Chapter 11: Successive Championships
At 8:30 p.m. on August 12, the 2012 English Community Shield kicked off as scheduled, with last season's Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers and FA Cup winners Manchester City joining forces at Villa Park. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infow?w?w?.?
Although Blackburn's transfer work is in full swing, although the players who participated in the knockout round of the European Championship have just returned to the team for training, although because of the Olympic men's football final that just ended yesterday, many main players in the team, including Lampard and Bale, could not return to the team, but it still could not prevent Blackburn from excluding an extremely luxurious starting lineup.
Blackburn Rovers starting line-up (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: Cech
Defenders: Baines, Kompany, Varane, Branivic
Midfielders: James Rodriguez, Alonso, Cambiasso, Bentley
Forwards: Hernandez, Suarez
Manchester City performed well in the warm-up game, but the injuries of Balotelli, Barry, Richards and other big players undoubtedly affected the team's combat effectiveness to a certain extent. For Manchester City, Nasri and Yaya Toure were in midfield, while Aguero and Tevez partnered the Argentine duo up front.
Before the start of the game, at the suggestion of Arthur, who also served as the leader of the British Olympic team, Bale, Lampard, David Beckham and other members of the British Olympic team wore their Olympic gold medals and walked to the center of the lawn, receiving the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of British fans!
The large number of Blackburn in the British Olympic team is naturally the most praised group by fans, and the Blackburn team has also benefited from this, compared to Manchester City, which has no British Olympic team players, Blackburn has completely become the home team of Villa Park today.
However, after the opening, Manchester City, which was more eager for the championship, took the initiative instead of "anti-guest".
In the second minute, Kolarov took the ball from the left to find Tevez, the beast was a little slow to get in front of the ball and failed to control the ball, and one minute later, Tevez took a free kick from the left side of the field and went straight to the near corner, and Cech struggled to save the ball.
The battle between the two sides in midfield was fierce, and after that, Blackburn Rovers won a series of corners, but the first point was grabbed by the opposing defenders.
In the 9th minute, Suarez broke through the middle, and Vidic expected it well to steal the ball. In the 11th minute, Savage fouled Ronaldo and received the first yellow card of the game.
In the 16th minute, Aguero split the ball at the top of the arc, Nasri's low shot from the left corner of the small penalty area was blocked by Cech, and one minute later, Kolarov took advantage of the right corner opportunity to spin the goal, and Cech did not dare to slack off to knock the ball out.
In the 24th minute, Milner took the ball from the right, Aguero's header from the right side of the penalty area went wide of the far corner, and one minute later, J Ronaldo crossed from the right, and Bentley's right-footed shot from the middle of the box hit Pantilimon.
In the 29th minute, Blackburn Rovers counterattacked, and Cambiaso's volley from the outside of his left rib was too far in the ball angle to be obtained by Pantilimon.
In the 40th minute, Manchester City broke the deadlock, Naris passed near the arc of the penalty area and passed Aguero, the unguarded Argentine golden boy calmly unloaded the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and scored a pick-up shot to break Cech's ten fingers, Manchester City led 1:0.
Neither side scored after that, and City ended the first half with a 1-0 lead.
In the rematch, Blackburn Rovers took the lead in the 46th minute, with Carlo Ancelotti replacing Bentley with Fernando Torres.
In the 47th minute, Torres won the ball in front, the ball broke through Klich and inserted it into the right side of the penalty area, Kolarov fell to the ground in time to clear the ball, and Ronaldo's subsequent long-range shot was not suppressed.
In the 48th minute, Manchester City counter-attacked again, Kompany blocked Aguero for a foul and was yellowed, and two minutes later, Kolarov's free kick from the right rib of the field was deflected into the far corner.
In the 53rd minute, J Ronaldo crossed from the right, Vidic cleared not far away, Alonso won the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and after a slight adjustment, he shot low with his right foot into the net, the Manchester City goalkeeper couldn't reach it, and Blackburn equalized 1:1.
In the 59th minute, Blackburn Rovers scored again, Suarez continued to dribble horizontally on the left rib of the front, shook off Vidic's close marking, and hit the ball into the upper right corner with a right-footed volley near the arc of the penalty area, and Blackburn overtook Manchester City 2:1.
However, this was not the end of Blackburn's attacking frenzy, in the 60th minute Torres forced a cross from the right was blocked, substitute Duff sent a corner, Hernandezna volleyed into the far corner in front of the post, Blackburn led 3-1 Manchester City.
Manchester City, who were two goals down and had one man on the pitch, then moved their squad and Mancini clearly did not want to lose to Blackburn Rovers even in a warm-up cup game.
In the 76th minute, Tevez played the ball on the left, Kolarov started a little slowly, and Cech confiscated the ball.
In the 79th minute, Tevez's outside instep volley from the left side of the field caused Cech to save the ball, and Nasri made a follow-up shot to make it 2-3.
