Jose is a little worried, but at the moment he is not enough to change the result alone, and his beginner free-kick skills are no longer enough against the adult team.

Knocked out by a League One side?

Paul Lambert doesn't agree, although the value of the EFL Cup is not high, but it is a matter of honour, and such a thing will never be allowed.

Lambert waved his hand, and Delph and Darren Bent came off the bench.

After the two came on the pitch, Villa instantly formed an overwhelming advantage, but the goal did not come for a long time.

In stoppage time, the winner finally arrived, when Benteke received a cross from a team-mate and volleyed it over the edge of the six-yard box and the ball rolled into the bottom left corner.

So far, the Villa team has advanced to the semi-finals of the quarterfinals without danger.

The prize money of the EFL Cup is indeed very small, not even enough for a week's salary of some stars, but its honor is really at the championship level.

Another very important thing is that both the EFL Cup and FA Cup winners can qualify directly for the group stage of the Europa League.

Although the prize money of the Europa League is not as good as that of the Champions League, its ticket and broadcast revenue are the same as those of the Champions League.

Jose knows very well that Villa is a club with no ambitions, and it seems unrealistic to expect them to qualify for the Champions League in the league, so the two major cup titles have become Jose's primary goal.

An away win at Swindon avoided the embarrassment of a winless run in October.

As for November, Villa will face Sunderland, who are level on points with them, before the start of the Devil's schedule, with both teams sitting in 14th place.

Jose returned to the starting line-up, Clark returned from injury, and Bennett, who was suspended for one game, was in the starting line-up.

The much-talked-about Darren Bent is out due to injury, and the transfer fee that Villa spent on him is estimated to be in vain.

However, Benteke, another new signing who has joined this season, has been doing well, and Paul Lambert doesn't have to worry too much.

On November 3, the tenth round of the English Premier League began.

Ahead of the Villa game, Manchester United host Arsenal first.

This is the highlight of this round, in addition to the feud between the two teams, Van Persie will play his old club Arsenal for the first time.

Just three minutes into the game, United took the lead.

Arsenal captain Vermaelen made a mistake and Van Persie won the ball on the edge of the box and fired a powerful shot into the bottom left corner.

Van Persie refused to celebrate against his former club, but the Arsenal fans still gave them a warm greeting.

In stoppage time of the half, Ashley Young crossed and the ball touched Cazorla's arm.

Arsenal were awarded a penalty.

Wayne Rooney takes the penalty and converts it easily.

At half-time, United led 2-1.

In the second half, it was easy to play again.

With a two-goal lead, Manchester United continued to attack.

In the 67th minute, Rooney's tactical corner cross from the left flank, Mertesacker missed the ball on the top and was headed by Evra in the small penalty area.

At this point, Manchester United led Arsenal 3-0, and Ferguson looked at Professor Wenger with a gloomy face.

In the final minute of stoppage time, Arshavin headed in the box and the ball was passed to Cazorla, who shot from the left side of the box but was blocked, but luckily the ball fell to Cazorla's feet again, and he fired into the far corner of the net before finding the net.

Cazorla's goal saved some face for Arsenal.

At the end of this game, Manchester United is second with 24 points from 8 wins and 2 losses.

Probably due to the imminent retirement of Ferguson, the United players played extremely the pitch.

Therefore, in the next round, Villa will face such Manchester United, and in the eyes of outsiders, it is basically a matter of bad luck.

……

The match between Villa and Sunderland was intense, but the effective data of the two sides was not much different. The number of shots on goal was 12 for Sunderland and 9 for Villa, and the number of corners was 6 for Sunderland and 7 for Villa.

With just a few fouls, Villa were a far ahead, giving their opponents 17 free-kick chances.

But the Villa team had the last laugh.

In the 57th minute, Lowton's cross from the right was nodded in by Benteke from distance, and the ball was passed to Abonlaho on the edge of the six-yard box, who stabbed home from close range.

Abonlaho have scored on two consecutive away games.

As for Jose, it was the easiest game he played, after all, Sunderland only had one shot on target in the whole game, and Jose only made a slight effort to save easily.

With the win over Sunderland, Villa moved up to eighth place, 15 points behind Arsenal on goal difference.

Jose also receives a reward of 5000 points and a Silver Chest*5 from the system.

He currently has more than 56,000 points and as many as 19 silver chests.

Villa's performance did not attract much attention, but fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur lost at home to 15th-placed Wigan Athletic, which became the biggest upset of the round.

In another upset, top Chelsea were held to a draw away at 11th-placed Swansea City, dropping them to second place after dropping two points to Manchester United.

Di Matteo's crisis of confidence began to emerge.

……

After returning from Sunderland, José began to fast and bathe, and he was about to open the treasure chest.

Nineteen treasure chests, you can draw ten times in a row, I don't know if you can draw 8 talent essences, he urgently needs to improve the level of god-level prediction.

With a flick of Jose's finger, the first "Ten Consecutive Draws" were drawn.

【Talent Essence*3, Skill Points*2, Gear Ticket*3, Boutique Underwear*2】

[PS: Boutique underwear, made of high-tech materials, has good breathability, and improves flexibility by 30% after wearing. 】

"Talent essence only 3 points?" Jose was a little disappointed.

Taking a deep breath, Jose clicked on the system light curtain again, and the second "Ten Consecutive Draws" also had results.

[Talent Essence*6, Skill Points*2, Mortal Equipment Ticket*4]

"12 copies?" José thought he was dazzled, rechecked it, and finally confirmed that 12 rewards had indeed been drawn.

It seems that a treasure chest does not only have one reward.

What makes Jose even happier than the 12 rewards is that the talent essence is drawn to 6 points, so that he can upgrade the goalkeeper talent again.

Without hesitation, he directly chose god-level prediction.

As a huge amount of energy information came into his mind, Jose had a feeling that he seemed to have the ability to predict, and what might happen in the next ten seconds or so appeared in his mind in advance.

Of course, foresight doesn't have to happen, because your current actions will change the direction of the future, even if it's just ten seconds, and there are many possibilities for what can happen.

After upgrading the god-level prediction, Jose spent another 4 equipment tickets to create a new set of sneakers, leg guards, gloves and wrist guards for himself.

The importance of equipment, Jose knows better than anyone.

After the big increase, Jose has more confidence in facing Manchester United.

……

On Singles' Day on November 11, the 11th round of the Premier League continued.

Villa are at home to Manchester United, the top of the table.

Aside from United's current hot form, Villa have won just one of their last 31 matches, with 25 wins and five draws in the rest of the matches.

Villa's last win over Manchester United was in the third round of the Carabao Cup in 1999, and the league win was back in 1995, when Jose was just born.

In the face of such a bitter master, the psychological pressure of the Villa team can be imagined.