Chapter 801: The wrestling of the champion and runner-up

Sometimes, as a superior and a manager, you can only keep many things in your heart, but you can't say them.

Even, if someone says it for you, you have to swear to deny it, because once you admit it, something will happen.

It's like taking Pirlo, Ye Qiu and the coaching staff know it to many people, and even many media and fans are very clear, this is an inevitability, because Pirlo is old and must be taken, otherwise Tottenham Hotspur will be the second Barcelona.

But this kind of thing can be thought of, and even prepared in advance, for example, Tottenham Hotspur brought in Nemanja Matic and Stroman, but you can't say it, because once you say it, the impact will be very big.

However, Pirlo is also a very proud person, he talked to Ye Qiu when he renewed his contract, and he promised that he would work hard to maintain his form and make himself meet the tactical requirements of Tottenham Hotspur, which he did well, and Ye Qiu and the coaching staff are doing their best to help him.

For example, during the training camp, Pirlo trained alone a lot of the time, because given his age, and the fact that he played in the Confederations Cup, so Peter? Brandt created a set of physical reserves and adjusted training plans for him.

When it came to the Community Shield, known as the Premier League's sentry game, Tottenham Hotspur faced Liverpool at Wembley Stadium, and Andrea Pirlo was once again given the chance to start.

Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are both playing in this game, and Benitez's team is ambitious, and after bringing in a number of powerful stars, they hope to launch a strong attack on Tottenham Hotspur in the new season.

Ye Qiu, on the other hand, hopes to continue the glory of the past few seasons this season, even if it is in the adjustment period.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech, the backline is Marcelo, Thiago? Silva, Kompany and Kyle? Walker, the midfield trio is Ramsey, Pirlo and Vidal, and the front three is a combination of Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi.

Compared with Tottenham Hotspur's main force, Liverpool's goalkeeper is Reina, and the back line is Ali? Sissoko, Mamadou? Sacco, Skrtel and Glenn? Johnson, midfielder Xavi? Martinez and Gerrard, Juan Mata up front, David up front? The combination of Villa Suarez and Sturridge.

Liverpool's tactics still follow the two-back tactics that Benitez is good at, and the attacking power is very good, especially the attacking phalanx in the front, which is very threatening, and it is the strongest attacking team in the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur.

If Liverpool's biggest problem at the moment is to defend.

So Tottenham Hotspur pressed forward at the beginning and launched a direct attack.

Less than three minutes into the game, Tottenham Hotspur created a threat, Pirlo faced the pressure of the defenders, and a light split. Walker crossed the ball diagonally, and Vidal pushed it to Messi on the right between two players.

As soon as Messi got the ball, he saw Lewandowski running out of the middle of the penalty area and running to the right corner of the penalty area to respond, while Vidal ran to the middle of the air.

I saw Messi pass the ball to Lewandowski, who leaned against Skrtel with his body, stopped, and knocked the ball with his heel to the middle, Skrtel couldn't do anything about it, but Mamadou? Sako scrambled to intercept the ball in the middle of the halfway.

It was supposed to be a very good defense, but the question is, Mamadou? After Sako broke the ball, he let the ball out of his control area, which is commonly known as a stoppage.

Vidal rushed up at the first time, broke the ball again, passed to Ramsey who was plugged in on the left side, ran forward, Ramsey knocked back again, Vidal rushed into the big penalty area, and received the ball near the penalty spot, which was directly a powerful volley!

The ball hit Liverpool's goal like a cannonball, but this time Reyna reacted very quickly and flew to knock the ball out with a single fist, defusing a goal-saving crisis after Liverpool's opening.

The entire Wembley Stadium suddenly sighed in frustration, and all Tottenham Hotspur fans and neutral fans were sighing, if it weren't for Reina, it is estimated that Tottenham Hotspur would be nine out of ten in this kick.

"Liverpool should really be thankful to Reina, if the Spanish goalkeeper did leave the team in the summer transfer time, they have now conceded goals! Benitez seemed unhappy with the team's defense on the sidelines, and this game was also seen as a match against Mamadou? A test for Sako, but the situation does not seem to be ideal, and the French centre-back is a little out of tune with the rhythm of the Premier League! ”

In a regrettable failure to break through the Liverpool goal, Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of a corner kick again, Kompany hit the crossbar with a header, and it was almost a goal!

