Villa were given the first kick-off.

In the 6th minute after the opening, the Villa team took a surprise lead.

Weimann wins the ball in the opposition half.

saw Abang Laho, who was about to burst into the penalty area, and decisively passed straight into the penalty area.

From 12 yards out in the box, Abang Laho had a one-on-one chance.

Facing the goalkeeper from Swansea, Abang Lajo pushed a shot into the far corner.

The ball went in.

The early lead was a relief for the manager and Villa fans.

However, Swansea, who were behind, began to organise an attack, and at one point the possession rate reached 80%.

In the 36th minute, Pablo Hernandez crossed from the left side of the penalty area.

On the right edge of the six-yard box, Rama on loan from Osasuna heads the ball.

The ball then turned around and flew towards goal.

Under normal circumstances, Rama's header on goal would have been a goal.

Thankfully, Jose was prepared, and in the face of Rama's header, he just moved his body and then took it down with both hands.

In the end, Villa beat their opponents by one goal, ending a five-game winless run in all competitions.

New Year's Day 14, three days after the match against Swansea.

People all over the world are celebrating the New Year.

The Premier League 13/14 season continues as Villa travel to bottom-placed Sunderland.

Originally, it was going to be an easy game.

However, before the start of the game, the sky of the Stadium of Light suddenly fell heavily and the temperature at this time was only 6~9 degrees.

This greatly limited the performance of the players on both sides, and all kinds of mistakes continued.

In the 15th minute, Sunderland's Catmore made a mistake in stopping the ball.

Abang Lajo grabbed the ball and went on a one-handed shot.

After shaking off goalkeeper Mannone, Abonlahor pushed the empty net.

In the end, relying on a mistake by their opponents, Villa won all three points away.

It can be regarded as a good start in 14 years.

Three days later, on January 4, the third round of the English FA Cup began.

Villa drew Infil United from the Championship.

In this game, except for Jose who did not play, Paul Lambert played as much as he could.

As a result, it was a big surprise that the Villa team lost 1-2 at home.

They were knocked out of the FA Cup after just one game.

José was very disappointed by this.

Although the FA Cup has become a thermos cup, if it can earn this trophy, it will definitely be a good thing for Jose, who is in dire need of honor.

Jose suddenly understood that for a player like Shvera, it would be difficult to keep a superstar player in the end.

A team without ambition is like a salted fish.

Jose has already seen that in the near future, Benteke and Grealish will definitely move to other Premier League giants, and he is just going first.

Soon after, the draw for the Europa League round of 32 knockout rounds came out.

The Villa team was very unlucky, they drew against Serie A rivals Napoli.

Last season, Napoli finished second in the league and entered the Champions League.

In the group stage, Napoli were divided into groups of Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Marseille, but they failed to qualify after 12 points in the group stage.

It can be said that they are the most tragic team among the many teams in the Champions League, and there is no one.

Now, the Villa team is going to meet such a strong opponent, and there is no hope at all.

The first leg against Napoli is scheduled for February 20.

The Villa team still have a month and a half to prepare.

Before that, Villa will have to face a number of Premier League rivals.

This includes Arsenal, who are currently at the top of the table.

On January 14, at 7 p.m. local time, at Villa Park, the last key game of this round of the Premier League began.

Because Arsenal lost 1-3 at home to Villa in the first leg of this season, in this game, Arsenal not only needs to win to consolidate the top position, but also to avenge the beginning of the season.

On the player side.

Mikel Arteta, Vermaelen and Theo Walcott are all out injured.

Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud returned in time.

Szczesny, Mertesacker and Flamini returned to the starting line-up.

Chamberlain and Park Joo-young came to the bench.

The specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna.

Defenders: Wilshere, Flamini.

Avant-garde: Cazorla, 272, Gnabry.

Centre-forward: Olivier Giroud.

As for the Villa side.

Vlaar is back from injury, so that Villa's backline is no longer just Jose.

The specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Jose.

Defenders: Baker, Vlaar, Clark.

Wing-backs: Luna, Lowton.

Midfielders: Delph, Westwood, Ahmadi.

Forwards: Abang Laho, Benteke.

Among them, Abang Laho will more often retreat to take over the midfield.

Villa kicked off first, but unfortunately couldn't get past halfway.

In the 74th second, Ahmadi defended Wilshere for a foul and got the first yellow card early.

"Ahmadi's foul is completely unnecessary, it's still early." Teacher Zhan said.

"It can't be said that it's completely unnecessary, he can at least deter the opponent to some extent, and tell him that I'm not easy to mess with." Director Zhang expressed his different views.

Arsenal played very patiently, with all kinds of passes and combinations, dazzling.

In the 5th minute, Arsenal took the lead in the shoot.

Sagna crosses from the right.

The ball is passed to the middle of the box.

From 10 yards out, Giroud leaped high to head the ball before anyone else.

Jose pounced.

It turned out that Giroud's header was deflected wide of the left-hand post.

Three minutes later, in the same position, Sagna again crossed from the right.

However, it was directly confiscated by Jose's attack.

Meanwhile, on the edge of the six-yard box, Giroud fell to the ground.

Video replays show that it was Vlaar who brought Giroud down.

Giroud immediately complained to the referee, but the referee decided that Giroud could not have fought for the ball, so he did not award a penalty.

José praised Vlaar's behavior: "Well done. ”

If the opponent is allowed to enter the penalty area too easily, it is not a good thing for Jose.

In the 13th minute, Villa had a chance to get a kick.

Wilshere made a mistake with the ball and was tackled by Benteke.

Before the opponent counter-attacked, Benteke passed the ball to Delph for the first time.

From 20 yards out, Delph fired a low shot that deflected wide.

The goal kick was taken and Szczesny drove straight to the midfield.

After a scramble, the ball fell to Gnabry.

On the right side of the penalty area, facing Nathan Baker's defense, Gnabry shot straight with his feet.

"Ahh A scream rang out.

It turned out that Gnabry's shot hit Nathan Baker's face goal.

Baker fell to the ground on the spot.

Jose and his teammates rushed to check it out as soon as possible.

At this time, I saw Baker's face flushed, and there was faint blood flowing from his nostrils.

"Team doctor, quick." Jose knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately called the team doctor to come in.

"Let's hope he's okay." Jose looked at the busy team doctor and prayed secretly.

(End of chapter)