Chapter 41: Cup Glory
In early May, the 36th round of the Premier League ended, and Blackburn, who finished second in the standings, was 7 points behind Chelsea, and officially sent the former to the position of the Premier League champion this season two rounds in advance. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As of the end of 36 rounds, Blackburn has 21 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses, scoring 92 goals and conceding 34 goals, accumulating 73 points, 7 points ahead of the fourth-place Red Devils, locking the top three in the Premier League in advance, and qualifying for the Champions League next season two rounds in advance.
He scored the most goals in the Premier League with 92 goals and conceded 34 goals and second in the Premier League.
Home: 13 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, scored 51 goals, conceded 13 goals, first in home attack power and points.
Blackburn Rovers have come back from a poor start this season, and after a quick run of points in the middle of the season, they were unable to catch up with Chelsea at the end of the season.
In terms of home and away records, Blackburn Rovers have been strong at the Theatre of the Roses, while their record on the road has been steadily improving.
Had it not been for Jose Mourinho's inconsistency this season and their failure to win in two head-to-head matches, Blackburn would have been on track to win the title. In the Champions League, Barcelona lost 2:3 in the semifinals, which can only be said to be equal in strength and unlucky. But for Arthur, a runner-up finish in the league and a Champions League semi-final are not unacceptable.
Fortunately, in addition to winning the Carabao Cup, Blackburn Rovers also reached this season's FA Cup final, which is a bit of consolation.
The biggest takeaway for Blackburn this season is not the results, but the rapid growth of many young players in the team.
Blackburn's MVP this season undoubtedly belongs to Neymar, who first came to Blackburn with the halo of the Premier League's first transfer fee, and Blackburn has not had such a huge transfer fee for a long time. Taking over the legendary Blackburn Rovers No.7 shirt, many are expecting the Brazilian to take off on the turf of the Rose Theatre.
This season, because of a serious injury in the World Cup, even if he did not participate in Blackburn's pre-season training, the first game still showed the top level of the Premier League, and the shocking shooting against Leicester City also made fans feel the amazing imagination of the Brazilians, Neymar's most prominent high-speed ball and dribbling ability, this season can be described as a complete release, 16 goals and 15 assists, allowing Neymar to support Blackburn's side firepower during most of Bale's injury.
Belgian prodigy Kevin De Bruyne, who has scored 10 goals and provided nine assists on both fronts this season and has shone in key Champions League games, the 23-year-old talent could be relied on by Blackburn Rovers for many years.
Bale has been out for months this season due to injury, but has returned to great form, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists in the Premier League, and the 26-year-old Ballon d'Or winner has once again proved that his first day on the left side of football is not for nothing.
Blackburn Rovers midfield core Paul Pogba has officially taken over the command of Alonso's midfield this season, and his strength at both ends of the pitch is impressive, although the statistics of three goals and six assists are not impressive, but his estimated transfer value has soared to 60 million pounds.
Although the new signing Griezmann has never had a manager in the Premier League before, the French striker has shown great goalscoring efficiency, scoring 15 goals in 34 games, making him the team's third-leading scorer. If it weren't for the fact that he had not yet fully integrated into the team and made a number of substitute appearances at the beginning of the season, I am afraid his stats would have looked even better.
The 21-year-old has made great strides this season, scoring 24 goals in all competitions and is the team's top scorer. Among them, the league's 19 goals are second only to Aguero and the second highest scorer in the Premier League.
The 95-year-old Martial has also been in fine form up front, scoring eight goals and providing three assists in just 17 Premier League games, as well as scoring six goals in five games in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup. The emergence of this young "super substitute" also made the veteran Hernandez have an idea.
Among the other young players, Bellerin managed to sit in the main position on the right side of the team during Ivanovic's recovery from injury, Casemiro also played well in the defensive midfield position, Sterling completely squeezed Bentley into the bottom of the team's rotation, and Danny Rose and John Stones gradually began to provoke the beams.
And Blackburn's young players have also been officially recognizedOn April 26, the English players' union announced their selection of the 2014-15 PFA Team of the Year, and the league champion Chelsea became the biggest winner, including Hazard, Terry and others, a total of 5 players were selected, and the Blackburn Young Army, which has performed eye-catching this season, has also successfully occupied a small half of the country.
