Chapter 10: The Hidden Dangers of a Good Start
At the end of the first half, Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers each had a great chance to score, but neither took it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
With the referee's whistle, players from both sides walked to the dressing room.
At halftime, Arthur no longer focused on the bewitching female secretary Abby beside him, but was constantly thinking about how to improve the team's current lineup.
Carvalho and Paolo Ferreira are good, young but can also provide immediate fighting power to the current Blackburn Rovers team in League One.
Unfortunately, there are no problems in the current Blackburn defence, with the backline led by Finnan, Henning Berg, Peacock and Jeff Kenner and Friedel's goal, even in the Premier League, which can be ranked in the top 10, so the presence of Carvalho and Paolo Ferreira can only be the icing on the cake and means the future.
Alonso, the latest addition, can really sort out the team's attack and can make Blackburn Rovers link up and forth. But the problem is that Blackburn's backfield is unbeatable in League One, and the midfield is unrivaled in League One, in short, Blackburn's midfield should not appear in League One, but the striker?
Arthur has even doubted at times that the Chinese striker could secure Blackburn's starting centre-forward spot if Hao Haidong could be brought in.
Drogba is good, and at his peak he was the top five center forwards in the world, but the current comprehensive strength of "Warcraft" is even inferior to the famous "Gao Linsmann" in China in the future.
Looking forward to Ben Boggs being able to support the team's forward line?
Arthur had had such fantasies before this game, but after the first half, he realized that it was a complete pipe dream.
"What are the strikers who are not very wealthy but can score a lot of goals?" Arthur's brow furrowed.
Just when Arthur had a headache, Blackburn, who was in a strong mood after the break, walked out of the dressing room with his head held high, almost two minutes earlier than his opponent.
When the game resumed, Blackburn Rovers fished in troubled waters from centre-back Peacock in a corner kick tactic and knocked on the visitors' goal with a lion's head, making a contribution to the team in the chaos and extending the score advantage to two goals.
Not to be outdone, the Queens Park Rangers responded quickly. They pulled a point back from a set-piece two minutes later through a midfielder's kick, and Friedel was powerless to do anything about it.
2:3, it's only two-thirds of the way through the game.
In the 65th minute, Ben Boggs, who was average, was replaced by Didier Drogba.
"Hey." Abby wondered how her boss could have taken such a keen interest in the black, strong black striker, and even looked away from her miniskirt.
Because Drogba played for Blackburn Rovers for the first time, he did not show the form and strength he should have, and his strength was not outstanding in League One, so after playing, he rarely did anything.
However, Drogba was quite active after coming on the pitch, pulling the Queens Park Rangers backline crookedly, and Duff on the left found another good opportunity to score.
In the 72nd and 76th minutes, the Irishman was in the same position, with the same footwork, two long-range shots, the first long-range shot was saved by the Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper, and the second time the latter was not so lucky, and was pierced by Duff!
The score of 5:2 made the home fans at Ewood Park Stadium too addicted to watching the game, shouting that the tickets were worth the money, and also locked in Blackburn's new season, and made Arthur's heart completely calm.
Before the end of the game, the Queens Park Rangers players who attacked aggressively in an attempt to save face were hit hard, and Duff got a one-on-one chance to face the attacking goalkeeper and calmly pick up the empty goal to lock the score at 6:2, and complete a brace for the first time in his career.
In the end, after a heart-wrenching goal battle, Blackburn, who were playing at home, had the last laugh.
Arthur breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Blackburn's players applaud their home fans.
In today's game, his worst plan is not to lose, but a series of changes in the club from top to bottom during the summer transfer period have made the players not focus on the game and cannot play their due strength.
Although because of the departure of Old Jack, a series of things such as changes in the club's top management and summer transfers have affected the team's pre-season training and run-in, which has inevitably caused panic in the team, and even the backline that should be rock-solid has been loosened several times that should not have been, but in the end, the scene and score are much better than Arthur imagined, and finally Arthur has a reassurance.
It can be said that as long as the team personnel are not in good spirits, Arthur will be more satisfied with the result of today's game.
