Chapter 25: The Second Champion
Duff never doubted that Drogba couldn't see him, because it was a trust and tacit understanding that had been built up over the past decade. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Since Arthur took charge of Blackburn Rovers in 2000, Blackburn has won too many championships and too many players, from Ballon d'Or superstars such as Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo, to the best players in their respective positions at the time, such as McCone and Vidic, to the last bench of Li Weifeng and Delas who cannot stand on the team, there are only three players who have been at Blackburn in the past ten years: Duff Alonso and Drogba.
And these three are also three of Blackburn's four captains.
Ten years later, the friendship and tacit understanding established between Duff and Drogba is difficult to describe, and there is no need to repeat it.
Sure enough, the next moment, the Ivorian monster was seen carrying Alex and knocking the ball past him, and the football passed in front of Bridge's toes.
"Empty door, empty door, goooooooal!"
"Duff! Flawless positioning, at the right moment and in the right place! The commentator, who was suspected to be a Blackburn Rovers fan, let out a loud scream.
As soon as Duff scored the goal, he ran to Didier Drogba, who had assisted him, and picked him up, and the two veterans who had been in the team during Arthur's first season at Blackburn Rovers were hugged.
Seeing his disciple perform so well on the field, Ancelotti also smiled. Blackburn Rovers across the stadium were in a frenzy, and even with our rotation, Abu's Blues were no match.
In the final moments of the first half, the Blues launched a wave of counter-attacks, but it looked like a brilliant success, but in reality Cech did not even make a decent save as Blackburn Rovers comfortably entered the break with a 1-0 scoreline.
In the second half, under Ancelotti's instructions, Blackburn lowered the tempo of the game, after all, there was a more important final waiting for them, and Pellegrini did not have the courage to take a desperate gamble for the time being.
In the 64th minute of the game, less than half an hour before the end of the game, Manuel Pellegrini finally couldn't wait, stood on the sidelines, and with a wave of his right hand, Chelsea began to attack.
Substitute Sturridge's forced cross after the breakthrough created Chelsea's third corner of the second half.
Chelsea's set-piece ability is among the best in European football, and Blackburn Rovers naturally did not dare to underestimate it, and Malouda, who was in charge of the kick-off, kicked the corner directly over the head of Kalou, who was standing in front of goal.
Just as Kalou jumped high and was about to accept this good opportunity, Vermaelen, a newborn calf, appeared, met Kalou's head, and rushed forward.
The next moment, the two collided.
Kalou's header was unsuccessful and Cech opted to get his hands on it quickly and then quickly tossed it away, with Beckham on the edge of the box winning the ball and sprinting towards midfield.
The Blues' attacking line unfolded instantly, and Blackburn, who had just retreated back into the box to defend, quickly launched another round of attacks, only to be intercepted by the tenacious Chelsea warriors the next moment.
Although the ball was repeatedly cut off after receiving the ball, Blackburn Rovers also had the willpower to snatch the ball back from Chelsea's hands once again. Round after round of dazzling confrontations unfolded again in midfield.
While there were no thrilling long-distance runs or fluid team-mate passes, this more primitive and direct confrontation really thrilled neutral fans in the stands.
Between this round of offensive and defensive duels, the game unconsciously reached the end of the game.
There are ten minutes left until the end of the game.
Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers will not give up at this point, and even Carlo Ancelotti and Manuel Pellegrini, who have always been quiet, are standing on the sidelines and constantly yelling at the players on the pitch who are unhappy with him.
The football was constantly taken away in the midfield, and was recaptured by the Blackburn members with a hard blow, with the fierce collision, footwork competition, speed and power head-to-head competition, the stadium erupted into cheers.
Whether it is the fans sitting in Wembley Stadium at this moment, or the double blue supporters around the world who are watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, they are all watching the competition in the stadium for a moment.
The Blackburn midfielder finally put together one of the most team-based attacks of the game, with Cambiaso breaking the ball from the feet of the opposition player and launching another counter-attack directly after winning the ball.
Chelsea, who had been scuffling with Blackburn's players in midfield the previous second, were almost immediately back in defence and quickly built up their backline with the formation of a double midfielder.
