Chapter 39: The Time Upon Us
Because of Chelsea's strength, Mourinho was not careless, and sent all the main forces, and Drogba, who has been in good form recently, once again partnered with Ronaldo and Robben in the front. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The stands are full of banners and portraits of Blackburn Rovers fans cheering for the team, and the fans at Ewood Park have been the happiest in recent years, not only can they win a title every year, but the most important thing is that after Mourinho took charge of Blackburn, they have almost never lost at home, which can be called the most terrifying home stadium in Europe, and the home fans here are naturally satisfied.
At 8 p.m., as Duff was sidelined injured in the Toyota Cup, Blackburn captain's Frank Lampard guessed the coin and picked the kick-off, and the referee's whistle blew to officially start the game.
As soon as the first half began, Chelsea began to attack violently, after all, Blackburn Rovers are a staggering 12 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea, so a draw is inconsequential for Blackburn, but for Chelsea it means basically saying goodbye to this season's league title.
Didier Drogba kicked off the ball and slammed it back to Frank Lampard before sprinting forward, while Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo on the flanks also sprinted into Chelsea's ribs.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, the Chelsea players were able to rely on the hard work in their chests to whirl around Black, and several attacks were played in a fairly orderly manner, and Van Gaal was worthy of the championship coach, and the Blues were in a stalemate with Blackburn for a while.
In the 24th minute, Robben won the ball on the left flank, broke through Chelsea full-back Paolo Ferreira and crossed, Terry headed the ball over the line and Robben won the first corner of the game for Blackburn.
Then, Robben's own corner went straight to the front of the Chelsea goal, and the ball was rubbed by Chelsea player Gallas in front of the goal, but he couldn't grasp the direction of the ball, and the ball flew towards the back post.
In the mournful eyes of the Chelsea players, a big black man wearing a half-blue, half-white shirt at Blackburn's home stadium jumped lightly, and the football flew into the net like a flint!
“gooooooooooooooooal! The ball is in! Didier Drogba scored his sixth league goal of the season. ”
After the goal, Drogba ran wildly, dodging his team-mates until he was brought to the ground by the team's players.
In the past two seasons, Ibrahimovic's development has been amazing, especially in December 2004, when he won the new European Ballon d'Or, which made Drogba, who has been competing with Ibrahimovic, very depressed.
Today's Drogba is no longer the rough brother when he first arrived at Blackburn, and the African Warcraft is an absolute Indian center forward in other Premier League mid-tier teams, but at Blackburn he can only be Ibrahimovic's replacement.
And during Ibrahimovic's injury, Drogba used his outstanding performance to show the world that Blackburn Rovers is not only Ibrahimovic as a top centre-forward.
As the game continued, the Chelsea players who had conceded the first goal looked a little dazed, and Van Gaal sat comfortably in his chair without giving clear instructions to his disciples on the pitch. Blackburn Rovers, on the other hand, began to attack in a tidal wave, tormenting the hearts of Chelsea players and fans time and time again.
In the 32nd minute, Ronaldo broke through on the right side and crossed the bottom, and Drogba failed to hit the football part in the small penalty area under Terry's close marking.
In the 34th minute, Arjen Robben took a corner kick from the left, and Ronaldo's juggling volley from outside the edge of the box went wide.
In the 41st minute, Drogba's header crossed the penalty area, and Ronaldo was tripped by Gallas behind in the box, but the referee refused to award a penalty.
After seeing Ronaldo fall, Arthur shook his head with a wry smile, although Ronaldo in this life was not at Manchester United, but now the nickname of "Diving Luo" is gradually spreading in the Premier League.
Blackburn missed a chance to extend the lead in the 45th minute when Robben returned from near the bottom line on the left side of the box and Frank Lampard cut in and fired wide of the far corner from 12 yards.
The controversy arose in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, when Deco fired a left-footed volley from the right rib of the penalty area, and the ball clearly hit Gallas's outstretched elbow to change direction, but the referee again refused to award a penalty.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Blackburn Rovers were unable to score a second goal and Chelsea escaped for the time being.
While the referee's decision was clearly favourable to the visitors, Arthur was not at all unfazed as Louis van Gaal's side were not yet their opponents.
