Chapter 19: Bombardment
In the tunnel, Jose took a deep breath and followed the referee back to the pitch again.
The second half of the game begins.
Villa's youth team did not make any changes, not because McDonald didn't want to make a substitution, but because there was really no one to replace.
On the bench, there are four substitute strikers and two substitute goalkeepers.
This also indirectly reflects the disparity in strength between the two sides.
Chelsea were very patient early in the second half, not attacking as they did in the first half, but rather stepping up their defence.
Nel Bass believes that just being down by one goal away from home is not a desperate situation, and it will not be easy to let Villa score another goal because of a negligent defence.
The midfield competition for the ball was still fierce, but they all controlled their movements well.
Looking at Chelsea, who were also cowering in their own half, Jose had a faint sense of unease.
Chelsea are far superior to Villa's youth team in terms of player quality and bench depth, not to mention that they now have a numerical advantage.
There was no reason why they should not attack.
Unless......
Chelsea thought about the last game against Arsenal.
Lure the snake out of the hole.
Chelsea used the tactics that Villa had used against Arsenal.
"Don't go out." Jose shouted to his teammates.
However, it was too late.
With the exception of the three defenders, all the players in the midfield rushed out.
There was already one less defender, and as a result, Villa's backfield suddenly looked empty.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Piazon gestured to his teammates.
Christensen, who was originally down-footed at the back, saw Piason's attacking gesture and made a long pass for the first time, and the ball fell to the feet of Loftus-Cheek.
Loftus-Cheek dribbled a few steps wide before slotting a ball straight to Piason's feet.
At this time, Piazon, Traore, Ferres and several others had already ambushed on the edge of the Villa penalty area.
When Piazon got the ball, Loftus-Cheek, Traore, Ferres and several others rushed into the penalty area.
In just a few seconds, in the Villa penalty area, there was a lot of blue.
Chelsea were in the Villa penalty area, forming a four-on-four situation.
The situation of the Villa military is critical.
Piazon was well aware that the opportunity was fleeting, and in the middle of the penalty area, he decisively opted for a right-footed volley.
The ball went straight to the left side of the goal.
Piazon's shot, Jose had a premonition, so he moved two steps to the left side of the goal and then pounced sideways.
Jose blocked Piazon's shot, but didn't keep the ball in his hands.
The bouncing ball landed at Traore's feet, and he opted for a volley without adjusting.
At this time, Jose had just gotten up and had to use a stunt in the face of Traore's shot.
In the midst of everyone's stunned gaze, Jose saved Traore's shot again.
This time he didn't fall to the ground, but he still couldn't control the ball.
Jose found that the opponent's shots were not about angle at all, they were purely about power.
In the face of absolute shooting power, all saving skills have to be greatly reduced, so it is normal for Jose to get out of his hands.
I don't know whether to say that the Chelsea players were lucky, or if the Villa defenders couldn't grab the point, and the ball fell at the feet of the Chelsea players again.
Ferres, a striker with dual Scottish-Somali nationality, picked up the ball and fired into the far corner.
At this time, Jose's position is quite far from the movement line of the ball, and although his speed is fast, there is still a high probability that he will not be able to reach it.
As for the stunts, they are still in the recovery CD.
What made Jose speechless the most was that his three defenders were like headless flies, constantly chasing Piazon and a few people.
Live chat room.
"Villa has several young defenders, if they can enter the Premier League giants to play, I will eat three pounds live."
"Cut, I'll eat five catties."
"Don't talk about the giants, if you can play the main team in the Premier League relegation team, I will eat five pounds."
...
Seeing that the ball speed was not fast, but it was just out of reach, Jose quickly calculated in his heart.
The ball must not be conceded.
Once they concede a goal at home, with Villa's attacking power, it is absolutely impossible to get it back away from home.
In the past, José always felt that time passed so slowly, but at this moment, he felt that time was too fast, so fast that his brain couldn't even function.
"Fight."
José used all his strength to leap forward, knowing that it was impossible, but he couldn't help but do his best.
[The unyielding will of the host has been detected, and the host is now given a chance to experience the space-time pause (advanced).] 】
Previously, José had always thought that the effect of the stunt upgrade was to increase the pause time, but now he realized that he was wrong, and the real upgrade effect of the stunt was to shorten the time interval between using the stunt.
The interval between the advanced ones is only one second.
So, Jose can use stunts again.
It's still a stunt that has been sealed with half an effect, only half a second, but for Jose at the moment, it's enough.
He caught up.
Just as the ball was about to fall into the pocket, he plucked the ball from the top corner of the goal.
This time he didn't let go, he held the ball firmly.
"How is that possible?"
Everyone was stunned.
If Jose was a speed striker and he could catch the ball before it hits the net, that's possible, but José is just a goalkeeper.
Has anyone ever heard of a fast goalkeeper? Hardly.
Jose managed to single-handedly defuse a siege by four Chelsea players.
"That's awesome."
"Jose, you're my idol."
'A player like that, he shouldn't stay at Villa.
"What's wrong with staying at Vera? As long as you giants have good players, the relegation team can only use the leftovers you pick? ”
"Ouch, I didn't think there were Villa fans here."
"I'm not a Villa fan, I just can't get used to your big clubs."
"Huh?"
...
The game continues.
With this lesson, Villa's players no longer attack easily, and the scene became extremely dull for a while.
Villa gave up on marking and instead divided the work together, each responsible for defending an area.
As a result, the Chelsea attackers, led by Piason, were only able to occasionally shoot from distance outside the box.
As long as it's not Carlos's card heavy cannon, or Beckham's level of a full moon scimitar, any long-range shot is not too much of a threat to Jose, just because he has enough concentration.
"Is this Vera youth team a tortoise?"
Some fans who watched the live broadcast complained about the dull scene.
"Turtle? When it comes to dense defense, the bus opposite Villa is the originator. ”
"Again, my car is iron-blooded, not a bus."
"Hey, hey."
In this way, the second half of the game, in this dull offensive and defensive battle, entered the stoppage time.
When the fourth official announced five minutes of stoppage time, there was a flurry of boos from the Villa fan stands.
Although the second half was dull, there were not many pauses, and the five minutes of extra-long stoppage time were obviously suspected of taking care of Chelsea.
Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and the game still has to be played.
In the 92nd minute, Jose saved Piazon's shot again and saw Grealish unmarked in front.
Decisively kicked off the goal ball and played a long pass directly to Grealish in the centre circle.
Grealish got the ball with ease.
Seeing Grealish take the ball, Chelsea youth defender Trevoh Chalobah pounced on him immediately.
Grealish was a frequent nightclubber, but he was so fast that Chalobah couldn't keep up with him.
With Grealish on the verge of breaching the last line of defence, Chelsea wing-back Cuevas used a tactical foul directly on Grealish, and he was still worried about the recurrence of Grealish's goal in the opening kick-off.
Cuevas's yellow card is not to run away.
Villa were also awarded a direct free-kick from 20 yards in the middle of the penalty area.
Who's going to take the free-kick?