Chapter 55: Signs of Collapse

The Premier League has played 29 rounds this season, and currently Blackburn have one less round, accumulating 59 points, with an average of 2.1 points per round of the league, first in the league, scoring 46 goals, 8th in the league, conceding 17 goals, first in the league, currently ranking second in the standings with only 3 goal difference, and the third place is Arsenal with 54 points. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

In the 27th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers sat at home to face Ipswich Town, and soon after the game started, they quickly mastered the initiative in possession, and in the 2nd minute, Lampard was tackled from behind, and the Ipswich Town team fouled, and the Blackburn team got the front free kick opportunity. Frank Lampard drove into the box and was cleared by Ipswich All.

In the 6th minute, Blackburn Rovers played the ball on the sideline, Paolo Ferreira handed it to Benayoun, who took the opportunity to Ibrahimovic, who dribbled the ball near the bottom line of the penalty area and shot wide of the goal under the interference of the opposing defender.

In the ninth minute, the Ipswich Town team was in front of goal, Blackburn Rovers instigated an attack on the left flank, and the back-footed Gyuligene cut into the small penalty area and crossed in an inverted triangle, Lampard adjusted in the box and lost a good chance to shoot.

In the opening minutes of the game, Blackburn Rovers were aggressive, and after a quick break after the opening, they gradually slowed down.

In the 17th minute, Blackburn launched a quick counterattack, Gyuli got rid of the defender on the left and distributed the ball to Benayoun on the right, forming a single knife, but unfortunately it was offside.

In the 21st minute, Blackburn Rovers combined up front, Alonso made a clever pass in the middle circle and distributed it to the wing, and then to Frank Lampard in the middle, who shot wide.

In the 31st minute, Ipswich fouled Gyuli, Blackburn won a set-piece in front, Lampard headed a little ferry, and Ibrahimovic jumped to the top at two o'clock to score the ball, but unfortunately the linesman raised the flag and was offside, and the goal was invalid.

In the 34th minute, Benayoun broke through with the ball in front of the field and was hooked, Blackburn won another free kick opportunity in front, Lampard shot against the wall and out of the bottom line, Blackburn's corner on the left did not pose a threat.

In the first half, the two sides temporarily exchanged a 0:0 draw.

In the second half, the Ipswich team made personnel adjustments, and as soon as the Ipswich team came up, the forward midfielder took the ball and shot was blocked by Paolo Ferreira, and then their left corner kick was sent to the back of the penalty area to find the center forward, directly out of the bottom line.

In the 58th minute, the Blackburn team broke the deadlock on the field, taking advantage of the Ipswich team's return pass error, Ibrahimovic and Lampard launched a 2-by-2 cooperation in the front, Lampard picked up a pass at the top of the arc outside the penalty area, and Ibrahimovic hit the penalty area with his right foot after stopping the ball on his chest!

Blackburn Rovers eventually regained the top spot in the league with a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town thanks to a goal from Ibrahimovic.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived.

On the night of Arthur's birthday on March 16, Blackburn upset the chairman's mood with a loss.

In the 30th round of the Premier League away to Leeds United on March 16, after the opening, Blackburn Rovers once dominated the away game and continued to pose a threat in front of the Leeds United goal.

In the second minute, Ibrahimovic took a free-kick and took it himself, sending in what looked like a cross, and Frank Lampard scrambled for the ball to be cleared by Rio Ferdinand, who had long been Arthur's favourite target, to keep the ball out of the line before Giuli did.

In the 7th minute, Benayoun broke the ball near the midfield and quickly counterattacked, suddenly changed to cut inside before breaking through the penalty area, and after getting rid of two people in a row, he took the lead in curling the goal, and the ball grazed the post and hit the side netting.

After withstanding Blackburn's onslaught, Leeds United began to make a difference. In the 15th minute, Leeds United organized an attack in the middle, the midfielder sent a diagonal stopper, Alonso's defense leaked, Fowler got the ball directly to Friedel, but his close-range shot was deflected off the post.

In the 19th minute, Leeds United broke the deadlock, Leeds United tactical corner, Cambiasso rose to the top, Carvalho was blocked again, Fowler easily scored with a header, and Leeds United temporarily led 1:0.

After the goal, Leeds United became more and more excited. In the 34th minute, Blackburn made a mistake in the counterattack, Leeds United immediately counterattacked, Fowler quickly inserted to form a single knife again, this time facing Friedel, he easily volleyed into the near corner, and the score became 2:0.

At the end of the first half, Leeds United temporarily led Blackburn Rovers 2-0.

In the second half, Alonso sent a straight stopper from the side, Gyuli got the ball and turned to take the ball and cut inside, facing the goalkeeper to arc the ball and shoot from a distance, and the ball was lifted out of the bottom line by Leeds United goalkeeper Luffy.

In the 64th minute, Alonso sent a cross, Benayoun broke through to the bottom line near the curve of the ball cross, Ibrahimovic in the middle pressed Ferdinand to head the ball wide.

