As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 67 Ice and Rain
Jose is still the starter, and now he is the first choice unless he encounters special circumstances.

Lambert is no longer obsessed with using veterans.

Except for Jose's starting position, most of the other positions have not changed. The only change is that Ahmadi reincarnated Ireland as the starting midfielder, and Ireland sat on the bench.

For three consecutive games, the starting lineup has not changed much. Lambert has not done a good job in rotation.

As for Arsenal, there is also a young player in his teens. He is Chamberlain. He was born in 93 and he is only less than two years older than Jose.

In addition to Chamberlain, Ramsey and Jenkinson, who just turned 20, also entered the starting list.

Their specific list is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Back four: Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Jenkinson.

Double midfielder combination: Arteta, Ramsey.

Three attacking midfielders: Poldowski, Cazorla, Chamberlain.

Breaking forward center: Giroud.

The average age of Arsenal's starters is very young. Except for Arteta who has just turned 30, the rest are all under 28 years old. In this Premier League, their average age is the youngest team.

With such a young lineup, it's no wonder that Mourinho complained about whether Wenger had any special hobbies.

Only Arsenal fans defended Wenger, the professor was saving money for Arsenal to build the stadium.

I just don't know whether Wenger's youth storm can break through Villa's goal.

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According to records, Arsenal have been a guest at Villa Park nearly 13 times, achieving 7 wins and 6 draws and remaining unbeaten. The last time Arsenal lost at Villa Park was in 1998.

In the last 26 league matches between the two sides, Villa only won 2 games, completely at a disadvantage.

In the other 24 games, Arsenal achieved 18 wins and 6 draws, which is a very obvious advantage.

双方英超历史交锋40场，阿森纳20胜13平7负占据绝对优势，其中客场9胜8平3负。

For Villa, Arsenal is another major sufferer after Manchester United.

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Today, the weather in Birmingham is very bad. It rained heavily in the sky, which made the already extremely cold weather even more chilling.

Standing on the court, with the cold rain hitting his face non-stop, Jose felt that his facial skin was going to freeze.

...

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

The first 15 minutes in the bleak and cold rain started a bit dull, and the set-piece opportunities of both sides also lacked threat.

In the first 20 minutes, Villa had a slight advantage on the scene. Benteke took the lead in passing a shot from a small angle, but it was a pity that Szesny saved it.

In the 16th minute, Bannan tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but failed to threaten Szczesny and was easily thrown off by the opponent.

Two minutes later, Villa got a right corner kick.

Westwood took the penalty.

The long corner kick was taken, 12 yards from the far point, and it was topped by Benteke.

It's a pity that it's off the top.

Villa's attack was massive, but there was no result.

Seeing his teammates working hard in the frontcourt, Jose in the backcourt stomped his feet and muttered, "It's so cold."

The bone-piercing icy rain slapped the players hard, cooling them all down, making the fans far away in the stands feel the cold for them.

Compared with other players, Jose is lucky, because the equipment made by the system keeps his hands and feet dry.As for Joselito, even though it has curled up into a ball, at least it is still dry.

In the 20th minute, Arsenal launched a counterattack.

Ramsey gets the ball on the right, and at the same time, Chamberlain cuts inside.

The two passed the ball together, and Chamberlain got a kicking opportunity 12 yards from the right side of the penalty area, and he chose to burst into the near corner.

The speed of the ball is extremely fast, mixed with rain, which is very difficult to handle.

Jose didn't dare to be careless, instead of rushing forward, he chose to block with both hands sideways, blocked the ball out of the small penalty area, and was then passed to the midfield by Clark.

Two minutes later, Ahmadi took the ball in the opponent's penalty area, and two Arsenal defenders pressed him closely. In the end, Ahmadi fell to the ground in the penalty area.

"Beep, beep" two whistles sounded.

penalty?

Villa fans were thrilled.

However, it did not.

Instead, the head coach thought that Ahmadi had flopped and showed him a yellow card.

This is the first and only yellow card of the game.

There is no way, who made the weather too cold, let alone anger, it is very good to be able to keep the body warm.

The game continues.

Continues to be Arsenal's attack.

In the 27th minute of the game, Arsenal cooperated in the frontcourt, and finally the ball fell to Podolski's feet.

In the penalty area, Podolski tried to break through. As long as he passed Vlaar, he could face Jose and hit the goal directly.

Seeing that Podolski made a fake move and was about to throw Vlaar away, but Jose attacked, and he confiscated the ball first.

The ball is extremely slippery in rainy days. Once the opponent is allowed to shoot, the probability of the goalkeeper's hand slipping will be greatly increased in close range.

In order to avoid this kind of accident, Jose and his teammates should try their best to prevent each other from shooting.

live chat room.

"Hey, Wenger's team is like this. They play too thinly and always want to pass the ball into the opponent's goal. How is this possible?"

"Yes, it feels like constipation. It feels like something is coming, but it just doesn't come out."

"This is called pass-and-control kicking, don't beep if you don't understand."

"Arsenal play pass-and-control football? La Masia just smiled and said nothing."

"Shut up, Bagou, besides wearing jerseys and playing tricks, what else do you have?"

"He has acting skills."

In this way, what was originally a match between Villa and Arsenal turned into a war of words between Arsenal fans and Barcelona fans.

……

Back to the game.

In the 29th minute, Chamberlain dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area, but was blocked when he wanted to cross, and finally had to pass it back to Ramsey.

After Ramsey took the ball past Bannan, he successfully broke into the right side of the penalty area. At 12 yards, Ramsey kicked up a shot, and the ball was like a water dragon, spraying towards the lower right corner of the goal.

The speed of the ball was too fast, and forward or side throws were not ideal. Jose suddenly sank and sat on the ground on the spot. Then he stretched his left foot towards the goal post and blocked Ramsey's shot with his foot.

Villa defuses this attack from the arsenal.

Chance for Villa to fight back.

Bannan made a long pass from the backcourt, and Benteke formed a one-handed trend after receiving the ball.

Running all the way, Benteke was like a running cheetah, and in a blink of an eye he had already arrived outside the Arsenal penalty area.

At this moment, Szczesny attacked, and outside the penalty area, he blocked the ball controlled by Benteke with both hands.

"Beep, beep..." Two whistles sounded.

Handball from outside the penalty area by the goalkeeper.

Aston Villa gets a free kick in the frontcourt.

Bannan was responsible for taking the free kick. Instead of shooting directly, he chose to pass the free kick.

Clark grabbed the pass. Without further ado, Clark shot directly. Unfortunately, Szczesny blocked it.

The ball did not roll far and fell to Weiman's feet.

Is there any reason not to eat the meat that is delivered to the mouth?Without making any adjustments, Weiman volleyed and the ball flew towards the center of the goal.

Go in?
The ball did fly into Arsenal's goal, but the goal was disallowed.

(End of this chapter)