Chapter 12: The Battle of Easter

April 4th, Easter. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info today is an important holiday in Western society, this holiday symbolizes rebirth and hope, but for Blackburn Rover's fourth captain, Ashley Cole and Cheryl, their relationship is dead.

Although there have been previous media reports that after leaving Ashley Cole, Cheryl has long left her stealing sweat behind and is in love with her new boyfriend "Black Eyed Peas" lead singer Will En Sweet, but according to the "News of the World", the grief-stricken Cheryl has given up on love and said that she will not find a second man.

As the sexiest British woman on the internet in 2010, 26-year-old Cheryl says she will never seek true love again, which means she will not have the children she desires.

"She's just crazy, she's only 26 years old. Cheryl had convinced herself that she wasn't going to look for another man. That's where she is now, and it's one of the reasons why she still hasn't decided to divorce Ashley right away. A close friend of Cheryl's said in an interview. She wants to have true love in her life, but it is too stressful for her, and she will always worry about how to spend the rest of her life with other men. ”

Although there were many admirers who chased Cheryl after the separation from Ashley Cole, Cheryl was more likely to turn it down. Her friends said Cheryl couldn't wait to start a new relationship, including dancer Derek Hough and "Black Eyed Pea" frontman Will as previously reported by the media, but Cheryl has been resisting these new relationships.

She didn't want Ashley to think she was so rash about feelings, because she also knew very well that she wouldn't start a new relationship easily. As a single woman, Cheryl suffers a lot of gossip about going in and out with Derek and Will, but even when they offer to date her, she always locks the door of her heart. Of course, this is unfair, Cheryl has done nothing wrong, and Ashley is messing around with flowers. ”

At present, Cheryl has re-planned her future life. Cheryl will not have children, "and she is well aware that there is no way to fundamentally change their status quo no matter what." This was surprising because she said she would not get pregnant, and she had always wished that she could have 4 children, and that she came from a large family, and that she also wished she could have a large family. She always wanted Ashley to be a great father, but the truth is, he could never be the father of his children again. ”

Just today, Ashley Cole will be part of the squad for the team's match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but the England vice-president, who was not included in the squad due to injury, will obviously not be in the game.

At 19:45 on Easter Day, the 33rd round of the 2009-10 Premier League season was staged. Manchester United take on Blackburn Rovers at home at Old Trafford.

Blackburn, who have won three consecutive league games, have won all five times this season against other teams in the BIG4 and are five points ahead of Manchester United at the top of the table with 77 points.

The two teams were five points away from each other in the top two of the table, so this game is seen as a key battle for the final winner of the league title. Manchester United are missing their main striker Wayne Rooney, and the vacancy left by the injured "Chubby" in the Champions League in midweek was replaced by Berbatov. For Blackburn, Carlo Ancelotti fielded a completely different starting line-up from the 3-1 win over Real Madrid in midweek, with Didier Drogba and the rotational Fernando Torres on the bench at the start of the game.

Manchester United starting line-up (4-5-1):

Goalkeeper: Friedel

Defenders: Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Brown, Gary Neville

Midfielders: Valencia, Fletcher, Giggs, Scholes, Quaresma

Forward: Berbatov

Blackburn Rovers starting line-up (4-5-1):

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Baines, Vermaelen, Thiago Silva, Branislav Ivanovic

Midfielders: Di Maria, Flamini, Lampard, Duff, Bentley

Forward: Balotelli

Alex Ferguson and Carlo Ancelotti both played 4-5-1 in line-ups, and apparently because of the fierce Champions League clash in midweek, the managers of both teams were more cautious and defensively oriented for the battle for the top of the league table.

It is worth mentioning that Ancelotti originally intended to let Beckham, who came on as a substitute in the Champions League in midweek, start this game, but in the face of heartthrobs, he was unwilling to face his old club at Old Trafford, and declined the opportunity, but at the same time assured Ancelotti that as long as the team needs it, he will have the opportunity to play as a substitute, and he will go all out.

With a whistle from the referee's mouth, Blackburn took the lead.

Before the game, there was news that Manchester United's ace striker Wayne Rooney could not come to Blackburn Rovers due to injury, and then Rooney's name was not seen in Manchester United's 18-man squad, which made Blackburn Rovers secretly happy. However, after kick-off, Manchester United's attack, which lacked a leading striker, showed no signs of waning.

From the start of the game, both sides were more cautious, and the United did not immediately press and press the opponent as they did in the previous games at home, but skillfully controlled the tempo of the game in midfield and waited for opportunities to counter-attack.

In the 5th minute, Di Maria was caught offside by the linesman.

In the 11th minute, Duff, who had been reduced to an absolute substitute this season, had a chance to kick off the left, but his shot went straight wide of the woodwork.

Two minutes later, Vermaelen's foul on Paul Scholes gave United a free-kick before Blackburn defenders cleared the line and Valencia headed in a corner that was cleared by Blackburn again.

Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines locked up the media, and although the game had only been played for less than 20 minutes, the team was now completely suppressed on the field.

"Alas......" Ancelotti couldn't help but sigh, because the Champions League match with Real Madrid consumed too much energy of the Blue Devils before, this game was obviously a little unprepared.

So Ancelotti walked to the side of the pitch and waved his hand to signal the team not to rush to attack, but to strengthen the defense first.

In fact, in the past 20 minutes, Blackburn's attacking performance has been lackluster, only Balotelli's performance is still remarkable, he has been receiving teammates on the right side of the penalty area, and then waiting for the players to hoist the ball into the box to create scoring opportunities for himself.

