We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 240: Ronaldo wins the Golden Ball for the third time in a row, Modric wants to be a partner (more updates, please give me a monthly ticket)

Heskey was encouraged when he saw He Tianqi applauding on the sidelines.

I am happy about the improvement in my shooting skills.

What the boss said was indeed right. The essence of shooting is to shoot at the person, towards the face.

Look, isn’t this a score?
In the 25th minute, Maldini completed a key interception in front of the penalty area.

Then he kicked the ball to the front court.

Dong Fangzhuo held off the opponent's defender to receive the ball, passed it back to De Bruyne and then turned forward.

boom!
De Bruyne made a straight pass and the ball came in front of Dong Fangzhuo.

The two work together seamlessly.

However, when Dong Fangzhuo broke into the left side of the penalty area and caught up with the football, there were not many shooting angles left.

And it’s still so far away.

Logically, he should pass the ball back, sideways, or even lob it to the back post.

But before the game started, the ancient poem recited by He Tianqi appeared in Dong Fangzhuo's mind.

"If the sky has feelings, it will also grow old. If I meet Hart, I will kick him!"

Joe Hart, I'm sorry!

boom!
Dong Fangzhuo shot with his left foot.

"Ouch! Dong Fangzhuo was unwise. He forced the shot without much angle!"

"Joe Hart took a few steps and almost completely blocked Dong Fangzhuo's shooting angle!"

"It seems that Dong Fangzhuo is a little bit over the top!"

"It seems that the Carabao Cup top scorer competition still affected him. In the face of such great honor, Dong Fangzhuo lost his sense of proportion."

"This situation will not be too uncommon in Villa's future. How to face huge honors is a hurdle that young players must overcome! No one can help..."

The commentator hadn’t finished speaking.

The ball hit Joe Hart's right foot and bounced towards the near post.

There was a sound.

The football rolled into the goal.

Joe Hart was dumbfounded.

This is completely blocked.

Why did you go in anyway?
Dong Fangzhuo stood there in a daze.

Can this even come in?

This guy is really daring and daring!
"GOAL! Two to zero!"

"Dong Fangzhuo scored from a small angle! He became the top scorer in the English League Cup!"

"There was a certain amount of luck involved in this goal. Joe Hart was a bit unlucky today."

"But whether it's this goal or the previous one, it's not our fault!"

"It's really the time and the fate!"

Joe Hart looked at He Tianqi, who was smiling without saying anything, and always felt as if a mysterious force from the East was influencing him.

Change your life.

In the 33rd minute, Birmingham played in the style of the Premier League.

He intercepted the ball near midfield when Bale was trying to dribble past the defense.

The opponent therefore got the opportunity to go to the bottom.

Then a sweep.

The forward scored.

Two to one, a goal back!
Bonucci made a mistake in this defense and failed to make up for it immediately after Maldini was pulled out.

In the 42nd minute, Bowyer made a straight pass to Bale's side.

Bale returned to defense, and although he was fast, he was blocked by the opponent and committed a foul.

The opponent took this threatening free kick, and the defender made up for his crime by scoring with a header.

The score was tied at 2-2.

There was silence at Villa Park.

The Birmingham fans began to sing.

The camera keeps showing Bale.

The previously famous Monkey King Bale's disadvantages on the defensive end have gradually been exposed.

It seems that Birmingham also did research on him.

In fact, He Tianqi certainly knew about Bell's problem.

This is not a question of his ability, but a question of position.

No matter how capable, fast or good at defending a full-back is, once he is deeply involved in the offense or even becomes the main force of the offense, he will inevitably lack space and will not be able to be accurate.

But this problem is not difficult to solve. Serie A has too many such wingers, so three central defenders can have both.

However, the problem is that Villa does not have the ability to play with three central defenders at this stage.

Even if He Tianqi has orthodox Serie A defenders like Maldini and Bonucci.

Moreover, the other positions in the team cannot cooperate with the three central defenders.

This is the difference between Villa and Real Madrid.

With Real Madrid's top players, there is no problem with any tactics or formation. As long as the players' abilities support it, in theory they can adapt to any style of play.