But Liverpool is not far behind, the Reds' tenacity is well-known in European football, especially the iron-blooded army under the tutelage of Benitez, the integrity is very strong, and the fighting spirit is also very strong, and they did not lose their fighting spirit because they were almost scored by Tottenham Hotspur after the opening two consecutive attacks, on the contrary, they quickly played a counterattack.

Midfielder Steven Gerrard suddenly cut in and cut off Pirlo's pass to Ramsey before smashing it straight to Mata, and the Spaniard rushed forward with the ball, but this time Vidal defended very quickly, clinging to Mata all the way to the box, forcing the Spaniard to fail to hit the goal with his left foot, and could only use his right foot to hit a weak shot with a soft stomach.

This is also Ye Qiu's pre-match arrangement, Pirlo is considered the weakness of Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu arranged for Vidal to guard more around Pirlo when he lost the ball, so as to avoid being seized by the opponent to play a counterattack.

Then there was another split ball from Andrea Pirlo, which was intercepted by Liverpool's Sturridge, and Marcelo was forced to commit a decisive foul and gave Liverpool an indirect free-kick on the right side of the field, and this time Cech held the ball very steadily.

After the opening, the two sides played a very fast-paced continuous attack, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool did not seem to be holding back at all, the two sides played unreservedly after the opening, the ball changed hands quickly, and the pace was very fast, so that the fans at Wembley Stadium also watched it with great joy.

For Tottenham Hotspur, one of the bigger problems is Pirlo's ball, Benitez obviously consciously used this to make an article, Pirlo's ball and handling the pace is obviously slower, which is not good for Tottenham Hotspur's ball flow and passing.

So after seeing through this, Ye Qiu asked Ramsey to retreat a little bit, and the front court naturally followed suit.

Liverpool was a little unforgiving, and when they saw Tottenham Hotspur retract, they immediately followed and pressed forward.

But it turns out that being unforgiving is not a very good habit.

When Liverpool pressed forward, Tottenham Hotspur broke the ball at the back, Pirlo and Vidal and Kehl? Walker made a series of passes, pulled into the unguarded area to get the ball, saw Ramsey's position, immediately pointed forward to the left, and then sent the ball forward with one kick.

Ramsey rushes forward quickly, catches the ball and goes all the way to the left, which is also the advantage of Pirlo's passing, which is that he will use the ball to help you point the way in the attack, and his pass will always go where you are comfortable holding it, and he will not even need to adjust at all.

Ramsey rushed forward quickly after taking the ball, and quickly advanced along the right side of the center circle, but Liverpool's return speed was also very fast, but Messi quickly completed an air cut with Lewandowski, the Polish center rushed to the right baseline, and Messi cut inside before Ramsey, and shared Ramsey's defensive pressure.

The Welshman dribbled the ball past half of the pitch, came to the 30-meter area, and directly crossed the bottom line diagonally, to find Lewandowski, who pulled to the side, and then chased after the ball on the side, and directly crossed with a powerful kick.

Lewandowski's landing point was not very ideal, but Ribery, who was inserted from the left rib of the penalty area, near the penalty spot, regardless of 3721, directly picked up his right foot is a volley.

Reyna made a save, but the ball was played very well, and the arc of the draw was just right, turning a corner in mid-air, but just as he was about to hit the goal, he hit the post first and bounced out.

Reyna had already fallen to the ground at this time because of the flying save, and the two defenders in the Liverpool penalty area were attracted by Ribery, so Messi, who followed from behind, met the rebounding incoming ball with a header when unmarked, and lightly touched.

The ball was slow, but terrible, and under everyone's gaze, it flew into the goal lightly, 1:0!

In a hoarse shout from the on-site commentator, everyone at Tottenham Hotspur rushed out of the stadium, Messi and Ribery rushed to Lewandowski's side, and the two sandwiched the new teammate in the middle, rushed to the bottom of the Tottenham Hotspur fan stands, and celebrated forgetfully.

