In the 10th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers ushered in the focus of the battle with Arsenal. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is the first time Van Persie has officially faced his old boss in the league after leaving the Blues. The Dutch striker was undoubtedly the focus of the game.

Robin van Persie left Blackburn Rovers for Arsenal in the summer and quickly found his form with the Gunners, with the Dutch striker now scoring four goals and providing two assists for Arsenal in the Premier League.

Will Van Persie be able to kill the old master "personally" this time?

But judging from the matchup between the two teams, there is another point that determines the trend of the game, and that is defense. Judging by the current situation of both teams, the Blue Devils Gunners are at a low ebb. The Arsenal League Cup elimination was a case in point.

For Blackburn, there have also been a number of defensive problems, after six consecutive league wins, three league games, one draw and one defeat are due to their defensive problems. Therefore, defense may be the key to determine this game.

Cesc Fabregas has made a comeback after a lot of call. Judging from the Spaniard's individual performances alone, he is indeed a bright spot for Arsenal in recent times. He has been fluent and skilful in midfield, and he has maintained a certain level of form himself.

The big problem for Cesc Fabregas is that Arsenal's attacking cluster this season has changed dramatically from last season. Especially after the arrival of Bam Adebayor and Van Persie, the Gunners' attack group has also changed its appearance in the arrow figures in front of them. This also means that Cesc Fabregas will need to adapt to new teammates and new technical and tactical play, which may be a big test for the Spanish star.

What kind of sparks can be sparked between Arsenal's attacking talents in the Gunners and the Blues may also be a variable in Arsene Wenger's tactics against Blackburn.

Blackburn's offensive firepower is not to worry, the Blue Devils, who scored 26 goals in the first nine rounds of the league this season, averaging nearly 3 goals per game, are by far the most firepower team in Europe, and no defensive line can resist the bombardment of the Blue Devils attack led by Drogba and Torres.

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"Marcello, this season has been very good, you have done a great job!" Before the battle with Arsenal began, Arthur invited Lippi to his office to taste his treasured red wine.

"It's all the result of everyone's hard work." The veteran silver fox naturally won't take all the credit for himself.

After some small talk, Arthur finally inadvertently said the purpose of his visit to Lippi today, "I heard that Van Persie has been doing a good job at Arsenal recently? ”

Lippi raised his eyebrows slightly, understanding what Arthur meant.

Of course, Arthur didn't want Lippi to dethrone Van Persie in tomorrow's game, but to put the unruly traitor at the Rose Theatre.

"I've arranged for Ricciardo to keep an eye on him during the game." Lippi was not upset with Arthur's meddling.

This is the difference between Lippi and Mourinho, for a club owner like Arthur who basically does not interfere with the daily work of the manager, once or twice a special order, Lippi can still accept it gladly, while Mourinho will be dissatisfied even if he accepts.

This is the difference in personality and experience between the two, which is difficult to change.

Arthur was relieved to hear that Lippi had arranged for Carvalho to keep an eye on Van Persie, after all, the young Dutch striker was far from being the opponent of the Portuguese centre-back in his prime.

Besides, Lippi's Blackburn line isn't easy to mess with.

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Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal play the spotlight of this round at Blackburn's Abu Dhabi Rose Theatre.

In addition to the return of Van Persie, in fact, Lippi did not pay too much attention to this game, because in the Champions League in midweek, the Silver Foxes rotated 6 people, not to look down on the Gunners, but now Arsenal is really not a grade compared to Blackburn.

After a simple warm-up, it is the official entrance ceremony of the players. The on-site commentator at the Rose Theatre Stadium shouted out the names of every player in the team in his passionate tone, and with each name, the Blue Devils fans shouted out the names of the players in response.

Whenever he sees such a good home atmosphere, Arthur will be proud of his wisdom - after all, if it is still in the slightly crowded Edwood Park Stadium, or if the new stadium is too large and the fans are dissatisfied and empty, there will be no such good fan atmosphere.

With an average home attendance of 92.3%, it can not only satisfy the desire of the Blue Devils fans to watch the game as much as possible, but also make the Rose Theatre form the best home atmosphere in Europe.

One by one, the visitors' players entered the pitch through a semi-underground tunnel until the penultimate player took Robin van Persie's turn.

The on-site commentator used a procrastination to call out Van Persie's name for a long time, and at the end of the moment, the entire Rose Theater stadium shook, and the fans of Blackburn United excitedly cursed Van Persie's name, and people's ears were full of "buzzing" sounds, and even their own voices could not be heard clearly.

