Liverpool won their last English top-flight title on 28 April 1990, and the 2006 FA Cup final was exactly 16 years after their last league title. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the Daily Mail, the Reds have never given up their pursuit of league laurels in the past 16 years, investing nearly 400 million pounds to buy 108 players, but they have always been empty-handed.

Liverpool's top-flight tally stands still at 18 in 16 years, while their FA Cup final rivals Blackburn Rovers have won four Premier League titles in the last five years.

In fact, the Reds have fought hard for the league title in the past 16 years, but the effect has been minimal, and the Reds legend Aldridge pointed out that the transfer failure was the main reason for their title shortage.

Aldridge even thinks some Reds players were unable to get into the Reds reserves in the seventies and eighties: "It's easy to blame individuals for mismanagement, but I think the most important reason for Liverpool's decline is poor signings. Transfers have always been a hot topic and I think that's the biggest reason why they fell off the throne and couldn't get back on the throne. ”

In recent seasons, with the rise of Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea, the former English kings, have missed the Champions League in the past two seasons, although this season has not yet ended, but they have also bid farewell to the Champions League in advance, and the FA Cup trophy is their only hope of glory.

The 2005-06 FA Cup season has finally kicked off amid much anticipation.

The two teams have very different focuses, with Blackburn Rovers aiming for a Grand Slam – they have won the Champions League, Premier League, League Cup, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Toyota Cup and Club World Cup in the last two years, with the only one they haven't touched is the FA Cup.

And Liverpool this in order to avoid a season of four empty.

Many of the players in Black's squad have already been informed in advance that Mourinho will be bidding farewell to the team at the end of the season, so this FA Cup final will be his farewell match, which adds a few different emotions to this game.

In fact, even if there is no Mourinho's final battle in this game, Blackburn will try their best to win, after all, all of them are used to victory and glory!

Liverpool starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Reina

Defenders: Reese, Carragher, Hyypia, Glen Johnson

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard, Garcia, Sissoko, Colwill

Forwards: Crouch, Cisse

Blackburn Rovers starting line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Barthez

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Heinze, Carvalho, Finnnan

Midfielders: Deco, Cambiaso, Figo

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Drogba, Bentley

Previously, because of the league sprint, Mourinho sent a lot of rotation players in this game, but Rao is so, the Blue Devils' cards are much better than the main Reds.

Cristiano Ronaldo has gradually become Blackburn's first choice in attack after Ibrahimovic's departure this season, and his goals have also ushered in a blowout, contributing 17 goals and 12 assists this season, and winning one of the Premier League Team of the Season.

Cristiano Ronaldo threw himself into the attack after the start of the game, and he and Bentley, who were equally motivated, were the two most active in the game.

Bentley, under Mourinho's strict tutelage, has already secured one of the 23-man squads for the Three Lions to Germany this summer.

Despite the positive side of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bentley, the rest of Blackburn's players have not been able to fully find their best form as compared to Liverpool, who gave up the FA Cup for the FA Cup, Blackburn's previous league wins have drained their energy.

However, after all, Blackburn is still more than one step ahead of Liverpool in terms of strength, so the Blue Devils still have the advantage on the field, but unfortunately Blackburn has never been able to have a good offensive situation.

At the beginning of the game, Figo was still very deep in the retracement, frequently returning to the center circle and receiving the ball, which showed the veteran side of the Portuguese veteran, knowing that this kind of cup final should be stabilized first.

Figo made a deft stop and pick to avoid Liverpool midfielder Sissoko's pressing.

Figo's pick-and-roll is rare in his past two seasons, after all, as he gets older, Figo gradually loses this kind of small flower on the green field, and begins to play more effortless football.

From Figo's extraordinary action, you can see how comfortable his days at Blackburn Rovers are now.

"Portugal, what should I do?" Arthur sat in the box and saw Figo's movements, and said depressedly instead of pleased.

With the growth of Ronaldo, the self-sacrificing side of his personality is revealed, coupled with the presence of Portuguese fellow countrymen such as captain Figo and Deco, as well as the support of Mourinho, the Portuguese gang is really likely to become an unstable factor in the dressing room.

Perhaps making Cristiano Ronaldo a special presence in the team can dispel this instability, but how can Arthur tolerate players pointing fingers at the club?

And as homegrown gangs, Bentley and Ashley Kerr are not the kind of personalities who can make foreign players dominate them.