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A one-goal lead is undoubtedly quite a favorable situation for Tottenham Hotspur, but Tottenham Hotspur still adheres to the usual style of play of Tottenham Hotspur in the past, and after taking the lead, he launched a rush and pressure on Liverpool, and soon after more than a minute, Pirlo made a delicate through ball to the feet of the unguarded Ribery at the front of the penalty area, and the Frenchman stopped the ball and shot with his left foot.

But this time Reyna reacted very quickly, kept retreating, and flew to pick the ball off.

Tottenham Hotspur still insisted on high-pressure tactics, and the defense pushed forward again, further suppressing Liverpool in their own half, and kept creating chances, and there were many good chances to score in the penalty area, but for various reasons, they were on the side of the goal.

Liverpool were very passive on the field, although they also played counter-attacks, but either fell into the offside trap of Tottenham Hotspur, or were defused by Tottenham Hotspur, who defended faster, and Benitez began to pay more attention to defense, making Liverpool very passive in the subsequent time.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and there was a sign that could reflect the intentions of both sides, that is, neither of them made substitutions.

According to the agreement between the two sides, there is no limit on the number of substitutions between the two sides in the Community Shield, which makes the Community Shield look more like a warm-up match, but both sides did not make substitutions at halftime, and it is obvious that they are hoping to use this set of main lineups to win the opponent and make a good start to the new season.

"Bei Fatzi has a lot of ambition this season!" Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines, and he could feel Benitez's desire to win.

At the start of the second half, Liverpool fought hard and began to bounce back, and they are now starting to abandon their style of play against Pirlo and instead focus on their attack, which is more capable of playing Liverpool's attacking threat.

Mauro? Tasotti is also frowning and nervous, and although it is only a Community Shield game, it is the actual meaning of a precursor to Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

Tottenham Hotspur are the Premier League champions of the past five seasons, and Liverpool are the Premier League runners-up and FA Cup winners last season, and are the top rivals for Tottenham Hotspur to win the title this season in the eyes of many.

At the very least, it's also a morale wrestle!

"The more times like this, the more you have to grit your teeth and hold on, no matter how painful the price is, you have to win such a game!" Ye Qiu seemed to be talking to himself, but in fact he was also talking about his own experience and experience.

"This kind of game has nothing to do with three points, no honor, no league championship, but it is related to the morale and confidence of the team!"

As many people say, football matches seem to be a contest of skills and tactics, but in fact they are a confrontation of people.

Whichever side has the stronger player, which side can win, and this strength is not only technical and tactical, but also includes morale, willpower, fighting spirit and other comprehensive factors.

In the second half, the two sides fought fiercely, Liverpool frequently played counter-attacks and threatening attacks, but Tottenham Hotspur also unreservedly threatened the Reds' goal.

Everyone seems to see a fuse, one end is burning with a sneer, and the other end is connected to the explosive bag, you don't know how long it will burn, and you don't know how powerful the explosive bag is, but you know, it's going to explode!

Time seems to pass quickly, the fans on the stadium are spending in cheers and cheers, time has no concept for them, and the players on the stadium are also actively working hard, no one is willing to admit defeat easily.

Pirlo was given more room to play without being marked by the opposition, and he gradually got into the game, finding his rhythm to kick the ball and making a precise diagonal pass from the right to the right.

Lewandowski pulled to the right, raised his left foot, and stopped Pirlo's diagonal long pass, but this long-range long pass was stopped by him very well and steadily, but just when the ball landed, Skrtel made a very decisive move and poked the ball away, but the ball still fell at the feet of Tottenham Hotspur.

Messi followed up to catch the ball, but Liverpool's Xavi? Martinez had returned, so Messi was assigned to the right.

Kyle? Walker plugged in, rubbed his right foot lightly, the ball went over the heads of the players, and landed in the arc of the penalty area, but Ramsey was seen inserted from behind, facing the right, after stopping the ball with his right foot, he turned to face the goal, and picked the ball with his right foot.