As soon as the 15-minute break passed, the two teams entered one after another and started a more tragic battle.
However, less than a minute into the kick-off of the second half, most of the fans who had just returned from half-time had not yet warmed up the plastic seats under their butts, and the Blackburn players were already celebrating the goal again. The Chelsea players, on the other hand, were at a loss.
It turned out that after Chelsea kicked off in the second half, a long pass looked for Morientes who was at the front, but Davies, who was obviously half a head shorter, struggled to push the ball out, and Deco in the midfield made a long pass after winning the ball.
In the cheers of the audience, the two Portuguese internationals connected, Ronaldo was already a single knife after getting Deco's pass, and the coquettish Ronaldo easily shook Van der Sar and sent the football into the empty goal.
With Blackburn's goal, the game has since gone into full Blackburn Rover's control, keeping Chelsea firmly in the opposition half.
In the 61st minute of the game, the more excited the game is, Ronaldo broke through the cross from the side, and Drogba, who has been in good form recently, headed the top and scored the second goal of the game, scoring twice, and also raising his league goal tally this season to 7.
3:0!
After the 68th minute, Drogba fired wide from 30 yards down the middle.
Two minutes later, Blackburn Rovers won another corner and Ashley Cole's non-stop volley went straight to the target and was parried by Van der Sar.
In the 71st minute, Davies cut off a pass from Chelsea midfielder Parker, and then Frank Lampard sent a through ball and Drogba got past Van der Sar and fired into the empty net, but it was offside.
Video replay, Drogba was only offside by less than a position, and the African monster missed a hat-trick.
In the 75th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made a direct pass from the right, and substitute Bentley stopped the ball on the run and hit the near post with a right-footed volley from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area.
In the 79th minute, Chelsea had a corner kick opportunity, Paolo Ferreira leaned on his old teammate Carvalho's header and rubbed back, Benayoun smashed at high speed, pushed the far corner to score, breaking the goal drought in recent games, Chelsea finally covered up some face.
3:1!
The final goal of the game came in stoppage time, with an energetic Robben closing the game with a long-distance run.
4:1!
Amid the mournful moans of the visiting fans, Chelsea were defeated. The 4-1 match also widened the gap between Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea to 15 points, and although there are still 13 rounds of league games left, Blackburn's third league title in four years seems to be a certainty.
Chelsea's 4-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers was a complete defeat, and the defeat was not unacceptable, but the way we lost was so frustrating that Chelsea lost the game almost without a fight. Chelsea made a comeback in the second half to make Joe Cole play as a centre-forward, which was met with criticism after the game.
After the game, the British media focused on questioning Van Gaal's stupid move: "Why let Joe Cole play as a center forward?" ”
In this game, at halftime, Van Gaal replaced Morientes with Joe Cole, and it is completely understandable to replace the latter, after all, Morientes is also in average form on the field, but it is a little puzzling to let Joe Cole, who was born as a full-back, play as a center forward.
Joe Cole made a name for himself as a winger at West Ham United and then played four positions under Louis van Gaal, playing at left and right wing-back, left and right winger, but never playing as a centre-forward.
The Daily Mail said: "When Kerr came on the pitch, almost everyone thought Anthony Martial was going to play as a centre-forward, but what was shocking was that Kerr played directly in place of Morientes as a centre-forward!" ”
British media questioned Van Gaal's bizarre positional arrangementBritish media questioned Van Gaal's bizarre positional arrangement.
So what effect did such a strange trick have?
Joe Cole didn't shoot in 45 minutes, didn't threaten to pass the ball, didn't have any presence at all, and perhaps even he himself wondered why I was asked to play as a centre-forward.
The Mirror said: "Van Gaal is simply crazy to let Cole come and play as a centre-forward, if he really wants to play centre-forward, with Kezman and Gudjohnsen on the bench! ”
"Goal" said bluntly after the game: "Van Gaal's strange tactics have made Chelsea farther and farther away from the championship!" ”
Joe Cole's embarrassment is almost a microcosm of Chelsea players under Louis van Gaal, and if you look closely at the positions of Chelsea's attacking players, you will see that none of them are in their best positions. Morientes, who was originally a central striker, has been playing as a left winger for a long time. Parker, who was originally a midfielder, made a cameo appearance as a right winger. Of course, we can't deny that the occasional change of position can have an unexpected effect in individual games, but it has become almost a habit for Louis van Gaal. When everyone is not at their strongest, it's easy to see why Chelsea's attack is struggling.
