Finally on January 2nd, Li Haolong ushered in the most tense day in recent times, a game to test the transfer success of Aston Villa. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 But the good news is that Xiaoxue is back, which also makes his heart feel a little calmer.

The returning Xiaoxue couldn't hide her tiredness, although she tried to smile, Li Haolong still saw the fatigue behind her smile, he gently hugged Xiaoxue with pity, and Xiaoxue quietly lay on his chest.

"Is things not going well at home?"

"No, it's all taken care of."

"Then why do I think you're so tired?"

"It's inevitable to go back and forth, and you have to worry about it. It's okay, just rest for two days. ”

"Then you should not go to today's ball game, and rest at home!"

"No, I must go, this is a small test that you have been busy with during this time, and I want to accompany you."

"Good Xue'er, it's hard for you, you make me feel so distressed."

"If you feel sorry for me, you will treat me well, you have to remember everything you have said to me, and don't make me regret my choice in the future!" Xiaoxue broke free from his embrace and looked at him very seriously.

"You said this again, didn't I promise you?" Li Haolong smiled and stepped forward to hug her, she took a step back and looked at him with a determined look.

"No, I want you to promise me again."

"I swear, I'll treat you well!" Until Li Haolong finished speaking, Xiaoxue pounced on him, happy like a child.

Cardiff City Stadium (also translated as Cardiff) ushered in the most neat viewing of the big and small bosses and big and small bosses. Although this time it is an away game, there are still a lot of guests who follow the team, even Princess Kate is here, and the well-dressed Xiaoxue, Ida and the fashion princess have become the three most eye-catching scenery in the stands, the unique oriental charm and Princess Kate's fascinated smile complement each other, and the camera frequently captures their beautiful images.

Xiaoxue didn't hide it anymore, and her generous appearance was very unexpected to Li Haolong, but he didn't expect such a change when he returned to the country, which slightly soothed the doubts in Li Haolong's heart before.

Di Matteo's formation was almost identical to the one in training, with a few minor tweaks. Ryo Vallejo replaced Chester's right centre-back, Lincoln and Bacuna swapped places, and Richards, who had returned from injury, wore the captain's armband at right-back. Richards' comeback made Li Haolong a little worried, whether he could cope with such an intensity of the game after a half-year hiatus, he couldn't always start because of his status, Li Haolong was quite a little reluctant about Di Matteo's arrangement.

With just 27,000 seats at Cardiff City's stadium, the number of fans in the fuchsia Villa is a bit anti-guest. Speaking of stadiums, Villa Park Stadium can be ranked eighth in England and 20th in the entire United Kingdom, although it is very good, but there is still a certain gap from Li Haolong's goal of being a top giant, at least to accommodate 60,000 people like those legendary stadiums, but this project is a long-term plan, if it is newly built, the investment is not small, and if it is rebuilt, it is surrounded by Villa Park, and it still needs to apply and take a longer period of verification and inspection, which is not in a hurry at the moment.

After the start of the game, because of the small stadium, the atmosphere on the scene somewhat affected the mood of the Villa players, and the first 15 minutes were a little restrained, but Cardiff City got a few good chances. Under the anxious shouts of Di Matteo on the sidelines, the players gradually entered the state, first of all, Weigel and Nzonzi regained control of the midfield, under the sweep of Nzonzi's first soldiers, with the high pressing of the front, Cardiff could not organize a decent attack at all, all the backcourt balls were handed to Weigel's feet, and he distributed the ball, Bacuna and Grealis on both sides continued to sprint, and finally, because of Amavi's dazzling performance, Gryliz even gave up the left corridor and went to the front lurking behind Alario.

Such an oppressive attack finally came to fruition at the end of the first half, or Amavi's bottom cross, the defender cleared, the ball fell at Lincoln's feet, the defender pressed and rebounded, Lincoln slyly plugged a straight stopper, Arario's clever anti-offside insertion, formed a single knife, calmly rubbed the shot, the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, hit the post.

At half-time, the patient Aston Villa won a reasonable score of 1-0, and the battle of players on the field was obviously superior to the Aston Villa players.

In the second half, the physically exhausted Richards was replaced by Hatton, and the captain's armband was handed to Hatton. For Richards, it can only be regarded as a diligent half-time performance, or he is not in good physical condition, but he still shows strong physical fitness.

In the second half, the home team strengthened the control of the midfield, and launched a siege around the center circle, seeing the mistakes that began to appear, Di Matteo lacked enough adaptability, in fact, if Li Haolong felt that he could withdraw Grealish to the back position or simply replace him and go on a back waist, play three back 433 or 4321 formation, the three back waist close to each other and use Grealish's flexible running position to respond, and quickly transfer the ball. However, before the head coach could react, Weigel reacted smartly, reduced ball control, strengthened the transfer of medium and long passes, used the pressure of the Cardiff defense line, played a few counterattacks, and finally Weigel directly assisted with a long pass, Bacuna seized a counterattack opportunity and then went to the next city, Cardiff City tactics failed, and the rhythm was re-in the hands of the Villa team, Weigel's superior tactical intention was undoubtedly revealed, and in the final stage of the game, Di Matteo replaced Lincoln, who was a little overexcited, with Coggia, and played a 442 formation, Before the end of the game, Coggia, who had just been on the pitch for a short time, had the icing on the cake with his first touch, and Aston Villa got off to a flying start with a 3-0 win at Cardiff City.

The ratio of possession to the ball was 58 to 42 and the shots were 13 to 7. Weigel had a staggering 152 touches and 137 passes, with a pass completion rate of 95 per cent, including 13 mid-length attempts, 12 successful team-mates, five direct threats, 11,000 metres of travel, five interceptions and three tackles, while his partner Nzonzzi also had 72 passes, a 92 per cent success rate and a staggering seven tackles. Benkovic at the back is more eye-catching than Vallejo, because the opponent's attack is lacking, mostly long balls, and he wins almost 70% of headers, which is already the statistics of top central defenders. However, Vallejo had a lot of wonderful fill-ins and showed good anticipation and defensive awareness. Amavi was as tireless as ever, a blender on the left, and a few people up front began to see good chemistry, Lincoln's thief, Bacuna's diligence and impact, Grealish's running and cutting in, Alario's header ability was also effective in this game, and his several balls to his teammates also showed his vision and sense of cooperation, as well as tireless scrambles, like a time bomb in the frontcourt, giving the opponent a headache. However, after the game, the best of the game was awarded to Weigel, who was both offensive and defensive, except for the occasional exposure of the body was slightly insufficient, almost perfect, but he is not a player who purely relies on his body to eat, steals rely on prediction and agility, and the body can also be practiced. Everything is going in a good direction, except for Di Matteo's slightly sluggish presence, he himself is better at dressing room adjustments.

In other people's turf is not good to celebrate too presumptuous on the court, Li Haolong can only bring all the guests to the locker room to congratulate the players, the arrival of the big names burst the crowded locker room carnival atmosphere, Lincoln led the active teammates to dance the enthusiastic dance of the black Brazilians, everyone sang wantonly, cathartic......

The Aston Villa Invincible Battleship has set sail!