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

Chapter 247: The League Cup Semi-Finals

On January 26th, in the 27th round of the Championship, Villa defeated Ipswich away.

On January 30th, in the 28th round of the Championship, Villa was equalized by Sheffield United at home.

De Bruyne did not play in this game.

During pre-match training, his status bar turned yellow and a "prone to injury" prompt appeared.

This means that his body can no longer bear the burden.

So He Tianqi gave De Bruyne a vacation and asked him to go out and play with his girlfriend.

But the key point is not to do too strenuous exercise.

Young people, don't exhaust all the resources, and put your health first.

After a few days, De Bruyne's physical condition bar showed that he had returned to normal.

He Tianqi couldn't help but sigh that our Ding Ding is quite obedient.

When De Bruyne came to the team and asked, he found out that his girlfriend had flown to Spain with her friends in the past few days.

He Tianqi looked at Courtois, who was training Dong Fangzhuo and the others in shooting as the goalkeeper.

Does this work too?
"I wanted to spend a few days with Caroline, but she had a business event." De Bruyne seemed a little regretful. "But I was also surprised to get the Spanish advertising shoot. This is a big challenge for her career."

He Tianqi nodded: "It is indeed a big challenge. Well, everyone should reduce the intensity of today's training, because there will be a formal competition tomorrow."

"Tintin, just wear the green vest."

De Bruyne had no doubts.

That night He Tianqi received a video from Clara.

This photo was taken with the help of her former colleagues at AS.

Caroline was taken to a hotel by a rich young man in Madrid. Two hours later, the two left the hotel and went to a nightclub, where a large group of people played until late at night.

The scene is unimaginable.

He Tianqi was not surprised by such scenes.

If you want to be a model, you have to go through these things.

This is a beauty industry, and the resources you have worked hard to obtain can be taken away by others with just one word.

If your determination is not strong enough, you will go astray.

It would be better if De Bruyne had more money, so he could keep a beautiful woman in his house and make her a full-time wife.

Caroline's equine thrush may not occur until she is in her thirties or forties, when it becomes the well-known story of a young woman cheating on her husband.

And now, it’s a story about teenage infidelity.

This matter cannot be intervened lightly.

Because whatever the outcome, the relationship between the intervener and De Bruyne is likely to be broken.

And we can't intervene now.

This summer should be a suitable opportunity.

He Tianqi looked at Courtois in the distance.

In this matter, Courtois, who has a mental breakdown, is really suitable.

If their falling out was fate, then this kind of falling out between Wang Chuanjun and Chen He was much better than the one between Song Zhe and Wang Baoqiang.

On this day, Courtois always felt that he might have done something wrong.

Why is the boss always looking at me?
Will I have a chance to start in tomorrow's game?

It turned out that Courtois was overthinking it.

In the second day's game, he still just sat on the bench.

Because this is a very important game, He Tianqi can't let Courtois, who hasn't trained yet, do whatever he wants.

League Cup semi-final!

Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers.

The latter is a mid-table team in the Premier League and is currently ranked tenth in the Premier League.

But there's nothing to be afraid of.

Their lineup is mostly composed of substitutes and youth players.

There are only three main players.

Warnock, left back.

This player was originally going to join Villa, but after He Tianqi acquired Villa, he denied the deal and instead introduced Bale.

Now it seems that his decision was correct.

Although Warnock's performance was not bad, he pales in comparison to Bale.

Although Bale's value on Transfermarkt has not returned to the highest period of the previous two years, the actual transaction price will not be less than 15 million euros.

This is still Bale in the Championship.

After playing in the Premier League for a year next season, who knows how much he will improve.

Goalkeeper Robinson.

This is the former England goalkeeper.

Like other English goalkeepers such as Hamann, James, Foster, Joe Hart, he possesses the typical characteristics of British goalkeepers - mistakes!
In 2006, he failed to kick a return pass from Gary Neville, causing the ball to roll into his own goal.

away from the spectrum.

The last main player is an old acquaintance of He Tianqi - former Real Madrid right-back Salgado!
In addition, there are several promising young players on this team.

Kalinic, a young center from Croatia.

N'Zonzi, a 1.96-meter-tall, door-type defensive midfielder.

And the "Embarrassing Guy" - Phil Jones, who is only 18 years old and will represent the Red Devils and the England team in the future and is known as "Who can break this defense?"

As for Villa's starting lineup:
Agbonlahor, Giroud

De Bruyne
Milner, Motta, Kante

Bale, Clarke, Bonucci, Trippier

Schmeichel

Because the game was quite important, He Tianqi arranged a more stable game strategy before the game.

In the early stages, let the team focus on defense, stabilize the situation first, avoid making low-level mistakes, and proceed step by step.

Unexpectedly, Blackburn really did not take Villa seriously and launched a fierce attack from the start.

In the second minute, Warnock made a cross from the final third.

