Chapter 63: Honouring and Defending the Title

Blackburn Rovers have been inconsistent lately, having been knocked out of the Champions League after losing to Barcelona, and although they have since won against Tottenham, they have saved the Blues twice at the second-half post, and now facing Charlton, who have beaten them in the Carabao Cup this season, I am afraid that fans will be sweating for Blackburn. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Luckily, at this crucial moment, Frank Lampard is once again playing the role of savior. Blackburn dominated the entire first half, taking eight shots on goal, while Charlton didn't even get a chance to get a kick.

Clearly, the Blues' midfield completely overshadowed Charlton Athletic, and Frank Lampard also won the clash with Nolan, running around almost two boxes, making Blackburn Rovers the most eye-catching player in the first half.

Charlton's attack improved slightly after the start of the second half, but the slackness of the defence led to a beautiful barb from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 62nd minute, a goal that greatly damaged the morale of the team.

Just two minutes later, Frank Lampard latched on to Bentley's cross and volleyed home the winning goal.

After the game, Sky TV deemed it a classic goal, and the Blackburn vice-captain also made a different celebration after the goal.

It turned out that on the last day of the old year, Frank Lampard was finally recognized by the Queen of England, and the name of the new European Footballer of the Year appeared on the list of awards to the Imperial Medal.

In fact, two years ago, when Blackburn Rovers lifted the Champions League trophy, there was speculation in the industry that Frank Lampard was likely to be awarded, but unfortunately in the end, Lampard still fell out of the way.

But it only took a year for him to make up for his regrets.

Last year's six-time Devils won the Six-Crown, and the honour was now a matter of course, while Frank Lampard's celebration was more akin to accepting the Queen's canonization.

When it comes to his reflections, Lampard has thanked all the coaches in his career, but perhaps Arthur is most of all to thank him. Indeed, without the club president who is about Frank Lampard's age, he is likely to move to Chelsea, who have now won just one Carabao Cup since Abou's arrival.

Speaking to television reporters after the game, Frank Lampard felt it was a good feeling to have three points at home and not concede a goal.

As for individuals, Blackburn admitted, "It's a perfect week, but when I'm on the pitch, I need to put those things aside. The win over Charlton was a collective credit to the whole team. I was a bit quiet in the second half, but it was a beautiful goal. ā€

Frank Lampard seems to have not forgotten his roots, knowing that he can only prove worthy of the medal if he leads Blackburn Rovers to one trophy after another.

After receiving the surprise of receiving the award, the vice-captain of the Blue Devils did not forget to thank those who have helped him in his career. Frank Lampard said: 'Playing football has been my life's work and it's a huge honour to be recognised by the Queen. It belongs to all the people who have supported me in my career – everyone at Blackburn, my England team-mates, my family and friends and all the coaches who have helped me since I was eight years old. ā€

Indeed, although Frank Lampard has reached heights that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, he has one drawback compared to his predecessors, and that is that as a stalwart of the Three Lions, Lampard has yet to win any honours for his country. Now, although he has won almost all the trophies he can at Blackburn, he is still a long way from saying anything about the national team.

But now that Frank Lampard is not yet 28 years old, what is impossible?

Along with Lampard to receive the Queen's honour from Blackburn Rovers, Arthur.

Arthur also received good news on the New Year's Day, as Blackburn's first meritorious service was made to the Queen's Honours List and was awarded the same knighthood (KBE) as Alex Ferguson

Although the title has no practical significance, it is also an affirmation of Arthur's social contribution, and Arthur still likes to add an extra "sir" when others call him.

On April 1, April Fool's Day morning, Arthur and Frank Lampard departed for Buckingham Palace for the honour ceremony.

Upon learning that he had been awarded the MBE title, Arthur said: "Football is the love of my life. I feel very honored to receive this award for this sport. ā€

"This honour belongs to all the people who supported me: all the staff at Blackburn Rovers FC, which I love the most, the members of the Blackburn football team, my family and friends, and my girlfriend."

The ceremony will last about one hour this morning. The ceremony begins with the queen entering the hall escorted by two Gurkha officers.

After the national anthem, Lord Chamberlain and Lord Stewart read out the names of the recipients and the reasons for their awards.

The Queen then presented and congratulated each of the recipients, with some 120 honourees attending each ceremony, and unlike Frank Lampard who was placed at the end, Arthur, who had become one of Britain's richest and most prominent figures, was the third.

"Congratulations, Arthur, what a great result, both of my grandchildren and I are Blackburn fans." When awarding Arthur, the queen, who had met him several times, said cordially.

"It's my honor that you have brought us the best environment." Arthur stood up from his kneeling position and smiled heartily.

"Hehe, what a handsome young man, keep up the good work." There were more than a hundred more people who were honored in the back, so the queen didn't talk to Arthur for too long.