However, Chelsea's defeat was expected by most Blackburn fans, and a big focus for Blackburn fans was the return of two of the team's veterans, Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira.
When Paolo Ferreira provided another assist at Ewood Park, when Benayoun scored again at Ewood Park, when Blackburn's more than 30,000 fans chanted their names together, Arthur applauded them both again...... It seems that Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira never really left Blackburn Rovers, but forgot to wear the half-blue, half-white home shirt, which is a touching feeling.
In a sense, it can even be said that the outcome of the game no longer matters, and to see Paul Ferreira and Benayoun score at Ewood Park once again is enough for Blackburn fans!
Whether you love me or not, love is there, neither increasing nor decreasing. Before the game, Paolo Ferreira and Benayoun were emotionally expressed that they were still deeply in love with Blackburn, and they both said they were happy to be back "home".
Now, Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira are finally back at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers greeted Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira like heroes, with huge posters in the stands, Arthur's smile and even fans singing their praises.
Few players who leave their old club will have such a high level of courtesy.
The Mirror even claimed that Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira were courteously treated and touched.
This is the Blackburn fan culture advocated by Arthur, in Arthur's concept, the players have no betrayal for the club, for the players who have shed blood and tears for Blackburn, even if they take the initiative to ask to leave the team for high salaries and treatment, but Arthur hopes that Blackburn fans can remember the contributions they have made to the team in the past, and the departure of these players has also earned a lot of transfer fees for the team, isn't it?
Everything was so familiar, everything was so unfamiliar, and the half-blue, half-white shirts worn by Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira were replaced by the yellow of Chelsea's away game. But what hasn't changed is their superb skills, Paulo Ferreira's steady style of play, and Benayoun's keen sense of smell.
Back at Ewood Park, Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira, who are among Chelsea's most winning, are trying to prove something.
In the 60th minute, Benayoun blasted a full moon scimitar from the edge of the box, and the ball was so high quality that Cech didn't even react, but unfortunately the ball went slightly wide of the left post.
I don't know how many Blackburn Rovers fans hoped that the goal would be scored, and there were even sighs of regret at the scene.
The tear-jerking scene finally came in the 79th minute.
Graimi's cross from the left corner was met by Paulo Ferreira who leaned on Carvalho's header and Benayoun was clever in the middle to score and the ball went into the net.
The goal completely detonated the atmosphere at Ewood Park, with 30,000 home fans giving a standing ovation and deafening cheers.
According to the BBC: "Of the five goals in the game, Paolo Ferreira received the most cheers for Benayoun's goal, and the two of them were the best of the day. ”
Arthur, Mensa Bonsu and other Blackburn executives also applauded, and Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira also waved to greet the fans.
The goals of Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira reminded countless Blackburn Rovers fans of their prosperous days at Blackburn.
Remember the emotional image of Benayoun hugging Mourinho after Blackburn's first Premier League title?
Remember Paulo Ferreira's left-footed volley?
Remember......
This classic image is constantly repeated in the minds of Blackburn fans.
Time passes and never returns, and the past can only be recalled. Now Blackburn misses Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira, but they are no longer needed.
Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira are great, but in the same position, Cristiano Ronaldo has shown the style of a future superstar, having been named in the Premier League Team of the Month multiple times this season, and Finnan is a better fit for Blackburn than Paolo Ferreira.
It's the best ending.
Blackburn Rovers got a big win, with Benayoun and Paolo Ferreira also linking up to score.
This is also a real farewell for Paolo Ferreira and Blackburn fans. After all, he left in too much of a hurry this summer, too suddenly, and now, everything is just right.
Benayoun and Paulo Ferreira waved their hands after the game and did not take away a single cloud, but after this goodbye, it is not known when they will meet again next time.
For those who are gone, all we need to send is blessings. (To be continued.) )