Chapter 388: Winter in Milan City

Happiness is always short-lived, and maybe Patrick doesn't know how happiness disappears, but Milan fans must know.

A derby victory brought half the joy to the artsy city, but now Milan is in complete winter.

Inter Milan lost Ronaldo like no backbone, although the Champions League group stage has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss to ensure qualification, but after losing to the championship rival Fiorentina in the league, it fell directly to the eighth position, which only mid-table teams will strive for.

What about the seven sisters of Serie A?

What about the seven swords that were said to go down the Tianshan Mountain?

What about the seven gourd babies who said yes?

What about the seven dwarfs?

I'm a dignified Inter Milan, what's the matter with being in eighth place?

For Inter's current achievements, Inter fans are sad, and they can't see the shadow of last season's God blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.

"Maybe not even the Coppa Italia this season!" Inter fans lamented.

Inter's side is bleak, and Milan's side is also turning from joy to sadness.

After an early knockout of the Coppa Italia, Milan drew 0-0 away at Bari.

As a result, Milan completely resumed the weekly game, and the word "tired" was no longer allowed to appear in the players' mouths.

After a week of recovery, Milan did exactly that.

In San Siro, Milan once again faced the Blues, who had already played twice this season, and thanks to Bierhoff's trademark header, Milan won 1-0 at home. In this way, among the seven sisters of Serie A, Milan has already defeated three strong opponents in the first leg, which is a good result.

Just when the fans were swearing that Milan had a chance to stabilize the Serie A title this season, a group of young guards from the land of opera gave Milan fans a slap in the face.

In 1986, four years before promotion to Serie A, Parma were still struggling in Serie C. After they were promoted to Serie A in 1990, Parma have never dropped out of the top seven in Serie A.

Parma are thanks to a dedicated owner, an excellent managerial appointment, and a predominantly young squad brought in by management through discerning transfers.

In 1990, the Parmalat Group bought the hometown team. At that time, Parma managed to be promoted to Serie A under the leadership of coach Scala.

In their debut season in Serie A in 90-91, Parma finished fifth in Serie A. And due to the refusal of AC Milan led by Sacchi in the Champions League 14 finals that season, Milan was banned by UEFA from participating in the next European competition for the next year, giving Parma a ticket to the UEFA Cup.

The Coppa Italia winner in the 91-92 season allowed Parma to qualify for the Cup Winners' Cup for the following season. The following year, they won the Cup Winners' Cup.

In the 93-94 season, Parma reached the Cup Winners' Cup final again under the newly signed goalscorer Zola, but unfortunately lost to Arsenal. However, they still won the UEFA Super Cup in 1993. The opponent was AC Milan, who won 2-1 over two legs.

In the 94-95 season, still under the leadership of Gianfranco Zola and Marco Blanca, Parma won the UEFA Cup and also finished third in Serie A.

In the 95-96 season, Parma did not win anything, but they acquired a young player named Gianluigi Buffon. Today, the youngster is known as Italy's "first-day goalkeeper", the most likely person to succeed Pagliuca as Italy's international goalkeeper, and the one that Italian fans often compare to Ouchulian. Fans often say that no matter how good Ouchulian is, as long as Italy has Buffon, he will never be able to become Italy's No. 1 goalkeeper.

In the two seasons since, former Milan star Carlo Ancelotti has enjoyed two seasons with mixed accolades at Parma. Although Parma were one step away from the league title in their first season, they eventually fell in front of the mighty Juventus.

Today, Parma's manager has been replaced by Malaysani. The 44-year-old led Chievo to promotion in the lower divisions before leading Fiorentina to a fifth-place finish in Serie A in the 97-98 season.

Parma, who coached him, gave up Anceroni's preferred 442 for 352. It can be seen that it is not only Zaccheroni who is a maverick, but many of the Serie A giants who are eligible for the title this season have preferred a back three formation.

In the 11th round of Serie A that just ended, Parma used this formation to face AC Milan.

