Chapter 37: Gathering Strength
The 2014-15 Premier League Christmas season has come to an end, and the Premier League season is already halfway through the season. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Novel w?w?w?.? r?a?n?w?e?n?`ne?t
When the transfer market closed this season, Munirio claimed he had bought enough good players, and Chelsea's current record of 14 wins, four draws and one defeat proves that Mourinho is right. Thankfully, Blackburn have won enough in recent matches to barely maintain the gap with the Blues at two points and avoid a situation where Chelsea dominate, but unfortunately the current odds for Chelsea to win the title are only 1.44, while Blackburn Rovers have reached 2.25, which shows that the bookmaker is full of confidence in Chelsea to win the title.
Manchester United's sluggish start to the season was once desperate, but Louis van Gaal fulfilled his promise of a three-month result, and the Reds climbed to third place in the table with their last six wins and one draw.
In addition to Manchester United, Manchester City, who have a game in hand, have had occasional ups and downs, but they are still strong contenders for this season's title, only behind Manchester United on goal difference.
As for the performance of Arsenal and Liverpool, it is eye-catching, although Arsenal introduced Sanchez at the beginning of the season, but Ozil has been recuperating from injury for a long time, and the current team is the three main players in the injured barracks.
If the Reds Liverpool have completely lost the chance to finish in the top four, not too many people doubt that Sturridge's long-term injury and Carroll's form has slipped this season have led to the Reds scoring few goals, and it may only be a matter of time before Rodgers is sacked.
In terms of odds to win the title, the third-ranked Manchester United has already opened to 21st, which shows that the Red Devils are undoubtedly a dream, and the rest of the teams are not worth mentioning.
Tottenham, Everton, Southamp, West Ham United, Newcastle, Swansea and other teams are considered to be in the middle of the Premier League, among which except for Southamp and West Ham and Tottenham have a chance to snatch a Champions League play-off qualification, the rest of the teams are more realistic to target the Europa League, these teams are typical of the type of teams that do not need to worry about relegation, but have to make a big difference and have a lot of difficulty.
In terms of the relegation situation, only the Rangers are not in the relegation circle among the promoted horses, and the effect of Crystal Palace's change of coach this season is obviously not ideal, and the relegation zone is only one step away.
When it comes to home and away characteristics, we have to mention two teams, one is the Blues Chelsea, Jose Mourinho's team has always been strong at home, and so far Chelsea has maintained a winning record at home, which is definitely the confidence of the home fans.
Excellent home results have always been a characteristic of Blackburn, but Blackburn, who have won seven and drawn three of their 10 league games at home this season, are good enough, but they are still a little worse than Chelsea, who have won all of them.
The other team is the promoted Horse Rangers, and it is also the only team in the Premier League to lose all away games, and the team's away record can still be ranked outside the relegation zone, which shows that the team's relegation strategy is quite obvious.
Speaking of this season's phenomenal team, in addition to Chelsea, there is another team worth mentioning, and that is West Ham United, managed by Sam Allardyce. It is not surprising that the team that finished 12th in the league last season finished fifth in the league. Sam Allardyce has always been a very capable coach in the Premier League, and he knows the league well and has a wide range of contacts.
In addition, West Ham United has not lost the main team this season, and stars such as Song have switched from Barcelona, which has greatly increased the intensity of the midfield, and Bellamy, who has been plagued by injuries, can also play this season and show good form.
The team's aggressiveness at home and low-key counter-attacks on the road are both headaches, Manchester City's away record this season dominates the world, but the only away defeat was due to the Axe Gang, and those who watched the game should not be surprised, because from the perspective of the field, West Ham definitely deserved this victory.
Chelsea's consistency is fearful, so there won't be too many problems in the second half, but if Blackburn's injury problems are not resolved, the double-game Roses will surely be tested more by the start of the Champions League knockout rounds.
Manchester United will need time to get used to it, and for Louis van Gaal, the team will only get better and better without the impact of the double-game match, and even if they can't win the title, they should be a team worth supporting.
Manchester City and Arsenal have similar problems, with the midfield almost out injured, but that won't last long, and once David Silva and Yaya Toure return for the Blues, Mesut Ozil, City and Arsenal will once again be the feared side of all opponents.
