Eight Hundred and Ninety-Nine Old Man, Isn't It Better Now?

Community Shield, Premier League outpost.

It is important because it is a match between the Premier League champion and the FA Cup champion, and the level of the participating teams is self-evident.

From the level of participating teams, it is a bit like the Super Cup in other leagues.

It can be said that it is not important because it is different from the Super Cup in other leagues. It can replace six people. This is equivalent to a warm-up match. As we all know, the Community Shield is actually a charity match.

Even, many people generally believe that the Community Shield has a magic spell.

That is, teams that win the Community Shield often fail to win the Premier League title in the new season.

This is of course nonsense, not all of it, but the probability is still quite large.

So much so that there has always been a saying that in order to avoid hurting the morale of the team and to better impact the league championship, a certain team strategically abandoned the Community Shield Cup and focused on training.

But it also depends on the situation.

For example, in this year's Community Shield, the Manchester derby was staged, which is a game that no one can ignore.

Before the game, the two teams also tightened the atmosphere of the decisive battle, so that fans all over the world were looking forward to seeing a peak matchup in the Community Shield Cup. Many people are disappointed.

why?

Not the main force!

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I don't know if it was because of the Van der Sar farewell match, Manchester United made a big adjustment in the lineup.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the back line is Evra, Evans, Phil Jones and Smalling, the midfield is Ashley Young, Anderson, Cleverley and Nani, and the front is Welbeck Partner Rooney.

Not only did Vidic and Ferdinand on the defensive line not play, but midfielders such as Carrick and Ryan Giggs were all substitutes.

In the regular starting lineup, Ferguson put out a Rooney.

Manchester City also did not send the main force here.

The goalkeeper is Joe Hart, the back line is Leyton Baines, Xavi Martinez, Kompany and Trippier, the midfield is behind Thiago, the front is David Silva The combination with Tony Kroos, the frontcourt is the combination of Di Maria, Dzeko and Sanchez.

Su Dong, who went to Amsterdam to participate in the Van der Sar farewell match, also did not appear in the starting lineup, but sat on the bench. Also sitting on the bench was Aguero.

This gives the impression that as long as the team plays smoothly, Guardiola doesn't even intend to play Su Dong.

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Although the two teams did not do their best, the game was still very intense.

Relying on the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, Manchester City firmly locked the situation at the beginning, controlled the scene, and frequently attacked and penetrated Manchester City, especially in the frontcourt, where they played very fiercely.

Whether it is Di Maria, Sanchez, or Dzeko, they all obviously feel the pressure from summer signings.

It's the same for everyone. Three attackers were introduced in one summer. Except for Su Dong, who has no pressure?

These three new aids are still not small.

Hazard is the best player in Ligue 1, Douglas Costa shines in the Champions League last season, not to mention Aguero, Argentina's famous talented striker, Maradona's son-in-law.

Looking at the world of football today, apart from the top superstars, who can face these three without pressure?

The frontcourt attacked fiercely, but the back line made mistakes one after another.

After a midfield steal by Manchester United, Rooney who receded quickly sent the ball behind, and Nani quickly plugged in.

Kompany made a serious mistake and failed to clear the ball accurately. After being grabbed by Nani, who was inserted in the back, he formed a single-handed shot. After passing goalkeeper Joe Hart, he pushed an empty goal and opened it for Manchester United. record.

One to zero!

After conceding the ball, Manchester City continued to organize the attack.

In the 38th minute, Evra fouled on the wing, David Silva made a free kick, and just made a serious mistake, causing the team to lose the ball Kompany, in the bag of Phil Jones and Evans under the clip,

A close-range header hit the goal to equalize the score for Manchester City, one-to-one.

But before the end of the first half, Manchester United got a free kick from the left. When it passed to the front of the small penalty area, Joe Hart did not attack decisively. Smalling seized the opportunity and volleyed and scored, helping Manchester United again outscored the score.

Two to one.

The second half changed sides and fought again, and Guardiola replaced three players at halftime.

Replaced Thiago with David Luiz, pushed Xavi Martinez to the back of midfield, and paired David Luiz with Kompany at center back.

At the same time, replaced Leighton Baines with Marcelo to strengthen the team's left-sided offense, and replaced Trippier with Zabaleta to strengthen the team's right-sided defense, because Nani in the first half Active on the left at Manchester United.

This is also the experience summed up by Guardiola and Manchester City players after several warm-up games in the summer.

For example, on the left, Marcelo and Hazard belong to the kind of players with strong ball control. If they appear on the left at the same time, the performance of both players will be affected.

The team has been playing together for a relatively short time, and for the time being, they have not thought of a good solution to the conflict between Hazard and Marcelo, so for the time being, they can only be used separately.

