As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 80 The Eve of the Finals
With three goals leading the opponent, the Villa fans were extremely happy.

The score fell behind, and Everton's coach Moyes began to make substitutions.

Jelavic and Oviedo came off the bench at the same time, replaced by Miralas and Heitinga.

In the 69th minute, Everton pulled back a goal.

Fellaini and his teammates cooperated in passing the ball in Villa's penalty area, which caused confusion in Villa's defense and then pushed from 12 yards. The ball rolled into the goal after being refracted after rolling.

And Jose was blocked by his teammates in the confusion, so he failed to save the opponent's shot.

Of course, for this goal, if Jose used special skills, he could still save it, but he thought that the team had already led by 3 goals, and he wanted to rely on his own ability to solve it, but the result was still a little bit short.

However, Jose is confident that after the physical evolution is complete, he can save Fellaini's goal without relying on stunts.

In the end, Villa defeated their opponents 3-1 away.

It is a pity that Jose did not get a zero seal award.

Summary after the game:

Everton's possession rate reached 68.3%, more than double that of Villa.

In terms of the number of shots, Everton blasted 21 shots and hit the target 8 times, but only 1 goal.

And Villa's total number of shots was 8, and only 3 hit the target, but they scored [-] goals, which was enviably efficient.

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After playing against Everton, Jose and his teammates got a week to recover.

At the same time, there were results on the parents' side.

It turned out that they accidentally learned that Xia Guoyong and Mr. Wang were married and were planning to go abroad for their honeymoon.

So Jose's parents had the cheek to find Xia Guoyong. Surprisingly, Mr. Wang didn't object. The so-called two-person world was far less comfortable than the excitement.

In this way, the four of them came to England together in a group.

Jose was very happy about the arrival of his parents.

Except for one small thing.

That is Jose's father wanted to see a Manchester United game, while his mother was determined to see her son's game.

As for why not watch Villa's game first, and then go to Manchester to watch Manchester United's game?
That's because it just so happened that the next two rounds, Villa's game and Manchester United's game, were scheduled on the same day.

The most important of these is that two weeks later, on February 2, it will be the final of the Carabao Cup. Villa's opponent will be Chelsea, who had bloodbathed Villa before.

According to the terms of the loan, Jose cannot play in the game against Chelsea, but under the communication of Mendes, Abramovich unexpectedly agreed to Jose's request to play.

On February 2th, Villa's away game against Arsenal was postponed until 24 days later.

In other words, of the remaining three games in February, two are the highlights.

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On February 2th, the first day of the Chinese New Year, when the people of China are celebrating at home, the 10th round of the Premier League continued.

Aston Villa returned home and will face West Ham United from afar.

In the first half, neither side achieved anything.

Until the 74th minute, Villa got a penalty kick, which broke the deadlock on the field.

Benteke took the penalty kick, but this time he didn't kick it, and steadily sent the ball into the opponent's goal.

Then Villa got a free kick opportunity, Nzobia directly scored a free kick, and Villa sealed the victory.

Before the end of the game, Jose almost let the opponent break the goal.

In the 89th minute, the opponent's shot hit Westwood and bounced towards the goal.

With his parents watching the game, Jose decisively used his stunts to block Westwood's own goal without any risk.

In the end, Villa won 2-0 at home.

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After the game, Jose went out with his parents for a few days, a holiday granted to him by the head coach.

February 2th and 16th belonged to the international match day, and Jose was once again absent from the national team's squad, so he had two weeks to recover.

Jose slowly began to give up expectations for missing the call to the national team again and again.

During the holiday, Jose visited Old Trafford with his parents. This was his father's wish, and Jose had no reason not to support it.

As for the unhappiness you once encountered at Manchester United?Jose had long since forgotten about it.

Jose even sometimes thinks that if he stayed at Manchester United, he would not have the chance to achieve today's results.

"Thank you San Dezi for your kindness." Jose said with an open mind.

After visiting Old Trafford, Jose led his parents to London.There, they visited the Stamford Bridge Stadium, went to various famous commercial streets, and finally went to the British Museum.

In the museum, looking at the antique collections that originally belonged to Huaxia, Jose had mixed feelings in his heart.

"May the world be peaceful." Jose sighed.

During these few days, Jose took care of his parents as much as possible and bought them a lot of things.

Although Jose's salary is not high, he has a lot of bonuses. All in all, he has saved nearly 50 pounds in half a year, which can be a luxury for his parents.

After the holiday, Jose’s parents followed Xia Guoyong and his wife to Lake Windermere for a vacation. They will spend a week there and then return to London on the 24th. At that time, they will go to Wembley Stadium to watch English League Cup final.

As for Jose, it is natural to return to the training base to prepare for the upcoming League Cup final.

Although many Premier League teams look down on the League Cup because its prize money is really shabby, and the championship team can only get 20 pounds, but for Jose, no matter whether its prize money is high or low, it is always important. is a champion.

Years later, people will only remember who won which championships, but not how great he was.

As the final day approached, Jose clearly felt the tension of his teammates. After all, for many people in the team, this was the first official championship match in their lives.

More importantly, just over a month ago, they encountered a bloodbath from their opponents, and they needed to stand up in time.

Jose had the experience of winning the FA Youth Cup, and his opponent was also Chelsea at that time, so he was the one who performed the most easily.

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On February 2th, the Chinese Lantern Festival, at 24:17 local time in the UK, at Wembley Stadium, the 12/13 English League Cup final officially kicked off.

The opponents are Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Both Jose's parents and Xia Guoyong and his wife came to watch the match. With Jose's current status, it was not difficult to get a few tickets.

Before the start of the game, the two sides announced the roster for the game.

As for Villa, the main goalkeeper is undoubtedly Jose, Vlaar and Clark partner as central defenders, Lowton and Bennett serve as two full-backs respectively, Delph and Westwood partner as double midfielders, and Benteke is alone. Acting as the forward center, behind him are Weiman, Nzobia and Abanglaho.

For Chelsea, Petr Cech is the main goalkeeper, Terry returns from injury to partner with Cahill as a central defender, Ivan and Azpilicueta are separated on both sides, Lampard and Ramirez partner with double midfielders, and rush forward The center forward is Santo Torres, and standing behind Torres are Hazard, Mata and Oscar.

For Chelsea, it can be said that they are strong and strong. Can Villa beat the opponent?
(End of this chapter)