It was only after Torres and Drogba that they were in a healthy rivalry that Blackburn Rovers finally finalised their final signing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On 28 August, Blackburn Rovers announced they had officially signed Bremen star and Croatian striker Ivan Krasnić to a two-year contract for £800,000.

Krasnić, who formed the "KK combination" with German striker Klose, originally had a transfer fee of more than 800,000 pounds, but he not only has excellent scoring ability, but also is good at assisting, and his selfless style of play has made him more adaptable, and he was also a hot striker in Europe a year ago.

Unfortunately, Krasnich fell ill in December 2006 and was supposed to have undergone a cecal operation, but blood tests showed that his kidneys were not working properly. His parents wanted to donate a kidney to their son, but in January 2007 Krasnich's mother's kidney transplant failed to get to their son, and Krasnich had to undergo a second operation eight weeks later to receive his father's kidney.

Everyone thought it would be an absolute miracle if Krasnic could stand on the pitch again, and as for playing at his original level, it would be a fantasy.

So when Blackburn submitted a trade offer to Bremen, they didn't hesitate to sell Krasnic, who had only one year left on his contract, to the Blue Devils almost for free.

In fact, many people in Blackburn Rovers were skeptical about Arthur's introduction of Krasnic, but in the end, they did not explicitly oppose it, because the past has proved that Arthur is always right.

Arthur dared to make this "gamble" because he knew that after 11 months of recuperation, Krasnic had really returned. And Krasnic, who is back in the ring, has not lost his sharpness due to injury.

In his previous season, in 2007-08, Krasnic made just 16 appearances and averaged less than 30 minutes per game, but he scored seven goals in such a short period of time, which is as efficient as any top striker.

With Drogba and Torres already in possession of two of the world's top strikers, Krasnić, a striker who can sit on the bench and contribute goals when the team needs him, is definitely the best candidate at the moment.

After Krasnic passed a Blackburn laboratory medical examination and confirmed that he could play in the new season, there were only two young players left in the team who needed to go out on loan.

Because it is not clear how much Peruzzi can still play his peak in actual combat, although Joe Hart will still be loaned out in the new season, the loan period will end in February, and Joe Hart's playing time must be guaranteed, so there are not many clubs that meet the conditions.

Eventually, Joe Hart was sent on loan to Derby County – thanks to Blackburn's 6-0 thrashing of the Premier League side in the third round of the new season.

Derby County have conceded a staggering 10 goals in three games since the start of the season, and the manager and club hierarchy have expressed dissatisfaction with the team's No.1 goalkeeper, and Joe Hart's arrival on loan can be regarded as a relief for them.

Joe Hart's loan move has been a bumper one, but Blackburn's other youngster who has been loaned out for the new season is less of a problem.

New Chinese international Chen Tao will still play for Belshort in the second division of the new season, and can return to Blackburn Rovers at any time during the winter transfer period.

Because of Arthur's intervention, Sun Jihai, Li Weifeng, Li Tie and Chen Tao and others have developed far better than the previous life, and the Chinese national team has also completed the great cause of winning the Asian Cup at home, and the world ranking of the Chinese national team in this life is much higher than that of the same period, so Chen Tao, as the new Chinese international, can obtain a labor certificate to play in the Premier League at the beginning of 2008, and can play for Blackburn in the second half of the season.

After a year of training at Belshot, Chen Tao's growth rate is amazing, although he is still unable to compete with Frank Lampard, Ballack and others in similar positions in the Blue Devils, but if the team encounters a major injury situation in the winter, Lippi will also consider recalling the wanderer full of aura.

After Blackburn's soaring league campaign, the Champions League season has also kicked off again.

The top 32 of the 2007-08 Champions League are in place and ready to go. Although this year's Champions League has been degraded by the absence of Juventus and Bayern Munich, the Champions League group stage is full of death due to the many top giants and the newly emerging "second tier teams".

The draw for the group stage resulted in the birth of three groups of death. They are Chelsea in Group B, Barcelona in Group E and Manchester United in Group F. In contrast, defending champions AC Milan, Inter Milan and Premier League giants Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers are in groups with relatively high levels of strength and a smoother path to qualification.

After being placed in Group A, Arthur thought his team had drawn a good draw. In addition to Porto's modest strength, both Marseille and Turkey's Besiktas lack European experience to pose a threat to the Blues.

Blackburn came out as group winners, and it can be said that there is no suspense at all.

Compared to Manchester United, Chelsea caught up in Valencia and Schalke, the Blues had good luck and captain Duff was confident: "Blackburn are seeded and if you look at our results over the last few years, we don't fear any opponents. ”

But the old spicy Lippi refused to be optimistic, "Look at the other groups, maybe Blackburn's battle will be easier." But Porto have a lot of experience and Marseille know us well and that can cause us problems. ”

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In 2008, there was not only the Africa Cup of Nations, but also the European Championship, so how to get the players back in the league after returning from the national team in the new season has become a big problem for the managers of the major clubs.

