Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1192 Community Shield Cup
Community Shield, also known as Charity Shield.It used to be called the Charity Shield, but now it is called the Community Shield.It is an annual game hosted by the English Football Association between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup champions. If the two champions are on the same team, the league runners-up and the FA Cup champions will play against each other instead.

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

This event was originally 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 until 1959 that it was changed to be held before the season.

Why is it called the Charity Shield?Because all the ticket income of this game is used for charity purposes, and the donation targets are designated by the two sides of the game, a total of more than 1974 million pounds was raised between 2000 and 500. In 2002, the Charity Shield was renamed the Community Shield.

Regarding the Community Shield, there was an interesting "curse" a long time ago, that is, any team that wins the Community Shield before the season will lose the league championship.This curse began in 1997, and in eight years, nothing has failed.

坎通纳时代和九二黄金一代时期的曼联是天下无双的，但似乎很难将，该队在1998-1999、1999-2000和2000-2001赛季的英超三连冠是否是拜1998、1999和2000连续三年慈善盾杯惨败所赐？
Manchester United won the Charity Shield in 1997 before the league's three consecutive championships, but it was precisely in the following 1997-1998 season that Arsenal snatched the Premier League Champions League.

The 2001 Charity Shield was won by Liverpool.This was 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 change did not change the fate, and the curse continued.Arsenal won the Champions League this time, but in the 2002-2003 season, Manchester United miraculously exerted their strength in the second half and won the Premier League title from Arsenal.That summer, Manchester United still won the Community Shield with pride after selling Beckham, but this quickly inspired Arsenal's "49 unbeaten games".The Gunners won the Premier League title in the 2003-2004 season without any suspense. In this season, they remained unbeaten throughout the season.

In 2004, the curse appeared again, Arsenal defeated Manchester United to win the Community Shield, but when the season ended, the whole world saw a shattered "Ruble Army".

But that's all.

So much for the Community Shield spell.

Encountering a madman Mourinho who is tougher than a curse, the community shield curse that lasted for eight years can only bow down and surrender.

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

The following season, Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the Community Shield.But this is Benitez's last trophy in Liverpool, which belonged to Ferguson's Manchester United that season.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 beat Chelsea to win the Community Shield, and also defended the league title in the following season. In 2008, Manchester United won the Community Shield again, defended the league title again during the season, and once again completed the three consecutive league titles. 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 that season.

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

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

The curse has become a kind of memory for everyone in 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.

It's a 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!"

"The grievances between Liverpool and Everton have extended from Merseyside 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 FA should change the name of the Community Shield. The event will be much cooler. For example, tomorrow our headline can be written as 'The Red Army takes the first blood of the 14-15 season!' or 'Everton raises the shield of fate against fate!' What a great headline!"

The Merseyside derby is still a hyped gimmick.

However, in Chen Yingxiong's view, this derby has lost its meaning-Everton is basically helpless against Liverpool.If Everton's opponent was Liverpool in the FA Cup final last season, then there is no suspense for the FA Cup champion. Today's match against Liverpool at Wembley will be rival Manchester United.

If that's the case, Chen Yingxiong still has a little fighting spirit.

Now it's Everton... Of course, Chen Yingxiong would not underestimate the enemy because of this, but even if he wins Everton, he doesn't feel that sense of accomplishment.Because winning Everton is a very normal thing, like a postman delivering a letter, will the postman be happy for a long time because he delivered a letter?

Unlike Chen Yingxiong who lacked fighting spirit, Martin O'Neill took this game seriously.

Not to mention that the Community Shield curse no longer exists, even if it is, O'Neill would not care about it. This Community Shield championship is very important to Liverpool, and it can start 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 matches, this match is more confrontational and naturally has more gold content.Everton will not raise their hands and surrender during the game. This requires Liverpool to make more efforts. Under this condition, it is possible to see the true level and state of the newly joined players.

He decided to start this game with Pepe and Skrtel, rest Gerrard in midfield, let James McCarthy start, Michael Kelly will also replace Sanchez in the starting lineup, and Thornton will replace him at left back. Although Enrique and his teammates are still not familiar enough, although the language is still difficult, Martin O'Neill still let Gotze also start.

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

Liverpool used a lineup of 442 last season, playing a double forward tactic.This summer, Martin O'Neal has been practicing another set of lineups and tactics, that is, 4411, playing a single forward, with Chen Yingxiong at the top, and a Goetze behind him to give Goetze more tactical freedom. The position in the formation is on the front midfielder, but it is not limited to the position and function of the front midfielder. He can move freely in the frontcourt, dribble and pass the ball, create opportunities for teammates, and at the same time he can score goals.

This tactic mainly appeared because Gotze came.

Liverpool didn't have a decent midfielder last season, so naturally they don't need midfielder tactics. The traditional 442 can solve the problem.

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

A team can't always rely on one set of tactics, especially when the team wants to fight on multiple fronts.The tactics used in China 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'Neill intends to try this new tactic.

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Because of the use of a 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 after all, and they are not familiar enough with each other, so the Liverpool players played very awkwardly on the field.

So much so that they let Everton advance a goal.

Before the game, the performance of the midfield engine Gotze who made everyone have high hopes was not good. Apart from two breakthroughs with the ball and showing his skill, there was no other performance.Because he is not familiar enough with his new Liverpool teammates, his passing is simply horrible.

As the attacking midfielder, Gotze needs to complete many offenses through him. If Gotze himself does not perform well, then Liverpool's offense will be out of touch when he reaches him, and the football will not continue to pass on to him.

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"Gotze did not show his due level..." After Gotze was cut off with the ball, the commentators couldn't help but began to criticize Gotze's performance.

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

"Gotze seems not familiar enough with the players. His passing and running on the court and his teammates don't have an idea."

"If Götze is allowed to play the main force, with this performance, I think it will be difficult for Liverpool to defend the league title in the new season..."

"Exchanging Shaheen plus 300 million euros for Gotze, I don't know if Liverpool's deal 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 3000 million euros, performed well. The conceded goal has nothing to do with him. McCarthy's pass scheduling in the midfield is also quite Gerrard's style, Kelly The breakthrough is very sharp, but the last 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, that is Gotze, his performance It is seriously inconsistent with his worth and his reputation."

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

He looked helpless.

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

(End of this chapter)