It can be said that this season's Premier League, except for Chelsea, other strong teams are quiet.

Including Manchester United, who poached David Beckham and Veron, and Blackburn Rover, who took away Duff and Galla, both teams are very important players. But in the transfer market, there is no big move.

Manchester United at least have to buy Portugal's rising star Cristiano. Ronaldo's move. and Kleberson, who won the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.

But Blackburn Rovers don't have any eye-catching transfers at all. The biggest transfer was the purchase of a defender from League One club Wolves. Lescott turned out to be Blackburn's biggest move so far.

After buying Lescott and Baines, Blackburn has not had any news in the transfer market.

This disappointed many British media. Blackburn, as a team that has won three consecutive Premier League titles, has not made any other moves. I can't figure it out.

But at this time, the new season is about to begin.

August 10 is the first game before the start of the new season. Community Shield.

This season's Community Shield is a match between last season's Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers and FA Cup winners Arsenal.

Arsenal have been on the back burner in recent seasons.

Since winning a Premier League title in the 98-99 season, there hasn't been any title until now. It wasn't until last season that they won an FA Cup. But after these few seasons, the current Arsenal squad is getting better and better.

Especially the attacking combination in the front court, the cooperation between them has become more and more perfect.

Although it is a game that is not very taken seriously. But Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal are all at their best. George's side is also the main force.

Without Duff, George doesn't care.

The team flinched. George then used Drogba, and the midfield used the formation of Pire, Kaka and Miku. Although there are some problems in the breakthrough of the wing, in terms of using space, these guys are absolutely a must.

Up front, George opted for Drogba.

The current Arsenal defender combination is Mex's and Keown. George believes Drogba's impact must be a big threat to them.

The team's rhythm was completely handed over to Alonso in the middle.

In terms of defensive midfielders, George opted for Hargreaves. And not Essien.

Essien is strong. But George appreciates the current Hargreaves more. Hargreaves really made George happy, especially once anyone was targeted by him, then it would be a matter of seeing. Hargreaves is like a dogskin plaster, and if you get it, you will never be thrown off.

So George picked Hargreaves.

Once the game began, Arsenal attacked fiercely. It's not that Arsene Wenger underestimates Blackburn, it's that Arsenal are such a team. Let Arsenal defend, they can't defend it. Their characteristics dictate that they can only be offensive.

Because of this, George can play defensive counterattacks.

Blackburn is getting more and more proficient in playing defensive counter-attacks. Although both teams played their main role, the two sides played more Sven in the game. After all, this is just an appetizer before the league, and neither team wants to have any injuries in a game like this.

The game wasn't too intense.

But the game is still relatively good. Needless to say, Arsenal are the most beautiful team not only in England, but in the whole of European football. Although Blackburn played defensive counterattacks, the counterattacks were not bad at all.

So there was no stuffiness. It's a pity that there weren't many goals at all.

Blackburn Rovers won 28 minutes of the second half to win 0-0 against Arsenal thanks to Didier Drogba's header.

Blackburn also won their first title of the 03-04 season.

Wenger was not frustrated at all. I'm still very happy with the team's performance.

………… On August 16th, the 03-04 season will officially begin.

However, before the game, Blackburn Rovers welcomed a third player in the transfer market.

As soon as this name came out, the entire English football world was stunned. Could it be that this year's English football is related to Russia?

Abramimovich, who has just come to English football and has already set off a storm, let the British football world see the strength from Russia for the first time. It's just that this strength is Abraminovich's money, a lot of rubles.

But Blackburn Rovers brought in a player from Russia directly.

Andre. Sergeyevich. Arshavin.

And the current Milan striker boss Shevchenko is the same name. It's a pity that the name is the same, but the fate is different.

Shevchenko is already a big name in European football at Arshavin's age. In particular, Shevchenko in the 97-98 season led Dynamo Kyiv to the semifinals of the Champions League. There was even a feat of completing a hat-trick at the Camp Nou.

At that time, Shevchenko was the coveted target of all European football giants.

In the end, he chose Milan, Italy.

When she came to Milan, Shevchenko was only twenty-three years old. And as soon as he came to Milan, he became the main striker of the Milan team.

