Chapter 29: Unexpected Interlude
Blackburn Rovers kicked off first, and as speculated, they didn't rush to attack after the first game, but began to advance methodically on the premise of stabilizing the defensive line first. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Is Arthur 100 per cent satisfied with the utilitarian football of Jose Mourinho?
Naturally not.
Arthur also likes Arsene Wenger's Arsenal's flashy football and Guard's Barcelona's passing style, but the current Blackburn simply can't do it and can't try it.
In the Premier League, it is not impossible to have a pass-and-control technical flow team, and an attacking team that plays passionately can also exist, but that is at the cost of temporary results, and Arthur cannot afford it.
What Arthur needs now is a champion manager like Jose Mourinho who can bring glory to the team in a short period of time, and let Blackburn Rovers improve the results in two or three seasons, and then pursue whether they play well or not.
Arthur's plan is to first use the championship to let the world's fans know about Blackburn Rover, attract attention, and then pursue gorgeous football to retain fans and increase the charm of the team.
Back on the court, after the first ten minutes of probing each other, Blackburn finally bared their fangs and began to try to attack.
However, even when they started attacking, Blackburn Rovers did not put much force into the front, except for Alonso, the core of the midfield, Duff and Gyuli pulled as far as possible to the wings, opening up for Frank Lampard and Ibra in the middle.
Alonso, who had been sitting at the back line from the back of the pitch, suddenly stepped forward to disrupt Deportivo Deportivo's midfield defence, and before they could adjust, Alonso played the ball to Ibrahimovic in front.
Romero didn't hesitate to cling to it and leaned very fiercely on Ibrahimovic, but Ibrahimovic's elbow gave him a bad blow.
On the football field, this kind of small action is very much, so although Arthur is very disgusted with the later "La Masia Acting Academy", he has no objection to the Blackburn Academy teaching some exaggerated performances after being violated.
Ibrahimovic didn't stop the ball but slammed back with his right heel to get the ball to Frank Lampard behind him, and with a deft turn he immediately left the castrated Romero behind.
Frank Lampard held off Deportivo centre-back Naibet behind him, knocked the arch of his right foot and made a one-two with Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic suddenly accelerated to shake off Sergio, who was back with the defender, and immediately burst into the box after receiving a pass from Frank Lampard.
But at this moment, Romero suddenly shoveled from the side, and even took the ball and flew Ibrahimovic out of the shovel.
"I didn't foul, no!" Romero immediately got up from the ground, shook his hand and shouted at the referee.
The Blackburn players rushed to the referee for a penalty, but the referee did not say anything, signaling that it was a free-kick from outside the box. This made the Blackburn players very dissatisfied, but the referee Nelson insisted on the penalty, and the Blackburn players had no choice but to accept it.
Frank Lampard's heavy shot then hit the wall and was cleared by a Deportivo player.
In fact, in an important game such as the Champions League final, the referee is very careful about every penalty that may affect the game, such as the foul that Ibrahimovic is about to burst into the penalty area this time, and in the case of 100% certainty, the referee rarely awards penalties except for stunned heads.
Blackburn Rovers chose to attack quickly after stabilizing the defensive line at the beginning, even if the number of troops invested was limited, which was unexpected by most people, after all, they rarely take the initiative to attack based on defensive counterattacks.
Blackburn's strong midfield strength and sharp winger combination made Deportivo La Coruna, who was not familiar with English football, tired for a while, but the Super Laco, who quickly adjusted, was not without the power to fight back.
The two sides started at a fast pace, and in the 13th minute, Luque's quick counter-attack crossed for Belleron, but Carvalho made a crucial interception.
In the 16th minute, Finnan crossed from the right and his header from 12 yards on the left side of the Ibrahimovic box went wide of the near corner.
Blackburn Rovers came close to opening the scoring in the 19th minute when Ashley Cole's cross from the left was headed wide by Ibrahimovic, Duff crossed and Gyuli fired a left-footed shot from 14 yards that grazed the right-hand post.
In the 22nd minute, Frank Lampard flashed Romero down the right and crossed for Ibrahimovic to head in Molina from 10 yards.