But Villa's players are of low level and have many young players, so they are lacking in this aspect.

If you want to play with three central defenders, you need to practice for a while.

Next season will be similar.

So at this point, Bale can only feel the pain and happiness at the same time.

Just bet that Bale brings more benefits to the team than disadvantages.

During the halftime break, He Tianqi communicated with the defense line and asked them to pay attention to the series of backup defenses behind Bale.

A tactical patch was applied.

Although this is not a long-term solution, it is still no problem to deal with Birmingham's second team.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.

De Bruyne and Motta took their time and did not rush into the attack.

In the 56th minute, Birmingham thought they had control of the situation and wanted to play like a strong Premier League team, so they took the initiative to launch two attacks.

As a result, Vera lured the snake out of its hole.

Walker intercepted the opponent's winger in the backcourt and then made a through pass.

The quality is not high.

But quality is not required.

Abanglao dribbled the ball at high speed, launched a counterattack, and made a cross pass after defeating the opponent's defensive player on the wing.

Look for Husky.

Heskey had a fierce confrontation with the opposing defender.

But this is his advantage.

After all, he is a national team player.

After squeezing the opponent away, Heskey received the ball and shot with his right foot.

But his shooting skills were not good and he missed the target with his kick.

Then the ball successfully passed Joe Hart's heroic save and slowly rolled into the goal.

Joe Hart is going crazy.

Does this work too?
Husky didn't expect that even after aiming like that, he still missed the target.

However, Joe Hart's dodge is almost maxed out, and his ability to automatically dodge the ball is extremely strong.

In this wave of abstraction, Joe Hart is slightly better than Husky.

"GOAL! 3-2! Heskey finally scored a goal!"

"Although this goal looks just as confusing as the first goal of the game!"

"Joe Hart was really unlucky today. Three goals in a row were unexpected."

"If Heskey's shooting skills were better, Joe Hart might have been able to keep the goal!"

Joe Hart was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

This game felt very unnatural to him.

Little did they know that this was the good fortune of Great Britain.

Without slipping or making mistakes, how can you become England's number one goalkeeper?
Our Three Lions team doesn’t have good players!
Foster: That’s true.

In the 68th minute, there was a sudden turn of events.

Bowyer knocked Bonucci to the ground in the penalty area, and the referee actually awarded a penalty.

Young Inzaghi was very dissatisfied on the sidelines and started cursing.

He Tianqi also thought at first that it might be a whistle-breaking or match-fixing incident.

This is English football, after all, you know.

But after learning the name of the referee of this game from the fourth referee, He Tianqi felt relieved.

Michael Oliver.

One of the four biggest black whistles in the Premier League in the future.

Nicknamed "Blind Man"!
He always fails to see some key fouls and makes wrong calls.

So this shouldn't be a fixed match, it's just a simple encounter with a rookie.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will referee the Premier League next year.

There is a strange trend among referees around the world, and that is "the worse their level, the faster they get promoted"!
Bonucci and Bowyer had a heated argument, with the blind Oliver giving Bonucci an additional yellow card to assert his authority.

Inzaghi cursed loudly on the sidelines and was given a yellow card.

In the end, Birmingham scored a penalty kick and tied the score to 3-3.

Both sides returned to the same starting line.

And start changing players at the same time.

He Tianqi replaced Heskey with Giroud.

Albrighton replaces Agbonlahor.

Two substitutions.

In the 74th minute, Bale successfully passed the opponent on the left and made a cross.

Giroud headed the ball high.

He is a little worse than Husky in terms of core strength.

This is a common difference between younger players and older players.

The former has stronger impact, while the latter has a more stable chassis.

In the 81st minute, Bowyer received the ball from his teammate, and Kante seized the opportunity and bravely rushed forward to steal the ball.

Bowyer quickly pulled.

Kante passed the ball to Albrighton before falling to the ground.

Albrighton passed the ball to the bottom line and was brought down by the opponent.

The blind man had no choice but to play a card to the opponent.

But He Tianqi pointed at Bowyer on the sidelines, meaning that Bowyer should also receive a card.