However, he didn't expect Schmeichel's defensive range to be so large that he actually rushed out of the penalty area and picked the football down from high in the air.

Schmeichel launched a counterattack with a thrown ball.

After receiving the ball, Motta carried the opponent's midfielder and passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne passed the ball straight to the goal, accelerating again and again.

This kind of pass was completely beyond N'Zonzi's imagination, and he didn't play any role at all.

Abanglaho made a high-speed run forward, visibly surpassing Phil Jones and catching up with the ball.

Solo attack!

Robinson strikes out.

Abanglaho moved to the right, hit to the left, and shot in the opposite direction.

Robinson was fooled and failed to touch the football.

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"Aston Villa has a dream start!"

"Abanglaho scored a lightning goal! This was a textbook defensive counterattack! From the time Schmeichel hugged the ball to the goal, there were only four players, three passes, and less than ten seconds!"

"Blackburn is too careless! This is the team that just eliminated Manchester United in the FA Cup!"

"But speaking of which, if Aston Villa can beat Blackburn and reach the EFL Cup final, they can meet Manchester United again!"

"Just yesterday, Manchester United defeated their city rivals Manchester City and advanced to the EFL Cup final!"

Abanglao celebrated on the sidelines, looking more and more like a great general.

He was adjusting to being a British star.

At Blackburn, the head coach started cursing.

Young players such as N'Zonzi and Phil Jones didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Blackburn then stepped up their attack.

In the ninth minute, Salgado made a cross and Kalinic headed the ball but missed the goal.

In the twelfth minute, Kalinic received a pass from his teammate and took a long shot, but it still missed.

In the 15th minute, Warnock took a free kick in the frontcourt and Phil Jones headed the ball over the crossbar.

In the 21st minute, N'Zonzi made a long pass from the backcourt, Kalinic won the header and then made a straight pass.

Unfortunately, Schmeichel once again made an early move and caught the ball in advance.

In the 23rd minute, Kalinic made a series of feints outside the penalty area and then shot, which seemed a bit forced and was caught by Schmeichel.

In the 26th minute, Kante interrupted Blackburn's fierce attacking rhythm and completed a beautiful steal in the midfield.

De Bruyne then dribbled forward, slowed down outside the penalty area, and waited for his teammates to get into position.

boom!
De Bruyne made a diagonal pass to the left.

Milner came from the back and fired a long shot from outside the left side of the penalty area.

The football went well over the goal.

In the 34th minute, Clark intercepted Kalinic in the backcourt.

The two of them are similar in age and ability.

Bale received the ball and launched a counterattack.

After going down the bottom line, he sent a cross.

Giroud jumped high and headed the ball over Phil Jones.

Unfortunately, bad luck struck the ball.

The Frenchman has scored the fewest goals among Villa's top five forwards and is ranked the last, so he is a little anxious about this.

But He Tianqi often comforted the big man, telling him "your fortune is yet to come." In the 38th minute, Motta suddenly made a through ball in the middle.

The retreating Abang Laho escaped from the cage.

But En Zongqi on the side decisively pulled him down.

Abanglaho was brought down and missed a good opportunity.

He Tianqi complained on the sidelines and Inzaghi even called for a red card.

But the referee finally withstood the pressure and gave N'Zonzi a yellow card.

This penalty is appropriate.

However, Abanglaho never got up after falling to the ground.

After the teammates came forward to check, they signaled the team doctor to enter the field.

After examination, it was found that Abanglaho had a sprained ankle.

For his health, He Tianqi chose to replace Abanglaho with Dong Fangzhuo.

Many Villa fans at the scene felt sorry for Agbonlahor and were worried about his injury.

This will definitely become the focus of the English media after the game.

Because the England national team coach is said to be observing Abanglaho.

As long as he doesn't get injured and doesn't have a sudden decline, there should be no problem for him to be included in the World Cup roster.

In the 42nd minute, He Tianqi gave the team the usual signal to press in the frontcourt.

Villa, who had been on the defensive counterattack, immediately started to attack in the frontcourt.

The sudden pressure caught Blackburn players off guard.

Phil Jones passed the ball straight to N'Zonzi in a panic.

But Dong Fangzhuo rushed in front of him, affecting his kick.

The football was slightly off target.

Fortunately, N'Zonqi has a pair of long legs and can barely reach the football.

But before he could completely control the ball, little black bean Kante rushed by and stole the ball, showing the cutest height difference.

The French just want to make things difficult for the French!
A direct conversation between the highest and lowest players of the game who play the same position.

boom!
Kante made a through ball.

He can still make a through pass in this environment, because there is no such thing as making the ball avoid anyone.

There are gaps everywhere ahead.

But the quality is still a little bit poor, a little heavy.

This resulted in Giroud's shooting angle being very small after he caught up with the ball.

boom!
Giroud forced a shot.

Robinson displayed his national goalkeeper level and saved the ball.