As long as there was a slight opportunity in the penalty area, Balotelli dodged the gap and immediately shot with his feet, which provoked Ferguson to send Ferdinand to mark at any time and prevent Balotelli from getting off his feet.

Manchester United in the absence of Rooney, but also only with the three-board axe to impact Blackburn's defense, after a long period of fruitless attack, Manchester United's offensive is gradually weak, the game into 30 minutes after Blackburn finally began to gradually grasp the initiative on the field.

In the 36th minute, Frank Lampard broke the ball at the back, followed by a scalpel-like pass that went directly to the feet of Duff on the left side of the box, who did not stop the ball, but pushed it directly against the incoming ball, and the ball quickly rolled past the feet of the two defenders towards the small penalty line.

At the moment of Duff's pass, Balotelli suddenly shook off the defender and ran towards the goal, and in the run, his shirt was tugged hard by Ferdinand, who was marking him, making his body a little unbalanced, but the fierce Balotelli took a big step with his right leg and stumbled to barely complete the shot.

Unfortunately, the ball was saved by a highly focused goalkeeper Friedel, who won a corner from the right.

As the captain, Duff saw this corner, and he took the initiative to go to the right corner point, ready to take the penalty.

Balotelli's high ball in this game was not dominant against Rio Ferdinand's tall centre-back, and even if he could reach the football, he could not form a dangerous header, so he made up his mind to deal with this corner in a different way.

Standing in the box, Balotelli waved to Duff and stealthily pointed outside with his right hand.

In Blackburn, Duff and Balotelli have also been cooperating with each other for a long time, and in weekday training, Balotelli and Duff have learned a lot of small skills, and the long-term communication with each other makes the tacit understanding between the two people naturally very high.

So seeing Balotelli's action, Duff immediately nodded quietly, indicating that he understood.

Under the gaze of the fans, Duff moved a few steps back, then ran two small steps, followed up, and kicked the ball diagonally and hard.

This time Duff didn't choose to hoist the ball into the box!

Just a second later, the United players reacted immediately to the fact that it was a tactical corner, but by then it was too late!

The ball flew past a Manchester United player in a low arc and landed on the right side of the penalty area!

Balotelli shook his foot away from Ferdinand, who was defending him, and ran towards that point.

Stop, turn, volley!

Balotelli in one go!

There was chaos in the box, and after Balotelli's shot, he didn't see what was happening, but the frenzied performance of the small group of fans in blue and white jerseys in the stands explained it all.

“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal! It was Balotelli, the 19-year-old, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season! He is undoubtedly the most outstanding young striker in the Premier League in recent seasons! His future is limitless! ”

Balotelli got up and was about to celebrate, when his team-mates in the box swarmed up and sandwiched the promising guy in the middle of the crowd.

Balotelli's goal once again sparked United's attacking horns, and after the kick-off at halftime, the two teams switched positions and Blackburn Rovers were once again pressed back into their own half by United's frantic attack.

Just two minutes after Balotelli's goal, the attacking United played a successful link-up, and the assist pressed Patrice Evra entered the Blackburn Rovers box, taking advantage of Vermaelen's slow turn to receive a clever pass from the edge of Valencia's box and almost equaliser the score with a cool low shot.

Thankfully, Cech kept his attention, made a timely save and kept the ball under him, and Blackburn escaped.

In the 43rd minute, United had another chance to shoot, but Quaresma's long-range shot flew just over the crossbar and the Reds were again in vain.

Blackburn Rovers then launched a counter-attack, and Duff was shown a yellow card for a tactical foul on the spot.

At the end of the first half, neither side was able to create any good chances again, and the game ended at 1:0, Blackburn Rovers led by one goal into the halftime break.

After a narrowly escaped first half, although they did not have much advantage, they were able to lead Manchester United by one goal, and the Blackburn players could also welcome the second half of the game in a relaxed mood.

Blackburn Rovers are now in a lot of action, and the rest that the players want has become a luxury, and they will leave in one day to travel to the Bernabeu to face Real Madrid, and four days later they will return to their home stadium against Arsenal, who are challenging for Champions League qualification.

3 games in 6 days, is the dilemma that Blackburn will face at present, and I don't know how the English football team always arranges.

Carlo Ancelotti, who was in charge of the Premier League in his first season, even complained to Arthur that the FA's schedule manager was full of shit in his head?

Blackburn Rovers are battling points for the Premier League in the Champions League, but the FA have placed the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal before and after the Champions League ties.

However, after seeing the more absurd Football Association of a certain country in his previous life, Arthur already thought that the FA was much more holy.

And with the current Blackburn lineup thickness, 6 days and 3 games are not a problem, the only trouble is that the teams in these three games are not easy opponents to deal with, fortunately, there are not many players who have been plagued by Blackburn's injuries recently, and Ancelotti, as a rotation master, can still cope with it.

At halftime, Ancelotti was also in a dilemma, knowing that Blackburn Rovers fought on three fronts, although the FA Cup game is not important, but it is impossible to give up so easily after reaching the semi-finals, let alone the much more important Champions League and Premier League.

Ancelotti looked at the score of 1:0 again, and finally decided to play a defensive counterattack in the second half, if he can take advantage of the opponent's mistake and score another goal, even if he does not seize the opportunity, he can end the game at home with a score of 1:0, and getting three points is the perfect ending.

Even, Carlo Ancelotti thinks that this game only ended in a draw, and the handshake with Manchester United is quite a wonderful result. Although this will allow third-placed Chelsea to widen the gap between the two teams to four points, with only three league games remaining, the four-point advantage is also huge.

"Well, guys, we're going to do it in the second half......" (To be continued.) )