Chapter 44: Undefeated and Champion

"Arthur, I didn't think you were so powerful?" Arthur had just finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom with a bath towel on his shoulders when he saw Jessica Alba lying on a sofa chair on the balcony with a newspaper in her hand and looking at herself with a slight surprise. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Huh? What's going on? Arthur took the newspaper from Jessica's hand, and when he saw that it was The Sunday Times, he understood why he was so surprised.

On 19 April, Britain's "Sunday Times" published a list of Britain's 1,000 richest people in 2004, and the top of the list was actually a Russian oil tycoon, Abramovich, the owner of the English Premier League's Chelsea club. With a fortune of $17.5 billion, he ousted a hereditary British aristocrat from the richest man's throne and became the richest man in Britain, far surpassing Queen Elizabeth II.

Before 2003, everyone thought that the richest man in the United Kingdom on the next year's Forbes list of the world's richest people would be the Duke of Westminster - a billionaire who owns 300 acres of land in the wealthy area of London, England, and has been ranked first among the 1,000 richest people in the UK for three consecutive years since 2001, and in 2003, due to the soaring global real estate, he was worth 4.9 billion pounds, ranking 35th on the Forbes list of the world's richest people.

A year later, the situation changed. A name that perhaps 99% of the British population does not know occupies the position of the richest man in Britain, easily squeezing out the Duke who has just fallen at the feet of Madame Chanel, the 47-year-old owner of the famous cosmetics brand - his name is Roman Abramovich, the former second richest man in Russia, and after settling in the United Kingdom, he became the richest man in Britain because his personal wealth greatly exceeded that of the Duke of Westminster.

According to the statistics of the Times, the wealth of these wealthy people in Britain has increased greatly in the past year, with an average increase of 30%, and the number of billionaires in the UK is 30 people, and in the list of 30 people, the name of Arthur Jack Walker was seen, and he ranked 19th on the list of the richest people in the UK with a fortune of $1.52 billion.

Some of Arthur's possessions counted in The Sunday Times:

Google shares ($670 million value);

Blackburn Rovers ($340 million);

owning a luxury villa in London, England (valued at $14 million);

It also owns three properties in Blackburn and Los Angeles and New York in the United States (with a total value of $32 million);

There is a Gulfstream G500 private jet (valued at $34 million);

a luxury yacht with a helicopter (valued at $52 million);

"One Ball to Fame" earned $27 million......

The Sunday Times counted most of Arthur's properties, and even his two properties in the United States, which basically recorded almost 90% of Arthur's wealth, and $1.52 billion is still a relatively accurate figure.

Don't underestimate the $1.52 billion, you must know that the family of Rong Zhijian, China's richest man in 2004, was only $1.49 billion, and $1.52 billion is enough to make Arthur the top 300 richest people in the world.

"Hey, now you know you've caught a baby, right?" Arthur put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Jessica Alba with a wicked smile on her chest.

Jessica Alba didn't say anything, just hooked her fingers, and Arthur turned into a beast again and pounced.

The fun here is not enough for outsiders.

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Blackburn finished the Premier League season perfectly, in the final game of the 38th round of the Premier League, they drew 1-1 away to Newcastle, conceded 15 goals throughout the season, breaking Liverpool's record of 16 goals in the 78-79 season, becoming the team with the fewest goals conceded in a single season and the most successful defense in the history of the English top flight, and becoming the second Premier League team to win the title unbeaten in a season.

This iron-blooded Blackburn Rover, under the leadership of Mourinho, has passed all the way, and the unbeaten record has been constantly broken. Blackburn Rovers were crowned Premier League champions six games ahead of schedule, and the Gunners went on to win the trophy undefeated. But winning the title is not the end of the story, and Blackburn's unbeaten run continues to be broken.

Such a record is thanks to the team's defensive line, led by Carvalho, but also not to forget the credit of the overall defense. In Blackburn's squad, there is a special chess piece that plays a crucial role in Mourinho's defensive system, and that piece is Frenchman Makelele.

