Chapter 42: Trophies and Departures
After seeing Neymar put on a number of outstanding performances, the rest of the Roses were not to be outdone. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info?? Novel w?w?w?. `
After a midfield tackle, Pogba adjusted on the spot after winning the ball, and after seeing the situation in front, it was directly a long pass, but Harry Kane's header near the penalty spot in the box was deflected wide again, and the hope of the Roses fans was disappointed.
A minute later, Paul Pogba again crossed the ball from the edge of the box and Harry Kane's powerful shot from five yards went wide.
Arsenal's first shot on goal came in the 29th minute when Aaron Ramsey, from the Arsenal Academy, headed wide and Alexis Sanchez fired wide from distance.
Five minutes later, Arsenal had another shot on goal, and Sanchez fired a powerful long-range shot from outside the box that was purely for the sake of the goal, rather than for the goal, and was immediately confiscated by the Czech goalkeeper, who was still sore in the chest.
In the final moments of the first half, Blackburn Rovers won a free-kick in front of him, Pogba was responsible for driving the free-kick, and Bale's powerful shot from 25 yards was tipped over the crossbar by Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny, which was Blackburn's 11th shot of the first half, but none of them flew into the Arsenal goal.
At the end of the first half, Blackburn had 72% possession and 11:3 shots on goal, but it was difficult to break the opponent's iron bucket formation.
Griezmann and Hernandez did not return to the dressing room with the Roses in midfield, but began to warm up under Klopp's instructions, and it was clear that if in the first few minutes of the second half, once Blackburn could not break the opponent's goal, Griezmann and other Blue Devils strikers would have to come on.
After the start of the second half, Blackburn Rovers still pressed heavily and still couldn't score.
Bale picked up the ball from a cross and opted for a header and De Bruyne's volley from 25 yards was not held back and sent the ball straight to the table.
In the 50th minute, Casemiro made a long pass near the center circle line, Harry Kane got a chance on the right side of the penalty area but was ruled offside by the wide referee, but the slow-motion replay showed that the referee's decision was controversial.
For Blackburn's rare misjudgment in England, Roses coach Jurgen Klopp is a little uncomfortable, this time in addition to choosing to smile bitterly, what else can he do?
A minute later, Blackburn, who had just suffered a misjudgement, made a comeback, Bale's cross from the wing, Neymar's low shot from 25 yards bounced off the defender, and Blackburn won the first corner of the second half.
Bale then whipped in a corner from the right, and this time Pogba's shot from two yards out was well saved by Mertesacker on the back line.
Arsenal then played with fire at the back, with the centre-backs and midfielders mispassing, and De Bruyne's left-footed volley from inside the box was brilliantly saved by Szczesny.
Ten minutes into the second half, seeing that the team was still unable to break through the Arsenal goal, Klopp finally couldn't take it anymore and replaced the defender Casemiro with the eager Griezmann.
But unexpectedly, after Griezmann just came on the field, Arsenal, which had been falling behind, launched a sneak counterattack and almost broke the deadlock on the field.
In the 6th minute, after a foul in the middle of Blackburn, Arsenal sent a quick free kick, Blackburn old Ozil got the ball and got up to pass a long pass over the top, and Walcott's long-range shot in the penalty area was too much to pursue the angle and missed the near corner of the goal.
Griezmann had his first chance four minutes later, Bellerin made a steal on the right and broke through with the ball directly, but Griezmann's shot was too straight and was blocked by Szczesny.
However, Blackburn's long-awaited goal was not long in coming, as Pogba's pass from the edge of the box was cleverly missed by Kevin De Bruyne and Griezmann met Arsenal centre-back Mertesacker just in time for the ball in the box.
Griezmann greeted the ball with a non-stop volley posture, but when Mertesacker stretched his leg to block the football route, Griezmann switched to shooting, dialed the ball to the left side of his body, and grabbed the left leg before another Arsenal central defender Koscielny stepped forward to block, and picked up his left leg to be a furious kick on the spot!
Griezmann's heavy shot bounced off the right side of the post, and the ball was so powerful that the goalball post was still "buzzing" even after the ball had swooped into the hole.
1:0!
After Blackburn broke the deadlock on the pitch, the game was much easier for them, Arsenal, who were one goal behind, could no longer maintain the iron bucket formation, they had to attack in order to score points, but it was precisely because Arsenal began to increase their attack that Blackburn had more chances to score.
It's Blackburn's attack again, Bellerin returned a pass from the left side of the penalty area, Griezmann reused the ball and dunked the ball past a person and the 20-yard shot was saved by Szczesny, Harry Kane grabbed the football saved by Szczesny and selflessly chose a low cross in front of the goal on the right side, but unfortunately Neymar at the back point 7 yards shot low, but in the face of this opportunity that is easier to score than not to score, Neymar actually missed bizarrely!
