Ayala who came on as a substitute.
In the 79th minute, Djokaeff himself made a powerful shot at the top of the penalty area, which was steadily caught by Ou Chuliang.
In the 84th minute, Ventola found a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break through, but just as he was about to deliver a brilliant shot from Ouchulian, Maldini's leg came first and blocked the ball.
In the 88th minute, Ventola watched in the box as Zanetti passed the ball to Ivan again, without choosing himself. The latter managed to get the ball, but only to the end. With Ayala and Maldini in the middle, the ball was eventually returned to the Milanese.
In the 94th minute, Inter Milan's final shot grazed the post and flew out of the bottom line, and even in the eyes of the Inter fans behind the goal, there was still a distance of dozens of centimeters between the ball and the post.
Ventora stood on the edge of the box, hands on his knees.
Even though he only played for thirty minutes, he was already exhausted and out of breath at the moment.
Physical exertion, but also mental exhaustion.
Faced with the distrust of his teammates, as well as the distrust of the fans, and even his own distrust, Ventola ended his first Milan derby.
He looked at Ou Chuliang who walked behind the door to pick up the ball, and at this moment he couldn't help but feel that he was too far from the other party.
"Alas! I thought he was a genius, but who knew that he was about the same as a normal person. ”
"That's not right, this guy played really well when he was in Barry!"
"Bari is Bari and this is Milan! What do you expect a country lad to do in a big city like Milan? ”
Ventola even awakened his "ability" at this moment, and he seemed to be able to see every pair of strange eyes in the stands, and he could hear every whispered voice.
He came on as a substitute for Ronaldo, carrying the expectations that Ronaldo and the fans had given the alien.
He finally knew how heavy such a burden weighed on his shoulders, and finally knew how much difference he had between himself and Ronaldo.
"Hah! After all, he is a goalkeeper who can be on par with Ronnie. Ventola smiled wryly and looked at Ou Chuliang's back, which seemed so out of reach.
On the Derby battlefield, those so-called geniuses are quickly washed of their halos; And only true geniuses will emerge and become the leaders of the new generation!
For a derby, it's amazing to have a player come out of here.
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Behind the goal, the Inter caddie couldn't wait to drop the ball to Ouchuliang.
However, something unexpected happened, Ou Chuliang's hands "slipped", and he didn't catch it. When he reacted, the ball "accidentally" fell on the billboard again and rolled into the distance.
The poor caddy didn't see this at all, and after throwing the ball to Ou Chuliang, he hurriedly turned around and picked up the other ball. It wasn't until he noticed that the fans in the stands were in a bad mood, heard the fans shouting "demons" and "wizards", and saw some fans waving their hands over the railing with wide eyes and waving at him, that he turned around and saw Ou Chuliang holding the billboard with an "innocent" face, looking at him without blinking.
"Oh! Demon, you are a demon sent by Satan! ”
"Wizard of the East, your little trick will not defeat the mighty Inter!"
"Bastard, don't even let go of children, you are the devil, the devil !!"
Although they didn't know what was going on behind them, they could only guard against the noisy Inter fans in front of them to prevent them from rioting.
"Why didn't you call me?!" The little ball boy was so angry that his face was flushed, and he hurriedly picked up the ball, turned around and ran towards Ou Chuliang.
"I don't know your name, how can I call you!" Ou Chuliang smiled slightly.
Seeing Ou Chuliang's relaxed eyes, the little caddy subconsciously turned his head and threw the ball in his hand towards Ou Chuliang indiscriminately.
Although it was a little crooked, Ou Chuliang turned around and caught the ball with one hand as if he were catching a rugby ball, and he did not look like a "butter hand" before.
"Thank you."
Ou Chuliang thanked him, ignoring the fans who were shouting like zombies, and slowly came to the line of the small penalty area and put the ball firmly on it.
The referee couldn't wait for a long time, and waited until Ou Chuliang kicked the ball into the air and couldn't wait to blow the whistle in his mouth.
"Hula !!"
With a cheer from the south stand, the Milan players all ran to the opposite half to meet their fans with victory.
1-0, a simple score, can be seen everywhere in the defense-oriented Serie A field.
But today's 1-0 has been given a new meaning by the Milan derby.
