As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 127 A Scream

Villa get the kick-off first.

In the 6th minute after the opening, the Villa team unexpectedly took the lead.

Weiman has the ball in the opposing half.

Seeing Abang Lahuo who was about to break into the penalty area, he decisively passed the penalty area directly.

At 12 yards in the penalty area, Abanglahuo got a single chance.

Facing the goalkeeper who was attacking by Swansea, Abanglaho pushed the far corner.

The ball is in.

Leading early, the coach and Villa fans breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Swansea, which was behind, began to organize the offense, and the ball possession rate reached 80% at one point.

In the 36th minute, Pablo Hernandez made a cross from the left side of the penalty area.

On the right edge of the small penalty area, Rama, who is on loan from Osasuna, hits the ball.

The ball then changed direction and flew towards the goal.

Under normal circumstances, Rama's header will inevitably score a goal.

Fortunately, Jose had been prepared. Facing Rama's header, he just moved his body and took it down with both hands.

In the end, Villa beat their opponents with one goal, ending their five-match winless run in all competitions.

On New Year's Day in 14, the third day after the match against Swansea.

People all over the world are celebrating the new year.

The 13/14 season of the Premier League continues, and the Villa team will challenge Sunderland, which is at the bottom of the list, in an away game.

Originally, this would be an easier game.

However, before the start of the game, the sky of the Stadium of Light suddenly began to rain heavily, and the temperature at this time was only 6-9 degrees.

This greatly restricted the performance of the players on both sides, and made various mistakes.

In the 15th minute, Sunderland player Cattermole made a mistake in stopping the ball.

Abanglahuo grabbed the ball and formed a one-handed situation.

After passing the goalkeeper Mannone, Abanglaho pushed the empty goal.

In the end, relying on an opponent's mistake, Villa took all three points in the away game.

It was a good start in 14.

Another 3 days later, on January 1, the third round of the FA Cup started.

Villa drew Infair United from the Championship.

In this game, except that Jose did not play, Paul Lambert played the main force.

As a result, very unexpectedly, Villa lost to their opponents 1-2 at home.

The FA Cup was eliminated after only one game.

Jose was very disappointed in this.

Although the FA Cup has become a thermos cup, if you can earn this trophy, it will definitely be a good thing for Jose, who is in desperate need of honor.

Jose suddenly understood why it was difficult for a player like Shivira to retain a superstar player in the end.

A team without ambition is like a salted fish.

Jose has seen that in the near future, Benteke and Grealish will definitely transfer to other Premier League giants, but he is just taking a step first.

Soon after, the results of the draw for the top 32 knockout rounds of the Europa League came out.

The Villa team was very unlucky, they drew the Serie A rival Naples.

Last season, Naples entered the Champions League with the No.2 score in the league.

In the group stage, Naples was divided into a group of Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Marseille, but they failed to advance with 12 points in the final group stage.

It can be said that they are the most tragic team among the many teams in the Champions League, not one of them.

Today, the Villa team is going to encounter such a strong enemy, and there is no hope at all.

The first round against Naples is scheduled for February 2th.

The Villa team still has one and a half months to prepare.

Before that, Villa needs to face a number of Premier League enemies.

These include Arsenal, who are currently top of the list.

On January 1th, at 14:7 pm local time, at Villa Park Stadium, the last focus of this round of the Premier League kicked off.

Since Arsenal lost 1-3 at home to Villa in the first round of this season, in this game, Arsenal not only need to win to consolidate their top position, but also to avenge the beginning of the season.

players.

Arteta, Vermaelen and Theo Walcott are all out due to injuries.

Ozil and Giroud came back in time.

Szesny, Mertesacker and Flamini returned to the starting lineup.

Chamberlain and Park Joo-young entered the bench.

The specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna.

Midfielder: Wilshere, Flamini.

Avant-garde: Cazorla, 272, Gnabry.

Center forward: Giroud.

As for Vera.

Vlaar returned from injury, allowing Villa's defense to no longer rely solely on Jose.

The specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Jose.

Defenders: Baker, Vlaar, Clark.

Wing Guards: Luna, Lorton.

Midfielders: Delph, Westwood, Ahmadi.

Forwards: Abanglaho, Benteke.

Among them, Abang Lahuo will retreat to support the midfielder more often.

Villa kicked off first, but unfortunately failed to pass the midfield.

In the 74th second, Ahmadi fouled Wilshere and got the first yellow card early.

"Ahmadi's foul is completely unnecessary, and it's still early." Teacher Zhan said.

"It can't be said that it's completely unnecessary. If he comes like this, he can at least deter his opponent to a certain extent and tell him that I'm not easy to mess with." Director Zhang expressed his different views.

Arsenal played very patiently, with all kinds of passing and receiving, dazzling.

In the 5th minute, Arsenal completed the first shot.

Sagna made a cross from the right.

The ball was passed to the center of the penalty area.

From 10 yards in front of the goal, Giroud jumped high and completed the header before anyone else.

Jose jumped out.

It turned out that Giroud's header missed the left post.

Three minutes later, in the same position, Sagna crossed from the right again.

However, it was directly confiscated by Jose.

At the same time, on the edge of the penalty area, Giroud fell to the ground.

The replay of the video showed that it was Vlaar who held Giroud down.

Giroud complained to the referee immediately, but the referee believed that it was impossible for Giroud to fight for the ball, so he did not give a penalty.

Regarding Feral's behavior, Jose praised: "Good job."

It is not a good thing for Jose if the opponent is allowed to enter the penalty area too easily.

In the 13th minute, Villa got a kicker.

Wilshere made a mistake with the ball and was intercepted by Benteke.

Before the opponent counter-robbed, Benteke passed the ball to Delph immediately.

20 yards outside the penalty area, Delph shot low and flat, but it missed the goal.

The goal kick was taken, and Szczesny drove directly to the midfield.

After some fighting, the ball finally fell to Gnabry's feet.

On the right side of the penalty area, facing Nathan Baker's defense, Gnabry directly kicked and shot.

"Ah." A scream sounded.

It turned out that Gnabry's shot hit Nathan Baker's face directly.

Baker fell to the ground on the spot.

Jose and his teammates rushed to check immediately.

At this time, Baker's face was flushed, and there were bloodshots faintly flowing out of his nostrils.

"Team doctor, hurry up." Jose knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately called the team doctor into the field.

"I hope he's okay." Jose looked at the busy team doctor and prayed secretly.

(End of this chapter)