The evolution process did not happen overnight, but was slowly changing. The whole process was a bit long. Jose estimated that it would take about a month.

Jose looked at the data on the system light curtain, and his heart was full of expectations, looking forward to his transformation in a month.

…

On December 29, only three days later, the Premier League continued.

Villa continued to sit at home, eliminating the hard work of driving and driving, and they will face Wigan Athletics, who is fighting for relegation.

After the 19th round, Wigan Athletics ranked 18th with 4 wins, 3 draws, 12 losses and 15 points. Their relegation situation is not optimistic at all.

Jose continues to start.

Paul Lambert did not want to finally stabilize his morale and showed a downward trend again.

Not many people are following this game, and there is no live broadcast in China. After all, the appeal of the two teams is still far from the big6 team.

After the opening, Wigan Athletic played very patiently and would never shoot easily without finding an absolute opportunity.

As for Villa, Bentek, who was in a hot state before, played very silently in this game.

The final result,

Villa, who plays at home, has a ball possession rate of only 45.9%, lower than the 54.1% of the away team Wigan Athletics.

In terms of shooting, Villa completed 12 shots, but only 2 shots hitting the target.

The goalkeeper of Wigan Athletic almost fell asleep again.

As for Wigan Athletics, because they played very patiently, they only shot 9 times in this game, but they hit the target 5 times, and 3 of them were a must-try shot.

If Jose hadn't guarded the goal, Villa would lose more than 3 more goals in this game.

Faced with this situation, Jose had no choice but to do anything. Now he can only protect the goal.

…

After the game with Wigan Athletics ended, only two days apart, that is, on New Year's Day in 2013, the 21st round of the Premier League continued to start.

Even Jose, who was in the goalkeeper position, began to feel the pressure on his physical fitness, let alone other players.

At 3:00 p.m. on January 1, when the world is celebrating the New Year, Jose and his teammates will challenge the currently 10th-ranked Swansea football team away at Swansea's Free Stadium.

In the first leg of this season, Villa defeated his opponent 2-0 at home, which was Jose's first appearance in the Premier League.

It was from that day that Jose slowly gained the starting position and eventually made great progress.

For Swansea, Jose will not forget it easily.

After the game started, Swansea, who played at home, was imposing and possessed a goal rate reached 80%.

As for Villa team, they are familiar with returning to 442 in formation.

The 352 formation used in the match against Chelsea and Tottenham has proven that it is not suitable for Villa today. The reason is that the two wingbacks often go deep into the hinterland and cannot return, resulting in the opponent being able to easily attack Villa's penalty area.

In addition to the wingback problem, there are also many problems with the cooperation of the three central defenders. To be precise, whether it is Clark, Nathan Baker, and Hurd, they are too young and have serious lack of coping experience.

Although Jose lacks experience, he has plug-ins and his physical fitness can make up for the shortcomings caused by his experience. Of course, another reason is that the current season is not yet at the end of the season, and the teams are not yet at the time to try their best.

In the first half, Villa didn't have many offensive opportunities. Swansea was in control of the ball for most of the time, and neither side could do anything to each other.

It was not until the 44th minute that Benteke assisted Weiman to score a goal that broke the deadlock.

Although Villa has little time to get the ball, he is the first to score the goal.

Of course, in order to block Swansea's attack, Villa's Clark, Weiman, Stevens and Delf all received yellow cards one after another, and were scolded by Swansea fans for being so dirty.

Villa players don't care about this.

After the second half of the game changed sides, Swansea's offense became even more fierce.

The tighter Swansea oppressed, the easier it would be for Villa to find a quick counterattack.

In the 84th minute, Villa found another opportunity to counterattack. Benteke dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and the Swansea defender pulled behind him and knocked Bentekera into the penalty area.

Penalty.

Bentek achieved it overnight.

Villa led 2-0 away.

There is not much time left in the game, and Villa is in sight.

Swansea, who was behind in the score, had a more intense attack, but the quality of the last shot was really not high, and most of them failed to hit the goal, which made Jose feel a little relaxed.

After all, he is 2 goals ahead of his opponent.

Coupled with the continuous high-density competition, Jose and his teammates felt a little mentally exhausted.

It is these slackness that allowed Swansea to find an opportunity to take advantage of.

In the 94th minute, Swansea player Pablo Hernandez took the ball from the left and came to Villa's left side of the penalty area, got rid of it and made a cross.

At this time, Jose stood slightly to the left, and most of his attention was focused on Hernandez, and he did not notice a figure approaching quietly at the back point.

That was Swansea midfielder Routledge.

The ball quickly passed through the crowd and fell to 5 yards on the right side of the penalty area. The unguarded Routledge headed the ball, and the ball immediately flew towards the dead corner on the upper right side of the goal.

The ball is too fast and the shooting distance is too close. Even if Jose uses special stunts, he will not have time to block the ball.

1 to 2.

Swansea recovered one goal.

Jose was a little upset about conceding the goal and blamed himself for not paying attention to the opponent's player at the back point.

Of course, the more important responsibility for missing people is Villa's defense line.

They were all attracted by Hernandez.

Although Swansea recovered a goal at the end, the situation was hopeless and he eventually lost the game. Villa completed a season double kill against Swansea.

Post-match summary.

Swansea's possession rate reached 69.5%, with a total of 25 shots, while Villa had only 9 shots; Swansea had 6 shots, while Villa had 5 shots.

Judging from the data, Villa's offense is undoubtedly more efficient, which is why they can always stand in the Premier League.

Jose's state at the last moment made him and the head coach realize that Jose is still too young after all, and his physical fitness reserves are very different from those of adult players.

Although he won this game, Jose only received 2,000 points and a reward of Silver Treasure Chest*2.

The most reward is the most reward.

...

Games 2 and 3 in January are both cup matches.

Jose can only participate in one of them.

Paul Lambert thought about it again and again and confirmed that Jose started the third round of the FA Cup on the 5th, while Guzan guarded the goal in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals on the 9th.

As a result, in the FA Cup, relying on the goals of Darren Bent and Weiman, Ipswich from the League One at home.

In the League Cup, Villa lost 1-3 away to Blatford City in the English League Two, and Weiman scored Villa's only goal.

If Villa wants to advance in the League Cup, Villa will definitely not be able to lose money in the second home game.

However, even if Villa luckily entered the finals, the opponent they have to face will be the winner between Chelsea and Swansea.

Thinking of the crushing defeat to Chelsea not long ago, a shadow rose in Paul Lambert's heart.

"Let's talk about it then." Lambert said to himself.

After two cup games, the Premier League continued to start.

On the 12th, Villa will face Southampton at home.

At the beginning of this season, Southampton failed to win 11 rounds and ranked last, but now it has escaped from the relegation zone, indicating that their condition has begun to recover.

Can Villa successfully defeat his opponent at home?
Chapter completed!