But they still cursed Van Persie's name with their mouths wide open in excitement, which was their punishment for traitors!

Of course, there were also the boos and banknote waving from the Blackburn United fans, and even the fans waving the specially made satirical flag of Van Persie.

Van Persie showed his "Lao Tzu against the world" secondary two expression and ran into the stadium, and waved to the surrounding fans to show cordial goodwill.

Van Persie then ran to Blackburn's bench to hug Lippi and his mostly former team-mates to thank him and wish him well, but few responded.

"This man is sick, isn't he?" Arthur watched Van Persie's antics in the box, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

In fact, Van Persie is really not too familiar with the current Blackburn United team, there have been too many changes in the team before his transfer, and a considerable number of players in the current starting lineup are unfamiliar.

Take a look at the starting lists of the two teams today to know why Van Persie has such a feeling-

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defenders: Baines, Nemanja Vidic, Carvalho, McConn

Midfielders: Ballack, Alonso, Bale

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Drogba, Torres

With neither captain Duff nor Frank Lampard playing, the captain's armband was worn on Alonso's arm in a rare spot.

Arsenal line-up (4-5-1):

Goalkeeper: Almunia

Defenders: Sagna, Tour, Gala, Klich

Midfielders: Eboue, Cesc Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb, Rosicky

Forward: Robin van Persie

After kick-off, the Gunners' core Fabregas was in a mediocre state, obviously facing such a strong opponent as the Blue Devils just after returning from injury, which was more or less unbearable, and Blackburn United was very targeted against Fabregas's defense.

The game lasted more than 20 minutes, and the Spaniards were closely guarded by Ballack and Alonso, and Fabregas often had not taken three steps with the ball, and at least two defenders must have rushed up around him.

The core of the Gunners was completely frozen by Blackburn United, in the middle of the midfield could not be opened, and the two wings did not occupy the advantage, Wenger did not want to adjust the situation of the team's attack on the field in the first half by substitutions, at this time Wenger could only pin his hopes on Van Persie in the front.

But does Van Persie really have a chance?

With Carvalho in the main defense and Nemanja Vidic on the other flank ready to defend, Van Persie almost fell into stealth.

In stark contrast to Arsenal's unfavourable attack, Blackburn's attack was a breeze.

After the start of the game, Blackburn, who were playing at home, were not conservative at all and launched an all-out onslaught, and then the home team's "three-board axe" brought a fantastic start.

Blackburn Rovers forced a succession of corners early on and came close to taking the lead in the fourth minute – Eboue cleared off the ball and bounced off Ballack into the box, Torres hesitated to adjust near the penalty spot, and then fired a shot that was blocked by the onrushing Almunia on the side of Galla's return to the defence, and Arsenal escaped.

After that, Blackburn Rovers had a number of good chances to score, completely blinding Arsenal from afar.

Just 5 minutes after the last shot, Arsenal was in constant danger in front of the goal, especially the header in the Gala penalty area was not far away, and Bale's left-footed volley from 18 meters on the left rib of the left edge of the penalty area grazed the crossbar in the near corner, shocking the Gunners fans in a cold sweat.

But before the cold sweat on the Arsenal fans dried, their hearts were completely cold.

Blackburn took the lead in the 31st minute, Alonso went straight to the right rib of the penalty area, Dur and Almunia made a mistake in cooperation, Ronaldo surpassed Sagna with his speed, caught up from behind Sagna on the right side of the penalty area to grab the ball, and stabbed the football before the attacking Almunia, who had only recently sat on the Gunners' No. 1 goalkeeper, could only choose to foul.

Seeing Ronaldo take the ball and face the goalkeeper will be pounced, although Ronaldo has been called "Diving Luo" in the past two seasons, but this foul is too obvious, the referee immediately blew a foul, sentenced him to death, and gave Almunia a yellow card.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty himself, and he deceived Almunia with a feint of his ankle before shooting and firing the ball into the middle.

Blackburn Rovers scored a penalty to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead!

Seeing the Blues play Arsenal with ease and make their opponents tired, the home fans at the Rose Theatre only cheered for a moment before regaining their composure.

Because in their opinion, a home win over Arsenal is the result it should be, so there is no need to be excited.

And in fact...... The same is true. (To be continued.) )