As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 173 Late October
In the 55th minute, Schalke 04 got a quick counterattack opportunity.

Hegel passed the ball and the ball passed to the left side of the penalty area.

Ogo took the ball, threw off Donatti and made a cross.

Huntelaar headed the goal.

Jose directly received it in his arms.

A goal kick is taken.

In the case of one less player, the midfield competition is completely at a disadvantage.

One minute later, Schalke 1 came forward again.

Huntelaar retreats to get the ball.

A diagonal pass to the right of the restricted area.

Obasi received the pass from Huntelaar and volleyed directly.

Jose jumped up and pressed the opponent's shot to the ground.

This time, Jose made a long pass directly to the midfield.

Son Heung-min received a pass from Jose and wanted to break through the opponent's defense, but was dragged to the ground by Hewedes.

Son Heung-min quickly takes a free kick.

It's a pity that the opponent's players have already returned to defense.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the score on the court remained unchanged.

Is it going to be boring again?

Schmidt walked to the sidelines and shouted at the Leverkusen players: "Run, run."

In the case of one less player, only active running is the best way to make up for the gap in numbers.

The players of the Leverkusen team speeded up one after another regardless of physical exertion.

In the 73rd minute, Schalke 04 got another corner kick.

The corner kick was taken, and they obviously wanted to make a long pass to a farther position.

It's a pity that the ball didn't fly high enough and was picked off by Jose from mid-air.

After getting the ball, Jose glanced at the frontcourt.

Most of the players are in the penalty area guarded by Jose at this time.

In the middle circle, there are only Sun Xingmin and the opposing players Hegel and Aihan.

Great opportunity for a quick counterattack.

Jose decisively made a long pass behind the opponent.

Sun Xingmin had a tacit understanding, and immediately rushed towards the opponent's half.

Hegel and Aihan chased after him desperately.

Facing Sun Xingmin's one-handed goal, Fairman quickly ran to his penalty area.

Outside the penalty area, Hegel finally caught up with Sun Xingmin.

Without any hesitation, Hegel directly pushed Sun Xingmin outside the penalty area with his hand.

Leverkusen gets a free kick in the frontcourt.

Calhanoglu took care of it.

Hit the door directly.

The ball is in.

In the case of playing one less player, relying on a set kick, Leverkusen led the opponent by one goal.

"Great." Schmidt was excited on the sidelines.

After Calhanoglu finished celebrating, he remembered that it was Jose who played the ball in time that gave Sun Xingmin the free kick opportunity.

Calhanoglu gave Jose a thumbs up.

Seeing that Charhanoglu gave him a thumbs up, Jose just smiled and did not take credit for it.

Leading by one goal, Schmidt began to make substitutions and adjustments.

Defender Hilbert came on as a substitute, replacing Bella Rabbi.

Schmidt decided to strengthen the defense.

Schalke 04, who was behind, began to counterattack frantically.

Although the Leverkusen team was in danger in front of the goal, it was really difficult to threaten Jose with the last shot, but Schalke 04 was still unable to rewrite the score.

In the end, the Leverkusen team with one less player won a small victory, giving Di Matteo his first defeat after taking office.

Thanks to Bayern's draw with Borussia, Leverkusen once again climbed to the top of the table.

The record of 7 wins, [-] draws and only one goal conceded is extremely conspicuous in the five major leagues.

After the game, the media all believed that it was Jose who held up Schalke 04's offense, and it was Charhanoglu's goal that won the victory.

At the same time, some media reporters began to question whether Mourinho's choice of Courtois really means that Courtois is stronger than Jose?

As a result, fans and media reporters expressed their opinions one after another, and a list of talents that Mourinho missed appeared.

De Bruyne, who has already moved to Wolfsburg, Salah who has gone to Fiorentina in Serie A, Lukaku who has moved to Everton, and even Carvajal are all impressive.

The appearance of this list made those who didn't like Mourinho get excited one after another. They finally found a reason to deal with Mourinho.

Facing the questioning of these media reporters, Mourinho had only one sentence: "I just looked at the standings, and we are the leaders."

As for the disputes outside, Jose just glanced at them and stopped paying attention.

The reporter's questioning of the madman will not improve his strength. Only after he has worked hard and made achievements can he stand upright in front of Mourinho and tell him personally, "Your choice is wrong."

In addition, the female fans are getting bolder, which makes Jose painful and happy.

In the middle of this week, the second round of the German Cup kicks off.

According to the results of the draw, Leverkusen's opponent is the German second team Magdeburg.

In this game, Schmidt made a big reincarnation.

Leno got the chance to start, while Jose was on the bench.

After all, Leno also needs to participate in the occasional game to maintain his competitive state.

Only 3 minutes after the opening, Charhanoglu scored a free kick and took the lead to break the deadlock.

However, the opponent quickly equalized the score.

In the end, the two sides fought 90-1 in 1 minutes.

In overtime, the opponent scored a goal.

Then Papadopoulos equalized.

The two sides entered a penalty shootout.

Jose comes on as a substitute.

With Spahic and Kisling losing points successively, Jose completed three consecutive attacks and led the team to win the penalty shootout.