The blind man pretended not to see it.

There was a chorus of boos at Villa Park.

Albrighton then passed the free kick.

With the help of the [Crossing Expert] feature, this ball accurately found Bonucci's head.

Bonucci scored with a lion's head shot.

"GOAL! Four to three!"

"Bonucci has redeemed himself!"

"He gave away a penalty and helped the team take the lead again!"

"Oh! Bonucci was so excited, he rushed to the court and did a beautiful kneeling slide!"

Because this kneeling slide was so classic, the media immediately gave Bonucci the name "Luxury Man"!
This sliding on his knees dealt a heavy blow to Bonucci's old club. Ugh... Bonucci's old rival in this game, Bowyer!
Bowyer looked grim and on the verge of exploding.

In the 83rd minute, He Tianqi replaced Dong Fangzhuo with Vardy.

Villa fans gave both players a warm round of applause.

In the 89th minute, Kante, who was getting more and more courageous, took the initiative to steal the ball from Bowyer again and succeeded.

Bowyer made a tackle from behind and knocked Kante down directly.

But Kante has short legs and a fast pace, so he has already poked the ball out.

Motta made a long pass along the ball and launched a counterattack.

After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, Vardy accelerated and used his speed and bravery to get through between the two central defenders of the opponent.

The other party didn't expect that he, an amateur player, actually came from a mang village.

Joe Hart could only strike out.

Vardy moves the ball freely, without any skill, just speed.

Joe Hart's preparations for a competition with Vardy were all in vain as he was overtaken by the unreasonable Vardy.

boom!
Vardy shot into the empty goal.

The football rolled into the goal.

"GOAL! Five to three!"

"Vardy! Vardy once again scores as a substitute!"

“And this time he got past Joe Hart!”

"A grassroots player passed the England goalkeeper who was almost the same age as him! Is there anything more legendary than this?"

"Vardy, Joe Hart! Before this season, these two names that would never have crossed paths have undergone earth-shaking changes at this moment!"

"Vardy is definitely a missed gem in the English football youth training team! If he keeps playing like this, I have no doubt that he will appear in the Premier League, or even... in the England national team!"

The whole audience shouted Vardy's name.

But it was soon interrupted.

Because after the referee indicated that the goal was valid, he found Bowyer and showed him a red card.

His foul on Kanter was seen by the Blind Man.

Bowyer cursed and even found Kante lying on the ground and taunted him.

Big brother Motta immediately came up and knocked Bowyer away.

Villa players gathered around.

Birmingham players were indifferent.

Bowyer just transferred here this season and there is no affection between them.

And Birmingham's players themselves don't like Bowyer.

No one likes Bowyer.

Liverpool once returned Bowyer despite him passing the medical examination due to complaints from players and fans.

Boye was outnumbered and was forced to retreat again and again.

He clenched his fists, but never made a move.

Because He Tianqi was looking at him.

What keeps Bowyer modern and civilized is not England’s education, but He Tianqi’s iron fist!

The moment Bowyer walked into the player tunnel, Villa Park was filled with jubilation.

This is a victory of great significance.

Not only did they defeat the villain, they also defeated their more powerful rivals in the same city!

Reached the quarterfinals of the League Cup!
……

Sky Sports: "Villa beat Birmingham 5-3 to win the second city derby!"

"BBC": "Bowyer was ridiculed for his red card but still did not do anything. He has finally grown up! Villa won the game but the fans ridiculed him in various ways. It's a loss of style!"

The Times: "Genius goalkeeper Joe Hart was so unlucky that all five goals were understandable!"

The Echo: "Heskey, the former Liverpool hero, has recovered and scored two goals in a row. It is no coincidence! His shooting skills have finally reached perfection!"

"Global Viewpoint": "Bonucci redeems himself and becomes famous in one battle! Vardy becomes a super substitute, when will he join England?"

On the Birmingham side, in order to protect Joe Hart, the team and the fans put all the blame for the loss on Bowyer.

A villain was sacrificed and a national border was protected. It's a win-win situation.