In the 73rd minute, Blackburn Rovers finally pulled a goal back, Frank Lampard got away from the side and sent a through ball, Rio Ferdinand was too close to Ibrahimovic's defensive style and caused an offside error, Giuli won a single easy goal, Blackburn were only one goal behind.

However, in the following 20 minutes, Blackburn always missed the goal, and finally the game was over, Blackburn lost 1:2 away, and suffered a miserable defeat at the critical moment of the title race.

However, it seems that Blackburn's trough has only just begun.

Blackburn Rovers struggled in the 32nd round of the Premier League against Leicester City, who had almost already secured a relegation spot.

As Duff returned from injury, Blackburn, who had been the main player, quickly launched an attack after the opening. In the 3rd minute, Gyuli knocked back on the left side of the penalty area, and Finnan shot hard and low to deflect the ball.

The Leicester City boss said that the goal of this game was to score points, and Leicester City, who were relaxed in their mentality, formed a series of attacks through concise cooperation, including a curling ball in front of the penalty area that was deflected to create a certain threat.

As the game deepened, Blackburn, who continued to press forward in the formation, established a more obvious possession advantage, but it was difficult to find a gap in the face of Leicester City, who took defensive counter-attacks, and the game entered a stalemate.

In the 22nd minute, Alonso's forward ball led to a fluid movement battle, Ibrahimovic made a low cross into the box from the right, and the unmarked Gyuli met the ball and shot the ball off the side-netting. After this attack, Blackburn's interspersed pace and passing rhythm increased, and the pressure on Leicester's backline increased.

In the 33rd minute, Frank Lampard's shot in front of the box was blocked by the Leicester goalkeeper. Moments later, Blackburn Rovers set up a shuttle in the Leicester penalty area, with Alonso cutting in to meet the goalkeeper and being denied by him.

In the 42nd minute, Finnen's powerful long-range shot was confiscated by the focused Leicester goalkeeper. The lively Finnan then performed a series of smashes in the Leicester penalty area, and also showed quick back-to-back tackles in defence. Finnan, who played at left wing-back, moved to the right on several occasions in the first half. The first half was 0:0.

At the start of the second half, Leicester City had an increase in midfield activity, causing fouls on Carvalho and Cambiaso, and Carvalho also received a yellow card.

In the 53rd minute, Frank Lampard's diagonal cross from the right was blocked by the Leicester goalkeeper, and Frank Lampard, who rushed forward, grabbed the landing spot and fired a header directly over the crossbar.

Jose Mourinho made a third change in the 64th minute, with Benayoun coming on for Cambiasso. Benayoun came on the pitch and continued to instigate attacks on the right flank, but Benayoun, who insisted on shooting himself after cutting inside, also missed opportunities to take the ball in the back post one after another.

The crowd at Ewood Park was chanting to the rhythm of Blackburn's attack, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Benayoun and Frank Lampard and others formed a series of attacks, Blake was already in an all-out attacking posture, and Leicester City could only be exhausted.

In the 82nd minute, when Blackburn penetrated in the middle, Ibrahimovic turned and hit the goal high, and Ibrahimovic's expression was already very eager, and his mouth burst out foul again.

The Leicester goalkeeper made solid saves to keep out the likes of Ibrahimovic, Duff and Frank Lampard after receiving a yellow card for delaying time.

In the closing stages of the game, Leicester City saw a series of players cramping and falling to the ground. Heading into five minutes of stoppage time, Frank Lampard missed the chance to strike from a tight angle from the left just over the back corner. In the end, the battle between the two sides was 0:0.

However, Blackburn Rovers simply did not have much time to adjust, and in four days' time, they will travel to Southampton.

In this game, the team built by Mourinho finally showed the true character of the "iron army" that resisted pressure under super pressure.

In the 28th minute of the first half, Southampton, who were playing at home, took a corner from the right and the home striker scored from inside the penalty area, leaving Blackburn unexpectedly behind.

However, Blackburn Rovers began to catch up, and in the 42nd minute, Ibrahimovic scored with a left-footed shot from outside the box to score the equaliser for Blackburn.

In the 79th minute, Duff crossed with the ball, and substitute Drogba jumped up in the middle of the penalty area to score a header to overtake the score. In the end, Blackburn won 2-1 against Southampton and got a life-saving three points.

The three points will allow them not to be too impatient in the next round against tough rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

In the 35th round of the Premier League this season, the dialogue between the two teams was basically the same in the whole game, and in the 37th minute, Chelsea's Zoff shot angrily from outside the penalty area bounced off the post. In the 53rd minute, Frank Lampard's free-kick was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, in the 59th minute, Ibrahimovic's powerful shot was saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper in the running, and in the 87th minute, Gyuli received a cross from Duff and tilted his header back in the box to almost kill the game, but unfortunately his height of less than 1.7 meters made his header lose power.

The draw was 0-0 for Chelsea, but it was a difficult score for Blackburn.

Because including this game, Blackburn's recent performance has not been outstanding.

And looking at Blackburn's performance in the last 4 rounds of the league and only getting 5 points, the first thought that comes to many people's minds is-

Could it be that Blackbook is about to start collapsing?