A volley from the edge of the penalty area, Reyna was a little unexpected, he was worried about whether Ramsey would pass the ball to Ribery in the box, but he didn't expect that the Welshman would shoot directly himself.

After reacting, Reina jumped high and wanted to lift the ball out, but the ball almost rubbed the tips of his fingers and fell into the goal behind him, 2:0!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!”

"Ramsey! Aron? Aaron Ramsey scored the second goal of the game for Tottenham Hotspur! ”

'A very beautiful shot from outside the box, Reyna barely reacted to it, it was a very good world wave, the Welsh midfielder, Aaron? Ramsey! ”

The 22-year-old Welsh midfielder rushed to the sideline and slipped to his knees, venting his joy after the goal.

In this game, Dahl stayed next to Pirlo as a hitter, so Ramsey has more room to play, and the Welshman also knows very well that the team's competitive pressure in the new season is still very high, if he does not show his performance and form better, then he will say goodbye to the main position.

Last season's success, as well as the excellent performances from the coaching staff, fans and the media, have made Ramsey more confident and knows very well how he can help the team and perform better.

A group of teammates rushed up and hugged Ramsey to the sidelines, and the Welshman looked very excited, shaking his fists at the fans in the stands and high-fives his team-mates in celebration.

When he walked back, he also made a special trip to the sidelines, following Ye Qiu and Mauro who were standing in front of the coach's box? Tassotti high-fived.

Ye Qiu also admires this kid, young, malleable, and more importantly, he is very comprehensive, very good in offense and defense, super running ability, plus more and more showing good organizational skills and passing ability, making Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti thinks highly of him.

"The interaction and collaboration of the front trident is very good!" Ye Qiu vs. Mauro? Tasotti was very pleased with the results of his training during this year's summer training camp, with Lewandowski often running to the flanks to catch and pick up the ball.

The team's first goal was caused by Lewandowski's cross after pulling to the wing, and this goal was also his way to the side to receive Pirlo's long diagonal pass, although it failed, but in fact the stop was crucial.

Tottenham Hotspur has always been not very dominant in the competition for the first landing point, because the previous trident combination of Cavani, Messi and Ribery did not have much advantage in the first landing point competition in the front field, so Tottenham Hotspur's system is more around the competition for the second landing point.

After bringing in Lewandowski, the Pole's header ability is not outstanding, but his ability to hold the ball up front is excellent, and he is fast and impactful, and although the area coverage is not as terrifying as Cavani's, his fulcrum ability up front is significantly higher than Cavani's.

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur will be better able to launch a second or even third attack. The impressive performance, the recognition from the coaching staff, the fans and the media, has made Ramsey more confident, and he knows very well how he can help the team and perform better!

A group of teammates rushed up and hugged Ramsey to the sidelines, and the Welshman looked very excited, shaking his fists at the fans in the stands and high-fives his team-mates in celebration.

When he walked back, he also made a special trip to the sidelines, following Ye Qiu and Mauro who were standing in front of the coach's box? Tassotti high-fived.

Ye Qiu also admires this kid, young, malleable, and more importantly, he is very comprehensive, very good in offense and defense, super running ability, plus more and more showing good organizational skills and passing ability, making Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti thinks highly of him.

"The interaction and collaboration of the front trident is very good!" Ye Qiu vs. Mauro? Tasotti was very pleased with the results of his training during this year's summer training camp, with Lewandowski often running to the flanks to catch and pick up the ball.

The team's first goal was caused by Lewandowski's cross after pulling to the wing, and this goal was also his way to the side to receive Pirlo's long diagonal pass, although it failed, but in fact the stop was crucial.

Tottenham Hotspur has always been not very dominant in the competition for the first landing point, because the previous trident combination of Cavani, Messi and Ribery did not have much advantage in the first landing point competition in the front field, so Tottenham Hotspur's system is more around the competition for the second landing point.

After bringing in Lewandowski, the Pole's header ability is not outstanding, but his ability to hold the ball up front is excellent, and he is fast and impactful, and although the area coverage is not as terrifying as Cavani's, his fulcrum ability up front is significantly higher than Cavani's.

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur will be better able to launch a second or even third attack.