Parma's starting line-up is: goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, defenders Sansini, Cannavaro, Thuram, central defenders Benarivo, Fosse, Dino. Baggio, Veron, Bogciรกn, Chiesa and Crespo up front.

AC Milan's starting XI were: goalkeeper Occhulian, defenders N'Gotti, Costacuta, Sara; centre-backs Maldini, Albertini, Boban, Hellwig; The three strikers are Weah, Bierhoff and Ganz.

The 20-year-old Gianluigi Buffon is even a year younger than Ocullian, but he has been in Serie A for four seasons and has already secured the position of Parma's starting goalkeeper.

Before the game, fans on both sides felt that it would be a classic match-up, and although the attacking players were fierce, they would eventually be defused by the goalkeepers of both sides. The scene is hot but the score is scorching, and the hard work and scramble of the players on both sides will make every goal appear precious, and the person who contributed the goal will be called a true hero.

But God seemed to have deliberately played a joke on Milan, and the game did not go according to the script that the fans had hoped for.

In the 26th minute of the game, Dino. Baggio's left-footed shot from outside the box was an all-round test for Ou Chuliang.

In the face of the opponent's fierce shot from outside the penalty area, Ou Chuliang instantly fell to the left and tried his best to save the ball with a textbook saving posture.

But all the red and black players stayed where they were, turning to watch the flying save. When Ou Chuliang struggled to get up from the ground, the first person to run in front of the ball turned out to be a guy in a yellow robe.

It's Chiesa!

Chiesa, who ran from a position that was almost offside, rushed to the ball as soon as possible, whether it was Costacuta or Ngoti, both of whom were two meters away from the former, and both raised their hands to indicate that it was an offside.

How could Chiesa, who had already rushed to the ball, listen to his opponent's voice?

At this moment, even if the referee really blows the whistle, he has to kick it first!

Chiesa, who rushed to the front of the ball, did not wait for the ball to land, and directly raised his right leg to hit the ball, and Ou Chuliang couldn't make a second save and was the first to break through the goal by the opponent.

After 1-0, the No. 20 Parma general ran to the sidelines excitedly. He proved to all Italian fans that even if he didn't complete the goal against Acchulian in the World Cup, he could still make up for it in Serie A.

Just before Acchulian could untie the knot of "inaction" of the three defenders, only ten minutes later, Parma once again hit the Milan penalty area.

Fosse dribbled easily into the box and struck a cross to Crespo, who had just crossed the line of the box.

In the face of Costacuta's defense, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent closed his feet to maintain his balance, he directly swung his leg on the spot and launched a very fast free kick with his right foot.

The Argentine's clever shot was swift and hidden, and Occhulian couldn't react and could only watch as the ball rolled into the net with his fingertips against the post.

After 2-0, Parma still did not stop the offensive, and the alarm bell in front of the Milan goal was still flashing.

At the end of the first half, the White Wizard Veron did not choose to stop the ball after receiving a long pass from a teammate on the right side, but took a step back and let the ball land directly on the instep of his own pick-up.

With a bang, Veron used a volley to transfer the ball again to the edge of the Milan penalty area on the left.

It was only then that the fans realized that the defensive area of Milan was empty, and Chiesa was left alone to run for the ball.

The ball arrives, Chiesa starts fast, Acchulian is faster!

Facing the attacking Ouchulian, Chiesa waited for the ball to fall for the second time and then volleyed directly without stopping.

Ou Chuliang fell desperately on the line of the penalty area and blocked it slightly with his left hand.

The volleyed ball instantly unloaded most of its power, landed on the ground and bounced slowly, and was cleared off the goal line by the Milan defender who returned in time.

Faced with the gap between the back, Acchulian proposed to Zaccheroni for the first time at half-time that the strategic policy of "attacking must be safe first".

Parma's attack was too sharp and penetrating, and if they didn't take care of the defense first, they would definitely continue to be beaten into a sieve by the opponent in the second half.

But Zaccheroni, who was two goals down, was anxious to equalise and did not heed Ouchulian's advice.

