As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 120 The Spear and Shield of the Blue Army
The ball was passed 15 yards to the left of the penalty area.

Benteke volleys with his right foot.

The ball quickly flew towards the far post of the goal.

At this time, Lori was in the position near the post of the goal, and it was absolutely impossible for him to catch Benteke's shot.

however.

"Ugh."

There was a sigh from the Villa fans stand.

Benteke's shot missed.

The Villa team missed the lore opportunity.

In the end, the two sides shook hands 0 to 0.

Aston Villa tied for two consecutive league games, without conceding a goal, and also without scoring a goal.

Such a record, don't you think it's amazing?But the worst is yet to come.

Four days later, on October 10, the third round of the Europa League group stage kicked off.

As the qualifying is in sight, Lambert has carried out a substantial rotation in this game, and many new players who joined in the summer have appeared.

And Jose wasn't even on the squad for the game, he went to school.

In the end, Villa scored a 1-1 draw with Cuban at home.

Kozak opened the scoring for Villa in the 68th minute.

In stoppage time, Cisse, who brought Cuban down in Baker's penalty area, was awarded a penalty kick.

Cisse himself scored the hit.

Guzan swooped in the right direction but couldn't stop the goal.

After the Europa League, there will be two games in the Premier League next.

First of all, it will be October 10, a home game against Everton, a veteran Premier League team.

Although Moyes left Everton after the end of last season, Everton's performance did not decline after Martinez took over.

So far, in the first 8 rounds of the Premier League, Everton under the command of Martinez has won against Chelsea and only lost to the powerful Manchester City.

It can be seen that Everton is definitely not a team that can be underestimated.

In addition, there is another point of concern in this game, that is, after Lukaku ended his loan period at West Brom and returned to Chelsea, he failed to get Mourinho's attention. He rented out again this season and came to Everton.

As a member of Chelsea's loan army, people are curious whether Lukaku is stronger or Jose is stronger.

Everton kicked off first and launched the first wave of offense.

Everton's attacking organization is very patient.

After a while, they advanced to the vicinity of Villa's restricted area.

Lukakula takes the ball.

Forcibly breaking through, his body is too strong, and Villa's Luna can't stop it at all.

Lukaku broke into the penalty area.

From 14 yards to the left, Lukaku shot with his right foot.

Unfortunately, Lukaku's shot did not threaten Jose at all.

The goal kick was taken and Villa counterattacked.

The competition in the midfield is extremely fierce, and body collisions are inevitable.

In the 8th minute, Benteke dribbled the ball from the left and broke through.

Seeing that Benteke is about to form a single-handed trend.

In desperation, Coleman shoveled Benteke down.

"Beep"

The referee blew his whistle and pointed at 12 yards.

penalty!

Only 8 minutes into the game, Villa won a penalty kick.

Benteke takes the penalty kick.

For the penalty opportunity he fought for, he will take the penalty himself, so naturally no one will say anything.

Standing inside the penalty area, Benteke took a deep breath and started running.

"nice shot."

"Ugh."

Two completely different voices sounded at the same time.

Benteke's penalty was bravely saved by Howard.

Villa missed their chance.

"Why didn't Jose take the penalty?"

Suddenly, such a sentence appeared in the live chat room.

"???"

"I have seen Jose penalty kicks and free kicks, the quality is very high, it can be described as forceful."

It is really rare for the goalkeeper to take a penalty kick.

In the eyes of most people, if the goalkeeper kicks a penalty kick or a free kick, he is not doing his job properly.

But does football have to stick to the rules?

In ancient times, midfielders did not score goals. However, after the 21st century, defenders with knives are everywhere. Who can guarantee that there will be no goalkeepers with knives in the future?

Jose was unaware of this controversy.

In the first half, neither side achieved anything.

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

The Villa team was passively replaced, and Luna was injured in the confrontation with Lukaku.

Clark came off the bench.

In the 68th minute, Osman, who came off the bench, took the ball in the HLD position.

In front of him is Lukaku.

Osman threw off Delph's defense and passed the ball to Lukaku's feet.

On the edge of the penalty area, Lukaku shot directly with his left foot.

The ball turned into a streamer and rolled towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Lukaku's shot was too sudden and the ball was so fast that Vlaar and Baker couldn't react at all and could only watch the ball roll towards the goal.

Just when the ball is about to reach the goal line.

Jose jumped on it.

He pushed Lukaku's burst shot to the bottom line with one hand.

Villa escaped unharmed.

"Jose, you are our patron saint." The Vera fans' stands rang out such singing again.

The game continues.

In the 80th minute, Everton won the 6th corner kick of the game.

The corner kick is taken.

Bigfoot did not choose to drive into the restricted area.

But a short pass to Barry's feet.

After taking the ball, Barry tried to break through to no avail, and finally passed it back to Osman.

Osman cuts in with the ball.

In the restricted area HLD, Osman saw the gap between Vlaar and Baker.

Not to be missed, Osman volleyed decisively.

The ball flew between Vlaar and Baker and continued towards the bottom left corner of the goal.

"Strike." The commentator shouted.

Seeing that the ball was about to cross the goal line, Jose arrived.

On the goal line, Jose held down the ball that was about to fly into the goal.

"so close."

Jose murmured secretly.

In order to train himself, before the start of the game, Jose set a goal for himself, that is, not to use stunts.

Osman's ball, if replaced by an ordinary goalkeeper, there is a high probability that the ball will roll into the goal.

In the end, Villa shook hands with Everton 0-0 at home.

This is Villa's three-game tie in the league.

And neither scored nor lost.

However, things that made people even more speechless continued.

On November 11, Villa challenged West Ham United away.

In this game, West Ham United showed their home court advantage.

In the whole game, West Ham's possession rate reached 72%, and the number of shots also reached 17 times.

With his own strength, Jose insisted on rejecting all the opponent's shots.

In the end, Villa won four consecutive draws.

0 goals scored, 0 goals conceded.

Once became the biggest hot topic in the Premier League.

In fact, in this game, the Villa team is not without a chance.

In the 6th minute, Weiman got a single chance.

It's a pity that his shot was saved by Jask Kleining.

In the 15th minute, Weiman once again got a single chance.

On the edge of the penalty area HLD, Weiman fell under Morrison's defense.

It should have been a penalty kick, but the referee did not award a penalty.

In the 71st minute, Lowton made a cross from the right.

On the left edge of the penalty area, Benteke headed home.

Unfortunately, the ball hit the crossbar.

In the end, Villa completed four 0-0 games in the league.

"This Villa is really evil, with zero goals and zero goals conceded in four games, don't the fans at the scene scold their mothers?"

"That's right, there are so many set-piece opportunities, and there isn't even a single set-piece master?"

"Who says Villa don't have a great set-piece? He's in goal."

The fans are talking, and the Villa players are actively preparing for the game.

Because, the fourth game of the Europa League group stage is about to start.

(End of this chapter)