In the 77th minute, Bale crossed from the right, Griezmann chose to shoot with a barb after jumping up and found that the header could not be directly hit the goal, but unfortunately the barb shot from 4 yards was high above the crossbar, if this goal was scored it would definitely be the best goal in the FA Cup this season, but unfortunately the football flew out of the crossbar with a meter high, Griezmann couldn't help but be depressed with his hands on his waist.
In the 81st minute, Pogba's shot from the right side of the box was blocked.
2 minutes later, Blackburn expanded the score, Alderweireld passed the ball after a midfield steal, Pogba passed straight in front, Harry Kane successfully countered offside after getting the ball, and the England youngster, who was holding his breath before the game, shook off the attacking Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny, and did not choose a more secure push, but used a more blood-boiling violent volley to hit the football into the empty goal!
2:0!
After the goal, Harry Kane finally smiled, and even happily turned around to hug Pogba, who assisted him, high!
Jurgen Klopp replaced Harry Kane after his goal, along with goalkeeper Petr Cech.
It is absolutely rare to be substituted when the goalkeeper is not injured, and with Cech not conceding a goal in this game, such a decision is even more incomprehensible from a tactical point of view.
However, Klopp's substitution did not suffer from the responsibility of the fans, as the substitutes for Harry Kane and Petr Cech were replaced by 44-year-old veteran goalkeeper Friedel, and Bentley, who once played against the new Beckham.
The reason why we need to switch to Bentley and Friedel when the win is in place is because it will be the last match between the two.
In the middle of this month, Friedel announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Friedel, who celebrated his 44th birthday this month, lamented, "I'm incredibly proud of what I've achieved in my career. When I started this journey, I never thought it would be so long. ”
Friedel will continue his work in the media after retiring from the sport and will also serve as an ambassador for Blackburn Rovers, with another goal to earn a coaching certificate and enter the coaching world.
Most people had expected Friedel's retirement at the end of the season, after all, 44 years old is too big for a footballer.
Compared with Friedel's decision to retire, Bentley, who is only 31 years old this year, chose to hang up his boots this season, but it shocked the entire English football world, and even European football.
In an interview after missing out on this season's Premier League trophy, Bentley suddenly broke the news that he was preparing to retire at the end of the season.
"I've given up playing, it's been a month since I last played and I've made a decision to take my life in the other direction and I feel like it's time to say goodbye," Bentley said. I've just had twins who are two years old, I have a five-year-old child, and my love for the game has lost a little bit, and I want to turn my attention to them, and I don't want to continue playing just to pay me. ”
"It's not the only way for me, I've joined a restaurant in Spain and we're bringing it to the UK, so there's a lot to do. I enjoy every minute and I have a smile on my face every day now, but I don't want to go to the game just for the money anymore, I don't want to take my family to places they don't want to go at all. Life is too short. ”
'I'm done with the game, I'm a bit tough at Blackburn, and that's just one of them. It may be a bit early to say that, but that's where I'm now. It's a positive direction in my life and I just see it that way now, and I'm very happy. ”
"I have no regrets, I love every minute and every second, but the race has changed and when I first got into it, it was a real joy and it was really good to work hard every day. Now everything is very mechanical, and even more so in the social media segment, where money takes over the game. I hated to say that, but it all got boring, and while Chairman Arthur and Director Monchi were both very nice to me, it wasn't really a good idea for me to continue to sign in this environment for three or four years. ”
"Football used to be a sport I loved to play," Bentley recalls, with his other half and three babies waiting nearby. "I go to it because it's enjoyable, you can express yourself, and when you reach a certain height, that's your job."
He laughed and added: "It's the controlling element of football and it's hard to master it every day. Now it's all about buying and selling, it's work, but I never see it that way. I'm grateful for the opportunity to play and the reward that the game has given me, especially financially. But never wanted to play like that. ”
"I might be coaching my baby's team, but I'm not going back to professional football, I don't think that can be changed. It's like politics these days. ”
People would stop Bentley on the street and ask him why he had just rolled up his bedding and given up on continuing to gain wealth and fulfill his dreams.
Bentley just shrugged and replied, though, "I told them I would." ”
Bentley's decision to retire was not hasty, because he had texted Arthur about his decision half a year ago, and after the retention failed, Arthur could only express his blessings to Bentley.
Bentley chose to retire at the prime age of 29 in his previous life, and after the better Neymar and Sterling occupied his position in this life, Bentley, who almost rarely got a chance to play, made the same choice as his predecessor.
After Klopp replaced Friedel and Bentley, the two veterans could not fully find their game, and the short 10 minutes were over, and Bentley and Friedel also completed the last 10 minutes of their careers.
An FA Cup winner's trophy, with the departure of two football stars, exudes a dazzling and dazzling light! (To be continued.) )