In the second half, Zaccheroni was replaced with an attacker, and the problems exposed at the back were still not resolved.

In the 61st minute of the second half, Parma's forward twin stars formed a link. Chiesa dribbled the ball down the left and looked for a cross from the opportunity. N'Gotti, who was at the end, defended two with one and two, but in the end he didn't see Crespo, who rushed to the top behind him, and was scored by the opponent's header to rewrite the score to 3-0.

Before the final whistle, France finalist Bosien received an inverted triangle cross from his teammates and swept the ball near the penalty spot to make the score 4-0.

After the game, looking at the "4" and "0" on the scoreboard, the Milan fans all showed an expression of disbelief.

"Why, why is this happening?"

"We obviously have the Great Wall of China, how can we let the other side score so many goals?"

"No, it's not Ou's problem, Ou has done his best!"

"Yes, Ou is just a goalkeeper, not a god, what can he do?"

Amid the chanting of the Parma fans, the Milanese had long since lost their souls.

They don't understand, and they probably already do.

Milan today are not as strong as they seem, and the derby victory may have been a coincidence, and the premature elimination of the Coppa Italia was not enough of a wake-up call?

After the match, Buffon came to Ou Chuliang, shook hands, and gave each other a big hug.

Looking at the heroic and shining young player Buffon, Ou Chuliang snorted lightly in his nostrils: "Thank you Jiji." โ€

"Oh, I didn't expect this to be the result." There seems to be some loss in Buffon's words, but also some loneliness.

The two faced each other once last season, but the two just looked at each other.

But this season, because of the World Cup, the CP of Ou Chuliang and Ronaldo was too hot, and Ou Chuliang was once considered the best candidate to fight against aliens.

It wasn't until today that Milan was scored four goals that fans and the media reacted that Ou Chuliang was just an ordinary person.

For some individuals, he was also a little surprised and dissatisfied with the result of this game.

He would have been evenly matched with the other party, but he didn't expect a one-sided result. Such an ending made Buffon have to feel that Ou Chuliang was "wasted".

"Nothing unexpected." Ou Chuliang shook his head, his face showing the vicissitudes that he had never experienced at this age, "As a goalkeeper, these are the only ways to go. โ€

"It's the first time in my career that I've scored so many goals against one opponent, but I think Jiji knows that this day will come sooner or later for you."

"I know." Buffon nodded solemnly when he heard this, but the next second, he smiled again, "But I can delay its arrival as long as possible, can't I?" โ€

"Of course, of course you can." Ou Chuliang smiled and patted Buffon on the shoulder, "When I was 20 years old, I thought the same thing. โ€

After speaking, Ou Chuliang turned around and left with a smile.

Buffon stood there like a lightning strike, looking at Ou Chuliang's back, constantly struggling with himself in his heart.

At that moment he decided, at least until he reached the age of Ou Chuliang, he would never be allowed to score four goals in the same match by his opponent!

Yes, there are strikers in the world who can not complete the big four in a lifetime, but how can there be a goalkeeper who does not let people score four goals in a single game in a lifetime?

Yahin? Zoff?

Maybe they did, but in today's high-speed development of modern football, the career of goalkeepers has also lengthened, and the team's tactics have become more three-dimensional. It's no longer uncommon to score seven or eight in a game, but what is it to score four?

If that day really comes, will I be as indifferent as China and Europe in front of me, and accept it with a normal heart?

Buffon didn't know.

He might go home and shut himself in his room and cry, or he might go to a frequented tobacco shop and gamble until he lost everything.

So what will Ou Chuliang do?

In his post-match interviews, Acchulian stood in front of the media for the first time and spoke candidly about the shortcomings of AC Milan's backline.

โ€œ... Milan have too few players who make defending their main task, and perhaps in their minds it is never as good as attacking. โ€

'But I would say that defending and attacking in a game are just as important and complement each other.

"If you can't even defend well, how can you attack?"

"Don't say that 'the best defense is attacking', the era of the Netherlands' all-attack and all-defense is over, and in the current football, how can there be a team that can win without defending well?"

