With a 3-1 comeback win over Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers won the 2014 International Champions Cup and ended their warm-up trip to the United States with an unbeaten record of 4 wins and 1 draw. www.biquge.info The warm-up began with a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the debut, with 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, and finally ended with a final win over the Reds.

In the first warm-up game of the new season, Klopp offered a new formation, and has been practicing diligently for 5 games, so it can be determined that this will be the main formation of Blackburn in the new season.

In the goalkeeper position, although Friedel, who returned to his hometown, made one start, the absolute main force in this position is undoubtedly Cech. At centre-back, Phil Jones, Alderweireld and Raphael Varane will rotate normally, with no one else currently in contention for the main positions of Burns and Branislav Ivanovic at the wing-backs.

In the midfield, Klopp prefers the configuration of two backs + three forwards, with Alonso or Pogba and Rakitic partnering with two backs. The front three are Gareth Bale, Frank Lampard, Kevin De Bruyne or Philippe Coutinho, with Anthony Martial, Riyad Mahrez and Stella also being very useful when changing formations.

Up front, the 21-year-old Harry Kane has been promoted this season and will become the top scorer for the Roses, Hernandez continues his fate as a super substitute, and the newcomer Griezmann is favored by Klopp, but it seems that it will take some time for the French striker to fully integrate into the team.

Judging from the results, Klopp's 4-2-3-1 formation has begun to show its power: the players' positions are relatively compact, the ball is fast and decisive, the transfer is in place in time, and the combination of middle penetration and wing pull is better; Whether it is a positional attack or a defensive counterattack, there are ideas and ideas that are different from last season, and the first goal against Real Madrid is a concentrated embodiment of collective wisdom. Although it was a warm-up game, Blackburn could perform like this under the new system and should have a high score.

The players are all doing well. Harry Kane and the team's midfield have become more and more cohesive, contributing five goals in five warm-up games, while Phil Jones, who is the backbone of the defence, finally wore the captain's armband in the semi-finals. Of course, the three new signings brought in by Blackburn Rovers this summer have attracted the most attention, in addition to Rakitic who has secured the main position, Griezmann and Mahrez have been given varying degrees of playing opportunities in the warm-up games. w?ww?・・

Rakitic has already established himself as the absolute mainstay, and with Casemiro's attacking prowess impressive, Jurgen Klopp has been working with the Croatian in midfield with Alonso or Pogba, and now they are getting better and better. Judging from the overall performance, although there was no goal after his stunning debut, his response and tandem in the midfield, including forward assists, still played a big role. In contrast, Griezmann's performance was slightly disappointing, which had to do with his lack of understanding of the requirements of the Premier League's style of play, but in the final against Liverpool, one could already see the youngster's improvement.

At the same time as the integration of new recruits, there are also new births of "waste wood". Jurgen Klopp treated all players the same and gave opportunities to players who were not reused and underperformed last season. As a result, teenager Anthony Martial has been making a splash up front, especially at wing-back, with Coutinho finally having the opportunity to play up front, while Kevin De Bruyne is getting more and more confident. Under the cultivation and transformation of Klopp, these controversial players have made people see the hope of "turning waste into treasure".

In addition, Klopp spares no effort in promoting newcomers, rather than paying lip service. Rising star John Stones started the warm-up game and played the full game, left wing-back Danny Rose even has hopes of challenging the main team, and Bellerin scored in the final, and his all-round qualities are being further developed by Van Dashuai.

It is worth mentioning that the Chinese international Zhang Lin performed averagely, but at least got a chance to play.

Of course, in the winning streak, Blackburn's problems have been exposed, mainly due to the lack of interception in the midfield, the lack of leaders in the backline, and the gaps in the 4-2-3-1 system that need to be filled.

If there is a problem, there is potential and room for improvement. Blackburn's potential also lies in the fact that several important players did not participate in the warm-up game, such as Neymar who is recovering from injury, etc., how Klopp will make arrangements for these people, and whether they can use their abilities to further improve Blackburn's combat effectiveness, which is all homework that needs to be done before the start of the new season, and it is also what Blackburn is worth looking forward to.