Arsene Wenger once singled out the role of Makelele when evaluating Blackburn's defense, with such a midfielder, the defenders are like a reassurance, although the French is not visible, but can always appear in key positions at the most critical moments, becoming a lingering heart disease of the opponent's attackers.

Blackburn's importance to Makelele is very clear, compared to Real Madrid's refusal to renew his contract with tens of thousands of pounds a week, Blackburn Brackele completed the move to keep the French midfielder this week, signing a new three-year contract with Makelele, which means that the 32-year-old will end his career at Ewood Park.

'I've signed a new contract this week and I'm very happy,' Makelele revealed, 'It's been an amazing season for us, we've won the league and the Carabao Cup, we're in the Champions League final again, and I've signed a new contract that will keep me at Blackburn Rovers for the rest of my life. It's what I want, but it also shows how Blackburn recognise my efforts and the way they treat their players. At the time of saying this, Makelle may not have forgotten what happened to Real Madrid, and he must have felt the difference in the operation of the two clubs, and even after letting Makelle go, Real Madrid have been missing out on the title until today, and the problems in the defensive midfield position are very troublesome.

Coach Jose Mourinho, who is pushing for Makelele to renew his contract, has even made it a top priority for the Portuguese. 'Claude Makelle has been so crucial for us and he has been outstanding this season.

And Makelle also responded to the manager's appreciation: "José was very happy for me when I signed and I feel very honoured to end my career under him. Life couldn't have been more perfect than that, and we'll be back next season to repeat the glory of this season. 'Claude Makelele scored his first goal since joining Blackburn Rovers in the coronation win over Charlton Athletic, and the extraordinary excitement and congratulations from his team-mates made him feel respected within the team, which is one of the reasons why he claims to have enjoyed his time at Blackburn Rovers, and for him, it has been a perfect season for him to help the team win the double, to be crowned and to get a new contract at the end of the season.

With Claude retaining Claude and Blackburn Rovers set to begin a summer reshuffle, Mourinho has not forgotten that Claude Makelele may need a replacement to share the burden of the 32-year-old French veteran next season. While both National Milan and Everton have made requests to buy Cambiaso, Mourinho has labelled Cambiaso as a "not for sale", which is a rare comment for a player who has been on the bench more this season.

Jose Mourinho's undefeated team, Blackburn, is so powerful and perfect that it makes the heart tremble.

Defensively, Carvalho and Stam were impeccable in centre-back, with Ashley Cole and Finnan on both wings perfect.

With Marcos Alonso, Claude Makelele and Frank Lampard in midfield, the trio led a midfield that could rival any of the big teams of the day, not forgetting Deco and Cambiasso on the bench.

Up front, the trident of Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Duff has terrified all Premier League teams, and even substitutes Arjen Robben, Drogba, Larsson and Bentley have also made a name for themselves.

In the course of their unbeaten league victory, Blackburn Rovers have shown a resolute, iron-blooded style, defending tough and playing flashy attacks. Blackburn have scored a whopping 87 goals in 38 games, an average of nearly 2.3 goals per game, and their attacking power has always been easy to tackle their opponents.

By all accounts, Blackburn Rovers are perfect, and to say they are the strongest team in the history of the Premier League is something that no one can argue with.

Blackburn have broken records in a single season for an unprecedented number of records. Not only did they break the points record set by Arsenal last season with a staggering 101 points, but they also reached new heights in Premier League or professional league history in terms of wins (32) and clean sheets (25), total goals conceded (15), goal difference (57) and away wins (9).

Blackburn's title win is as "special" as manager Jose Mourinho, the team has gone against United's slow heating pattern in the past, and has been unbeaten at the start of the season, with tight defence, well-planned set-pieces and varied tactics, no team can take three points from Blake himself.

Arsenal's failure to defend their title was due to both injury and resilience, and their form and confidence plummeted after the defeat at Manchester United, and although they were rushing to catch up at the end of the season, it was too late.