So now, Manchester City's left-wing configuration is basically fixed, Marcelo with Di Maria, Leighton Baines with Hazard, and even if necessary, Sanchez and Douglas Costa, and even David Schiez Elva, can play on the left.

There are many versatile players in the frontcourt, which is also a major feature of Manchester City.

Manchester City changed three in one breath, and Manchester United also made the same substitution.

There are six substitutions in the Community Shield, and no one will be polite.

And in the 58th minute, it was Di Maria and David Silva's collision at the front of the penalty area, allowing Di Maria to reach the left side of the penalty area and equalize the score for Manchester City, 2-2!

After that, no matter how Manchester City attacked, they could no longer break Manchester United's goal, and the game fell into a stalemate.

In the 75th minute, Guardiola replaced Dzeko with Sudong.

Just nine minutes later, Manchester City's left wing Marcelo instigated the attack, and just after passing the center line, he made an oblique pass to Su Dong who was retreating.

Sudong pulled to Manchester United's 30-meter area and received the ball unguarded.

Stopping the ball and turning to the right, there are no Manchester United defenders around, and neither Cleverley nor Anderson are in position.

This is also a characteristic of these two United midfielders, who can easily lose their positions.

But just when everyone thought that Su Dong would rush the ball directly to Manchester United's defense line, Su Dong made some adjustments and suddenly shot.

The ball was like a shocking arrow, tearing apart Manchester United's defense.

The ball was pressed fast and flat, and there was a rebound near the small penalty area line, which made De Gea, who was flicking on the side, unable to do anything. He could only watch the ball pass through his fingertips and get in. behind the goal.

The hapless Spaniard scored three goals in his first official game on behalf of Manchester United.

After Su Dong scored, he did not run to the sidelines to celebrate, but raised his hands high and let out a cry in situ.

There were cheers from Manchester City fans throughout the stadium.

Su Dong turned around quickly and happened to see Ferguson in front of the coach. They were very close to each other. Ferguson could clearly see the smile on Su Dong's face and the provocation in his eyes.

Old man, now you know how good I am at center?

You let me play as a central defender before, isn't it cool?

Now, isn't it better?

Ferguson couldn't guess what Su Dong was thinking, and angrily smashed the chewing gum from his mouth, turned around and left him with a back.

Isn't that the Community Shield?

I don't know how many seats I got, and I don't even look down on it!

Besides, this thing has a curse, whoever wins the Community Shield will lose the Premier League title in the new season.

We Manchester United do not care about the Community Shield. Unlike you, we have not won it for decades, and we are naturally hungry.

Small family and small family!

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The match ended with Manchester City 3-2. With Su Dong's shocking long-range shot, the Red Devils Manchester United were lore.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson still said that Manchester United's game is more about training the players and polishing the team's tactics. As for whether he can win the championship, he doesn't really care.

Guardiola also said that the team is aiming to train, but it is always a good thing to be able to win the championship.

"Champion, no one will think too much, except those who can't eat grapes." Guardiola suddenly stepped on Ferguson.

In the subsequent game ratings of players given by Sky Sports, the performance of the players of both teams was not particularly satisfactory.

Manchester City's top performer was David Silva, who scored eight points.

Kompany was the one who conceded the goal, but he also scored a goal, which was considered a culpable crime, and goalkeeper Joe Hart scored a mediocre six points on the grounds that he did not contribute anything on both goals.

Speaking carefully, these two goals conceded are not Joe Hart's mistakes. You can't blame him for losing the ball, but under the tactical framework of Manchester City, sometimes it is unacceptable.

Mistakes are sometimes easier to allow.

As if the second goal was conceded, Joe Hart did not strike decisively.

Defenders leaking is problematic, but being so close to goal, Joe Hart could have attacked, but he didn't.

If this is the case, that's fine.

But after playing the Community Shield, Joe Hart said in an interview with the media that the team always exposed the goal to the opponent's counterattack too easily after taking advantage of the scene.

"I think some of our players should be more aggressive and brave."

Guardiola quickly rebutted through the media after receiving the news.

"Joe Hart's job is to keep the goal, not to criticize the team's tactics and his teammates."

"If anyone in the team is qualified to criticize the players and the team's tactics, it would be me first, then the captain, not him!"

This was also quickly interpreted by the media as Joe Hart was dissatisfied with the team's tactics and teammates.

In the words of The Sun for fear of the world being in chaos, "The England goalkeeper is tired of repeatedly arguing for the team's tactics, wiping the bottom and taking the blame for his teammates' mistakes. He hopes that Manchester City's defense can protect him more stably."