As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 172 Bah

Hulk placed the ball.

The referee blows his whistle to indicate that the penalty kick can start.

Standing in the penalty area, Hulk first trotted for two steps. He wanted to observe Jose's reaction before deciding which side to shoot.

I saw Jose's figure swaying to the left of the goal, and then leaning to the right, as if he was about to pounce to the right.

Seeing this, Hulk had an answer in his heart.

Run up, shoot, all in one go.

When Hulk shot, he concentrated all his strength on his left leg.

The ball turned into an afterimage, and flew towards the lower left corner of the goal at a speed that could not be distinguished by the naked eye.

"A weakened version of violent heavy artillery?"

Seeing the speed of the ball shot by Hulk, Jose was secretly shocked.

In today's football, there are not many players who can shoot heavy shots.

Heavy bombardment requires not only physical strength, but also control over the shooting angle.

Because a control is not good, it is easy to have the possibility of flying.

Hulk's shot is not only powerful, but also has a well-controlled angle. The angle of the shot is only two or three centimeters away from the lower left dead corner.

Hulk's shot, it is certain that in today's world, no goalkeeper can make a successful save, even if he is blinded in the right direction in advance.

Jose did predict the direction of the opponent's shot in advance, so he would have such a move.

"Time and space pause."

Jose's figure moved towards the left side of the goal, and at the same time, he put his palms together, and while he jumped, he used all the remaining strength on his hands.

"Boom."

The sound of the ball colliding with Jose's hands sounded.

Unbelievably, Hulk's heavy penalty was blocked by Jose with both hands.

The ball bounced out of the small penalty area at an extremely fast speed, and then flew towards the outside of the penalty area again.

The speed of the rebounding ball is so fast, one can imagine how powerful the penalty shot by Hulk is.

At this time, Jose only felt a little numbness in his hands.

The impact of the ball is too strong.

However, Jose didn't care about the numbness in his hands, and immediately got up from the ground. He had to prevent the opponent's second shot.

Fortunately, Bender got the ball first.

Without sticking the ball, Bender chose to make a clearance with his big foot.

In the Bundesliga, defenders sticking to the ball is a very common thing.

In the Premier League, especially Mourinho's team, any defender who dares to stick the ball at this time will be waiting for him to sit on the bench.

Don't you see, since Mourinho returned to Chelsea, David Luiz has been reduced to a substitute.

So far, relying on Jose's heroic pounce, Leverkusen escaped.

Jose's performance also aroused the players' struggle.

Against the rain, they began to launch their home attack.

Although there was one less player, the Leverkusen players made up for the lack of numbers with their tireless running.

In the 68th minute, Leverkusen broke the deadlock.

Calhanoglu cut in from the left and moved to the right.

Donatti fired a low shot from 22 yards in front of the goal, and the ball flew into the far corner.

1:0.

Leverkusen, who played one less player, finally took the lead.

However, before Schmidt could be happy, Spahic raised his hand to signal that he was injured.

Helpless, Schmidt began to make substitutions.

Papadopoulos came off the bench.

In the 73rd minute, Leverkusen made another victory.

The Greek central defender Papadopoulos expanded the score for the pharmaceutical factory in just 3 minutes.

Leverkusen gets a free kick in the frontcourt.

Calhanoglu takes a free kick and throws it directly into the penalty area.

Papadopoulos headed home from 8 yards in front of the goal.

2:0.

This is a result that you won't believe.

"Jose saved a penalty kick, which is really crucial. Not only did he avoid falling behind, but he also aroused the fighting spirit of the players." The live broadcast commentator said so.

The game continues.

Schmidt started to make substitutions.

Leading by two goals, it's time to close it.

Jedvaj and Brandt came off the bench, while Charhanoglu and Bellarabi were replaced.

In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Zenit launched the final blow.

Hulk volleyed and was easily confiscated by Jose.

In the end, Leverkusen defeated their opponents 2-0 at home, and the next round of confrontation will be in two weeks.

At that time, the battle for the Golden Boy Award had almost come to an end.

After the game, the major media praised Jose's performance in the game.

Most people believe that Jose is the biggest contributor to the pharmaceutical company's final victory.

Regarding the media's praise, Jose seemed very calm.

He trains hard as always.

With the blessing of "doing more with less", Jose's progress is undoubtedly huge.

Among them, his ball handling ability is finally no longer a waste, but has reached a score of 70.

This kind of progress is undoubtedly shocking.

The ball handling ability of 70 points is almost the entry line for professional players in the five major leagues.

Through his own efforts, Jose improved his ball-handling ability from 30 points to 70 points, and no one would believe it if he said it.

As José's popularity grew, he also ushered in troubles in happiness.

That is, every time on the way home, there will always be female fans who stop him halfway and make various demands.

At first, they just asked for Jose's autograph.

