As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 44 Lost streak
On August 12, 8, at 18 pm local time, the first game of the new season of the Premier League officially started.

Aston Villa travel to London's Olympic Stadium for an away game against West Ham United.

The teams that started playing at the same time also included a total of 12 teams including Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa. The traditional Premier League teams Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham were all scheduled for the evening and the next day.

The first game of the new season is naturally attracting attention.

It is a pity that there is no direct confrontation between traditional strong teams in the first round. The only game with close strength is Newcastle's home game against Tottenham, which is scheduled to start at 18:04 pm on the 30th.

The fact that there is no strong team contest does not mean that Villa's opponents are bad. In fact, for Villa, who had a thrilling relegation last season, facing any team is encountering a strong enemy.

Although Jose showed a trustworthy talent during training, Paul Lambert still chose to trust the old goalkeeper Shay.

Jose entered the bench list.

In addition to No. 1 Shay as the starting goalkeeper, the rest of the starting list is as follows:
Defenders: No. 32 Nathan Baker, No. 4 Vlaar, No. 6 Ciaran Clark, No. 34 Lorton.

Midfielders: No. 10 Nzobia, No. 16 Delph, No. 8 Ahmadi, and No. 7 Ireland.

Forwards: No. 9 Darren Bent, No. 14 Holman
This is a traditional 442 formation.

West Ham United coach Allardyce sent a 433 formation to challenge.

Goalkeeper: No. 22 Jass Kleinen.

Defenders: No. 3 McCartney, No. 19 Collins, No. 2 Winston Reed, No. 20 Demel.

Midfielder: Nolan No. 4, Dias No. 21, Noble No. 16.

Forwards: No. 9 Carlton Cole, No. 14 Matthew Taylor, No. 12 Vaz-T.

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Since Jose failed to enter the starting list, the system didn't bother to issue tasks.

There may be opportunities for substitutes in other positions, but for the goalkeeper position, unless there is an injury or a red card, the substitute goalkeeper can only sit on the bench.

Seeing the two sides coming and going on the field, Jose was full of excitement and anticipation.

Excitingly, he has finally become an official Premier League player. Although he is only a substitute, for Jose, he has already taken an important first step.

Looking forward, of course, looking forward to being able to participate in it.

Of course, Jose also knows very well that it is not an easy task to gain the approval of the head coach at his too young age.

So Jose no longer thinks about when he can play, but focuses on watching the game. He wants to learn more useful things from the performance of the two goalkeepers.

Soon, Jose discovered that whether it was Shay Given or the goalkeeper of West Ham United, their ability to predict the game was very good. Often, as soon as the opponent got the ball, they had already guessed the possible shooting route of the opponent.

However, Jose also discovered their problem, that is, the speed of saving, especially the speed of movement, was half a beat slower, probably because of their age.

In the 39th minute, Villa player Clark fouled on the right side of the penalty area and got the first yellow card of the game. At the same time, he also gave the opponent a free kick on the right.

West Ham's Vaz-Te is in charge of taking the free kick.

Unexpectedly, Vaz-Te did not shoot directly, but chose to hang a pass to the middle of the penalty area.

West Ham United player Nolan grabbed the first spot, and he completed the header ferry in the small penalty area.

The ball flew towards the left side of the goal, and Shay, who was standing on the right, had no time to react.

The ball is in.

In this way, West Ham United scored the first goal of the game and the only goal of the game in the 40th minute, relying on a set kick.

For this goal, Jose made a hypothesis.

If he is on the field, his choice of position is the same as that of Shay Wen, they are all close to the right side of the goal, in order to prevent Watts-T from shooting directly.

In addition, relying on the perspective of God, Jose can capture the passing route of Vaz-te in the first time, but if he wants to rush from the right side of the goal to the left side to make a save, he can only use stunts to complete it.

Of course, Jose overlooked one thing, that is, the reason why Nolan could easily score with a header was because Vlaar, who was in charge of marking him, was distracted.

Football is a team sport. Relying on one or two people may be able to win a half-time victory, but it will not last long after all.

Paul Lambert doesn't care about the team's loss, he thinks it's just bad luck.

Jose quietly followed the team bus and returned to the Villa training base.

Of course, the main stars like Darren Bent, they all have their own cars, so they drove home by themselves.

Since he failed to get a chance to play, Jose became even harder in training.

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A week later, at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, August 8, the second round of the Premier League started again.

Aston Villa will host Premier League powerhouse Everton at home.

Everton won No.7 last season, and their strength is evident. Their Fellaini is even a star player.

It's a pity that Jose still didn't get the chance to start. He once again sat on the bench as a substitute goalkeeper.

However, No. 22 goalkeeper Guzan got the chance to start, while Shay failed to enter the 18-man roster.

In addition to the goalkeeper, Paul Lambert also made three adjustments. Forward Delfinesso, midfielders Hurd and Bannan entered the starting list, while Holman, Ireland and Delph entered the substitute list.

For Paul Lambert's decision, Jose can only obey, and can't even show any dissatisfaction.

People originally wanted to see the performance of Jose, a young goalkeeper who is worth as much as Hazard, but seeing that he did not get the chance to start, they stopped paying attention.

People will turn more attention to tomorrow's focus game, Liverpool's home game against defending champion Manchester City.

The match between Villa and Everton was one-sided at the beginning.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Everton was assisted by Naismith and Pienaar scored.

Guzan was powerless to resist Pienaar's shot.

Before Villa could react, in the 31st minute, Everton made another move, and Jagielka assisted Fellaini with a header.

The visiting team Everton leads the home team Aston Villa 2-0.

The mood of the Villa fans suddenly reached a freezing point.

However, what disappointed them even more was that at the end of the first half, Everton player Baines assisted teammate Jelavic to score.

At the end of the first half, Everton led Villa by a wide margin of 3-0.

During the intermission, a large number of Villa fans began to exit.

For such a result, Jose could only stand quietly aside, he didn't want to be accused of stabbing.

0 to 3 behind, the most anxious is undoubtedly the head coach Paul Lambert.Although the task given to him by the club is only relegation, but most of the losses to opponents at home are a bit embarrassing for the fans.

At the beginning of the second half, Paul Lambert decided to adjust first. He glanced at the players on the bench, skipped Jose directly, and finally decided to replace Holman first, and removed Delfinesso, who was not performing well.

However, Lambert's adjustment not only did not bring any advantage, but in the 58th minute, Everton got a chance to counterattack. Clark, who was unable to catch up, fouled behind and got the first red card of the game.

Villa plays one less player, and it is a crucial central defender position.

There is no way, Paul Lambert can only make another substitution, center back Lehigh comes off the bench, and midfielder Hurd is replaced.

In the end, relying on Lihai's assists, Ahmadi recovered a goal in the 74th minute, without losing all face.

For this game, Jose has many thoughts in mind. First of all, there are too few restrictions on Fellaini, so that he can use the header to make achievements.

In addition, Jose didn't think Clark's foul was necessary. If he was on the court, even if the opponent faced him single-handedly, he would be [-]% sure to deal with it.

The losing streak at the start of the game has cast a thick layer of gloom on the atmosphere in the Villa team.

Jose worked harder in training, he didn't know when he would get a chance to play.

(End of this chapter)