In the 29th minute, Belletti's long-range shot from the right was confiscated by Friedel.
With a wave from Mourinho on the sidelines, Blackburn Rovers began to control the tempo, with the players carefully backing their feet at the back, preferring to waste their chances rather than give the ball to their opponents. Before you know it, the football is passed to Deportivo La Coruna's half. Frank Lampard latches onto Alonso's pass and smashes a shot straight at Ibrahimovic in front of him.
Ibrahimovic quickened up and retreated to catch the ball, Romero did not hesitate to follow, and Romero, who is also considered a top defender in La Liga, obviously thought that even if Ibrahimovic received the ball in this position, it would not be too threatening.
Ibrahimovic stared at the flying football, and suddenly saw him put his toes under the ball, and with a slight tilt he lifted the ball over his head, and quickly turned around to startle Romero, and then he saw Ibrahimovic disappear from his eyes at great speed.
"Beautiful!" Arthur jumped up in the box, Eevee was so wonderful!
Ibrahimovic's goal of picking people to turn around and Bergkamp's back to the defender's ball is similar, except that Bergkamp is to let the ball arc through the defender's waist, and Ibrahimovic is to pick the defender's head over, in comparison, the Dutchman is more difficult to pass, but Ibrahimovic's pass is more important this time!
Ibrahimovic turned and stepped past Romero, just in time to receive the ball that fell back to the ground, adjusted his pace, and immediately shot a blast.
The ball drew a perfectly long parabola in the air, and in a soft and beautiful arc it went straight to the door guarded by Molina.
Molina didn't expect Romero to be passed so simply, and jumped backwards in a hurry, only to watch the football pass through his fingertips-
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"It's always me!"
Ibrahimovic half-fisted and roared angrily, standing in front of Deportivo LaCoruña's goal, roaring wantonly, like a god of war, with monstrous fighting intent!
"Well done!" All the players on the pitch cheered and surrounded Ibrahimovic, and Jose Mourinho waved his fist on the sidelines, celebrating wildly!
The Deportivo fans were shocked in disbelief, while the Blackburn fans were enjoying Ibrahimovic's pleasure and screaming madly into the stadium.
The game continued, and Deportivo attacked more and more after Blackburn's opening goal, but Blackburn, who started with defensive counterattacks, was not afraid of Deportivo LaCoruna's attack, but shocked the opponent into a cold sweat with several quick counterattacks.
The game went as Mourinho expected before the game, but in the 44th minute of the game, there was an unexpected change on the field!
Friedel took the goal kick, Makelle and Sergio jumped up at the same time, and Makelele, who was not very tall, fought for the ball with his judgment of the landing point and headed it to Duff in front.
Duff received the ball, bounced the ball away with a knee knock, and then started quickly.
Running fast with the ball on the counter-attack has become Duff's signature move.
When Duff ran with the ball, Deportivo Mauro Silva slotted out from the flank and made a sliding tackle directly at Duff.
Even though Mauro Silva was just trying to get the ball out, and although he might already be trying to keep his foot on the ground, his strength kept Duff running at high speed straight away.
Duff felt someone rushing towards him, and hurriedly kicked the football away, ready to accelerate and control it, but he didn't expect the opponent's toes to rush directly towards him.
Duff, who couldn't dodge, was directly kicked in the calf by Mauro Silva's right foot, and immediately lost his center of gravity, and at the same time, there was extreme pain in the calf of his right leg, and it seemed that the stimulated body was out of breath, and he rolled to the ground.
"Idiot, you definitely did it on purpose!" Malaude immediately rushed to the side of Duff and Mauro Silva, who had already stood up, but Duff seemed to be lying on the ground with his left foot that had been shoveled in pain.
Mauro Silva hurriedly stepped forward, looked down at Duff's injury, and then quickly explained to the referee Nelson: "It was my mistake, I didn't mean it, he ran too fast!" ”
Mauro Silva isn't a frenzied butcher like Keane, and as a professional footballer you don't have to be unnecessarily malicious – after all, you deliberately hurt someone this time and the next time we meet, they will come back unless you're ready to retire.