In this regard, Jose naturally would not refuse, took the pen, and drew his signature on the various items handed over, looking very approachable.

Only sometimes, these female fans would play tricks on Jose.

They would put on Jose's jersey and have him sign the front of the jersey.

Facing the scenery with overlapping peaks and mountains, Jose couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

As Jose's good reputation for being approachable spread, more and more female fans came to him.

They were no longer satisfied with just signing autographs, and as the camera capabilities of mobile phones became stronger and stronger, they began to ask for a photo with Jose.

In this regard, Jose also did not refuse.

However, he only took photos with good-looking female fans.

The more Jose fulfilled their demands, the more the female fans demanded.

In the past, when they took a group photo, they would just stand quietly by the side, but now they began to hug Jose's arms tightly, with a look of reluctance.

In addition to asking for a group photo, there were even female fans who followed Jose to the apartment where he lived, showing that they were willing to serve him as long as Jose waved.

Didn't it mean that foreigners don't follow stars?

Isn't it said that foreigners are very reserved?

What is going on now?
Facing these crazy female fans with big waves and long hair, Jose felt that the "heart of a sage" was not enough.

No wonder there are always rumors about a certain player cheating.

Let me ask, which normal man can withstand such a temptation?
Fortunately, Jose has his own bottom line. He thinks that although he is a scumbag, he has improper behavior with fans. How is that different from a beast? (When the author described this passage, there was only one word in mind: Bah.)
This Saturday, October 10th, the Bundesliga continues.

The Leverkusen team will continue to sit at home and face the strong enemy Schalke 04.

Last season, Schalke 04 accumulated 64 points, ranking third, just 3 points more than Leverkusen.

This season, Schalke 04 did not have many signings, so their competitiveness has declined.

Originally this was a good thing.

However, on the 7th of this month, they fired coach Kohler and hired legendary coach Di Matteo who led Chelsea to their first Champions League trophy.

As the saying goes, changing coaches is like changing a knife. After Di Matteo took office, he immediately won two consecutive victories in the league and the Champions League.

For this game, people are looking forward to whether Schalke 04, after the coaching change, can send Leverkusen to their first defeat this season.

The starting rosters of both sides were not announced until before the game.

For the Leverkusen team, Schmidt did not make any adjustments, which was exactly the same as the starting lineup of the previous game.

As for Schalke 04, Di Matteo only made a personnel adjustment. Kevin Boateng was absent due to injury, and Choupo Moting replaced him in the starting lineup. The specific list is as follows.

Goalkeeper: Fellman.

Defenders: Ogo, Hewedes, Aihan, Atsuto Uchida.

Back midfielder: Hegel, Neustadt.

Attacking midfielders: Draxler, Choupo-Moting, Obasi.

Forward: Huntelaar.

After the opening game, the Leverkusen team at home took the initiative to attack.

And Schalke 04 is waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

In the 4th minute, Huntelaar suddenly cast a cold arrow outside the penalty area.

Jose glanced at the direction of the opponent's shot.

I saw the ball shot by the opponent flying towards the goal.

Is this high?
But a strong sense of crisis made Jose deny this idea.

Sure enough, when the ball flew over the small penalty area, it suddenly fell rapidly and smashed towards the goal.

This is not hitting high, it is clearly an elevator ball.

Jose's figure retreated, then leaped high, stretched out his hands, and steadily took Huntelaar's elevator ball off.

Leverkusen avoided conceding the first goal.

Due to the fierce fighting, fouls will inevitably become bigger and bigger.

In the 25th minute, Lenarts strained his thigh muscle in a fight.

Schmidt made a passive substitution.

Jedvaj came on as a substitute.

In the first half, although the players were very active, it turned out that neither side achieved anything.

In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues.

Di Matteo took the lead in substitutions, Kirchhoff came on as a substitute, and Neustadt was substituted.

Not long after the start, Leverkusen suffered a blow.

Jedvaj, who came off the bench, looked too excited.

In one shovel, Kirchhoff's ankle was directly shoveled.

The referee blew his whistle.

Jedvaj is sent off with a straight red card.

The Leverkusen team once again faced the situation of playing one less player.

It has been almost two months since Jose came to the Leverkusen team, and Jose has a thorough understanding of Schmidt's coaching style.

There is only one word and that is madness.

Crazy pressing, crazy tackles, crazy attacks, crazy oppression.

Therefore, when encountering a referee with strict law enforcement, it is easy to get a red card and be sent off.

Because of this, it is not uncommon to beat one less person.

Jedvaj was sent off with a red card. Fortunately, he was not playing a full-back position, and Schmidt didn't have to rush to make a substitution.

The numbers were dominant, and Schalke 04 began to turn away from the goal, and took the initiative to attack the goal guarded by Jose.

　Alas, there are far fewer people reading books on weekends.

　　In addition, the matter of the red card is adapted from real events.

　　Some things are more unbelievable than real.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)