Chapter 44: The Unexpected Leaderboard

The early stages of the Premier League this season can be described as chaotic. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the end of last season, Alex Ferguson was retiring and the focus was on who would replace him, which seemed to affect United's morale, with the Reds winning just one of their first three games at the start of the season.

The Red Devils are in a slump, and their arch-rivals are not doing very well, with a 1-2 performance in three league games, which puts them directly into the quagmire of relegation.

Relatively speaking, Arsenal, which has been stable, has been tepid under Arsene Wenger's tutelage, but the 2-1 record is not satisfactory.

Now at the top of the Premier League standings, no one expected Bolton, after slaughtering Leicester City 5-0, beating Middlesbrough 1-0, and beating Liverpool 2-1, this small team worth no more than 50 million pounds unexpectedly climbed to the top of the Premier League standings.

Second only to Bolton on second place in the standings on goal difference is Arthur's Blackburn.

In the fourth round of the Premier League, Bolton will face Leeds United, who are currently third in the table, while Blackburn Rovers will host Sunderland.

Sunderland trailed by a goal in the first half, with Blackburn's top scorer Ibrahimovic setting the goal and midfield commander Marcos Alonso assisting.

Sunderland fans from afar were hoping for a better second half, not the previous half, when they were so pressed and couldn't count a few shots on goal in the half, let alone a threatening one.

'Maybe the first half was just a guy who didn't fit in.'

Many Sunderland fans think so, in their opinion, the reason for Sunderland's passivity is just that they are not familiar with the opponent, and after half-time adjustments, Sunderland's performance will definitely be much better.

But at the start of the second half of the game, the situation on the field was still different from what they imagined. Sunderland didn't show any tough stance, but instead looked more passive.

At the start of the second half, Sunderland attacked three times in a row, all of which were blocked near the halfway line. As a result, Blackburn launched three waves of fast attacks in a row, and if it wasn't for the quick reaction of the Sunderland goalkeeper, the score would have really been rewritten again.

The Sunderland players were a little discouraged, and there was nothing they could do to attack the opponent, but they were worried that the big pressure would lead to the emptiness in the back and concede the goal again.

That's the terrible thing about Jose Mourinho at the helm of a team, once you get the lead, then the opponent will be in a dilemma, and in the end you will have to slowly enjoy "euthanasia".

In the 74th minute of the game, Blackburn Rovers attacked, Lampard received a pass from the wide Duff and pushed the ball to the goal, and Ibrahimovic, who was trying his best to rush forward, arrived in time and pumped the ball into the middle of the goal.

The shot was too positive, but Ibrahimovic's burst shot was so electric that the ball had already swooped into the back of the net before the Sunderland goalkeeper could react.

2:0。

The moment the ball flew into the goal, the Blackburn fans erupted in wild celebration, chanting Ibrahimovic's name and singing the song they had written for the Swedish god of war.

There are also many fans who have not forgotten Arthur.

In their opinion, the young chairman is the biggest behind the team's victory, and without him there would be no Blackburn Rovers where they are now.

It's rare for a team to win and the fans chant the name of the club's president, but this scene did happen, which is another proof of Arthur's success.

Just as the time entered injury time, a shocking cheer suddenly erupted from the Jack Walker stands, and Arthur, who was sitting in the chairman's box, hurriedly watched the live TV broadcast, only to know that in another game, Bolton finally drew 0-0 with Leeds United.

This means that as long as this game ends with the current scoreline, then Blackburn Rovers can dominate the Premier League table with a two-point advantage!

"Dididi!" In the ardent anticipation of Blackburn, with the referee's whistle, Blackburn finally beat Sunderland with a score of 2:0.

"Blackburn's performances so far this season have been impressive, they have been very tight defence and their quick counter-attacks have been exceptional!"