And, in addition to this, Arthur has another major gain, and that is because of Duff's excellent performance on the wing, he has found that when he can't bring a central striker to the team in a short period of time, maybe a good winger, or even a wing-back, can also be an effective supplement to make up for the team's lack of offensive firepower.
"Hehe, that's you." Arthur stared at Finnan, who was walking around the stadium, and showed a smug smile.
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"Monchi, I hope you bring good news!" Arthur said with his legs crossed on his large desk, his left hand around the telephone line, and his right hand holding the microphone.
"Hehe, boss, as you wish." Monchi's somewhat excited voice came from the microphone, "For only 1 million euros, that Israeli will be ours!" ”
"1 million euros? Haha, those damn Jews are greedy. Arthur laughed and scolded: "But it's beautiful! ”
Arthur has reason to be happy, because it is not a loss to be able to sign the second place in the Israeli league scorer for 1 million euros, and it is still Jossi Benayoun to know that this player is still Jossi Benayoun.
Benayoun was a "legendary" star that Arthur remembered when he saw Finnan.
Although Benayoun is not a top star in European football and has not even been able to settle in the first line, he has set a record in his original time and space, which is to join the remaining three of the Premier League's big four except Manchester United.
In the 2007 season, Benayoun joined Liverpool and wore the number 11 shirt. Benayoun moved to Chelsea in July 2010 with the number 10 shirt. In August 2011, Benayoun was loaned to Arsenal for a season under the number 30.
In any case, being able to be favored by the top three in the Premier League's big4 can be regarded as a reflection of Benayoun's strength.
And Benayoun became a member of the Israeli team Hapuel Be'Sheva at a very young age. At the age of 15, he was valued by Ajax for his extraordinary talent and entered the Ajax Academy. Benayoun made his professional debut in 1997 and scored 15 goals in his debut season. He then joined Maccabi, where he finished second in the Israeli league scorer chart last season with 19 goals, complementing Blackburn's current lack of attacking firepower.
"If there are no major changes, the door to Blackburn's summer transfer can be completely closed this time." Arthur thought truthfully after hanging up Monchi's phone.
In this summer transfer, Blackburn Rovers received 860,000 euros in the sale of players, and in terms of bringing in players, a total of eight new kits were added.
Among them, Friedel, veteran captain Henning Berg and Paolo Ferreira joined as free agents for a €400,000 signing fee.
Alonso and Carvalho are both on loan for €300,000, although they have buy-outs of €5 million and €3 million respectively.
The only thing that really made Arthur pay the transfer fee was Drogba's 300,000 euros, Finnnan's 1.2 million euros, and the latest Benayoun's 1 million euros.
In a week, Arthur earned 860,000 euros in the transfer market, spent 3.2 million euros, and invested 2.34 million euros in the net investment, even if you add the 800,000 euros transfer fee of Sun Jihai, which has been finalized in the winter transfer period, it is only 3.14 million euros.
The transfer fee of more than 3 million euros, not to mention the entire European football, even in the English League, cannot cause any trouble.
However, Arthur is already very satisfied with the transfer investment and the current team's lineup, after all, he is shy in his pocket, and it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice!
"In the next summer transfer window, Blackburn will definitely not be so buttoned up." Arthur is determined to use the year to make enough money for Blackburn's transfer fee next summer.
With Arthur locking his pockets, Blackburn's transfer door was closed and the 20-man squad for the new season was confirmed.
Goalkeepers: 1-Friedel, 12-Giroud Robinson (youth goalkeeper)
Defenders: 2 - Jeff Kenna, 3 - Finnan, 4 - Henning Berg (c), 5 - Peacock, 18 - Paolo Ferreira, 21 Martin Taylor, 24 - Kurtiz, 25 - Carvalho
Midfielders: 7-Benayoun, 8-David? Dunn, 11-Duff, 14-Alonso, 16-Carsley, 19-Gillespie, 22-Simon Grayson
Forwards: 9 Ben Boggs, 20 Drogba, 23 Helen Pearce (Youth)