Milan haven't won a league derby for two seasons in a row, and the win came like a rain down on every Milan player.
At this moment, countless Inter fans thought of the aliens who were carried off the field in the middle of the game, and one by one they threw the newspapers and water glasses in their hands on the ground with hatred, and scolded loudly: "Despicable Milan! ”
"Damn Milan!"
"If it weren't for Ronnie, how could you have had the last laugh?"
"yes, if Ronnie was there, he would have scored at least three, scored three!!"
The anger of the Inter fans could not hide the joy of the Milan fans, and at this moment Ou Chuliang was bowing to the fans with his teammates.
"The game is over, 1-0."
Milan had the last laugh.
The on-site commentator also sighed, "After the aliens went down, Inter Milan was like a different team, and there was no way to organize a decent attack, but Milan seized the opportunity and almost attacked the next city." ”
'There was only one goal today, but the course of the game deserved the title of Milan derby.
'There were nine yellow cards and goalkeepers from both sides made 31 saves.
"It's as intense as in previous derbys!"
"Let's cheer for Milan at the end, the derby win in the first half of the league belongs to AC Milan!!"
Amid the cries from the sky, Maldini smiled and came to Ocullian's side and put his arms around his neck.
"Hey, Ou, what did you just say to that kid?" After winning the derby, Maldini's happiness returned, "It's good that the caddie is from Inter, otherwise the referee would have given you a yellow card!" ”
If Ou Chuliang and the caddie "join forces" to "delay time", then the referee can only count this account on Ou Chuliang's head.
Because the clip of Ou Chuliang's "butter hand" leaking the ball was so weird and alert, except for the cameras on the sidelines and the fans in the stands, the referee didn't notice it at all.
How could a goalkeeper who caught so many shots from Inter Milan's superstar in the whole game not catch the ball thrown by a caddy?
But the reality is so "dog blood", Ou Chuliang really didn't catch it.
When the players began to get impatient and the referee began to pay attention to Ou Chuliang, he stood in that helpless posture, without a football in his hand. The caddy closest to him was still facing away from him.
"Didn't say anything, I was yelling at him to hurry up and give me the ball."
"Hahaha, don't be funny!" Maldini slapped Ou Chulian on the shoulder, "I have seen the footage of you deliberately dropping the ball, you are so bad!" ”
"Then who knows!" Ou Chuliang shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe it's because that little guy is very rude and throws the ball too hard when he throws it to me, so I don't catch it!" ”
"By the way, you didn't scold him, did you? Or didn't do it? Maldini asked suddenly.
"Scolding him? Why should I scold him? Also, is he so far away from me that I can beat him? Ou Chuliang was stunned, I especially thanked him too late, why did he scold him and beat him?
"Whew, it's good you didn't touch him!" Maldini wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"What the hell is going on? Has something like this happened before? "Ou Chu is wondering.
Under normal circumstances, who would scold a caddy who picks up a ball?
"Of course!" Maldini nodded, "Do you know Panucci?" ”
"Panucci? I know him! ”
Christian. Panucci, a left-back who played for Milan and moved to Real Madrid in the 96-97 season, has already won the Champions League once with the Galaxy.
"He was a ball boy in Milan when he was younger." Maldini continued, "Once, after a match between Milan and Sampdoria, Panucci asked for an autograph from Zenga. But Zenga was too angry for the loss, so he slapped Panucci in the face. ”
"My God, did you ever have such a big temper?" Ou Chuliang also heard about this for the first time, and he instantly lost a lot of good feelings towards Zeng Jia, who was also a goalkeeper's predecessor.
"Panucci, who was covering his cheeks at the time, secretly determined that one day he would step on the gate of the city that had been guarded by Zengjia."
In the Milan derby in the 93-94 season, Panucci made good on that promise. At that time, he scored a goal in his first derby for Milan, and it was Zenga who was the goalkeeper for Inter at that time! ”
After listening to Maldini's narration, it dawned on Ou Chuliang.
Oh, good fellow, inspirational model!
After saying that, Maldini was still not at ease, and asked again: "Ou, you tell me the truth, you didn't make things difficult for that child, did you?" ”
"Nope." Ou Chuliang still shook his head, "I just asked his name!" ”
"Oh? So what's his name? Maldini gossiped, and he looked at Ou Chuliang, thinking that he could write it down as well, and maybe one day the kid would really fulfill his promise.
