After a week-long training in the United States, the Tottenham players were given just three days off before travelling by bus to Cardiff, Wales, for the Community Shield final against Chelsea scheduled for 7 August!

As the new Wembley Stadium has not yet been rebuilt, this time the FA has set the venue at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. It is worth mentioning that at the end of last season, George and Kenyon proposed to the FA that the venue of this edition of the Community Shield be changed overseas, such as in international cities such as New York or Los Angeles, in order to further expand the influence of English football in the world!

In George's view, the move to the Community Shield overseas would be a good thing for English football. Because English football has relied on Sky TV, which is generous in broadcast fees, and the highly commercialized English League, to emerge from the shadow of the Heysel tragedy and the five-year ban in Europe, it has always been the focus and task of British companies to expand overseas markets. The change of the Community Shield to overseas is undoubtedly very much in line with this mission goal!

However, this suggestion was rejected by the FA. The FA insists that events such as the Community Shield should not be played overseas for the sake of more profits, but should first ensure that domestic fans can watch England's best two teams go head-to-head up close!

Although George felt extremely sorry for this result, it was only regret, and he was not actually surprised by the fact that he had been mentally prepared for a long time. Because he knows very well that the style of these FA officials has always been known for being conservative and unenterprising, and it is difficult to accept this level of change. Not to mention, the FA has always held a grudge against the English Football Club for voluntarily breaking away from their control, causing its own authority to plummet. Therefore, at this time, they will never let go of such a great opportunity for disgusting people and stumbling!

Having said that, if it weren't for the fact that the FA's thinking was too conservative and visionary, the 22 League One clubs would not have banded together to break away from the FA's control and set up their own English companies and English leagues with the intention of breaking the boat.

Thus, with the FA's resolute stance, the club's first attempt to host the Community Shield overseas ended in failure. However, they are not discouraged by this defeat and are ready to continue to challenge the FA for this goal!

Not only did fans and the FA try to block the acquisition, but even Tony Blair, the prime minister at the time, publicly expressed his opposition to the sale of Manchester United, an icon of British football, to Murdoch in an interview. And now, Chelsea and Manchester United have been controlled by foreign capital, and Liverpool, another traditional giant, is also facing the fate of being acquired, but no one will ever repeat the same old tune that these acquisitions will upset the balance and momentum of the English League!

So, just be patient and wait, and the opportunity will come one day. They just need to seize the moment and work together to get this proposal passed!

Now let's get back to the Community Shield Final, which is ready for the final. At three o'clock in the afternoon of August 7th, with the whistle of the referee on duty Howard Webb, under the watchful eyes of more than 70,000 fans on the scene, the first official match of English football in the 2oo5-o6 season finally kicked off!

Here's a look at the line-ups of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in the Community Shield final. On the Chelsea side, out of the desire to prove his coaching ability and beat George, Mourinho did not intend to treat this Community Shield final as an ordinary warm-up game at all, and decisively sent the strongest squad in his hands - goalkeeper Akinfeev, right-back Ferreira, central defenders Galla and Terry, left-back Del Orno, Makelelele, Lampard and Essien in the midfield, Ibrahimovic in the front, Ribery and Duff on the left and right wings!

The inclusion of Del Orno, Essien and Franck Ribery – three new signings who only moved to Chelsea this summer – is a testament to Mourinho's courage and boldness. Of course, this is also an adjustment made by the madman after careful consideration. Because Mourinho knows very well that if he continues to use the main lineup from last season, then Chelsea will definitely not be the opponent of Tottenham Hotspur led by George!

Looking at Tottenham's side, George, who had already guessed Mourinho's thoughts, did not have the idea of using the other party as a stepping stone. Therefore, in the face of the menacing Chelsea, George can only play his main force in this final, strengthen the confidence of the players with a victory, and make a good start for Tottenham's journey in the new season!

Like Jose Mourinho, George also lined up a 4-3-3 formation for this game. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, the back four from left to right: Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Ledley King and Stephen Carr, Speed, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso form the iron triangle in midfield, and the attacking trident is a combination of Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba. This is the eleven of Tottenham's game!

Letting Speed replace Mascherano as the central midfielder was also a solution that George was forced to come up with. You know, just over a month ago, Mascherano was still in Germany to represent the Argentine national team in the Confederations Cup, and his physical and competitive condition has not recovered to his best. Therefore, George can only choose to use Speed and let the veteran take on the responsibility of midfield defense in this strong conversation!

Chelsea, by contrast, were much luckier. Although Robert Hutter also represented Germany in the Confederations Cup in the summer, the German was not a regular at Chelsea in the first place, so his form could have little impact on the Blues.

Speed replaced Mascherano in the back, and Mourinho naturally did not fail to notice the change, let alone let go of what seems to be the biggest weakness of the Tottenham team. So, when arranging the tactics before the game, the Portuguese madman specially asked the players to strengthen the impact on Speed, ready to use this as a breakthrough, and then firmly grasp the initiative on the field, with a victory and a Community Shield to prove that Chelsea is the strongest team in English football!

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PS2: Tottenham Hotspur first team roster for the 2oo5-o6 season

Goalkeepers: Cech, Kathy Keller

Right-backs: Stephen Carr, McConn

Centre-backs: Nemanja Vidic, Ridley King, Phil Neville, Dawson

Left-backs: Patrice Evra, Baines

Defenders: Mascherano, Speed

Central midfielders: Xavi Alonso, Gerrard, Mendieta, Edgar Davies, Dempsey

Wingers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, Arshavin, Darren Anderton, Lennon

Centre-forwards: Didier Drogba, Klose, Larsson

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