Time once again came to the weekend.
Blackburn also welcomed their second league opponent of the second half of the season, Bolton!
Due to Long Fei's outstanding performance in the previous game.
He had completely conquered the entire team.
And filled head coach Mowbray with confidence in him.
Plus, after a week of training with the team.
The synergy between Long Fei and his teammates on the field.
Had also improved significantly!
Therefore, for this game.
Long Fei successfully made it into the starting lineup!
This also gave his teammates a lot of confidence!
Everyone also cheered Long Fei on.
“Long Fei, this game depends on you!”
“Come on Long Fei! I believe you will have an outstanding performance in this game!”
“Long Fei, I'm waiting for you to feed me the ball!”
Among them, captain Rhodes was most looking forward to it.
He had directly received two assists from Long Fei in the previous game.
Scoring two goals.
He naturally didn't dare to expect such an opportunity in this game.
He would be very happy to have one scoring opportunity.
He was very happy!
In this game, Blackburn was still playing away.
Their opponent was fellow English Championship struggler Bolton!
Speaking of Bolton.
This is also a club with a lot of history.
Just a few years ago.
Bolton was still fighting hard in the Premier League.
In those days, Bolton was known as the “Premier League Retirement Home”.
Famous players like Djorkaeff and Diouf had all played here.
With the addition of experienced veterans, combined with the right tactics, and the club's sound operations.
The unknown Bolton.
Had once for several seasons.
Maintained a top-ten finish in the Premier League.
Once a tough nut to crack for many Premier League giants, a source of headaches.
But times have changed.
Today's Bolton is no longer in its glory days.
Relegated from the Premier League to the Championship.
They are currently ranked 18th in the Championship.
Not far from the relegation zone either.
If we talk about club history.
Bolton, founded in 1874.
Is also a founding member of the first division in 1888.
From these factors.
Bolton and Blackburn's current situations are very similar.
Both have a long history, both have been glorious in the Premier League.
And now both can only sink in the Championship!
And they also face the risk of relegation!
However, for Bolton.
They have no time to reminisce about this with Blackburn.
Bolton needs a win to get away from the relegation zone!
Bolton is currently on a 5-game losing streak in the league!
They have also been winless in their last 10 games.
Today they are playing at home.
They are playing against Blackburn, who are ranked 20th in the league.
Even lower than them.
From Bolton's point of view.
Taking down Blackburn, earning three points.
Is already a done deal!
Therefore, Bolton also deployed their strongest lineup for this game!
They must kill Blackburn at home!
When the players from both sides entered the field.
The Blackburn players were surprised to find.
The Blackburn fans who came to cheer for the team.
Were significantly more than the last game!
Blackburn's poor performance in the first half of the season had already made many fans lose patience.
Usually for an away game like this.
Many fans couldn't be bothered to drive to another city to watch.
But last game, the team surprisingly turned the game around with a 3-1 win.
And there was even a mysterious long-pass master in the squad!
This greatly aroused the interest of many Blackburn fans!
Therefore, for this game.
Many fans organized.
Came to Bolton's stadium.
To cheer for Blackburn!
When the Blackburn players entered the field.
Especially when Long Fei appeared.
The Blackburn fans in the stands.
Clearly caused a stir!
“Look! It's him! It's the player from the Dragon Nation!”
“Last game, he came on as a substitute! And completed a hat-trick of assists in just half a game!”
“Is that him? He's really amazing! I wonder if he will have another amazing performance today!”
“Wow! It's the man from the Dragon Nation! I watched last game, it was so exciting!”
“I came here today specifically to watch him!”
“I even remember his name! Long—Fei! Do you think my pronunciation is accurate?”
“He was a substitute last game, now he's starting this game, he must have some skills!”
“Blackburn only brought in him during the winter break, the fate of Blackburn in the second half of the season depends on him!”
“Don't get your hopes up! Completing a hat-trick of assists in half a game in one match.”
“Although he definitely has some talent, there's some luck involved!”
“Don't have too high of expectations, I think completing one assist in this game is already pretty good!”
The game hadn't started yet.
The Blackburn fans were already discussing.
Now, everyone's eyes.
Were focused on Long Fei.
However, the fans understood.
Long Fei completing a hat-trick of assists in half a game last game.
Must have been a coincidence.
As a new signing for the team.
In this game, if Long Fei could play normally, and work well with his teammates.
It would already be pretty good.
If he could complete an assist.
That would be a very good performance!
Therefore, in the hearts of Blackburn fans.
There was some psychological preparation.
However, only five minutes into the game.
Long Fei used his astonishing long pass.
Leaving the entire stadium of Blackburn fans speechless!
After the start of the game, in the 5th minute of the first half.
Rhodes passed back to midfield.
Then ran forward to get open.
Midfielder Dunn, who received the ball.
After receiving the ball, he directly passed to Long Fei beside him.
Long Fei took the ball and glanced ahead.
He saw Rhodes's running position.
He directly sent a high-hanging long pass from midfield!
The football drew an arc.
Precisely landing in front of Rhodes!
Rhodes took advantage of the moment to accelerate!
Took a few steps to adjust his angle before striking a shot!
The football went straight into the net!
Blackburn took the lead!
1-0!
The Blackburn fans in the stands were completely dumbfounded at this moment!
“What's going on?! Did the ball go in?!”
“What the...? It's a goal! It's a goal!”
“No way! We scored a goal in the fifth minute?!”
“Has Blackburn ever scored this early this season?!”
“Where?! Blackburn was so lacking in attack power in the first half of the season!”
“Don't say five minutes, scoring in the first fifty minutes was already pretty good!”
“Did you see that? Did you see the long pass from the Dragon Nation player?!”
“I saw it! That long pass was amazing!”
“What a precise long pass! It went straight to Rhodes’ feet!”
“That long pass was so comfortable! Rhodes even followed through with the shot! The whole tempo seemed so comfortable!”
“This is the kind of long pass every striker dreams of!”
“My goodness! I just said not to have too high expectations of this new guy named Long Fei.”
“But he sends a perfect assist right after the game starts! Too much of a slap in the face!”