[Ding! Vardy broke through the door of the England goalkeeper, achieved a breakthrough, and was promoted to "Secondary League Player"]

[De Bruyne begins to find his own heroic path, promoted to "Top Five League Level", skill "Quick Start" upgraded to "Big Stride"]

[Big Stride: Player Star Level. The silver saddle shines on the white horse, and it gallops like a meteor. The player's speed and burst are improved when he has the ball. The player's passing and shooting abilities while running are improved. ]

There are two options for De Bruyne's skill upgrade, one of which is the classic old skill [Third Gear Launch].

One is [Big Stride].

He Tianqi chose the latter.

Because Tintin's style is more suitable for the latter. He has speed and confrontation. After learning the [Long Stride], he can really play like Kaka occasionally in the middle.

In addition, De Bruyne's playing style and body do not support him using the [third gear launch] frequently.

The latter is too much of a test for key parts such as ligaments, ankles, knees, and thigh roots. It is also more suitable for midfielders who spin in circles.

Without this physical talent, it is easy to get injured by frequent acceleration and deceleration.

From this perspective, Messi's physical talent should not be underestimated.

Players like Ribery and Robben are far inferior to him in this regard.

Bale's [Stepping on Auspicious Clouds] mainly increases his speed when he is off the ball, which fits Bale's breakthrough characteristics and can give full play to his advantages.

De Bruyne's [Long Strides] mainly increases his speed when he has the ball, which fits De Bruyne's role on the court.

So far, after three consecutive defeats led by Milner, Villa has won three consecutive games.

But this time it's more than that.

From October 31st to November 28th.

Aston Villa played a total of four Championship games.

The opponents are Watford, ranked 11th.

Leicester City is fourth.

Bristol City are seventh.

Sheffield Wednesday, ranked 16th, is simply called Sheffield Wednesday.

This team is Vardy's home team, not Sheffield United as mentioned previously.

Sheffield Wednesday is also one of the European clubs that has cooperated with domestic football relatively early on.

At the same time, in this game, Villa also rarely tried a three-center-back formation.

Villa won all four games.

A streak of seven consecutive wins, returning to the top of the Championship!

This first place doesn't mean much to the team.

There are forty-six league games, and this is only the eighteenth round. It’s still a long way to go.

But Villa, from top to bottom, united in their hatred of the enemy and snatched the first place back from Newcastle United, not for anything else but to save face for He Tianqi.

The coach led them to win, become famous, and gave them a better future.

They also want the coach to be able to attend the award ceremony with his head held high!
That’s right, on December 1st, the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held again.

There is no doubt that this is the Ballon d'Or that belongs to Real Madrid.

Because this summer, they completed a triple crown of the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey!
It is also the first time in history that a team has been able to win the treble three times in a row!

Unfortunately, with the departure of He Tianqi, they stumbled in both the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup.

The only honor they can still strive for this year is the Club World Cup in the next few days.

But considering Real Madrid's current state, all parties are not optimistic.

The main reason is that Barcelona is too strong this season and is already far ahead of Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid, led by Simeone, also emerged as a dark horse and played brilliantly.

On the contrary, the Yinhe battleship performed poorly even though its core lineup did not change much.

Pellegrini is under great doubt and it is unknown whether he can last until the end of the season.

The shortlisted players outside the top 20 are Dzeko, Fran, Gourcuff, Arshavin, Iniesta, Handanovic, Lampard, Ribery, Maicon, Toni, Villa, Terry and Benzema.

Eleventh to twentieth places include: Robinho, Drogba, Gerrard, Robben, Eto'o, Yaya Toure, Giggs, Henry, Vidic and Messi.

Sixth to tenth place: Lucio, Casillas, Arteta, Rooney, Torres.

Ronaldinho ranked fifth with 75 votes. These three years were the three years in which European football was stolen and Barcelona was trampled in the mud.

But for Ronaldinho, his form has been maintained.

So much so that this season he actually led AC Milan to compete with Inter Milan for the championship.

This was definitely a pleasant surprise for Barbara.

Modric received 140 votes and finished fourth in the Ballon d'Or.

This was almost his highest ranking and should have been his most recognized.

