As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 109
For this game, it was generally believed before the game that Arsenal would be able to win easily because their youth team has become more mature.

The spinach company even offered odds for handicap and low water.

on the major messaging platforms.

"Haha, it's cool to watch Premier League games again."

"Yeah, I haven't watched the game for two months, and I'm going crazy."

"Arsenal vs. Aston Villa, what do you think?"

"Is this still a question? Arsenal wins by at least 2 goals."

"I think so too. After a season, it's unreasonable not to win the championship this season."

"It doesn't matter how many goals you win, as long as you show the state at the end of last season, even if you only win one goal, I will be satisfied."

Arsenal fans were very excited, and they began to imagine the beautiful moments when Arsenal beat their opponents.

Suddenly, someone left a message saying: "Don't Villa have a chance? Jose won the Golden Glove last season."

"Cut, it's just a Golden Glove award. The defense is strong, and our Szczesny can get it too."

"That's it."

"No matter how good Jose is, he is just a goalkeeper. Besides, their Nathan Baker is a ticking time bomb in the back line."

"The person who asked this question is a bit confused. Arsenal played in the Champions League this season, and Villa only entered the Europa League with the League Cup." The fans who said this must have not noticed Villa's ranking last season.

"Our goal is to win the Champions League." In the end, some fans left a message like this.

It's no wonder Arsenal fans are so confident. At the end of last season, Arsenal really had an unstoppable momentum.

Moreover, a week ago, they had a warm-up match with Manchester City, but they defeated their opponents 2-1.

This gives them enough self-confidence.

……

After the start of the game, Arsenal took the lead in just 6 minutes, as the fans expected.

Nathan Baker did make a big mistake, he missed Giroud.

When Jose found that Baker was out of position, it was too late to remind him.

Giroud scored from 5 yards in front of the goal.

At such a short distance, even if Jose used special skills, he still couldn't catch up.

Arsenal fans were delighted to see Giroud score.

"Haha, the prelude to a great victory!"

"Didn't you say that Villa's goalkeeper is very good? I don't think so. What does the national football team have to do without him?"

"That is, he was said to be suppressed by other national team players. Why didn't other people say that he was suppressed?"

"The people upstairs went too far. No matter how you say it, Jose is from China. His good performance proves that we Chinese can also play football well."

"That's right. There used to be Lao Sun, but now there is Jose. It shows that we Chinese people can play football as well."

...

Shortly after conceding the goal, Paul Lambert decided to replace Baker immediately. It was too dangerous for this bad guy to stay on the field.

Even Jose couldn't keep his nervousness from time to time.

Only 17 minutes into the game had passed when Nathan Baker was substituted.

Three minutes later, at the edge of the right side of the penalty area, the situation changed suddenly.

Abang Lahuo was about to break into the penalty area, but was brought down by Koscheny.

In addition to giving Villa a free kick on the right side of the penalty area, Koschenyi also got a topaz card.

If the matter stops here, people will not remember this moment, and the next scene is somewhat too dramatic.

Weimann took the free kick and opted for a direct shot, which went wide.

Just when the Arsenal players breathed a sigh of relief, and the Villa fans secretly sighed.

The referee Anthony Taylor said that Abanglaho had entered the penalty area just now, so a penalty kick should be awarded.

Arsenal players protested.

However, the referee ignored it at all, he hated people questioning his eyes very much!

"Black whistle, this is definitely a black whistle!"

"Spinach controls the game, right?"

"Gambling dog, replay in slow motion, Abang Lahuo has indeed entered the restricted area."

...

Benteke takes the penalty kick.

As a result, the penalty kick was saved.

"Oh!" A sigh came from the Villa fans' stands.

The Arsenal stands burst into cheers instantly.

Szczesny saved Benteke's penalty.

However, the sighs of the Villa fans and the cheers of the Arsenal fans lasted less than three seconds before they came to an abrupt end.

It turned out that just as Szczesny was about to get up and celebrate, Benteke took the lead and made a supplementary header.

The ball is in.

"Huh la la." This time, it was the Villa fans who cheered.

Sorrow and joy are intertwined for only a moment.

"It's a pity that Szczesny saved a penalty kick, but failed to block the opponent's goal." The on-site commentator said.

In the first half, the two sides played 1 to 1. Except for Baker's omission, Arsenal never had a chance to threaten Jose.

Throughout the first half, Jose didn't even make a save.

……

After the start of the second half, the two sides fought each other, but neither of them formed a fatal blow. Therefore, both sides played stalemate.

Benteke, Weiman and several attackers knew that there was a defense line led by Jose behind them, so they didn't have to worry about defensive problems, so they launched a violent counterattack without any restraint.

Although Arsenal's ball possession rate far exceeds that of Villa, but the offensive opportunity is obviously better for Villa.

In the 61st minute, a scene that changed the trend of the audience happened.

Koscheny tackled again in the penalty area and brought Abanglaho down on the spot.

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

The referee pointed decisively at 12 yards.

penalty!The second penalty of the game.

Koscheny was very dissatisfied. He yelled at the referee: "I touched the ball first!"

Sensing Koscheni's provocation, the referee also became angry: "You dare to yell at me? Go down."

After the referee finished speaking, he took out a second yellow card for Koscheny.

Two yellows turn one red.

Koscheny was sent off by the referee.

"The majesty of the referee does not allow you to question it." At the end, the referee added.

The referee's penalty drew boos from the home fans.

"This referee must have a grudge against my factory!"

"It's boring to do it like this. Let's go, with this referee here, you can't win by breaking the factory."

...

This time, Benteke did not miss a penalty.

Villa reversed the score.

Before the end, Luna, who had just joined, scored another goal.

Who said "cheap lottery tickets" can't draw prizes?
In the end, Villa reversed Arsenal 3-1 away.

Jose only made three saves throughout the game, and Villa's defense, under his command, did not give Arsenal too many chances.

Wenger's "most already array" can only be used for self-comfort.

After the loss, Arsenal decided to sign reinforcements.

Eventually, Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid.

……

After the game, Jose did not return to Birmingham with the team, but stayed in London.

In the middle of the week, on the evening of August 8, the Villa team will be a guest in London again.

According to the schedule, they will have the third round of the Premier League match with Chelsea ahead of schedule.

In the game against Chelsea, Jose was naturally unable to play.

This gave Jose a day off, and he decided to meet someone.

(End of this chapter)