Compared to Shevchenko, Arshavin is much more obscure.

Currently playing for Zenit St. Petersburg. This is a team that is not well-known even in Russia. There is no reputation in European football. And since the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Russian football has plummeted.

In Europe, Russian football is already completely marginalized.

In the past ten years in the world, Russia has not had a star who can shock the European football world.

On the contrary, Croatia, Turkey, the Czech Republic and even Ukraine have seen many international stars. In comparison, the decline of Russian football is a well-known thing.

Therefore, the mainstream leagues in Europe have not paid attention to Russian football for a long time. There are also very few clubs that poach Russian players.

But now the first club to eat crabs has appeared.

This is also Blackburn, the club that won three consecutive Premier League titles. George turned out to poach a Russian player from Russia, and the price was not low.

Yes, George's midfield to replace Duff and Davao. Suker's player is Arshavin.

Arshavin, George is very fond of.

Because of Arshavin's omnipotence. Arshavin can play as a right winger, a midfielder, a left winger, a second striker, and there is no position he can't play. And Arshavin dribbles are excellent, especially in small areas.

This should have something to do with Arshavin's low center of gravity. Even in some small areas, Arshavin's excellence is unhurried.

And it's not just about being outstanding, of course. Arshavin is even more powerful in his passing, and he is not greedy at all in the frontcourt. He is willing to pass the ball for his teammates.

Of course, there are still some things to like about Arshavin. Because Arshavin is now twenty-two years old, but he has been playing in the Russian Super League for almost three years. He is currently the brightest young player in the Russian league.

It's just that the attention of the Russian league is too low. Plus the results of the Russian national team are also poor, so no one found out about him.

All of these factors add up to George's choice of Arshavin.

But George's purchase of Arshavin was not all smooth sailing. Because the Russian league is different from the Premier League, they are not a multi-year league. Therefore, the Russian league is still going on, and Zenit St. Petersburg is currently in a good position in the Russian league.

Now in second place in the Russian League.

They are certainly reluctant to let go of a key player like Arshavin in the middle of the season. In the end, though, it was the will of the players that prevailed.

Arshavin is reluctant to remain in Russia.

Although among Zenit St. Petersburg, it is a key player. But Arshavin's eyes are still on Europe's top five leagues. It's just that the attention of the Russian league is too poor, and there has never been a club in the mainstream European league that looks at Arshavin.

Now it's hard to have a European powerhouse like Blackburn take a fancy to him. Arshavin was afraid of losing this opportunity, and there would never be such a good opportunity again.

After all, the world of football is the most talented player.

Therefore, Arshavin decided to leave Russia.

It's much better to have the players' statements. Players in the Russian league, even the top of the Russian national team, are not worth a few dollars. George initially offered £2.5 million, but the Zenit club thought it was too little.

So George raised it to £3.5 million.

But Zenit's side refused.

In fact, £3.5 million is already a very good price for a young player who has only been in the Russian national team for a year and a half. It's a pity that the Zenit club has been tense and not so happy.

George didn't want to drag his feet with them.

So the final offer was five million pounds. This can be said to be a very sincere price. Even twice the current value of Arshavin.

Seeing five million pounds, and Arshavin's attitude was more resolute, so in the end Zenit Club agreed to Blackburn's offer. George also paid £5 million for Arshavin, the future captain of the Russian national team.

In order to get Arshavin, George did not hesitate to use the "special genius clause".

However, the £5 million purchase of Arshavin has been ridiculed by many English football people. Maybe Arshavin had some talent, but for five million pounds, he still thought it was too expensive.

But George scoffed at the claim.

Mom's. It cost four million pounds to buy a League One defender in England, Lescott. Buying Arshavin for five million pounds, George didn't find it expensive at all.

Whether it's expensive or leaky, Arshavin has already come to England.

In the summer of '03, two Russians came to English football.

One has already caused an uproar in English football and is beginning to change the landscape of English football. Another person came to English football with the name of a genius and entered the Premier League champion team Blackburn.

But what impact this man will have on English football still needs to be tested by the game.

(To be continued)