"Unfortunately, I don't know." Ou Chuliang shrugged his shoulders and recalled, "After I asked him this, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at me at all. ”
"I see." Maldini nodded thoughtfully, putting the unrealistic idea behind her.
If he didn't have the courage to look at Ou Chuliang when he was young, such a child would not have the courage to score in front of Ou Chuliang even when he grew up.
After skimming away from the topic of caddies, the two looked up again, focusing on the cheering fans in the stands.
"Look, Ou, that's our Milan fans, Milan's most solid backing. It's my lifelong dream to give them every derby win! ”
"yes, Captain, you're right, they're so cute."
Ou Chuliang's emotion came from the bottom of his heart, and he remembered the group of fans who followed the national football team wherever they went in the international arena.
There is President Chen, Uncle Rosie, and a Japanese grandson Chen Tang, and a little girl who is a junior high school student with a sweet appearance and a cold appearance.
It was the countless fans behind him who was able to do his best to save the ball every time the opposition had a shot.
There is only this group of lovely fans who can never live up to it!
Seeing Ou Chuliang looking up at the stands, I don't know who took the lead, and a series of shouts sounded in the stands.
"Europe, Europe, Europe, Europe!!"
"Listen, oh, the fans are calling for you!" Maldini's face was also delighted.
It's been a long time since Baresi retired from the game to hear Milan fans shout the name of a player so passionately, not to mention that he's a new team-mate who only joined Milan this season.
Ou Chuliang stretched out his hand and began to drive the rhythm of the fans.
The sound of "Ou" is used all over the world, and Ou Chuliang's fans are happy to chant in this way while shouting the names of their favorite players.
Under the "command" of Ou Chuliang, those fans shouted more happily and more frequently.
In the end. Ou Chuliang suddenly clenched his fists. A series of "Ou" suddenly turned into a long sound, echoing over the San Siro stadium for a long time.
Not everyone can have such an excellent performance in their derby debut, Maldini looked at his teammate with bright eyes, he felt that although the team bought a goal machine like Bierhoff this season, Milan's biggest gain this season is the young goalkeeper in front of him who is no worse than Rossi at his peak.
With him behind him, Maldini felt more at ease than ever.
Seeing this scene, Moratti on the rostrum stood up with a straight face, and said to the entourage beside him: "Hmph, the game is over, we have to go to the hospital to see Ronnie quickly." No matter what he does, we have to 'thank you' this Chinese! ”
Everyone knows that Moratti sees Ronaldo as his own son. Don't look at Ou Chuliang's method to connect Ronaldo's arm, but in the final analysis, he made Ronaldo's arm like this. If there is really anything wrong with Ronaldo in the hospital, even if Ronaldo does not pursue it, he will ask Ou Chuliang for "justice" in the name of the Inter club.
Looking at Moratti, who was leaving angrily, Berlusconi's face had already changed to a smug look.
After Baresi retired, he hadn't looked at his old rival's back so proudly for a long time.
"Go to the hospital and see how Ronaldo is, remember, make sure you record everything in the real situation, in case the Inter guys do something." Berlusconi instructed his entourage.
"Well, I know, this thing has already been done."
Hearing the entourage's powerful answer, Berlusconi once again set his eyes on Acchulian, who was interacting with the fans on the field.
"Tut-tut, what a young man! No wonder Alberto wants to buy you. Now it seems that even if I don't allow you to start, the fans won't disagree! ”
At the post-match press conference, Zaccheroni couldn't hide his joy.
As his debut in the Milan derby, he was more than qualified to show his face after the victory.
As the camera was all focused on his face, Zaccheroni coughed into the microphone, "It's an honour to win today's Milan derby, after all, this is the first crucial game in my tenure. ”
"I couldn't have won this without the support of the players and Paul, who was next to me." Zaccheroni said, glancing at Maldini beside him.
"Another thing is that our goalkeeper China Ou also played well in today's game.
'His saves and his reflexes on the goal line are there for all to see, and it's he who has defused the opposition's attacks time and time again.
"I can responsibly say that after today's game, Milan will have a new leader at the back!"