At the moment of picking the ball, Figo also took the time to take a look at Sissoko, and was about to continue to move forward, but he didn't prevent his feet from being mixed with garlic, and after stumbling, he saw that Gerrard actually chased back, and stretched out his foot to take the opportunity to break the ball.

"Hey! This kid! ”

Figo thought to himself, but he was not slow on his feet, and even if he leaned forward, he quickly pulled the ball back in front of him with his feet, avoiding Gerrard's steal.

"Poor Jie Team, a loyal servant in the previous life, will he become a traitor in this life?" Arthur looked at Gerald, who was alone with Figo, and couldn't help but sigh.

In his previous life, Gerrard had faced the pursuit of Real Madrid and Chelsea many times, but after winning the Champions League in Istanbul night in 2005, Gerrard chose to stay behind after seeing hope.

But in this life, because of the rise of Blackburn, Liverpool not only did not win the Champions League, but also did not qualify for the Champions League in the past three seasons, and after the five championships in 2001, the Red Army has not seen the shadow of the championship for many years.

This season's FA Cup is their only chance to win the trophy in recent seasons, but is there any hope against a mighty Blackburn Rovers?

As far as Arthur knows, Abu's latest offer for Gerrard has been agreed by Liverpool's top management, and now everything depends on Gerrard's decision.

And after missing out on the title again, Gerrard still can't play in the Champions League next season, it seems that Gerrard's belief in staying here may not be so strong.

What would it be like for the previous "Forever Team" to wear a blue jersey?

Figo had to distribute the ball to Bentley on the wing under Gerrard's defense, and England's new golden boy raised his head with a blonde hair and led the ball forward, and his handsome face wondered how many female fans would begin to pay attention to him because of this game.

What added to the color was that when Bentley raised his head and moved forward quickly, that serious expression made his tough and handsome face even more attractive to men.

In terms of strength in Blackburn's team, Bentley, who is between the main team and the substitute, is not ranked at all, but when it comes to female fans, no one will be more than him.

Recently, the famous American movie website tccandler rated the "2006 Top 100 Handsome Men", this time the number of football stars on the list reached 9, the highest ranking is Bentley, ranked 16th, and at the same time on the list of "heartthrob" Beckham only ranked 23rd, in addition to AC Milan's Kaka and others.

Bentley shook Sissoko and quickly advanced with the ball, and in the face of the interception of midfielder Garcia, Bentley did not choose to break through by himself, but kicked a long diagonal pass to the sideline on the right side, only to see a half-blue and half-white shadow rushing to the right sideline, which was shockingly fast.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is not the fastest winger in football, no one dares to say that he will win in the face of Ronaldo at his peak in short-distance speed.

Cristiano Ronaldo slid diagonally into the Liverpool penalty area in a 45-degree path after receiving a well-placed pass from Bentley.

Cristiano Ronaldo was about to continue playing in front of the penalty area, but unexpectedly, there were two more followers around him - Carragher and Glenn Johnson, who followed Cristiano like bodyguards on the left and right.

When Ronaldo was entangled with Carragher and Glenn Johnson, Bentley and Drogba had suddenly started to shake off the defenders' stickers, and rushed to the goal point through the penalty area with three dodges, forming a double ghost slap posture.

Liverpool was very timely for Ronaldo's defense, so Ronaldo had to choose a direct cross during the high-speed run, and the football quickly flew into the penalty area with a strong spin.

Drogba quickly rounded the crowd, and when he saw that Hyypia had already rushed to the front point, Drogba, who was following behind the side, couldn't care too much anymore, and rushed up and flew and dived forward.

Drogba's body in the air was stopped and rushed by Liverpool central defender Hyypia, and the two collided together with a muffled "bang".

But just as he was knocked out of position, Drogba still managed to grab a header in front of Hyypia with his monster-like physical advantage, and the ball changed direction slightly in the air and flew straight towards the top corner of the goal.

Because of this slight change of course, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina's prediction was miscalculated, resulting in the Spanish goalkeeper's palm only touching the ball slightly, but he was unable to stop the ball from spinning and continuing to fly into the goal.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！ Drogba! ”

Drogba landed on the turf and saw the football fly into the gate, immediately got up and ran excitedly to the sidelines, then turned to his teammates to say hello to celebrate.

He knew that if it weren't for his absence, maybe Barcelona wouldn't have been knocked out of the Champions League, so his desire to win this game was even stronger, and now he has managed to open the scoring for the team! (To be continued.) )