This time, however, they may not be in time.
With only six minutes left before the end of the game, it was probably one of the few chances to make the final decision, and the Blackburn midfielders, who realized this, almost tacitly gave up defending and bet all their strength on this attack.
If Blackburn don't attack, it will give the opponent a great opportunity to counterattack, but they have the confidence and confidence to do so.
Balotelli, Carroll and substitute Chen Tao all rushed towards the Chelsea penalty area.
Cambiaso tucked the ball straight ahead, not much between Steven Gerrard and Balotelli, and it looked like Gerrard could have intercepted the ball before Balotelli received the pass.
However, at this moment, Balotelli's beastly physique was on full display.
It only took two steps for Balotelli to catch the ball and then swayed away in front of Gerrard's bewildered expression.
As Carlo Ancelotti recounted, Balotelli is a more dangerous lone ranger than Eto'o, the "African cheetah".
Balotelli didn't seem to have any intention of turning the final attack before the end of the game into a team-mate. Or rather, Balotelli knows very well that the most important thing to break down Chelsea's iron bucket defence is the intensity of impact.
The wind whistled in Balotelli's ears with a speed that was almost unmatched in the stadium, and his eyes were fixed on the Chelsea goal – and there seemed to be nothing else in his eyes.
The last two members of the barrel defense, Alex and Terry, were desperately charging at him, believing that even a foul would stop him. The other two members of the backline chased after him, but could not touch the corners of his clothes anyway.
Victory or defeat will be in one fell swoop!
Balotelli fired a shot at goal, and before Alex could turn around, the spinning ball was already flying behind him towards the Chelsea goal.
This time, no one was able to stop the ultra-long-range burst that was more than five meters away from the edge of the big penalty area!
Van der Sar was unable to get the ball in the end, let alone prevent the white net from shaking from the ball.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“2:0! Blackburn Rovers sealed the win and Balotelli's goal gave Blackburn their second title of the season! ”
As the crowd erupted in cheers, John Terry looked back in disbelief to see Balotelli lying in the Chelsea penalty area, his eyes closed and enjoying Wembley's cheers.
Balotelli is not an unknown candidate to be the Premier League's Rookie of the Year this season, but the FA Cup, the world-class victory, has made him famous to a certain extent.
But the next moment Balotelli was tragic, because the Blackburn players who rushed over to celebrate pressed Balotelli to the bottom one by one and stacked Arhats.
"Why is it always me ......"
The Blackburn fans were boiling at this point, and the blue and white wave of fans was churning violently, precisely because the fans all stood up.
"We are champions!"
"The second! The second! ”
The whistle at the end of the second half appeared to be blown as Blackburn's players celebrated their goal, with Gerrard and Malouda's late burst of action blocked by Petr Cech and Vermaelen.
"Dididi!"
England fans have always been known for their fanatism, and when the referee blew the whistle to mean the end of the game, almost every Blackburn Rovers fan from afar celebrated in an almost frenzied manner, and the cheers were deafening.
When the whistle blew, all the Blackburn Rovers players hugged each other excitedly, but everyone's joy was suppressed.
Happiness, naturally, comes from the championship trophy.
suppressed, but because everyone has higher requirements.
Inside Wembley Stadium, Blackburn fans chanted "Third! "The third!"
Obviously, the Premier League title + FA Cup winner can't satisfy these raised fans, they want more glory.
Having already won the double, they naturally want to repeat the glory of the 2004-05 season, especially coach Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to prove to the outside world that he is not inferior to Mourinho.
Then Prince Charles presented the award to the winning team on the rostrum, and when Prince Charles handed the trophy to Duff, and then Duff raised the trophy dozens of times, the atmosphere of the scene also reached its peak, and the salute was set off over the court, and everyone was crazy about this moment.
Duff isn't the best captain, he's not even a superstar dominating the field, but he's definitely the captain who has lifted the trophy the most times!
Because, Blackburn is a champion hungry-thirsty collector!
Next goal, the Champions League in 2009-10! (To be continued.) )