In a subsequent interview, Arthur also showed off his knighthood, saying: "Blackburn and I have had many great matches in the past, but never imagined that we would be rewarded like this. I've always had the courage to deal with the club's problems and knew what I had to do, but today felt very different and getting knighted means a lot to me and it's going to be the proudest day of my life. ā€

Originally, Mourinho and team captain Duff were also candidates for the honor list, but the former's personality was too perverse, and his personality was really not loved by the British royal family, and Duff's identity as an Irishman hesitated in the British royal family, and he still chose to be the vice president of the team as an Englishman.

From the 23rd round to the 29th round of the Premier League, Blackburn played a total of 13 matches during this period. The Champions Cup is a draw and a loss against Barcelona. FA Cup plus replays, 2 wins and 1 draw. 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the league.

Such a low win rate is the first time since Arthur joined the team.

Before the Champions League against Barcelona, Blackburn suffered the biggest defeat of Jose Mourinho - 0-3 defeat to Middlesbrough.

Coupled with the previous three consecutive draws, the myth of Blackburn's invincibility was shattered and subjected to unprecedented doubts. Although there were big wins in the FA Cup, looking at the opponents, the victory was not worth mentioning.

In the Champions Cup against Barcelona, due to various fortuitous factors, Blackburn was eliminated with an aggregate score of 3:2 over two legs. However, in fact, these two games should be regarded as the better games for Blackburn at this stage.

Helplessly, sometimes, luck is more important.

After the first leg of the Champions Cup, Blackburn Rovers have won two league games in a row, albeit a bit tough. After being eliminated from the Champions League, Blackburn won one and drew one in the league, and the process of winning was thrilling.

Looking at this stage of the game, to a large extent, it is due to the excessive psychological pressure of the players, which caused unnecessary mistakes. Of course, there is also a big reason why the players do not pay enough attention to other teams before facing Barcelona.

At this stage, Blackburn's players and even the coach himself had some problems, with Drogba, Makelele and Duff missing some games. Suspensions resulting from the irrational behavior of Arjen Robben, Stam and Carvalho. Even Mourinho's inexplicable substitutions against Fulham and so on.

Of course, there is also the unpredictable third factor, such as the referee.

These headwinds contributed to Blackburn's continued slump at this stage.

At the same time, at this stage. With back-to-back wins between Chelsea and Manchester United, Blackburn's early lead has been greatly reduced.

The ownership of the Premier League champion, which is already in no suspense, has gradually added some question marks.

After being knocked out of the Champions League, Blackburn Rovers are aiming for the FA Cup and league title. In the FA Cup, against Newcastle United, who eliminated them last year, the same opening goal, the same header, the difference is the final result. Blackburn takes revenge in perfect fashion.

Chelsea and Manchester United, who still had a theoretical hope of winning the title, began to play frantically and put a lot of pressure on Blackburn.

However, it seems that it was Arthur and Frank Lampard's honours that brought good fortune to Blackburn.

Bottoming out, this is the best portrayal of Blackburn Rovers after 29 rounds in the Premier League. From the 29th round of the Premier League to the 34th round, Blackburn Rovers won five consecutive league games, and the FA Cup also eliminated West Ham United to advance to the final.

In the league, Blackburn did not play by the big score at this stage, but they did get the desired result and get all the points. Blackburn Rovers beat Arsenal and Manchester United over two legs in a season. Among them, it is worth mentioning that Robin van Persie scored the only goal of the game in two consecutive games against Arsenal.

The team's good form at this stage has been largely due to the explosion of veteran Larsson and wingers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Arjen Robben, and of course Frank Lampard, who has continued to excel.

The old demon Larsson has scored a total of 5 goals in 7 games at this stage, which really makes people not see that he is already a veteran who is about to be 35 years old.

Wingers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Robben, who had been dormant some time ago, finally collectively regained their form, and the two plus Bentley combined to score a total of nine goals.

Blackburn Rovers ended the season with a show of Premier League dominance, rejuvenating the all-powerful and feared Blackburn Rovers at the start of the season.

Manchester United unfortunately lost a game they couldn't afford to lose, and Chelsea's two consecutive draws also made them fall out of the team.

At this point, the league title has become completely unsuspenseful - it is only a matter of time before Blackburn Rovers win a second consecutive year.

During this period, the 4-1 victory over West Ham United was a big victory with one less person, which made people have to admire Blackburn's blood.

In the last few games, Drogba's return proved to the world that you can be a good striker without scoring goals.

Of course, if you score, it's even more wonderful

At Ewood Park, Blackburn lifted the Barclays Cup for the first time in a year.

At this point, those who are still questioning whether Blackburn can establish a dynasty do not know what they think? (To be continued.) )