However, considering his current situation, this ranking is somewhat ironic.

Ranked fourth in the Ballon d'Or and became a substitute!
Eloquent!

In third place is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 170 votes!
With the support of Barcelona, ​​he surpassed Modric, but there is still a big gap between him and the top two.

The second place was Kaka with 245 votes.

The first place is Cristiano Ronaldo with a huge lead of 473 votes!

This is the biggest award ever.

It is also an unprecedented three consecutive Golden Globe Awards!
Last year, Kaka was able to compete with Ronaldo, but as their status and ways of getting along within the team were established, Ronaldo gathered all the help and became the winner.

However, Kaka, who came in second, did not show any dissatisfaction, but happily celebrated with Ronaldo.

He does not take these honors too seriously.

After all, compared to Modric, he thinks he has got what he deserves.

Momo is the real miserable one.

As the first and only midfielder in world football to win the Champions League for five consecutive years as a player, he does not even have a Ballon d'Or. This is simply the biggest injustice in the history of football.

How much for one?

However, Ibrahimovic's expression looked very ugly.

He always believed that a large part of the Ballon d'Or that Ronaldo won this year and last year belonged to him, Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic acted like an elder brother and said to Messi who was sitting next to him: "Just wait and see, the players from Barcelona will definitely hold the trophy next year!"

"I will severely torture Ronaldo, Kaka, Modric and others, whether it is on the field or in the field of honor!"

Messi frowned slightly, but nodded under Ibrahimovic's gaze: "Well, I support you."

Messi then turned around and looked at Xavi and Iniesta who had heard the conversation.

The tacit understanding between the three people allowed them to understand each other's feelings.

Barcelona belongs to La Masia, not Palermo, nor Real Madrid!

After the three of them looked at each other, they looked at Arteta on the other side of Ibrahimovic at the same time.

The Spanish local gang leader was very dissatisfied with Ibrahimovic's arrogance.

Toure next to Arteta looked a little embarrassed.

He has been teammates with Arteta and Ibrahimovic.

In terms of time, he has a better relationship with Ibrahimovic, and Guardiola also prefers to use the combination of Ibrahimovic + Toure.

But Arteta is the local boss after all, and it is difficult for Toure to express his opinion, and he is in a dilemma.

Winning solves all problems.

The undercurrents at Barcelona did not reveal any contradictions that were noticeable to outsiders.

But once they can't win the game, perhaps that's when this Guardiola-style universe will disintegrate.

……

The biggest impact of this year's Golden Globe Award, apart from deifying Cristiano Ronaldo, is that it reminded the world of football of the fear of being dominated by He Tianqi.

This is also the first time in the history of the Ballon d'Or that the top four spots are all won by the same team.

Ibrahimovic's third place is mainly due to his honors at Real Madrid.

This is the awesome thing about playing football with He Tianqi.

The players of Aston Villa were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Even if not everyone can become Ronaldo or Kaka, at least everyone can become Modric!
Modric didn't know that he had become the best role model to inspire Villa players.

They all have the same characteristic, that is... they are nothing without He Tianqi!

But late at night, Modric sat in front of the computer, smiled slightly, and continued to write.

Following the amateur knight Vardy, there is another knight of the apocalypse whose name is recorded in the Bible - the noble knight, Bonucci!
As for his own situation in Real Madrid...haha!
Modric did it on purpose.

Pellegrini is actually also a member of the passing and controlling faction and offensive football.

His coaching style is characterized by stability and peace.

But he lacks domineering power and leadership.

With the departure of He Tianqi and Cristiano Ronaldo winning three Ballon d'Ors, Pellegrini is losing control of the team.

Moreover, his specialty of winning by playing steadily does not fit in with the viewing experience of Real Madrid fans who like to be slaughtered at every turn.

Therefore, Modric is certain that Pellegrini will not be able to stay in office for long.

If he really becomes Pellegrini's trusted and beloved player, he will not only have to act as a glue to deal with the conflict between him and Ronaldo and bear part of the responsibility for the team's poor performance, but he may also be targeted after the new head coach comes.

So Modric restrained his brilliance.

