As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 90 The tenacity of the relegation team
Just when the fans thought that Villa was going to launch a counterattack and try to equalize the score, Manchester City launched a more violent attack.

Manchester City seem to want to prove to the world that offense is the best defense.

In this moment, Manchester City really proved it.

In the end, Manchester City took away 3 points with a goal.

So far, all 28 rounds of the Premier League have come to an end.

Manchester City still retains the hope of competing for the championship, but the gap is only 12 points. Unless the FA helps every game, it is difficult to have any unexpected results.

Villa lost, the points and ranking remained unchanged, but the distance between them and the top four became 6 points.

With ten rounds left in the league, every game becomes extremely critical.

Although Jose felt a little unwilling to pass the hurdle of Manchester City, he didn't think too much about it. He was not arrogant enough to think that he could save all the shots.

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According to the schedule, Villa's next opponents should not be underestimated.

In the 29th round, they will go to the Madejski Stadium to challenge Reading away.

Reading's 28 rounds, 5 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses and 23 points ranked second to last. Their offensive ability is not bad, and the number of goals is even ten more than that of Villa, but their defensive ability is too much. Poor, the number of goals conceded is only one less than Wigan Athletic.

In the 30th round, Villa will face the vice squad Queens Park Rangers at home.

The team that almost stopped Manchester City from winning the championship last season after shopping until the last minute, has completely sunk this season.

After 28 rounds, QPR only got 3 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses with 20 points, ranking at the bottom.In addition to their poor defense, their offensive ability is the worst in the Premier League, with fewer goals than Villa.

Aston Villa and Stoke City are currently the teams with the second-lowest number of goals, which still depends on Benteke's super performance.

Therefore, without Jose's super performance, Villa is a proper bottom team,
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On March 3th, at 9 pm local time, the match between Reading and Villa officially started.

After the start of the game, the Reading team was very active, but they were not able to threaten the goal guarded by Jose.

On the contrary, in the 33rd minute, the Villa team got a quick counterattack opportunity.

Westwood made a straight pass from the wing, and the ball reached Weiman's feet.

Weiman pushed forward quickly, and at the same time attracted some of the opponent's players to move closer to him.

Weiman's speed was extremely fast, and he arrived at the right side of Reading's penalty area in a blink of an eye. He glanced around and saw that Benteke was about to break into the opponent's penalty area, so he decisively chose to cross.

The unguarded Benteke shot with his left foot from 10 yards in the penalty area, and the ball immediately turned towards the goal.

The ball is in.

Villa lead by one away goal.

The game continues.

At the end of the half, Villa scored again.

Nzobia took a corner kick and Lowton grabbed the first spot.

However, Lowton did not choose to attack the goal directly, but flew the header to the other side of the goal, and the ball fell at the feet of teammate Bannan.

Bannan didn't make any adjustments and shot directly.

Unfortunately, Bannan's shot hit the left post.

Just when the Villa fans were disappointed, Abanglaho stepped forward, and he grabbed the ball that bounced off the center post.

In the small penalty area, Abang Lahuo did not miss the opportunity, he directly volleyed and scored.

Villa lead the opponent by two goals.

In the second half, Reading attacked wildly.

In stoppage time, Reading's cross caused Baker's error, and he swept the ball into his own gate.

Own goals.

Baker's own goal was too close to the goal. Jose wanted to save it, but it was too late.

In this way, the Villa team won the game, and Jose lost a zero seal award.

Jose could only shake his head and smile wryly.

However, if the team can win, he doesn't care.

As a result of Arsenal's draw with Everton, Villa's points surpassed Arsenal and rose to fifth place in the ranking.

At the same time, because of Tottenham's loss, the points gap between Villa and the top four has been reduced to 5 points, and the distance from the Champions League qualification is getting closer and closer.

Therefore, there is no room for loss in the next game.

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A week later, on April 3th.

Villa's game against QPR at home has officially started.

This game can be described as full of twists and turns.

First, only 20 minutes into the game, Nathan Baker was off due to injury and was replaced by Bennett.

Then in the 23rd minute, QPR player Mbia scored directly with a free kick.

Jose has always relied on Youjia's "God's perspective", but a fatal deviation occurred. The reason is that the perspective of the video angle does not guarantee that what he sees is accurate.

Improving the "God's Perspective" was put on the agenda by Jose, but it's a pity that he hasn't accumulated enough talent essence.

In half-time stoppage time, Lowton made a cross from the wing, and Abanglaho stepped forward to equalize the score for Villa.

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

In the 59th minute, Bennett and Weiman passed the ball together in the penalty area, and Weiman successfully scored with a push.

Villa overtook the score 2-1, and Villa's victory was in sight.

However, things are not that simple.

In the 73rd minute, former Manchester United star Park Ji-sung took a corner kick.

In the confusion, Jose's attack route was blocked.

QPR striker Townsend headed in from Park Ji-sung's corner from 5 yards, but Jose, even with his stunts, had no time to save it.

One second is actually very short.

The two sides returned to the same starting line again.

In the 81st minute, Benteke and Weiman, who cooperated tacitly, created a miracle again.

In the QPR penalty area, Weimann assisted Benteke to score successfully.

In the end, Villa defeated their opponents at home, and their points rose again.

With Tottenham losing again in this round, Villa are only 2 points away from the top four and only one step away from qualifying for the Champions League.

Although the Villa team won both games, the thrilling process made Jose truly understand that the willpower erupted by the relegation team must not be underestimated.

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After the match against QPR, it's the international break again.

Paul Lambert announced that the whole team will be on vacation for a week, except for the players who need to participate in the national team competition, the rest of the people can freely control their time.

Jose still hasn't received a call-up to the national team, and he's slowly getting used to it.

Although there were sporadic speeches in Huaxia, questioning why the young genius Jose was not recruited, but after all, because the voice was too small, there was no real effect.

Parents have already returned to China, so Grealish, the little prince of the nightclub, proposed to go to London to play together.

In this regard, Jose did not refuse.

In London, he met Saito Asuka again.

Long time no see, Saito Asuka is getting cuter.

In the bar, Jose drank Japanese sake for the first time, which made Glarish, who was under eighteen, very envious.

During those few days, Jose has been living in the bar. As for whether anything beyond friendship happened, Jose did not tell the author, so... ([-] words omitted here)

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The holiday passed quickly, and when the teammates returned to the team, Jose and the others were about to prepare for the match against Liverpool.

This season, under the leadership of Rodgers, Liverpool is currently ranked No.8, and their results are very unsatisfactory.

But even so, the Red Army Liverpool with Gerrard, Suarez, Carragher and others is still not something Villa can underestimate.

(End of this chapter)