"Don't think of me as a god, I'm just an ordinary person. When you're attacking an opponent, I hope that no one will always think 'I have other teammates around me', and this kind of putting all the blame and obligation on others will ruin more than just a game. โ€

As soon as Ou Chuliang spoke, the city of Milan was in an uproar.

Although Ou Chuliang did not play a teammate or mention the coach in this interview, he did offend both the defender and the coach.

Zaccheroni's letting Maldini play as a left midfielder was already a bit unexpected, and there were only three detached defenders behind him, and Parma's attack was so sharp, how could he not be beaten into a sieve by the opponent?

That's what the fans see, but it's not what a player or a goalkeeper should say.

This is very different from the image that Ou Chuliang has established in the past.

People think that Ou Chuliang is a Chinese who is calm and indifferent to everything, but now, he seems to want to fight for some voice in the team, which Zaccheroni and Maldini and others do not allow.

The next day Milan was particularly deserted, with Milan losing 4-0 to Parma and Inter losing 3-1 to Fiorentina. Just one round of the league has made all the fans of Milan lose hope and lose interest in attacking each other.

"Fack! Why don't you wear a coat? Get out of here, I won't be able to get around you if you catch a cold! โ€

The little child who had already surrounded himself into a "snowball" didn't know why his father was so angry, and he had put on three layers of padded jackets, but he still couldn't stop his father's anger.

The same scene took place in the streets of Milan, where some people argued because they squeezed the bus and stepped on their feet, some people scolded each other because of the toilet paper placed on the edge of the supermarket, some people fought because of the scraping of their cars, and some people broke their plates because of the unpalatable food.

Mr. Crudaelli after interviewing the athletes at the baseball game and completing his job. Put on his hat, wrap his coat tightly, and hurriedly choose to say goodbye.

Walking on the street, looking at the pedestrians dressed in the same costume as him and walking fast, the old man Crudeli sighed with emotion: "Damn, it's not yet December, but Milan is as cold as winter!" โ€œ

After this round of matches, the newspaper Sport reported: "On the same day, both Milan teams lost to strong opponents. โ€

"For the first time, China Europe opened its mouth, bombarding the improper arrangement of the coach's lineup and the lack of defense of the players."

"This defeat makes us have to admit that Ou is just an ordinary person, not a god at all."

"There has never been a God in the city of Milan."

โ€œ... The eleventh round of Serie A has passed, and Inter Milan is currently eighth and AC Milan is fourth. โ€

"Everywhere the fans complained: 'We hardly see any chance of winning the championship...'"

The officials of the two teams also made urgent public relations, and Inter Milan officially announced: Alien Ronaldo can return strongly in the next game!

Milan officially announced: After a series of vicious battles, Ou is too tired and needs to adjust his state and rest for the next game.

Both teams spoke to their team's hottest players, hoping to divert the attention of fans.

On December 6, stepping into the first game of the new month, Ronaldo, who had been holding back for a long time, came down to earth and scored twice to help the team win 2-1 against Salernitana.

However, Milan did not get out of the shadow of defeat, although it was a home game, but only played a 1-1 draw with the old club of Bierhoff and others. In the next two rounds, Ou Chuliang still did not appear in the starting lineup. Unfortunately, Rossi did not turn the tide, as Milan drew 1-1 away at Vicenza and then drew 2-2 at home to visiting Sampdoria.

Three consecutive draws have taken a toll on Milan's morale, and even Zaccheroni has received Berlusconi's ultimatum: "If you let Milan say goodbye to the league title too early, then you might as well just roll up your baggage and leave this winter!" โ€

After 14 rounds of the league, Milan is tied for third place with 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses with 23 points and Lazio with the same result, ahead of the two teams are Parma with 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses with 26 points and Fiorentina with 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses with 29 points.

When the Christmas bell rang, all the Milan fans unconsciously stood in front of the Christmas tree, praying that the team would welcome the new year with a victory.

In Milan's coaching room, Zaccheroni and his coaching staff discuss how to play in the next game.