Chelsea have grown impressively this season under Louis van Gaal, but the Blues have been undergoing a generational change over the past few seasons, and the vicious cycle of poor results has prevented them from making massive additions. Chelsea's season started to its worst in years and other statistics have shown that their form has not been as good as it could have been, but after the middle of the league, the Blues have shown their quality, so next season is the time for Louis van Gaal's side to really compete for the league title.

Manchester United finished fourth for the second season in a row, with an ageing squad and a lack of quality of newcomers being the main reasons, with the team being the most disrupted by off-field factors that prevented them from focusing on the game. The signing of Wayne Rooney has been the brightest point of this gloomy season, with United's recovery largely pinned on the 19-year-old.

Moreover, the off-field factors of Manchester United were quickly resolved.

At the opening of the London stock market on Monday, May 16, American businessman Fraser already controlled more than 75% of Manchester United's shares. In other words, Manchester United, founded in 1878, has been completely reduced to the private property of the Glazers.

With a 75 per cent stake, Glazer has been able to remove United, a joint-stock company, from the London stock market, and he can already announce any plans of the club as he pleases, without the approval of any other shareholders.

The day is like Judgment Day for Manchester United, and now that the Glazers are finally here, Red Devils fans need to face the reality that a layman they think doesn't understand football, a "Yankee" with a debt of 300 million to buy Manchester United, is sitting in the owner's office.

The flag of English football, the incomparably glorious Red Devils empire has finally "fallen" under the continuous onslaught of the Glazers, the Glazer has stated that he wants to retain Ferguson and maintain the integrity of the Manchester United team, he said that he will spend 20 million pounds a year to help Ferguson buy players, and at the same time through the transfer of the title of Old Trafford, the sale of TV broadcasts and other plans for the club to enter the financial resources, but how to make up for the 300 million pounds owed by his acquisition of Manchester United will be the first problem he needs to face.

What awaits Manchester United is an unknown fate.

However, next season should be Blackburn, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea four teams to form a championship team, Blackburn is undoubtedly the biggest favorite, Chelsea with Abu's financial resources, strength has increased unabated, the other two have their own advantages and disadvantages, Arsenal's newcomers need to continue to temper, Manchester United needs to increase the number of personnel.

However, now Blackburn fans can say that the "Blue Devils" have erupted!

After the league ended, the Premier League officially announced the Premier League award for the season, and new Premier League champion Blackburn Rovers took all the awards: manager Jose Mourinho beat David Moyes to be named best manager, midfielder Frank Lampard was named best player and best goalkeeper was won by Czech Petr Cech.

Jose Mourinho was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month for three months this season, with Frank Lampard named Premier League Player of the Month for November and April. Not only did Petr Cech break the Premier League record held by former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel with a clean sheet of just 15 goals a season, but he also set a record for the most games conceded in a single season with 24 games.

In the Premier League team of the following season, Blackburn Rovers basically dominated the best team, with 8 people selected.

Blackburn Rovers have almost monopolized the backline, with goalkeeper Petr Cech not conceding a goal in 24 games, saving 82 per cent of his shots, ranking first in the Premier League. Centre-backs Carvalho and Exception were named joint-best centre-backs in the Premier League. The two full-backs were Ashley Cole, with the former providing four fine assists at the end of the season, and the latter making 113 tackles.

Premier League Lampard of the Year scored 13 goals and registered a Premier League-high 18 assists, more than any other player. Patrick Vieira has risen in tackles this season and led Arsenal on a big comeback late in the season. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 14 games. With 14 goals in fit, Pire, who is third in the Premier League, is the best full-back to perform.

The two strikers are Thierry Henry and Ibrahimovic, with the King of Highbury scoring 39 goals for Arsenal this season and the new Ballon d'Or winning the Premier League Golden Boot for the first time with 26 league goals. (To be continued.) )