Liverpool is unlikely to improve much, even if the team changes coaches, the team's strength is there after all, and the expectations for big achievements are not high.
Although Blackburn Rovers are currently only second in the league, after Arthur returned to the team, he praised Klopp and gave them a £40,000 Land Rover as a Christmas present.
Because in Arthur's opinion, Klopp's job so far this season can be described as excellent, with only one defeat. The team's excessive number of injuries is the main factor that has made the Roses' current results not perfect.
Jurgen Klopp has integrated Arthur's three summer signings into the team very well and has shown a very strong quality. Antoine Griezmann has scored 11 goals so far, including seven in the league and three in the Champions League, while Riyad Mahrez has three and three assists and Rakitic has eight goals that are very effective investments.
Jurgen Klopp's expertise has been on full display, and when Frank Lampard and Bale were hampered by injuries, he has been very successful in bringing together Griezmann, Neymar and Harry Kane, as well as two new signings, Rakitic, Riyad Mahrez and last year's Golden Boy winner Paul Pogba, to build Blackburn into a team of both strength and softness.
Defence, with only one veteran Kompany leaving in the summer window, the defensive line can be described as the least changed position for Blackburn. At the back, two veterans, Baines and Branislav Ivanovic, have been injured. Phil Jones and Alderweireld, who originally had high hopes, also stopped and stopped, in addition, Zhang Lin's physical condition was not ideal, and the team's backline could only rely on Azpilicueta to rotate left and right to make up for it, so the instability at the back has always been with Blackburn, and the prerequisite for solving this problem is to deal with the team's injury situation, and send a stable defensive combination to defend effectively, and you can't always count on Cech to be in charge.
As the MVP of the Blackburn Rovers team in the middle of this season, Neymar has had a lot of brilliant performances so far, his speed, breakthroughs, crosses and good scoring ability can speed up the team's attack, it can be expected that when Bale comes out of the current injury to return to form, and after reaching a tacit understanding with the gradually improving Neymar, Blackburn's two wingers can bring amazing statistics and performances in the second half of the season, which will determine to some extent the height that the team can achieve this season.
What do they need to do next?
There isn't much to do, just stay fit and wait for absolute workhorses like Bale to return.
As for the on-the-way Blues and leading Chelsea, the two sides will meet at Stamford Bridge in January.
The outstanding performance of Blackburn players has also been recognized by the outside world, and recently, Sky Sports, a well-known British sports television station, launched a summary of the Premier League half, and Sky Sports viewers voted for the best team in the first half of the Premier League through Twitter voting, and in the best team in the first half, Blackburn players occupied 6 seats.
In the voting for the Premier League's Half Team of the Year, two Sky Sports commentators, Gary Neville and Carragher, were at odds over who would have the best reason to be named in the Team of the Match, Cesc Fabregas or Paul Pogba. Carragher believes Cesc Fabregas, who has already provided 13 assists in the Premier League, deserves to be part of the best team, while Gary Neville believes that playing for French midfielder Paul Pogba has more reason to be named in the best team. And after the vote of the Sky Sports crowd, Pogba was more popular than Cesc Fabregas, with the Roses midfielder receiving 62% of the vote compared to Cesc Fabregas only 38%.
Carragher smiled after seeing the final result: "I hope Cesc Fabregas doesn't watch the show, maybe he won't watch it again." ”
Gary Neville, on the other hand, said: "At the end of the season, it's all that counts. With Paul Pogba named for the Half-Time Awards, Blackburn Rovers were the big winners in the poll, with six of the best 11 players – Cesar Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanovic, Neymar and Paul Pogba – and seven others including David De Gea, John Terry, Fonte, Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Sergio Aguero.
Not only did Sky Sports award the best team for the half, but two experts, Gary Neville and Carragher, also selected the best player for the half, with Gary Neville opting for Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea and Carragher opting for Neymar.
In terms of best young player, it is a complete contention for Blackburn Rovers, with Gary Neville choosing compatriot Harry Kane and Carragher believing Brazilian Neymar deserves the award.
After the halfway point of the Premier League, 2015 officially arrived, and Blackburn Rovers were ready to drive their established fast lane. (To be continued.) )