At the same time, Pellegrini's positioning of the players on the field is rather rigid. Once Modric restrains himself, he is really used as an engineer, and the effect is naturally not as good as black and hard.

Players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, who have distinct and strong personal characteristics, are even more dazzling.

As for honors, awards, personal status and so on, Modric has no need to fight for them because he already has them.

His absolute core position is higher than that of Cristiano Ronaldo, and he has long been in power.

Awards and the like, when has he not been on the candidate list? But at the same time, it is difficult to get the recognition of fans, when has he won an award?

Moreover, compared to these superficial things, he has become interested in some deeper things, and his attention has shifted.

For example...how to become a shareholder or even owner of a football club while being a player?
The starting point of the Croatian domestic league is too low, and it is monopolized by giants, so it is difficult to achieve results.

The difficulty of the five major leagues is too high.

But...if the boss is willing to help, then...

While Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Messi are still competing for the highest honors among players, Modric is already preparing to sell players and turn himself into capital!

This is his ultimate goal of lowering his market at all costs.

Through He Tianqi, he has come to understand Florentino, the new Zhu Xi of Real Madrid.

Florentino is definitely a great autocratic leader.

It is impossible for any top star to leave Real Madrid under his leadership.

It’s not that he can’t force you to leave, but he has various ways to prevent you from leaving.

High salary, beautiful women, business resources, other promises and resources, etc.

If you want to leave Real Madrid, there is only one possibility, that is, Florentino thinks you are no longer capable.

Florentino thinks you are not capable, so you have to leave even if you are capable.

Florentino thinks you are capable, so you have to keep you even if you are not.

Modric is now afraid that Florentino really understands football.

If I can't leave, I will have to work in Real Madrid for the rest of my life?
I also want to be the boss's partner!

……

December 2nd, League Cup quarter-finals.

Still at Villa Park.

Aston Villa welcomes the Premier League Toffees Everton!

This is a tough battle because Everton is a strong team currently ranked in the top six of the Premier League.

Their League Cup lineups are all quite strong.

Their two forwards are former Manchester United No. 7 player and French international Saha, and future Nigerian international and Guangzhou R&F star Ayegbeni.

They are all black players with both physical strength and speed.

Midfielder Cahill was once included in the 2006-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or in and is also the midfielder of the Australian national team.

In the future, he also played for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Hangzhou Greentown.

The reason why he appeared in the League Cup this time was because he was injured before and needed to rely on this kind of game to find his form.

Full-back Phil Neville, an important member of Manchester United, is the younger brother of the famous Neville brothers.

The young German central defender Mustafi, who came from Hamburg's youth training, rejected the invitation of Klopp, the then Dortmund head coach, to join Everton.

This turned out to be a wrong choice.

Klopp hopes Mustafi can play for Dortmund's first team as soon as possible.

But after Mustafi came to Everton, he could only play for Everton U23 most of the time and play some unimportant games.

For example, the League Cup.

Villa, who have a more difficult schedule, have limited starting options for this game.

Heskey and Dong Fangzhuo need to rotate.

Walker suffered a minor injury in training.

Finally, it discharged:

Giroud, Agbonlahor

De Bruyne
Fellaini, Motta, Milner
Bale, Maldini, Bonucci, Trippier

Courtois
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Courtois came on the field at the strong request of De Bruyne.

His performance was slightly worse than Schmeichel and Friedel, and not stable enough.

Perhaps it was the Ballon d'Or ceremony that stimulated him, and he went to De Bruyne for help.

De Bruyne's new girlfriend was there at the time, and considering his brother's face, De Bruyne did not refuse.

But after returning, Courtois felt very embarrassed. He didn't expect that there was a third person at the scene, and his servility was seen by the third person!
With a whistle, the game officially begins.

Everton launched a wave of pressing right from the start.

Bonucci passes the ball back to Courtois.

Courtois dribbled the ball to the left out of the small penalty area, intending to stay away from the opponent's forward while showing his presence.

Otherwise, readers will almost forget his existence.

However, Saha, who was chasing him, not only did not give up, but suddenly accelerated and rushed towards him.