The PFA selected a 4-3-3 line-up with goalkeeper Manchester United's David De Gea being selected. From left to right, Southampton's Bertrand, Chelsea's John Terry, Gary Cahill and Blackburn's Branislav Ivanovic are the backline.
From left to right, the midfielders are Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Blackburn's Paul Pogba. The forward trident is Neymar, Harry Kane and Costa, who have been in red form this season.
Looking at the 11-man squad, Chelsea have been selected with a total of five, which can be called the biggest winner, while defending champions Blackburn Rovers have three shortlisted, all of whom are post-90s youngsters.
Blackburn's league tribulation last season, top-three finishes, Champions League semi-finals, League Cup winners and FA Cup final are not bad, but for one of the most successful teams of the 21st century, they will be aiming for more than that. Similar to this season, the Blue Moon will continue to play on four fronts. In the new season, these young players will definitely take on more responsibilities.
The FA Cup final on 30 May will be their last chance to change their rating from 'average' to 'good' this season.
Blackburn's opponents in this season's FA Cup final are Arsenal, who are currently fifth behind Manchester United by one point in the league, and the double red who fought for the league title a decade ago are now fighting for the last Champions League qualifying spot.
At the end of May, it will soon be around and the FA Cup final will officially kick off.
Ahead of the final, Arsenal finished fourth in the Premier League with a big win over West Brom in the final game at home last weekend, once again confirming that the "race for four" is true, while Manchester United lost qualification for next season's Champions League.
In this league game, Theo Walcott started the game and scored a hat-trick. Ramsey hit the post twice in the final 10 minutes of the game. Wilshere started and made his 100th Premier League appearance. Oxlade-Chamberlain returned from injury and was in the squad. There is only one injured player left in the team, Welbeck. Veteran Rosicky will sign a new contract with the club for 10 years at Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger said that the club will open up signings after the FA Cup final, and if the team wins the title, it is likely to spur the club to increase their reinforcements.
Compared with Arsenal's morale, Blackburn is much more low-key, because Arthur missed the team's finals for the first time Yesterday the Warriors eliminated the Rockets with a score of 4:1 in the Western Conference finals and advanced to the finals.
However, Arthur's "absence" has had the effect of stimulating the players, and most of Blake would have thought that Arthur did not go to the game to show that he was not satisfied with the team's results this season, so it inspired these players to win the championship even more.
Towards the end of the season, not only did Arsenal return to the team almost all of them healthy, but the injury problems that plagued Blackburn for most of the season were completely resolved, so the fighters on both sides in this FA Cup final were all the main players.
Arsenal starting line-up (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Szczesny
Defenders: Klich, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Defenders: Coquelin, Cazorla
Midfielders: Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Sanchez
Forward: Walcott
Blake starting XI for this game (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Cech
Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Alderweireld, Bellerin
Defenders: Pogba, Casemiro
Midfielders: Bale, De Blau *** Marr
Forward: Harry Kane
Both teams started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, which can be said to have been competing from the beginning of the formation.
At the beginning of the game, Bellerin, who had just recovered from injury, showed that he had not been in good form for a long time, and it was Bellerin who skillfully played with Neymar after dribbling the ball up front, giving the Brazilian a chance to pass through to the left side of the box, but unfortunately the Spanish full-back slid out of the goal in the face of his old club's pass from a tight angle.
However, Blackburn, who had been completely dominant, had plenty of chances to open the scoring, and shortly after Bellerin had squandered the last goal, Neymar again crossed the ball from the wing and Griezmann's volley from inside the box went just wide.
In the wave after wave of attacks of the Roses, Neymar, as the best player of the season, played exceptionally well, in the 7th minute, Neymar dribbled quickly on the side and passed the ball from the right side of the penalty area, and De Bruyne's left-footed shot from 22 yards in the middle grazed the crossbar.
Two minutes later, Neymar made a comeback, and it was another pass from the right side of the box after a break on the side, and Griezmann's adjusted shot after winning the ball from 6 yards on the right side of the penalty area was subconsciously blocked by Arsenal defender Koscielny, which happened to block the bottom line.
Then Azpilicueta's corner kick was cleared by Arsenal defender Mertesacker's header at the first point, and Bale's non-stop ball outside the penalty area was a direct volley, but unfortunately the powerful long-range shot grazed the goal post and missed the bottom line, shocking Arsenal fans in a cold sweat. (To be continued.) )