Chapter 23 Community Shield Cup (3rd more monthly ticket)

Community Shield Cup, also known as Charity Shield Cup. It used to be called the Charity Shield, now it is called the Community Shield. It is hosted by the Football Association of England once a year between the Premier League champion and the FA Cup champion. If the two champions are the same team, the league runner-up and the FA Cup champion will play against each other.

In terms of the qualifications of both participating parties, it is the same as the pre-season "Super Cup" of other national leagues.

This event was first held at the end of the season, but because it was not taken seriously, the quality of the game was very poor. It was not changed to be held before the season until 1959.

Why is it called the Charity Shield? Because all the ticket income of this game was used for charity, the donations were designated by both sides of the game, and a total of more than five million pounds was raised between 1974 and 2000. In 2002, the Charity Shield was renamed as the Community Shield.

Regarding the Community Shield Cup, there was a very interesting "curse" long ago, that is, any team that wins the Community Shield Cup before the season will lose the league championship. This curse began in 1997, and in eight years, no one fell through.

Manchester United in the Cantona era and the 1992 golden generation was unparalleled in the world, but it seems difficult to know whether the team’s three consecutive Premier League championships in the 1998-1999, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons worshipped 1998, 1999 and Thanks to the fiasco of the Charity Shield Cup for three consecutive years in 2000?

Manchester United won the Charity Shield in 1997 before the league's three consecutive championships, but just in the following 1997-1998 season, Arsenal snatched the Premier League Champions League.

In 2001, the Charity Shield was won by Liverpool. This is also an important part of the team's five crowns that season, but Arsenal won the Premier League Champions League the following year. In 2002, the Charity Shield Cup was renamed the Community Shield Cup, but the name was not changed, and the curse continued. This time, Arsenal won the Champions League, but in the second half of the 2002-2003 season, Manchester United miraculously won the Premier League title from Arsenal. That summer, Manchester United still proudly won the Community Shield after selling Beckham, but this quickly inspired Arsenal's "forty-nine games unbeaten." The Gunners won the 2003-2004 Premier League title without any suspense. In this season, they remained undefeated throughout the season.

In 2004, the spell came to light again, Arsenal defeated Manchester United to win the Community Shield, but when the season ended, the whole world saw a devastating "Ruble Legion".

But it ends here.

The curse of the Community Shield Cup ends here.

Encountering Mourinho, a madman who is tougher than the curse, the Community Shield Cup curse that has lasted for eight years can only bow down and bow down.

Chelsea, who won the 2005 Community Shield Cup champion, successfully defended the league title in the following season, breaking the Community Shield Cup curse that once made the team that won the Community Shield Cup unhappy.

The following season, Liverpool defeated Chelsea and won the Community Shield Cup. But this is Benitez's last championship trophy in Liverpool, and that season belonged to Ferguson's Manchester United. It seems that the Community Shield Cup spell is about to rebound.

But this time another strongman came forward and suppressed the curse of the Community Shield Cup. In 2007, Ferguson led Manchester United to defeat Chelsea to win the Community Shield and also defended the league title in the following season. In 2008, Manchester United won the Community Shield Cup again, defended the League Championship again during the season, and once again completed the three consecutive league championships. In 2009, Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the Community Shield. They also successfully suppressed Manchester United in the league and won the Premier League double crown that season.

The 2010 Community Shield champion was Manchester United, and the 2010-2011 league champion was also Manchester United.

The so-called community shield curse has completely disappeared, and no one is interested in discussing this stuff anymore.

The curse has become a kind of memory for the past Premier League, and it has no reference value for the present.

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Liverpool’s opponent in the Community Shield is Everton, who won the FA Cup.

This is the Merseyside Derby at Wembley Stadium.

The media ridiculed both sides before the game.

"The league has not yet started. The first game of the season is such a hot Merseyside Derby. It seems that this whole season will be very hot!"

"Liverpool and Everton's grievance extends from Moseside to the new Wembley Stadium. Liverpool has an absolute advantage in the league, so in the Community Shield, can Everton reverse this situation?"

"...I think the Football Association of England should change the name of the Community Shield. This name does not sound cool at all! It is recommended to change to'First Blood' or'Shield of Destiny'. If this is the case, this The event will be much cooler. For example, tomorrow our title can be written as'Red Army takes the first blood of the 14-15 season!' or'Everton raises the shield of destiny against destiny!' What a great title!"

The Merseyside Derby is still a gimmick for hype.

