football idol

Chapter 235 Unfavorable Start
The Community Shield is an appetizer before the start of the Premier League.

Originally also known as the Charity Shield, it was originally a friendly match between the professional league champion and the amateur league champion, and later developed into a competition for the league champion and the FA Cup champion.

About 35% of matchday revenue will be fixed for charity and community causes, part of which will be allocated to 124 English football professional or non-professional clubs, which will then be used for regional and community donations and another part of the funds donated by the Football Association to the "Youth Cancer Trust" to support public welfare.

The two teams that participated in that year's game did not have any income and had to raise charitable donations.Participating teams will only receive a fixed payment, about 2.5 pounds, which is not enough for Lin's salary for a week of training.

In English football, though, it's seen as an honorable reward.

Lin Lian didn't even play on the bench, and his physical recovery was average. After discussing with the team doctor and the coaching staff, Lin Lian was still not allowed to enter the squad.

He will play in the second or third round of the league.Anyway, the Community Shield is just a warm-up match, and there are still 6 substitutions. Most of the players are playing casually.

It's just that the two sides of the game are Arsenal and Manchester United. At present, the confrontation between the two most competitive teams in the Premier League, neither side wants to lose this game.

Wenger said it plainly before the game, "We will strive to win this championship and start the new season for the team."

Ferguson did not hesitate, "I am waiting for Lin Lian to come on stage, we hope to have a real battle with Arsenal."

Unfortunately, Lin Lian didn't even have to sit on the bench.In the end, Manchester United relied on two assists from Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice, defeated Arsenal 2:1 and won the Community Shield.

The first championship of the season was snatched away by Manchester United.On Arsenal's side, only Ljungberg scored a face-saving goal for Arsenal.

"We are not in the form yet, which is normal, because everyone can feel that our tactical play is being adjusted, and we will get better and better." After the game, Wenger was very depressed and kept apologizing for himself.

The new tactics of off-court training, when played on the field, still have some gaps. The deterrence of the frontcourt is not enough, which leads to the collapse of the defense in the midfield and backcourt.Facing Manchester United's classic 442 combination, the two wings have been suppressed by the opponent, which is quite uncomfortable.

Ferguson was in a good mood, "This is the beginning of the new season. We will take advantage of the momentum brought by this championship and go all the way. Our goal is naturally to win back the league championship."

"I am very confident about this. We have a very good lineup and a good lineup thickness. Although Arsenal have supplemented Lin Lian, he has not yet integrated into the football environment in England, and they have to readjust their tactics. It's not easy, the players need to reconnect."

It seems to be a bit of psychological warfare, and Ferguson started the season.He was really desperate to regain lost ground.Announced early retirement last season, the team got the worst ranking since the opening of the Premier League, um, No.3 in the league.

After the game, the English media collectively took aphrodisiacs and were extremely excited.

"Did Lin Lian make a wrong choice? With Arsenal's overall strength, they are really inferior to Manchester United. Maybe it would be better for him to choose Manchester United."

"The difficulty of winning the championship at Arsenal is much higher than that of Manchester United." "The Guardian" analyzed, "Lin Lian's choice is a bit challenging. The confrontation and intensity of the Premier League are completely different from those of the Bundesliga."

"We are full of doubts about whether Lin Lian can adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League. You know, there are league games, two cups and European competitions here. Most importantly, there is no winter break. Can Lin Lian survive?" Sky Sports calmly Judgment.

Facing the attention of the media, Lin Lian didn't care.He was just surprised by Arsenal's combat effectiveness, which didn't seem as strong as he imagined. Of course, there was also a reason for the change of tactics. What's more, it may be that many players have not adjusted their mentality.

"It seems that your level is not very good! Or, you are very confident? You don't even want trophies?" Lin Lian teased Henry.

"..."

"Forget it, I'm still waiting for me to save you, it's too weak, much weaker than I thought."

Suppress, keep suppressing.This group of guys are disobedient and inconsistent, and there will be problems after the start of the season. If they don't play hard, they will go to heaven.

As for Wenger, don't expect him to regulate and control the dressing room.He is more about giving players confidence, especially young players, who will have enough patience, and the control of the locker room is also good, but he is not good at mediating conflicts in the locker room.

The Community Shield has ended, and the anti-Lin training "team" in the team seems to be smaller. Gilberto has a good relationship and is not considered an opposition.

Right back Lauren was the first one to join. In addition to Lin Lian teaching him to win him over on the first day, there is another important reason. Lin Lian has done a lot of public welfare in Cameroon, and Lauren has a good impression of Lin Lian.

Immediately afterwards, because Vieira admired tough guys very much, he soon mixed up with Lin Lian, "If you are in the team, I feel that our strength will be improved to a higher level."

"What you said is nonsense. Without me, you wouldn't even be able to qualify for the Champions League group stage." Lin Lian laughed at him.

Last season, they failed in the second stage of the group stage, and they were still eliminated by Lin Lian himself. Thinking about it brings tears.

Then Ljungberg, Seaman and others also followed Lin Lian's leadership. His influence in the team was no worse than that of Henry.As for the relationship with Henry and Bergkamp, ​​it doesn't matter, as long as they can cooperate on the court, they don't have to be friends off the court.

"Lin Lian has integrated into the group, no, let the group cooperate with him." Pat Rice quietly reported to Wenger, "I believe that during the game, everyone will give the ball to Lin Lian, if Lin Lian wants the ball .”

Pat Rice didn't know how Lin Lian did it. He just felt that Lin Lian was tossing his teammates, carrots and sticks. In less than two weeks, he quickly cultivated his own power.

About a week after the Community Shield, the new Premier League season begins.

In this era, Manchester United and Arsenal are the most powerful teams, and then Liverpool also have the ambition to compete for the championship.After that, the middle and upper reaches are mainly teams like Newcastle, Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, and Blackburn.Although Chelsea has not yet met a sponsor, it also has the potential to compete for the fourth place.

After careful inspection, Lin Lian still missed the first league game. Arsenal didn't know what happened, and they still couldn't resist the pressure. They even drew with Birmingham in the opening game. This is a joke.

"Arsenal suffers from Lin Lian's dependence before Lin Lian even made his debut?" "The Sun" teased, "It seems that Wenger's buying Lin Lian has already proved his strength from the side."

Wenger interviewed several players in the frontcourt, he was in a bad mood, and continued to put pressure on them, "In the second game, I will let Lin Lian come off the bench. I hope you have settled the battle before this, otherwise your strength , will be looked down upon by Lin Lian. He is not a good man and a believer, he only believes in the fighting power you show on the field."

"Are you going to shorten him by a head?" Wenger asked back.

It's a little tricky trick.

(End of this chapter)