"Before the start of the season, anyone who said that Blackburn would be at the top of the standings after the fourth round would be considered crazy! At that time, no one thought that Blackburn had a chance, especially in the second game against a strong Manchester United, many people analyzed that Blackburn would lose, but in the end they defeated Manchester United, and even rushed to the present day with a wave of four consecutive wins. ”

'They have been perfect in those four games, using their defensive advantage to keep Premier League teams including Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur out of chances, and Stam has proved that his hefty transfer fee is worth it. Their counter-attacks were also very sharp, with Duff, Benayoun and Alonso, Frank Lampard and Ibrahimovic all showing exceptional maturity on either side. ”

"I'm sure we'll be seeing these youngsters in the media on a regular basis in the near future, and their names will become well-known stars in English football and even spread throughout Europe!"

"Blackburn Rovers manager Jose Mourinho is also the most anticipated young manager of the season, and although there have been many reports that he is not good enough to be the manager of a Premier League team, at least so far, his lead has been perfect!"

"We should probably expect more surprises from Blake's instincts......"

One of England's most authoritative Sky TV commentators said so, which shows the praise of Blackburn's achievements.

Four wins in a row, not easy.

It's even easier to get to the top of the Premier League table.

Blackburn, who were still in League One last season, did it in just four games, although it is only the beginning of the season, many strong teams are still napping, and many middle-class teams do not pay enough attention to Blackburn's mentality, but it is conceivable that Blackburn will be able to stay in the Premier League after this season, and maybe get a good ranking.

At the end of the game, Blackburn cheered all over the world.

This was not only a victory, but also Blackburn's first time at the top of the standings after winning the Premier League in '95, and even Mourinho, who has always maintained a cold face, was a little excited, and couldn't help but raise his right fist and cheer.

At this moment, Arthur also walked from his chairman's box to the green field and celebrated with Blackburn in the venue. And seeing Arthur, who is not much different in age from the players in the team, Mensah Bonsu looked at him with a somewhat complicated gaze.

Blackburn's results have plummeted in recent years, and after 95 years, they began to gradually degenerate into a team that barely relegated, and since 99, Blackburn has fallen from the Premier League to League One, and the team's results have been getting worse and worse, and it is indeed very difficult to get to the top of the Premier League again.

Because of this, the old people of Blackburn will sigh.

Mensah Bonsu is Blackburn's old man, he was not the club's vice-president when he first started at Blackburn, he became vice-chairman more than five years ago, and now he sees the team suddenly top of the Premier League, and he looks at Arthur with mixed eyes.

On the one hand, he didn't want to see Arthur succeed in his heart, so that he would prove that he was not as good as Arthur, who was less than half his age, and it was difficult for him to accept this result.

On the other hand, as Blackburn's old man, he wants the team to have good results, just like Blackburn's tears when he returned to the Premier League.

However, Mensah Bangsu also realised that if he became the top control of the club, could he help the team reach the top of the Premier League? Even if it's just temporary, even if it's just for one round?

Mensa Bangsu smiled wryly and shook his head, he knew it was really hard to do, he didn't know why Arthur was able to do this, he just knew that he couldn't do it.

Meanwhile, Arthur began to join in the brief celebrations of Blackburn's first team.

"Hahaha...... We won! This is the top of the Premier League! I didn't expect us to actually get to the top of the Premier League, it's a super league! ”

"It's not a big deal to be at the top of the Premier League in the fourth round of the league, but I'm happy to see the win!"

"We did a good job!"

"Four wins in a row! Twelve points, we estimate that relegation this season is not a problem! ”

"What is relegation? We're going to the Champions League! “

"We're going to win the championship!"

Everyone was excitedly discussing.

Hearing these words, Arthur also laughed happily, he walked to the sidelines, greeted Mourinho, who loosened the collar of his white shirt, gave him a big hug, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Well done!" ”

Mourinho looked agitated and replied: "Thank you, Arthur! ”

However, Arthur is still a little proud in his heart, how proud the "madman" Mourinho was in the previous life, but the Portuguese, who have not experienced much success in this life, regard his Bole as a benefactor.

With a smile on his face, Arthur continued to cheer: "Jose, I didn't expect your team to perform so well, although it is only the fourth round of the league, but I hope we can do this position for a little longer!" Now I have more confidence in your promise to win a championship! ”

Mourinho smiled and said with rare humility: "It's just luck." ”

"Haha!" Arthur laughed, "Then may this good fortune stay with us forever!" ”