These days are too tiring, although the team plays once a week, the coach and players are facing a lot of psychological pressure. Every draw is like a bowl of fatal ecstasy soup, and at this point, many people are starting to lose it.

Either break and stand up, or soar into the sky.

Milan seems to be left with only these two options.

It has been said before that Serie A will hardly have a smooth sail in the league this season.

Three draws in a row against the underdogs meant that Milan did not take advantage of the opportunity to pick up points with other teams, instead being pulled away by their opponents. Now opposite Milan is another tricky opponent.

Damn Juventus bitch!

Halfway through the league, Zaccheroni has already understood that the team's tactics are actually very clear, and the lineup is basically fixed. But his 343 has only tried one result so far: that is, Milan with the existing players, there is no way to play the full ability of this formation.

That is, no matter how Zaccheroni reorganizes, how he changes. Unless he drops his side, Milan will either choose to buy a few players who can fill the voids in the squad in the winter transfer window, or continue with the second half of the game with a formation that will never be able to perform at its full potential.

This gave Zaccheroni a headache.

"Anyway, let's pack up and face the next battle!" Zaccheroni put everything behind him for the time being, "It depends on the result of the next game!" โ€

With that, Zaccheroni turned his head to look at Hawke again. After thinking for a while, he let out a long sigh and said, "Tell Ou and let him get ready." โ€

"Against a team like the oil gauge, Rossi doesn't have that much spirit."

......

That evening, Hawke saw Ou Chuliang on the sidelines who was training as usual.

Since that "bombardment" of the whole team, Ou Chuliang should eat, drink, and train like a person who has nothing to do, without any impact.

Even if he sat on the cold bench for three consecutive games, he didn't say anything, and he didn't even show anything unusual.

The "forbearance" of the light has to be secretly admired in the eyes of Hawke and Zaccheroni and others.

Or Orchulian also knows that Abbiati is now unresolved, the veteran Rossi is not enough, and Milan will either buy a new goalkeeper in the winter transfer window, or continue to use themselves, and there is no other choice.

As the hero of the derby, Ou Chuliang has already won the support of a fan vote. Moreover, the "suspension" of Ou Chuliang was not because he was really tired, nor because he was not skilled or injured, but because he opened his mouth and said something that some players did not dare to say.

At the end of the day, Milan will have to use Acchulian in the end if they want to play against the other six opponents who are also seven sisters of Serie A this season.

After hesitating for a moment, Hawke said softly: "Ou, next to Juventus, the coach has decided to send you to start." โ€

"I see." Ou Chuliang nodded, as usual.

"Hey, won't you ask me why? Or maybe you've been on the bench for three games and don't want to ask the coach what he thinks of you or something? Seeing that Ou Chuliang still looked indifferent, Hawke finally couldn't help but ask.

Ou Chuliang blinked innocently and asked, "Coach, won't I tell you if I don't ask?" โ€

"Oh! Well, I've lost to you. Hawke covered his face and sighed.

"Uh... The coach told me to say, let me tell you... Let me ask you, how do you feel? Hawke organized the language for a long time, but he still stumbled.

"I'm feeling good and I've had a good rest these days. I'm ready to fight! Ou Chuliang waved his fist, indicating that he had no problem.

"But, but... Oh, I know it's not fair to you. The coach has been putting you on the bench since the last game against Parma, and this time against Juventus reminds me of you, maybe, maybe you are not mentally ready, maybe you will complain, but, but I want to say..."

"Needless to say, Mr. Hawke." Ou Chuliang smiled: "I'm a goalkeeper, and I don't think about some miscellaneous things. โ€

"I clear my mind before every game and take every game seriously."

"It's my job and it's my ethic, you don't have to explain anything to me as a coach, you just have to tell me how to play and what I need to do."

Hearing Ou Chuliang's words, Hawke stared blankly at Ou Chuliang, who was revealing incomparable confidence in front of him. After a while, he said softly: "Ou, no matter what, I thank you on behalf of the coaching staff." โ€