Chapter 22: The Storm of Youth

Blackburn Rovers had been attacking Sheffield Wednesday's goal in quick succession, with most fans believing it was only a matter of time before they were breached, but Ibrahimovic had scored the shocking goal just 16 minutes into the game. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the ball flew into the goal, the Sheffield Wednesday players were stunned, looking back at the ball in the goal, unable to believe what they were seeing.

On the sidelines, Sheffield Wednesday's head coach also looked at his goal in shock.

Hasn't the high school forward always been synonymous with bulky and punchy?

Why is this Swedish kid more like a Brazilian player than a Brazilian player?

Next door, Sonesla jumped to her feet, raised her arms and shouted, looking very excited.

The Scottish young coach, who was often troubled by the team's weakness in the past, always didn't know how to adjust to break the deadlock for the team, but the scene just before him let him know that this problem had been solved by Ibrahimovic for him!

If it weren't for the fact that Souness couldn't rush onto the pitch, he would have wanted to go up and hug Ibrahimovic and kiss him hard!

Ibrahimovic saw the football fly into the goal, and instead of running, not roaring, but stood in place, arms raised, head held high, as if looking at his opponent with disdain, the opponent who was shot through the chest by him.

His teammates swarmed from behind, surrounded Ibrahimovic, patted him on the shoulder, back, and even on the top of his head, cheering.

Ibrahimovic's picturesque goal ignited Blackburn's entire powder keg, and Sheffield Wednesday's goal was undoubtedly the best place for those shells.

Previously, because the team did not have a suitable center forward, Alonso's midfield command talent was only released ninety, but now there is an excellent ability to respond and the arrival of Ibrahimovic, who can complete difficult goals on his own, so that Alonso's ability to feed cakes is unreservedly vented.

It was another Alonso pick up the ball near the centre circle as he suddenly turned forward and connected with the two wingers who had already retreated to meet him, Duff and Benayoun.

The three played tactics that they had been practicing all this time and had grown accustomed to.

Sheffield Wednesday was caught off guard and ultimately had to rely on a foul to stop Blackburn's attack.

Benayoun was pushed to the ground by the opposition and the referee's whistle blew, but no yellow card was given to the Sheffield Wednesday player - Benayoun stood out in all aspects of League One, the only fly in the ointment was that the Israeli star was still slightly thin compared to the rough League One defenders.

Benayoun sat on the ground, spreading his hands outstretched, a gesture of helplessness, but with a smile on his face, he was not angry that the attack did not work, his mood was very relaxed.

The foul on the other side shows that they have nothing to do but foul, so there is nothing to worry about.

After Ibrahimovic started to make a difference, it wasn't just Alonso's talent that was fully unleashed, but Benayoun and Duff were also beneficiaries.

Blackburn Rovers aren't afraid to play against any team, let alone when they're one goal ahead. The leading Blackburn players appeared to be more relaxed than their Sheffield Wednesday players and naturally played better on the pitch.

Sheffield Wednesday's players are a bit impatient, less patient with the ball in attack, and tend to choose the easiest way to handle the ball when they encounter a bit of resistance, such as the most common wide cross in English football.

On the other hand, on Blackburn's side, Alonso was the core, Duff and Benayoun on the flanks drove straight in, and Ibrahimovic was in the middle or shot himself...... It can be said that the offense is played.

On the pitch, Blackburn had the complete upper hand and everyone realised that 1-0 would definitely not be the final score of the game.

Sure enough, in the 32nd minute, through a series of quick passes, Blackburn's attacking line advanced to the edge of the Sheffield Wednesday penalty area.

After passing the ball, Ibrahimovic continued to cut forward and ran into the box. And Duff, who was supposed to receive the ball, was deeply surrounded by Sheffield Wednesday at this time, and he sent the football out and to Ibrahimovic's feet.

Ibrahimovic shot again and the ball slid into the back of the net on the turf, but the Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper couldn't save it and had to fall to the ground and watch the ball roll into the goal.

Ibrahimovic, who made his debut for Blackburn, scored twice in the game!

However, this is not the end.

In the 40th minute, Blackburn Rovers seized a set-piece opportunity to penetrate the opponent's goal again, Finnan took a free kick from the left, and David Dunn shook off the defender to rush to the top to rewrite the score to 3:0.

After falling behind 0:3, the Hungarian team, which had insisted on defending the counterattack, was a little out of order, and Blackburn did not have a trace of mercy, and tested the Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper with three long-range shots in a row, but fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half, and Sheffield Wednesday was lucky enough to return to the dressing room with a three-goal deficit.