After the European Championship qualifiers, the major leagues are about to regain people's attention, and what should be a highly competitive league has become the target of criticism in the eyes of Blackburn coach Lippi, "The schedule is not good for us, and I am very disappointed in this! ”

There will be three games to be played at noon on Saturday, and Blackburn's visit to Everton is one of them, and the lack of preparation time has become a hindrance for the Italian coach.

'I'm very disappointed with the fixtures and don't forget it's a very competitive Premier League! The league started in a hurry after the international break, how did we prepare?! Lippi said in an interview.

'The players only came back to the club on Thursday night and all we could do was take the lads for a run and send them home. On Friday morning, the squad had to train for a brief time before boarding the bus to Everton. In this way, the so-called pre-match preparation is simply empty words. ”

However, Lippi's words did not have any effect, and could only be vented or find a back-handed person in advance, rekindling the battle after a two-week suspension in the Premier League, and Blackburn, who had won five consecutive games in the opening game, had to rush to challenge Everton.

Blackburn and Moyes' Everton are always full of hardships, in the past, Blue Devils fans are often not worried about not being able to open the situation after half-time, because in the previous five games, the Blue Devils forward line always brought surprises, but this time Torres and Ronaldo were trapped in the national team to play the whole game, the state was sluggish, Drogba suffered a foot injury, unable to play, and it was still 0:0 after changing the field, who will save Blackburn?

The answer was something that no one expected, Ivan Krasnich!

In the 70th minute, the Croatian, who came on as a substitute in the second half, received a corner kick from Bentley, jumped high in the middle of the opponent's tall defender, and rubbed the ball into the goal, which was also the only goal of the game.

After the game, Sky Sports did not hesitate to give a high score of 8 points, as the best affirmation of the Croatian who had just returned from kidney exchange surgery and scored as a substitute.

Krasnić's appearance was more than just a decisive goal, and the Croatian's coming off the bench arguably changed the lack of depth in Blackburn's attack.

This season, the forward combination of Drogba and Torres has made Lippi bubbling with happiness, but after Drogba participated in the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February, only Torres was left, and the Blue Devils' forward line suddenly became thin.

The first half of Blackburn Rovers vs Everton confirmed the fans' fears. Since Drogba did not recover from injury, Lippi still discharged the Torres + Ronaldo attack combination, but Torres played two games in the Spanish European Championship qualifiers, with a serious lack of fitness and a sluggish state. Ronaldo is more suitable for wingers, two centers and even forward positions, and is not very suitable for the top to the front of the attack line, and his embarrassment as an "arrow" is undoubtedly revealed in the game.

In the first 45 minutes of the game, Everton's bucket formation did well to keep Blackburn at bay. Lacking the containment of a box-forward centre-forward, Blackburn had few shots from within 15 yards, with most of their shots coming from outside the box, with the first half more like thunder than rain.

In the second half, Lippi made a desperate move to bring on Krasnich to turn the offensive deficit around. Because the Croatian striker has excellent speed and ability to grab points, forcing the opposition centre-backs into a defensive strategy cannot be as simple as driving Cristiano Ronaldo out of the box in the first half. Blake could have picked up the ball directly from the back to find Krasnic and threatened as well.

In the 57th minute, Krasnić received a pass and turned and almost scored with a volley. The presence of Krasnic also makes Blackburn more dangerous when it comes to crosses, and the Croatians, who have a good ability to grab points, cannot let it go, but after sending a special target for Krasnic, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard will get their chances, and the Toffee defenders are in such a difficult situation.

Krasnich's arrival freed Blackburn from the embarrassment of "no centre-forward" in this game, and reproduced the three-dimensional attack that once dominated the Premier League.

In the long race to win the Premier League, having a good ability to score goals from the bench is an important guarantee for a team to challenge for the title. Liverpool's Volonin proved his "super sub" with a goal, and Manchester United's former goalscorer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a legend who scored four goals in 13 minutes.

I believe that after seeing Krasnic's excellent performance, Blackburn fans have reason to be relieved, because Krasnich did just as well.

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2007-08 Blackburn Rovers (26-2):

Goalkeepers: Cech, Peruzi, Joe Hart (loan)

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Martin Taylor, Nemanjac Vidic, McConn, Cannavaro, Branivic, Kompany, Baines

Midfielders: Frank Lampard, Duff, Alonso, Makelele, Cambiaso, Bentley, Diarra, Ballack, Bale, Chen Tao (loan)

Forwards: Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Torres, Krasnic (to be continued.) )