However, this derby has lost its meaning in Chen Yingxiong's eyes-Everton is basically helpless to fight back against Liverpool. If in the FA Cup final last season, Everton's opponent was Liverpool, then the FA Cup winner would not be suspicious. Today's confrontation with Liverpool at Wembley will be rival Manchester United.

If so, Chen Yingxiong still has a bit of fighting spirit.

It's Everton now...Of course, hero Chen wouldn't underestimate the enemy because of this, but even if he wins Everton, he doesn't feel that sense of accomplishment is so strong. Because winning Everton is a normal thing, just like a postman sending a letter, will the postman be happy for a long time because he sent a letter?

Unlike Chen Yingxiong who lacks fighting spirit, Martin O'Neal takes this game seriously.

Not to mention that the Community Shield Cup curse no longer exists, even if it is, O'Neal ignores it. This Community Shield Cup champion is very important to Liverpool, and it can make a good start for the new season.

At the same time, this game is also the best opportunity to test the team's new players and tactics before the start of the league. Unlike other warm-up games, this game is more antagonistic and naturally contains more gold. Everton will not raise his hands and surrender in the game, which requires Liverpool to make more efforts. Under these conditions, it is possible to see the true level and state of the new players.

He decided to start with Pepe’s partner Scotter in this game, let Gerrard rest in midfield and let James McCarthy start. Michael Kelly will also replace Sanchez as the starter and Thornton at the left back position. Enrique, although still not familiar enough with his teammates, although the language is still unclear, but Martin O'Neal still let Gotze also start.

In addition, the team's tactics are also different from last season.

Liverpool used a 442 lineup last season, playing a double forward tactic. This summer, Martin O’Neal has been practicing another set of lineup and tactics, that is, 4411, playing a single forward. Chen Yingxiong is at the forefront, and he puts a strategy behind him to give the strategy more tactical freedom. The position in the formation is on the front midfielder, but it is not limited to the front midfielder position and role. He can move freely in the frontcourt, dribbling and passing the ball, creating opportunities for his teammates, and at the same time he can score goals.

This tactic appeared mainly because of the arrival of Gotze.

Liverpool did not have a decent midfielder last season, and naturally there is no need for midfielder tactics. The traditional 442 can solve the problem.

But if a set of tactics is played for a long time, it will be thoroughly studied by the enemy. Martin O'Neal doesn't want to lose the game because the tactics are thoroughly studied by the opponent and restrained.

A team cannot always rely on a set of tactics, especially when the team still wants to fight on multiple lines. The tactics used in the country may not work in the Champions League, and the tactics used in the league may not work in the cup, so at least two sets of tactics must be prepared.

With Everton’s Community Shield, O’Neal plans to try this new tactic.

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Because of the large number of new players and new tactics, Liverpool did not perform well after the start of the game.

Although after a summer of practice, there are still many new teammates who are not familiar with each other, so the Liverpool players are very awkward on the field.

So much so that they let Everton advance a goal.

Before the game, the performance of the midfield engine Gotze, who had everyone's high hopes, was not good. Except for two dribbling breakthroughs and showing his skill, there was no other performance. Because he was not familiar with Liverpool's new teammates, his passing was terrible.

As a front midfielder, Gotze needs to complete many attacks through him. If Gotze doesn't play well by himself, then Liverpool's offense will be out of touch with him. If the football is passed to him, it will no longer be able to pass on.

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"Geze didn't show the level he should be..." After Geze was interrupted with the ball, the commentators couldn't help but began to criticize Geze's performance.

"It seems that the German players really can't mix in England, because the football styles of the two sides are too far apart... There is only one Klinsmann, which is a different kind..." The commentator who said that also forgot Haman.

"Getze didn't seem to be familiar with the players. His passing on the court and his teammates couldn't match up."

"If Gotze is the main player, just this performance, I think Liverpool want to defend the league title in the new season is very embarrassing..."

"With Shaheen plus 23 million euros in exchange for Gotze, I don't know if Liverpool's sale is good or not. But from the current point of view, Gotze's performance is not as good as Shaheen!"

"Pepe, who moved to Liverpool with a worth of 30 million euros, performed well. The loss of the ball has nothing to do with him. McCarthy's pass scheduling in the midfield is also quite Gerrard's style. Kelly’s breakthrough is very sharp, that is, the final pass is not enough... Thornton's defense and offense on the left are very stable... Several players who joined the team this summer performed well, it is Gotze, his The performance is seriously inconsistent with his worth and reputation."

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Chen Yingxiong basically couldn't get the ball in the frontcourt because Goetze couldn't send it up.

He looked helpless.

It seems that living together for four days is too short...

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