As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 113 Battle of Valencia

Aston Villa was drawn into Group A, along with La Liga powerhouse Valencia, St. Gallen from Switzerland, and Cuban from the Russian League.

Of the four teams, Valencia is undoubtedly the strongest.

The remaining three teams are among the best. It's really hard to say who will be able to qualify smoothly.

……

When all the dust has settled, the international match day in September will be ushered in immediately.

It was impossible for Jose to be recruited, so he chose to meet Saito Asuka.

As an adult, he is no longer as immature as when he first arrived in England.

In the "Battle World" bar, Jose saw a more beautiful Saito Asuka.

However, to Jose's surprise, Saito Asuka was asking him for a birthday present.

"Your birthday is over, what else do you give me?" Jose lay on the sofa, looking like a rascal.

"I have to give it when it's over. It's my 15th birthday. You have to give me a gift." Saito Asuka widened her eyes angrily, looking aggrieved, a faint blush appeared on her face, and she looked really serious cute.

"Okay, what gift do you want? How about giving me to you?" Jose said with a playful smile.

"No." Saito Asuka immediately refused.

"You don't want it, don't say I won't give it away." Jose smiled triumphantly.

Only then did Saito Asuka realize that he seemed to have fallen into Jose's trap.

She was ashamed and annoyed, and rushed towards Jose directly.

The two quarreled.

The corrupt life made José a little bit reluctant to leave.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was time to continue the game.

Before the start of the Europa League, Villa will face Newcastle United at home.

In the 61st minute, Villa got a corner kick.

Westwood takes the corner.

The ball goes to the edge of the small box.

Benteke burst through the crowd and scored with a header.

Villa won 1-0.

In this game, Villa had two excellent chances to score.

In the 18th minute, Remy forced a breakthrough on the left side of the penalty area, threw off Lowton and made a pass.

The ball went to Cisse's feet.

Cisse didn't shoot, opting for a cross to Ben Arfa, who was in a better position.

From 5 yards in front of the goal, Ben Arfa took a shot.

Obviously, they have all figured out Jose's strength, and they are all trying to shoot as close as possible.

No way, Jose used the first stunt of the season.

On the goal line, Jose blocked Ben Arfa's shot from close range.

Second half, 73rd minute.

Cisse makes another pass and Ben Arfa attempts a shot from the edge of the box.

Low flat ball, Jose fell down and blocked the ball with his feet.

The blocked ball was grabbed by Gufran who came off the bench.

The first time to supplement the far angle.

Forced to help, Jose used the second stunt.

A low ball is an extremely troublesome thing for goalkeepers all over the world.

Especially those goalkeepers who are too tall, the speed of bending over is much slower than that of shorter players.

Today, Jose's height has reached 190 cm, and his hand height has reached 248 cm, far exceeding most goalkeepers.

Jose has an absolute advantage in receiving and blocking high-altitude balls, but when facing low-level balls, he is only slightly better than other goalkeepers.

Jose was able to block it with his feet, which was a very safe approach.

Relying on Jose's magical performance, Villa kept the victory.

The players of Villa have more and more trust in Jose.

……

Three days later, Jose was on a plane to Valencia.

The first game of the Europa League group stage is about to start.

On September 9th, Mestalla Stadium, the weather was fine and the temperature was 19-19 degrees.

Compared with England's cold and cold, Spain's climate does make people feel more comfortable.

Villa's starting list has not changed much, and Sylla and Clarke have got the chance to start.

As for Valencia, coach Djukic has a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Guaita.

Defenders: Guardado, Mathieu, Rami, Barragan.

Back midfielder: Banega, Fuego.

Avant-garde: Catavia, Canales, Figuri.

Forward: Postiga.

Although Valencia's lineup is not luxurious, they are still the most promising side with home court advantage.

……

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

Valencia got the chance to kick off first, and they launched the first wave of offense.

Faced with Valencia's advance, the Villa team did not give up much and directly pressed close.

"The Premier League teams are rough. They don't have any technical content except relying on physical confrontation."

"That's why it's called Yingcao."

Obviously, these two netizens are La Liga fans, and there is a high probability that they are Barcelona fans.

Just when these fans kept complaining about Villa's poor skills, a shocking scene appeared on the field.

Valencia's midfielder Banega made a pass error and the ball went to Benteke's feet.

Benteke took a step with his right foot and instantly formed a single-handed momentum.

Valencia defender Rami was chasing after Benteke, and seeing that he was about to fail to catch up, he brought Benteke down in desperation.

"Beep, beep" the referee's whistle sounded immediately, and then he took out a ruby ​​card from his pocket.

Lamy was sent off by the referee with a direct red card.

It was only 10 minutes into the game.

There were bursts of boos from the stands of the home fans.

The referee was unmoved in the slightest. He was already used to this kind of scene. It can be said that every time he showed a red card, the fans would definitely boo him. If there were no boos, he would not be used to it.

"Black whistle, this is definitely a black whistle."

"Hehe, kicking someone with a flying shovel, what is it if it's not a red card? I think this penalty is normal."

"That's right, Xibuki always feels that his body is noble."

The premature red card made the game lose its suspense.

In the 14th minute, Abang Lahuo made a pass from the side, and Benteke shot from 15 yards in the penalty area.

The ball flew into the goal from the upper left corner of the goal.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

"Go ahead, I'm in the backcourt." Jose said to Benteke and the others with great pride.

In the group stage, in addition to calculating the points, there may also be the calculation of the goal difference. It is rare to play one more player, so how can we not seize the opportunity.

As for fear of their counterattack?
hehe.Big deal, Jose used a few more stunts.

Not long ago, Jose raised the stunt to level three, and the CD time was shortened to 15 seconds.

Although it still can't be used continuously, it is enough to cope with it.

Since Jose said that the backcourt would be handed over to him, the rest of the players were impolite and rushed forward one after another.

In the 58th minute, Ahmadi made a direct pass.

10 yards from the opponent's penalty area, Weiman volleyed half-volley.

Villa scored another goal.

However, things are not over yet.

3 minute later.

Villa get a free kick in the frontcourt.

At a distance of 30 yards, Ahmadi chose to shoot directly.

The ball went in again.

Aston Villa beat Valencia 3-0.

Jose didn't know that this was Valencia's biggest defeat at home in European competitions in the past nine years.

After the game, it was concluded that Valencia, who played one player less, did not have many opportunities at all.

Jose made only two saves.

(End of this chapter)