Entering the second half, the Sheffield Wednesday team, who were unwilling to be defeated, attacked like a tide, the number nine center forward missed the header in the 55th minute, and then the hanging goal of the center of the midfield number ten was also very threatening, but it was held up by Friedel with his fingertips.

Despite Sheffield Wednesday's frenzied counter-attack, Blackburn's overall strength was still firmly in the lead, but Duff was offside and could not change the score again in the second half 20 minutes.

Sheffield Wednesday, who had been on fire for a long time, caught fire in the backyard, and in the 76th minute, winger Duff showed great individual ability, he won the ball twice in a row on the left and then crossed down to help substitute Drogba push the empty net after only two minutes.

Two minutes later, it was Duff who suddenly accelerated after cutting inside on the left side and threw a man past him and hit the far corner of the goal, 5:0!

Sheffield Wednesday did not give up hope of scoring until the last minute of normal time, but after the striker's shot was blocked by Friedel, Blackburn Rovers immediately counter-attacked, Finnan burst into the wing and fired a left-footed shot into the near corner of the goal, 6-0!

The referee blew the half-time whistle shortly after the goal, and six goals equalled Blackburn's single-game record this season, while 6-0 was their biggest margin of victory so far this season.

"It's done!" At the end of the game, Arthur, who was sitting in the chairman's box, stood up and applauded his team.

With a solid backline, a furious attacking end, a strategizing midfield organization, and a strong waistline, Arthur has never been like this now, and he feels that Blackburn's strength is so strong!

"This kind of Blackburn is ......qualified to go to the Premier League or even the Champions League, to turn the river and the sea," Arthur calculated, "but it still needs a few additions that can sublimate the team's strength." ”

"Alas, it looks like this summer is another busy summer!"

Although Ibrahimovic made a perfect debut at home to Sheffield Wednesday in the 27th round of the league, it is difficult to say whether it will be a flash in the pan, a high-rise and a low-pitched start, or whether it will help the team regain the feeling of winning again and again.

On 20 January, Preston North End, who currently sit behind Fulham and Blackburn Rovers in the league table, will be a real test for Ibrahimovic and the current Blackburn Rovers in the new attacking end.

However, the process of the game was uneventful.

3:0, the process is very uneventful, but the goals are wonderful, and everyone can see that the Blackburn Rovers attacking combination of Ibrahimovic, Duff, Benayoun, Alonso and David Dunn has become the most ferocious monster in League One this season.

Barnsley's Oakville Stadium was beaten by Blackburn Rovers on 3 February, with a 4-0 score that almost sent the South Yorkshire side into the relegation zone.

It is worth mentioning that the three Chinese internationals who joined Blackburn Rovers in the winter transfer period of this game all got the opportunity to play, but unlike Li Tie and Sun Jihai, who were qualified to start, Li Weifeng was only replaced in the 72nd minute of the game.

However, the news of three Chinese internationals playing for Blackburn Qiqi in the league also made Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean cheer!

Next, Blackburn's goal feast continued, five days later, away to face Nottingham, who had the advantage of being at home, Blackburn, who had scored 13 goals in the last three rounds of the league, did not give the home team a trace of face, and won 2:0 with reservations.

In this round of the league, Fulham unexpectedly exchanged blanks with Barnsley, who was abused by Blackburn Rovers by 4 goals in the previous round, and only gave up the top position in the league standings by 1 point!

Half a year after the start of the new season, after 30 rounds of league play, Blackburn Rovers are finally at the top of the table again!

After finishing at the top of the standings, Blake had no intention of ceding that position.

On 13 February, the eve of Valentine's Day, Blackburn Rovers host League One round 31 opponents Burnley, a team aspiring to qualify for promotion this season.

However, they are clearly not as strong as Blackburn Rovers have grown in strength after the winter transfer window, and instead have sold several key players.

Such a game that was supposed to be a strong dialogue, but Arthur Blackburn won it so easily that Li Weifeng qualified to start the game, and the final score was also a 3:0 defeat for one side.

Three days later, Blackburn Rovers moved to the FA Cup with five consecutive league wins.

Blackburn's opponents in the fifth round of the FA Cup are also League One side Bolton, who are currently third in the league and only five points less than Blackburn.

Bolton played at a very high level today, taking the lead twice with Blackburn's main centre-back duo of Henning Berg and Peacock both unable to start due to injury, but both of them were twice ruined by their own porous backline.

In the end, after a game of 1,000 injuries and 800 self-losses, with Drogba's injury-time corner kick to the top of the goal, Blackburn was quite thrilling to beat the opponent and qualified for the quarterfinals of this season's FA Cup.

However, Blackburn's opponents in the next round of the FA Cup are definitely not easy for them to deal with, as they are from London and come from Highbury.

Arsenal!