Chapter 23 Elevator Ball Again
"Time and space pause."
Jose has no choice. If he doesn't use stunts now, Chelsea will kill the game right away.
It's not that Jose doesn't trust his teammates, but that the defenders in Chelsea's youth team are too stable. Jose can see that in a year or two, Christensen, Ake and others will definitely have the skills to play as adults in the Premier League.
The team’s ability to establish itself.
As for their goalkeeper Blackman, even if he cannot gain a foothold in a wealthy club, he can still compete for the main goalkeeper position in a mid-tier team.
Legendary coach Mourinho said that in football matches, if you want to win trophies, you must first learn not to concede the ball. Only by being invincible can you have a chance to win the highest honor.
Jose very much agrees with what Mourinho said.
Originally, Grealish was a good breakthrough point, but due to the lack of manpower in the defense, he was forced to retreat.
Jose knew that without an excellent set piece, Villa would not be able to find a chance to score the opponent's goal.
In this regard, all Jose can do is to try his best to keep the goal from conceding.
Baker's free kick is very threatening. Without relying on plug-ins, only top goalkeepers from wealthy clubs can save it.
Jose is not ashamed of his use of plug-ins. He knows that he is still very young, less than 17 years and three months in full.
He has enough confidence to grow into a world-class goalkeeper before he is 20 years old.
The game continues.
In the last minute, Chelsea launched a violent attack on Villa. In just over ten minutes, Jose made as many as seven saves.
The Villa fans were both excited and nervous, fearing that if Jose made a mistake, Chelsea would kill the game.
The injury time was another extremely long 5 minutes.
"Let's get one." Fans from both sides prayed silently.
At this moment, no one in the entire Stamford Bridge stadium could sit calmly. They all stood up and stared intently at the changes on the field.
At 94 minutes and 40 seconds, Chelsea once again got a free kick opportunity on the right. The penalty spot was not far from the ball. It was a good place to shoot directly.
The wall was lined up and the referee's whistle sounded.
The hearts of all the fans in the stadium beat with Piazon's movement.
The ball first crossed the wall and then flew towards the center of the goal.
Is the ball too high?
No, this is an elevator ball!
When the ball was about to reach the goal line, it suddenly dropped rapidly and fell towards the goal.
Fortunately, Jose discovered it in time. He quickly took a half step back, then jumped high and picked the ball out of mid-air.
Glancing at the frontcourt, Jose found that there were only Grealish and Chelsea's two central defenders near the center circle.
Chance.
Jose quickly took the goal kick, and the ball crossed the half-court and landed behind the Chelsea defense.
When it comes to speed alone, neither Ake nor Christensen is Grealish's opponent.
The little prince of the nightclub easily grabbed the ball.
At this time, the stoppage time had exceeded 5 minutes, and the referee did not blow the final whistle, obviously giving Grealish a chance to complete this attack.
Soon, Grealish arrived outside Chelsea's penalty area, and he was about to face Blackman alone.
Seeing Grealish attack alone, Blackman did not choose to attack, but took two steps back.
The hearts of fans from both sides were so nervous that they were almost suffocating.
Half a minute ago, Chelsea fans prayed for a goal and Villa fans prayed not to concede a goal.
Half a minute later, the two sides just changed sides.
In the end, Grealish didn't have the courage to pass Blackman, so he chose to lob the ball into the far corner.
It wasn't because he was too hasty to shoot or because he was too nervous. Grealish's lob shot was too hard and the ball went out of the baseline.
The little prince in the nightclub knelt down on the spot and sighed.
What a great opportunity to kill, and it slipped away just like that.
It is conceivable that if the Villa youth team finally loses this championship trophy, Grealish will regret it for the rest of his life.
Just like in the 2008 Champions League final, Terry's unexpected slip caused Chelsea to miss the first Champions League trophy. It will be an unforgettable memory for Terry's life.
"Beep, beep, beep..." When Blackman kicked out the goal, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.
According to the rules, the two sides will play overtime after ten minutes.
Live chat room.
"I'm so nervous. Although I didn't score a goal, it still makes people feel excited."
"I have watched a lot of FA Youth Cup games, and as far as this one is concerned, it has a little bit of a Premier League match."
"Why do you say that?"
"As we all know, youth team games are almost always without defense, so big score results often occur. Not to mention, in the fourth round of the game just four months ago, Forest U18 and Wigan U18 played
It became a big score of 9 to 1.”
"In the Premier League, unless the styles are incompatible, it is difficult to achieve big results. When mid- and lower-tier teams face strong teams, unless they really cannot defend, they will give priority to defense. You know, in the league
The difference of one point is probably the distance between heaven and hell."
"I see."
…
The ten-minute break passed quickly.
The two sides once again made adjustments to their personnel.
Fortunately, they were all young men under the age of 18, so there was no sign of physical exhaustion.
The adjustments made by both sides are more to prepare for the possible penalty shootout later.
The game continues.
Although there was no physical exhaustion, the speed of the players on both sides dropped significantly, and their movements were not as standard as when they were full of energy.
In addition, Chelsea no longer attacked desperately, and they seemed to have accepted the result of a penalty shootout.
But even so, Chelsea can still occasionally threaten the door guarded by Jose.
In the 9th minute of overtime, Chelsea got a corner kick from the left.
This is also the first corner kick in overtime.
Piazon took the penalty and passed the ball directly to the center of the small penalty area.
The threat was not great, Jose caught the shot immediately.
Just when Jose moved forward and wanted to pick off the ball, a figure bumped towards Jose.
Jose fell to the ground on the spot.
The referee did not blow the whistle.
When Jose fell to the ground, Chelsea player Ferres hit the ball and headed it into the goal.
In overtime, Chelsea leads by 1 goal!
Slow-motion replay showed that it was Villa's No. 4 player who knocked Jose down. He was only focused on fighting for the top but forgot to avoid Jose.
"Oh, Chelsea won." Someone in the live chat room gloated.
"What a pity."
"Don't be discouraged, there is still time." Jose did not blame his teammates, but cheered them up.
The 15 minutes of the first half of overtime passed quickly, and Villa entered the second half with a goal behind.
There was no rest time. After a brief drink of water, the two sides switched places and started fighting again.
Chapter completed!