But the next moment, De Bruyne broke into the penalty area and made a follow-up shot.

The football went into the goal.

And Phil Jones, who had the chance to stop De Bruyne, stopped after Giroud shot.

He clearly lacked the ability to foresee subsequent events.

It may also be that it is not professional enough.

But no matter which point it is, it makes him unable to become a top defender.

Coupled with his vulnerable physique, his future is not as bright as everyone imagines.

"GOAL! Two to zero!"

"Vera launched a surprise attack, and it worked very well!"

"Kante's steal was crucial!"

"De Bruyne is not only the assist king in the EFL Cup, but also the bronze boot winner in the EFL Cup!"

"At the end of the first half, although Blackburn had the advantage in ball possession and shots, they were two goals behind."

"Kalinic is still too young and lacks the ability to seize opportunities. If it were Blackburn's two genuine center forwards, the situation would definitely not be like this!"

But unfortunately, Blackburn did not bring their main center forward.

They still have a chance to compete for European football in the league, so they should focus on the league.

If this was the FA Cup, they would also give the starting lineup.

But this is just the League Cup. Premier League teams all tacitly regard this as a competition to train young players and do not regard it as any honor.

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

In the 51st minute, Warnock made another threatening cross, but unfortunately it was cleared by Bonucci first.

Judging from his current performance, he is indeed no worse than Bale.

Even his presence is much stronger than Bell's.

In the 62nd minute, Kalinic had a one-on-one opportunity, but Schmeichel Jr. attacked too quickly, leaving Kalinic with almost no shooting angle.

Kalinic chose to lob the ball.

But Schmeichel did not go down casually and successfully predicted the situation and reached out to grab the football.

Inzaghi kept reminding Courtois on the bench to study hard, as his attacks were not that fast and he preferred to go down to the ground casually after the attack.

Inzaghi also did this for Courtois's own good. He could see that Courtois's saving talent might be even better than Schmeichel's.

After all, Schmeichel is six years older than Courtois, and the Schmeichel six years ago was definitely not as strong as Courtois is now.

But in Courtois' view, Inzaghi was suppressing him.

He holds a grudge against Inzaghi.

If there is a chance to play for Inzaghi in the future, he will not hesitate to backstab this unknown player by transferring.

"Thibo, take a closer look at Schmeichel's positioning. You can be bolder in your attack." He Tianqi also said to Courtois.

Courtois nodded repeatedly.

The boss really values me!
You have cultivated me with such great care!

When I surpass De Bruyne's status in the team, I must stay in Villa for a long time and play for the boss!

It’s better to find a way to get De Bruyne away!

Inzaghi: ???
In the 65th minute, He Tianqi started to make substitutions.

Vardy replaces Giroud.

This means continuing to play defensive counterattacks.

In the 73rd minute, He Tianqi used his second substitution.

Albrighton replaced Milner and went to the right, with Kante going to the left.

Albrighton plays as right midfielder, Vardy plays as left midfielder, De Bruyne plays as attacking midfielder, and Dong Fangzhuo plays as lone striker.

4231!

Continue to be obscene.

Seeing this situation, Blackburn also replaced two players.

In the 78th minute, Bale, who had been silent for most of the game, broke out on the left, eating Salgado alive and making a one-stop attack on the left.

boom!
Bell swept sharply.

Dong Fangzhuo and Phil Jones competed for the ball, with the former falling to the ground and shooting.

But he was unable to touch the ball due to interference from Phil Jones.

De Bruyne came from the back row and there was no angle for shooting after he caught up with the ball, so he passed the ball to Albrighton on the right.

Albrighton made a cross and locked the ball.

It’s so accurate.

Dong Fangzhuo scored again.

But the ball was not for him, but for Motta who was running in from the back.

boom!
Thanks to Dong Fangzhuo's pull, Motta was unguarded and headed the ball into the goal.

The football fell into the net.

"GOAL! Three to zero! Motta killed the game!"

"Bell's is too strong, it's simply a kind of violent aesthetics!"

"Albrighton's cross was also incredibly accurate!"

"In this way, Villa will meet Manchester United again in a month! Who would have thought that the teams currently ranked first in the Premier League and the Championship would actually meet twice in one season!"

“I don’t know if Manchester United can pull one back!”

No one knows whether Manchester United can pull one back.

But in the 84th minute, Blackburn equalized.

They played continuous cooperation in the middle.

After Kalinic dribbled the ball to the bottom line of the small penalty area, he held off Bonucci and made a horizontal pass.

The ball passed over Schmeichel Jr., and Salgado at the back point kicked the ball into the empty goal.

Three to one!

But something even more eye-catching is coming.

In the 88th minute, the classic reappears!
Under Vardy's pressure, Warnock passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.

Dong Fangzhuo rushed towards the goalkeeper and tried to put pressure on him.

In a panic, Robinson kicked the ball away but failed to catch it.

The ball then rolled into Blackburn's goal.