He is a speed player and runs fast.

Courtois's footwork is not very good, his legs are long and his stride frequency is slow.

By the time he adjusted himself and passed the ball to Trippier on the side, Saha had already rushed in front of him and stretched out his foot to try to steal the ball.

In the end, Courtois kicked the ball away.

But Saha also fell to the ground.

The referee blew his whistle.

Courtois was struck by lightning!

"This is... a penalty! The referee awarded a penalty!"

"Oh! Courtois kicked Saha's foot first."

"He's so slow to react!"

"This was an unnecessary mistake!"

“He Tianqi’s face looks very ugly!”

Inzaghi also backed up Courtois' appearance, and now his face turned pale: "Well...well...don't you like goalkeepers with good footwork? Thibaut worked hard on his footwork and was going to give you a surprise."

He Tianqi rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's just call him Courtois. His name has some ambiguity in our place. As for his footwork... it's not that impressive."

What young people understand as footwork is taking risks.

Mature players understand passing accuracy, especially long passes.

Modric is mature beyond his years and never shows off his skills, but he is extremely accurate at critical moments.

The moment he is looked up to by the fans, the atmosphere in football will improve.

But at this stage, fans have been fed up with Ronaldo and Ronaldinho and are too focused on glamour.

This feedback has also created some illusions for this generation of young players.

Including Cristiano Ronaldo, they were all adjusted by He Tianqi, otherwise it is unknown how long they would have to ride the zombie bicycle.

In essence, this is not much different from what Courtois did.

But such behavior still exists in football even after more than a decade.

Because this world is constantly filled with young people who have great ambitions but little talent and have taken the wrong path.

Saha did not hesitate and scored with a penalty kick, teaching Courtois a painful lesson.

Courtois' heart is bleeding.

I gave up my dignity to get this opportunity, but it was wasted like this!

De Bruyne, I hate you!

Tintin: ???
Courtois: If you hadn't helped me get a spot, how could I be so embarrassed? Is this what you want to see?
Courtois's psychology is gradually changing.

In the sixth minute, Milner passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne half-turned and passed the ball to the right, looking for Trippier.

The latter stopped the ball one meter in front of him and made a direct cross with very high quality.

There is no cross expert, but it is better than a cross expert!
Unfortunately, Abang Laho was not tall enough and Giroud was a step slower, and neither of them headed the ball.

If Dong Fangzhuo had been in the team, maybe the goal would have been scored.

He has good speed and height and almost no weaknesses. He is the striker with the strongest overall strength and performance on Villa's side.

In the ninth minute, Phil Neville made a cross.

Bonucci cleared the ball with a header.

In the 18th minute, Abanglaho received a pass from Giroud, dribbled past the opponent and successfully created a corner kick.

After De Bruyne took a corner kick, Giroud headed the ball into the goal.

Everton goalkeeper Howard performed well and made a successful save.

Bonucci's subsequent shot missed the target, which was a testament to the centre-back's skill.

Howard raised his arms and shouted, looking at He Tianqi.

do you remember me?
A few years ago, He Tianqi led Palermo to defeat Manchester United, causing Ferguson to lose trust in Howard, who was then Manchester United's main goalkeeper.

He Tianqi then sold Foster to Manchester United, resulting in Howard being kicked out.

I, Howard, will avenge this grudge today!

He Tianqi: Oh, it's you, Tim Howard, I thought it was Dwight Howard.

In the 22nd minute, Bale came up from the left.

De Bruyne made a small pass to Bale.

Bale made a reverse triangle pass.

Giroud shot the ball in front of the goal.

The football flew into the stands.

He Tianqi turned to look at Heskey on the bench: "Did you practice shooting together?"

Heskey smiled shyly: "I think he is quite compatible with me, so I passed on my understanding of shooting to him."

Good guy.

Confirmed.

Giroud has "Husky syndrome".

Why learn from Husky when you can learn from anyone else?

You deserve it as a go-kart!

In the 24th minute, Motta intercepted Cahill in the center circle and made a straight pass.

De Bruyne received the ball and made a fake pass, then he dribbled the ball forward and passed the defender directly.