In the 89th minute, Roberto Mancini used up his last substitution, Dzeko replaced Tevez, and a minute later Milner knocked back from the right and Aguero's shot from near the six-yard box went wide of the far corner.
Neither side scored after that, and Blackburn Rovers eventually beat Manchester City 3-2 to win the 2012 Community Shield.
Interestingly, although Bale, Frank Lampard and other Blackburn Rovers who had just participated in last night's London Olympic final, although they have not yet returned to the team, they are still on leave and they appeared at the subsequent medal ceremony.
The image of Frank Lampard and Gareth Bale, wearing the British Olympic team uniforms, holding up the Community Shield trophy made headlines in European sports the next day, as the pair had just worn the men's Olympic gold medal just a day earlier.
Two championships in two days, in the history of football, is absolutely difficult to replicate!
On August 31, Blackburn's transfer this summer came to an end, all members returned to the team, and the Roses once again sounded the rallying cry for the new season!
On the same day, the UEFA Super Cup kicked off at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, with Europa League winners Atletico Madrid taking on Champions League winners Blackburn.
Because the new Premier League season has begun, Blackburn Rovers rotated a 4-4-2 formation today, with Torres and young Harry Kane partnering up front, and Paul Pogba, Cambiasso, Bentley and Kevin De Bruyne forming the midfield. At the back, Phil Jones and Alderweireld partnered in central defence, Ashley Cole and Darmian left and right, and the goalkeeper was still Cech.
After the opening, Carlo Ancelotti paid the price for his underdogs, with Atletico Madrid preparing carefully and Carlo Ancelotti rotating recklessly.
In the 2nd minute, Falcao's outflanking shot in front of goal hit the crossbar and bounced. In the sixth minute, Gabi provided a brilliant assist, Falcao had a one-on-one chance, and in the face of the attacking Cech, he calmly chose to shoot, the ball hit the right post and bounced into the net, Atletico Madrid led Blackburn 1-0.
In the 28th minute, Atletico Madrid counterattacked and had a chance to play more and less, but unfortunately Gabi's shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Cech bravely. In the 35th minute, Falcao almost scored a brace when his header hit the left post and bounced.
In the 45th minute, Atletico Madrid staged a quick counterattack again, Turan broke through the middle and sent a wonderful pass, Falcao's shot from the left side of the penalty area was destroyed by the chasing Darmian on the goal line, and Blackburn fell behind 0-1 at half-time.
Yibian fought again, and Blackburn finally improved.
In the 60th minute, Bentley's free kick was passed into the penalty area, the substitute Bale knocked lightly, Hernandez followed up with the shot, Miranda blocked it but still couldn't prevent the ball from rolling into the net, 1:1, Blackburn finally equalized!
In the 68th minute, Cambiaso's long-range shot went just wide of the right post. A minute later, Koko's free-kick spun straight towards goal and Cech narrowly saved it.
In the 74th minute, Bale's corner cross sparked a scuffle in the penalty area, and Alderweireld took advantage of the momentum to volley through the net and scored his first goal since joining Blackburn, making it 2:1.
Unwilling to lose, Atletico Madrid then launched a frantic counter-attack, and in stoppage time, in a scuffle in the box, Falcao's push made Pogba almost set himself up for an own goal, and his tackle hit his own post and bounced.
In the end, Blackburn narrowly defeated Atletico Madrid with a score of 2:1 and won the UEFA Super Cup.
Speaking after the game, Blackburn deputy chairman Mensa Bonsu, who announced his departure after the season, said: "It was a perfect night, we won the UEFA Super Cup after the Champions League and Community Shield, our performance was fantastic, we deserved the trophy. ”
Atletico Madrid coach Simeone admitted that the opponent's performance in the second half today was too perfect, and he did not play at the level he should have, and the final result was logical.
The Team Newspaper commented after the game: "Super Blackburn! They won the UEFA Super Cup again in 2010. Atletico Madrid showed what they could do to win the Europa League with a brilliant first-half performance, and once Blackburn took the game seriously, they showed why they were the best team in Europe over the past season. ”
The British "Daily Mail" also used the word "super", but gave it to Bale: "In the 30 minutes of coming off the bench, Bale used two assists to tell why he won last season's Champions League and Premier League MVP, and after winning the UEFA Super Cup, he has won five titles this year, 'Super Gareth'!" ”
Spain's Marca newspaper lamented: "Will there be a late deal? Bring him in! Gareth Bale, painful memories of the Spanish team, is simply an invincible player! Don't wait any longer, Bernabeu! ”
Blackburn Rovers have won the Premier League, Champions League, Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup since May, while the likes of Bale and Frank Lampard have added a heavy Olympic gold medal.
In terms of championship honors, Bale has thrown Messi and Ronaldo more than one street, and the subsequent Club World Cup journey will be his last chance to open the gap.
The Golden Globe Award is not necessarily impossible. (To be continued.) )