Leverkusen was lucky enough to advance to the next round.

Shortly after the German Cup match, Jose received an invitation from Torino Sport.

They invited Jose to Turin, Italy on November 11 to attend the European Golden Boy Awards ceremony.

Of course Jose would not refuse such an invitation.

With more and more information revealed, it is almost certain that this year's European Golden Boy Award will be won by Jose.

Being able to win the Golden Boy Award shows that Jose already has enough weight in the hearts of media people.

And as the publicity increases, Jose's influence will further increase.

Therefore, some brand manufacturers who originally held a wait-and-see attitude began to come to their door.

Mendes' agent company finally played his role.

On October 10, Jose did not participate in training with the team because he received an advertising contract.

This time, the brand is Huaxia's well-known Huami mobile phone.

Jose only glanced at the specific content of the contract before handing it over to Mendes' agency. He only needs to do what he needs to do.

The advertisement shooting of Huami mobile phone was arranged on the beach by the sea.

This is a very imaginative mobile phone advertisement.

First of all, Jose took the Huami mobile phone and discussed with his coaches and teammates where to go for training.

Immediately afterwards, a group of hackers appeared on the screen. They were constantly trying to attack Jose's mobile phone, trying to crack key information, but no matter how hard they tried, they were still unable to break into half a step.

At this time, various shots of Jose's saves in the game were edited.

Those hackers were like the attackers facing Jose, they tried their best, but it was difficult to get past half a point.

After blocking the hacker's attack, Jose and the team assembled and trained on the beach by the sea.

During training, in the face of sand, sea water and various collisions, Huami mobile phones are still indestructible.

At the end of the advertisement, a slogan jumped out.

"Huami mobile phone, protect you and me."

Once the ad was broadcast, it immediately resonated.

Because it fits Jose's career positioning very well.

The person who can come up with this advertising bridge must be a genius. (Voice in the book, friend of the author: I have seen someone who praises herself, but I have never seen someone who praises herself so shamelessly.)
Although the Huami mobile phone advertisement is just a small episode, it also has more ideas for those brand manufacturers who are interested in cooperation.

Unknowingly, October has passed, and Germany has begun to enter the late autumn season.

On November 11, the 1th round of the Bundesliga started.

Leverkusen challenged Hamburg, which is in the relegation zone, away.

In the 20th minute, Hamburg got a quick counterattack opportunity.

In the penalty area, Wendell defended and brought down Yang Sen.

Hamburg wins a penalty.

Van der Vaart takes the penalty kick.

In today's world, there are very few people who know the shortcomings of Jose's penalty kick, and of course Van der Vaart is not included.

Therefore, it is impossible for Jose to allow the opponent to score a penalty kick.

In the end, after a boring battle, the two sides drew 0-0.

Summary after the game, the two teams hit the target with one shot each.

In the whole game, except for saving the penalty kick, Jose only made two saves.

This is Jose's most relaxed game since he came to Leverkusen.

As Guardiola's Bayern defeated Klopp's Dortmund 2-1 at home, Leverkusen once again slipped to No.2 due to the difference in goal difference.

And Wolfsburg, who got De Bruyne, ranked third.

As for the team's weak offense, Jose can't help much, as long as he tries to keep the goal clean, that's enough.

Calhanoglu's free kick technique is not too bad.

Although there are some free kick opportunities, Jose is more sure, but Jose does not want to take the risk of taking a free kick.

That's because Jose intends to use his free kick technique as a secret weapon and save it for critical moments.

...

Coming back from Hamburg, getting off the team bus, Jose went straight home.

It was late at this time, and the sun had already set.

When he came out of the apartment elevator, he suddenly saw a 175cm tall blonde girl standing at the door of his residence.

The woman was facing away from the elevator door and facing the door of Jose's house, as if hesitating whether to knock on the door.

Although she couldn't see the woman's appearance, judging from her back, she was definitely a beautiful beauty.

Jose can be sure that he has never met the other party.

"Cough." Jose coughed lightly, while deliberately making a little noise.

Hearing Jose's voice, the blond girl hurriedly turned around, and when she saw Jose's appearance, she immediately shouted excitedly: "Are you Jose? Are you really Jose? I finally I saw the real thing."

"I am." Jose nodded.

Female fans often ask him to sign autographs and take photos with him, so it is not surprising that this blonde girl appeared.

At this moment, Jose finally saw the girl clearly.

I saw that the girl had a chiseled awl face, a slender nose, and a pair of blue eyes full of charm, and her snow-like skin shone brightly under the light.

This is a beautiful Germanic beauty of pure blood.

"It's so late, what are you doing?" Jose asked.

"My name is Josephine Delden, can you sign me up?" the blond girl asked expectantly.

"Of course." Jose's biggest shortcoming is that he doesn't know how to reject others, especially pretty beauties.

Hearing what Jose said, the girl named Josephine Delden quickly took out a notebook from her pocket.

The cover of the book turned out to be a photo taken by Jose when he won the Europa League.

After taking the notebook, Jose signed his name.

Originally, Jose thought that this was the end of the matter.

However, what happened next caught him off guard.

(This matter will be followed up, and I will save it for another episode.)
(End of this chapter)