Blackburn then returned to China from the United States, and since there was no direct flight from Los Angeles to Blackburn, the whole team "had to" take Arthur's private jet back to Blackburn. Ahead of the new season of the Community Shield, Blackburn will be making final preparations at their training base.

Blackburn fans are most concerned about the current state of the team. Throughout the preparation period, Klopp's training revolves around confrontation, completing the physical reserves and technical and tactical preparation of the players in the actual combat state.

Frank Lampard, captain, said: 'This pre-season training camp feels much better than last year, the quality of the warm-up games was high and the pace was very fast. ”

Happily, apart from Neymar, Blackburn Rovers are all healthy, and all of the players who were injured at the end of last season have returned to the team and played in the warm-up games. At least at the beginning of the season, Klopp had a lot of cards in his hand.

Before returning to the UK, Arthur held a kick-off meeting with the team in the United States for the new season, at which Arthur announced the new season goals, bonuses and other policies.

Arthur has never been stingy with prize money, if Blackburn Rovers win the Premier League in the new season, they will receive £200,000 each, Champions League qualification will be £100,000 each, League Cup wins will be £50,000 each, Champions League winners will be £300,000 each, and FA Cup winners will be a total of £1.8 million!

Blackburn would have taken home a total of £1.8 million in prize money to win the FA Cup, and would only have received around £60,000 each if it were split between the players and coaches. A top-four finish would cost £100,000, while a top-four finish would give a player less than a top-four finish in the Premier League, which shows how seriously Blackburn have taken all competitions this season.

After returning to Blackburn, the Blackburn players will return to the training ground after only one day of adjustment. After a lot of training in the United States, Klopp will not "let go" the players at Blackburn, and in the last ten days, Klopp may only give the players one day off.

Blackburn Rovers returned to England, but Arthur, the team's owner, chose to stay in the United States. After Jurgen Klopp's successful first season, Arthur reverted to a completely laissez-faire attitude towards the team.

It was also the final stage of personnel adjustment and preparation before the new season of the Golden State Warriors, so Arthur deliberately stayed in Golden State, ready to witness the final step of the preparation process for the championship team.

Last season's Warriors are just like their name, courageous and fearless, the new season has entered the Kerr era, and the Warriors also hope to extend the glorious chapter, their goal is not to enter the playoffs, but to work hard for the Western Conference Finals and even the Finals.

Last season under the guidance of Mark Jackson, the Warriors had a 51-31 record, and the last time, their single-season record exceeded 50 wins back in the 1993-94 season, which has been 20 years, and more importantly, under Jackson's tutelage, this Warriors have subverted the traditional perception of the outside world. The Warriors concede just 99.9 points per 100 possessions, ranking third in the league, and the team's defensive talent has once again been demonstrated.

In the playoffs, the Warriors, who were looked down on the first line, fought with the Clippers to tie seven games, which made people witness the passionate collision of offense and defense, but unfortunately, they were only a little closer, and finally stopped in the first round.

The biggest gimmick of the Warriors offseason was trading Thompson for Love, and there was a time when almost everyone thought Kevin Love was going to be a Warrior. The obstacle to the trade is whether Klay Thompson wants to be part of the deal, and this time Arthur made it clear that Thompson is an integral part of the team and does not agree to include him as part of the deal.

Despite Arthur's intervention, with no other suitors, everyone thought the deal with the Timberwolves would eventually go through.

Eventually, with LeBron James back in Cleveland, the Cavaliers became the more attractive place for Love, and it became irrelevant whether the Warriors were willing to let go of Thompson or not, and the Cavaliers were able to offer a much better trade chip than the Warriors.

As a result, the various undercurrents of the offseason did not become a major change for the Warriors. On the basis of the non-essential changes to the roster, the team has added the likes of Sean Livingston, Brandon Rush and Leandro Barbosa, which effectively improves the depth of the team's bench.

The team's head coach has changed from Mark Jackson to Steve Kerr, which can be called the most nerve-wracking operation, on the court, Kerr has always been considered a player with excellent intelligence, but in the coaching position, his resume is a blank, however, compared to Mark Jackson, Kerr has a harmonious relationship with the team's management, which may allow the Warriors to reduce military turmoil and off-court interference.

But the question is, what can happen to a team that finished sixth in the West last season and lost seven games against the Clippers in the playoffs? (To be continued.) )