Two to one!

According to the headline in The Times the following day, some fans who had not watched the game the day before were aware of the Community Shield's score.

In the 93rd minute, Chelsea pulled a goal back on an offside run by Crespo.

It wasn't so much the precision of Joe Cole's passing or Crespo's sense of getting forward, but rather the Liverpool players' slackness in the final moments, either intentionally or unintentionally, that allowed the Argentine striker to easily single out the Spanish goalkeeper.

It may have been a "big man's generosity" for Liverpool, but for poor Reina, he delivered his first in just ten minutes of his Reds debut.

When celebrating after the game, fans could easily tell a hint of bitterness on the big bald face.

Maybe that's life!

The cover photo shows Gerrard's distorted smiling face holding up the Community Shield "shield", and around him is the same group of Liverpool players who are laughing to the point of deformation.

The Community Shield is not very significant, and most of the prize money is donated by teams and players.

But in any case, the championship is off to a good start to the new season.

If you count last season's championship, Liverpool can also be counted as a veritable "quadruple champion".

Liverpool lifted the 15th Community Shield in the team's history, and Tang Wu, the hero of the championship, has once again become a topic of conversation among fans.

The team newspaper reported that "the heavy cannon that is going to the league championship!" ”

"There's no denying that TO is a phenomenal goalkeeper. After yesterday, his definition will be changed. ”

'Assists and goals, it's not easy for some of the midfielders and strikers. But yesterday, TO contracted both as a goalkeeper. ”

"It's hard to imagine how a goalkeeper attacks, and it's even harder to imagine how a goalkeeper scores."

The answer was simple, he just had to use his own hands or Gerrard's feet to pick the damn ball in the air. Then sweep it sideways, it's as simple as that! ”

"God forbid, hopefully this goal is scored by Tom. Otherwise, this season's goalkeepers will focus on saving free-kicks!"

The Echo newspaper reported that "the amazing cat, he once again broke our perceptions!" ”

"There is no doubt that our TME has 'evolved'."

"In order to catch the league title called 'Jerry', our 'to' has once again added new 'equipment' to itself."

"Free kick!"

"This is no ordinary free-kick!"

"It's a cannon with God particles condensed!"

'It's hard to imagine a free-kick like that coming from the feet of an earthling, and if you were at Cardiff yesterday then congratulations, you probably saw the most classic free-kick of the season.

"A free kick that jumps straight from the start to the finish!"

"Let's predict how many free kicks Liverpool will take in the new season and how many goals TO will score for Liverpool in the new season."

"Fans log in xxx, xxx, or write to us and cast your vote. We will draw three lucky winners from the voting fans to give away a pair of the same sneakers. ”

The Sun, which has always had a "connection" with the Reds, speculated about Liverpool's title from another aspect, and the figures it cited were beyond doubt.

The Sun reported that "Liverpool are crowned quadruple champions, and I wonder if they can break the curse of the Community Shield." ”

Is Community Shield really a spell?

When enthusiastic fans open the newspaper, they will see the data listed by The Sun.

Since '97, anyone who has won the tournament has struggled to win the league title in the same season. Since then, the rumor that the Community Shield League will be defeated has become popular.

Of the eight Community Shield titles, Liverpool won one, Chelsea won one, Manchester United won two, and Arsenal won four. However, none of the league winners in the same year were the aforementioned teams, neither Manchester United's four crowns nor Arsenal's trebles matched the Community Shield at the beginning of the season.

The Sun came up with the Community Shield curse at the same time as another "Liverpool curse".

Since 1976, whenever the former red dynasty Liverpool has won the title, the title for the 17th year has to go to Manchester United; And when Liverpool loses the title, Manchester United will also miss out in the title race.

Liverpool won the title in '76, '77, '79, '80, '82, '83, '84 and '86, and 17 years later, Manchester United won the Premier League in '93, '94, '96, '97, '99, '00, '01 and '03.

But the "Sun" also mentioned that according to the law of Liverpool winning the championship in the 88 season, last season's Premier League champion should still be Manchester United.

But this 28-year-old mystery has been contributed by a touch of blue, with The Sun claiming that if it weren't for Chelsea's meteoric rise, last season's title might have been Manchester United.

But whether it's the Community Shield curse or the Liverpool curse, fans are suddenly discovering that Liverpool have been away from the league title for too long.

Benitez was a little low-key in his interview with the BBC.

'I should be thankful that we were able to renew the contract with Steven Gerrard and TO when the club got a lot of money to spruce up, and in my opinion, that's the biggest achievement for the club this season.'

"The Premier League has always been an endurance race and there are hardly any teams that can laugh to the end."

"We've seen a lot of teams in the history of the Premier League who have led all the way but lost a couple of games in a row. There are also teams that didn't make a name for themselves at the start of the season, but came out on a last-minute basis to win the league title. ”

"There are a lot of new players coming into the squad for the new season and we still need time to get used to it. What I hope now is that our players don't get injured all the time. Truth be told, last season's injuries have had a big impact on this season and there are still a lot of injured players lying in Liverpool's hospitals. ”

"As for the title, of course we aspire to it. However, all this will have to wait until after New Year's Day, because that is the most critical moment to win the championship! ”

Be's remarks were modest, but on the other hand, the madman Jose Mourinho made it clear that the 'title defence syndrome' would plague the Blues.

Will Chelsea come out on top in the new season, or will they be in a title race?

Take a look at the fixtures, away to Liverpool on 2 October, away to Manchester United on 6 November and away to Arsenal on 18 December. Any one that is dealt a heavy blow to the opposition will be a serious test for Chelsea. Can they get up right after falling and take off right after landing?

What's more, defending the title itself is already a big test for this team. It's easy to get to the top, but it's hard to stay.

This past season, the Magic Bird has made good use of the concept of "honor hunger" to bring the team together. But now that the championship is in hand, will these young people continue to work together and continue to work hard?

In addition, after a season, the Premier League coach has more knowledge of the Magic Bird's style of play and his team, and there are more ways to deal with it. Can the magic bird replicate last season's magic?

After the Community Shield, the Magic Bird made it clear in an interview with Sky that his biggest rivals for the new season are not Arsene Wenger and Ferguson, but Rafael Benitez.

'In a way, he's like me, both of them are very defensive-minded and both advocate quick counter-attacks.

"I hate Italian teams because they tend to defend well and are good at exploiting their weaknesses in attack. Now having such an 'Italian team' in the Premier League is a real headache for me. ”

"As for To, I know what you want to ask."

"He's an amazing young man and he's done a lot more than we know about him!"

"Believe me, even if you sit in my place, you will look away at this talented young man."

"No Premier League coach can say for sure where he finishes; I don't think even the world coach can see where he ends. ”

"He's a young man without a roof and he's still growing. What we have to do is to completely limit his old tactics with Liverpool before he brings new tactics to the team. ”

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