Injuries are the enemy of every athlete, unless they are brain-dead and psychologically deformed, the average player will not have particularly serious hurtful actions, and Mauro Silva has played in La Liga for many years and is not the kind of villain who deliberately hurts people.
Jose Mourinho also stood up on the sidelines, staring at Duff, who was being treated by the team doctor on the field, who looked a little serious just now, and hoped that Duff would not be injured in what is by far the biggest game in Blackburn's history.
After getting permission from the referee, Blackburn's medical staff rushed onto the pitch, squeezed through the crowd around him and walked to Duff's side, where he did a brief examination and asked, "How do you feel?" Does this foot hurt? ”
Duff was a little better, and it felt like his ankle had been broken directly, but he still frowned, "It hurts." ”
The team doctor checked it again and quickly gestured to Mourinho on the sidelines, signaling that Duff could no longer continue the game and must be replaced quickly.
Mourinho's brow furrowed, and Mendieta hurriedly took off his coat at Mourinho's instructions and prepared to replace Duff on the pitch. Duff handed the captain's armband to third captain Frank Lampard before being stretchered off the pitch.
Arthur, who had been pretending to be an English gentleman in the box, threw away the water bottle in his hand in anger, and there was a reduction of key players in this kind of key game, and he was also the captain of the team, which was a very serious blow to the team's spirit and strength!
Moreover, when Arthur's predecessor Duff had just moved to Chelsea, the golden wings formed with Arjen Robben and the resulting winger style swept the entire English and European football scene, bringing the 4-3-3 formation back to life. The combination of dribbling, pace, cutting inside, a final pass or a shot has put Chelsea FC back on the title path, and the strongest of the Blue Storm is the invincible winger. Chelsea won the English Premier League in the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons, and Duff was instrumental.
But after Duff secured his absolute main position in the Blues, he lost his place in a short period of time and sat on the bench until he left.
It's because of the appearance of injuries,
Injuries are the most feared of injuries in a player's career. Because after the injury, especially after the injury that needs to miss many games, many players cannot find their pre-injury form after returning to the game, so they are slumped...... This kind of thing is not uncommon.
Arthur also muttered in his heart, after all, Duff's body has always been very healthy since he was reborn, and this accident reminded Duff of the big problem that professional players have to face - injury.
Perhaps Duff will be able to overcome injuries and return to form like Ronaldo in 2002 and lead Brazil to World Cup glory that year, but it is more likely that Duff's form will plummet after the invasion of injury.
These are unpredictable things!
Understand that a football stadium is not just a place to make dreams, but also a place where dreams are shattered!
Millions of people around the world make a living playing professional football, but less than 1 in 10,000 end up becoming stars.
The game continued, although Mauro Silva's foul was not intentional, but he was still shown a yellow card by referee Nelson, but the situation on the field was tilted in Deportivo La Coruna.
Deportivo wanted to equalise for the rest of the first half, but Blackburn used counter-attacking tactics to shrink the backfield and wait for the break.
At half-time, the managers of both sides were nervously making targeted arrangements, and everyone knew that the score of 1:0 at half-time did not mean anything.
At the start of the second half, Arthur had just returned from the bathroom when he saw some not-so-rosy scenes on the pitch.
At the beginning of the second half, there was a commotion in the stadium, mixed with some angry scolding, which seemed to be some conflict.
Blake's captain Frank Lampard was about to step forward into the box and leave to wait for a pass from his teammates, but then he turned his head when he heard the whistle and saw a group of people gathering on the left side of Deportivo La Coruna, including the good-natured Alonso, who was there to confront a group of people from Deportivo La Coruna, and referee Nelson stepped forward and quickly used the whistle to divide the players of both teams.
It turned out that at the beginning of the game, Blackburn's attack, Mendieta received the ball on the left side and ran with the ball, and Deportivo Sergio knocked the not tall Mendieta to the outside of the field with a direct collision.
With Duff in the same position already off the pitch with Mauro Silva tackled, Sergio's move almost caused a clash between the two teams. (To be continued.) )