As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 142
But today, he didn't say anything.

Jose's performance left the referee speechless.

When all the players left the penalty area, Jose finally kicked the goal.

"Bang" sound.

After Jose kicked it with all his strength, the ball turned into a streamer and flew towards Porto's goal.

Jose is going to shoot directly?
of course not.

The Villa Park stadium is not small. Although Jose has the blessing of violent heavy artillery, it is absolutely impossible to directly penetrate the goalkeeper of the adult team and score.

So, the ball went to Fabiano.

In just a blink of an eye, it became Porto's goal kick.

"Another chance to attack?" Controlling the ball under his feet, Fabiano couldn't help but think so.

Fabiano decisively chose to take the goal kick quickly.

However, it turned out that he was obviously overthinking.

As soon as the goal kick was taken, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Villa defeated Porto 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

The results of the subsequent draw were announced, and Villa's 1/4 knockout opponent was La Liga powerhouse Sevilla.

Sevilla's performance in the Europa League, needless to say, is absolutely against the sky.

It is definitely not an easy task for Villa to pass through them.

In addition, there is another thing that Jose needs to pay attention to, that is, the first round match with Serbia is scheduled for April 4, which means there is only 3 days to adjust.

In 13 days, only 13 stunt times can be restored.

Although Jose can save most of the shots without special skills, for the sake of stability, Jose will never allow a single mistake.

Moreover, in these 13 days, the Villa team will first play against Stoke City at home, and then challenge Manchester United away.

...

Three days later, on March 3, the 3st round of the Premier League continued.

Villa Park Stadium, the weather is generally sunny, with occasional clouds, and the temperature ranges from -2 to 8 degrees.

Stoke kick off first.

Peters made a cross from the wing.

In Villa's penalty area, Crouch headed the goal.

The angle was too positive and the ball flew directly into Jose's arms.

Stoke City's style of playing high and high made Villa's players very uncomfortable.

Baker's ability to compete for the top is not bad, but he still can't take advantage of such a high center forward as Crouch.

However, the Villa team quickly adapted to the rhythm.

In the 5th minute, Villa got a good chance to score.

Near the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, Delph made a pass back to the middle.

The ball went to Benteke's feet.

At 10 yards, Benteke shot directly.

The ball flew towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic was completely unresponsive.

The ball is in.

Villa took an early lead.

...

Falling behind, Stoke City began to fight back.

However, most of the time, it is not a big threat.

In the 22nd minute, Stoke City finally played the most threatening cooperation of the game.

Crouch receives a pass from his teammate.

He did not choose to shoot himself.

Instead, the header flew to the front of the small penalty area, and the ball reached Odum Wenji's feet.

Odumwingi pushed directly to the lower left corner.

The shooting angle is tricky, and the ball speed is not slow.

Normally, this is a must-goal.

It's a pity that Jose is guarding the goal today.

When Crouch's header was ferried, Jose's god-level prediction responded.

For Odum Wenji's shot, it was actually entirely in Jose's design.

He pretended to move to the right of the goal, which led Odumwingi to choose to push to the left.

But when the opponent shot the goal, Jose rushed towards the left side of the goal extremely.

In the annoyed eyes of Odum Wenji, Jose directly blocked his shot.

...

Although Odumwingi's shot was saved by Jose, Stoke City will not slow down the attack.

Just 4 minutes later, Stoke City had another chance to score.

Peters made a cross from the left side of the penalty area.

A number of Stoke City players have already entered the Villa penalty area at this time.

Ten yards in front of the goal, Villa's defense was unmarked by Crouch.

Jose wanted to remind his teammates, but it was too late.

Peters passed the ball to Crouch's feet.

Crouch directly pushed the lower right corner.

Unlike Odumwingi's shot, Crouch's shot was fast.

"Let's take a gamble." Jose tried his best and jumped towards the left side of the goal, like a very hungry tiger.

If Jose used a stunt, Crouch's shot, he could easily throw it down.

However, in order to ensure that there are enough stunts in the Europa League, Jose must learn to rely on his own ability in this campaign.

Unexpectedly, Jose succeeded.

He single-handedly blocked Crouch's shot out of the baseline.

Corner awarded to Stoke City.

Stoke City's corner went straight down the middle.

Facing Crouch who was taller than himself, Jose confiscated the ball directly in front of him.

Jose is not as tall as Crouch, but his hand length and jumping ability completely crush Crouch.

...

The game continues.

Villa's offense is still weak, and there is no threat to Begovic at all.

In a blink of an eye, the game has come to the 42th minute.

Nathan Baker made a big mistake.

Arnautovic passed the ball, and the ball passed to the edge of the gourd top of Villa's penalty area.

Baker stepped forward to intercept.

However, instead of blocking the ball, he let the ball slip away from his feet.

Nzonzi grabs the ball.

He chose to shoot directly with his foot. The ball was so fast that it turned into a white light on the spot and flew towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Nzonzi's shot was so sudden that most people would not have thought that Baker made a mistake in intercepting it.

Then the ball was too fast. Although the shot was 20 yards away, it left the goalkeeper with less time to react than Odum Wenji's shot.

Just when everyone thought that Nzonzi would equalize the score for Stoke City, Jose played bravely. With incredible speed, he blocked the ball with his left hand when the ball was about to cross the goal line.

"My God, is this the strength of the Premier League Golden Glove winner?" A fan asked in a message.

"The guy upstairs must rarely watch the Premier League, since he doesn't even know Jose's ability. Let me tell you, this is just a normal performance."

"Jose's penalty kick is scary, and the success rate is more than [-]%."

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

During the intermission, after Paul Lambert's lecture, Baker's defensive attention was slightly concentrated.

Baker and Clark are both players in Villa's youth training camp. In terms of pure defensive ability, Clark needs to be more stable.

But Clark, like Flarr, lacks the ability to defend against high-altitude balls.

So the head coach chose Baker and gave up the more stable Clark.

In the second half, the offense and defense of the two sides finally balanced, and no one got a good chance.

Compared with the first half of the game, the second half of the game was particularly dull.

Just when everyone thought that Villa would win the opponent 1-0 at home.

Stoke City got another chance to score.

In the 90th minute, Stoke City aggressively attacked.

Anautovic broke through with the ball from the left.

After breaking into Villa's restricted area, he threw off Bacuna's interception and made a cross with his left foot.

The ball passed in front of Villa's goal and went directly to the right side of the penalty area.

On the right side of the small penalty area, the unmarked Stoke City right back Cameron received the pass from his teammate, and without any pause, he pushed directly to the near corner.

At this point Jose had just moved from the left side of the goal to the right.

Cameron's shot from such a close range, even if Jose used time and space to pause, it would be difficult to save it in time.

(End of this chapter)