He dribbled the ball all the way to the front of the penalty area.

【Striding Stars】!
"Pay attention, pay attention to the back post, they love to pass the ball to the back post the most!"

Everton manager Moyes reminded Howard.

boom!
De Bruyne took a long shot directly from the top of the arc.

Howard just glanced back and when he turned around, the football flew in front of him.

Swish!
The football flew into the goal.

The angle of this shot is not too tricky.

If Howard hadn't been affected, he could have made the save.

"I told you to pay attention!" Moyes' old face turned red.

Howard spread his hands helplessly.

"GOAL! One to one! De Bruyne equalized the score for Aston Villa!"

"At the critical moment, the Belgians stood up!"

"His shot was quite unexpected, but what was even more unexpected was his dribbling, which was very similar to Real Madrid superstar Kaka!"

"Sure enough, there is only a wrong name, but no wrong nickname! De Bruyne is worthy of being the Belgian Kaka!"

After De Bruyne scored the goal, he immediately looked at Courtois in the backcourt.

His eyes were conveying a message: Thibaud, I saved the situation for you. Next, you have to play well and seize this opportunity! Not the main player, but at least become the second goalkeeper!

However, Courtois saw this look as follows: Thibaud, I scored a goal, and that's the difference between us. I'll have a better performance later! Remember to cheer for me, you mediocre follower!
De Bruyne's goal ignited everyone's passion.

In the 28th minute, Bale made a long run on the left and passed the ball to Giroud who came over to receive the ball.

Giroud made a diagonal pass to Abang Laho.

Unfortunately, his footwork was not good enough and the pass was too deep, so Howard caught the ball first.

Giroud still has a long way to go on the road to becoming a fulcrum center forward.

Apart from heading, physical fitness and shooting skills, he is inferior to Heskey in confrontation, positioning, defense, passing and other aspects.

In the 34th minute, Everton got an attacking opportunity.

After all, Cahill is the dual core of the club and the national team. He passed the ball directly through Villa's defense.

Saha received the ball and dribbled past Bonucci before passing it to Ayegbeni before Maldini could make up for it.

"Attack!" He Tianqi shouted from the sidelines.

But Courtois took root and stood there motionless.

Compared to attacking, he is more confident in his ability to save in front of the goal.

boom!
Ayegbeni made a quick shot.

Courtois judged the direction correctly but failed to touch the ball.

He Tianqi shook his head frequently on the sidelines.

There is certainly nothing wrong with doing what you are good at, but the prerequisite is to do it at the right time.

In football, timing is more important than individual ability.

When two ghosts shoot at the goal, teammates will have a higher success rate than shooting by themselves after passing the ball.

When a goalkeeper encounters a one-on-one opportunity from the opponent, it is more advantageous for him to attack first.

Under the premise of these general rules, you can play your own role.

If you are wrong at the root, then even if you succeed this time, it is just luck, it is a waste of the team's efforts, and it is irresponsible to all teammates, staff and fans.

Courtois is unwilling to attack, essentially because he has no confidence in his attack.

Not practiced enough!

He also has the psychological trauma of showing off his skills in the previous attack but conceding a penalty, and he has not yet adjusted to it.

"GOAL! 2-1! Everton takes the lead again!"

"He Tianqi's decision to use Courtois today was clearly wrong."

"He's going to pay for this!"

On the court, De Bruyne's expression was also very ugly.

Because he was the one who strongly recommended Courtois to play, and the result was...

However, what touched De Bruyne was that when He Tianqi looked at him, he did not blame him at all, but instead made a gesture to him to calm down.

Although the suggestion was made by De Bruyne, the decision was made by He Tianqi.

He also wants to see Courtois' progress.

So if anything goes wrong, he will naturally be responsible.

It's just the English League Cup, so he shouldn't be blamed for anything.

Generally, only in the Champions League or championship-level competitions, when players make mistakes, He Tianqi will arrange for the navy to slander Modric and share the firepower.

Modric: ???
Of course, it wasn’t used much.

Because he has rarely lost at critical moments!

(End of this chapter)