Community Shield | The person who loses the community shield wins the Premier League, will Liverpool be in disguise?

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point Reporter Yin Chengjun

Liverpool's road to defending its title was very difficult. Xinhua News Agency reported that in the early morning of August 11, Liverpool lost to Crystal Palace in the penalty shootout in the Community Shield match and missed the championship. This is really an embarrassing experience for Liverpool coach Slott. The club spent a lot of money to introduce four new players, including Wilz, this summer, but it defeated Wembley Stadium in the "opening whistle" of the new season, which made the whole team ashamed. However, the magic of Community Shield is that it is the "poison" of Premier League giants. All the Community Shield champions in the previous five seasons missed the Premier League championship. In the past 14 seasons, Manchester City won the Premier League championship again after winning the Community Shield. In other words, as long as you get the community shield, you won’t think about the Premier League championship. Did Liverpool make a blessing in disguise, lose it in the east and gain it in the worst?

It is extremely difficult for Liverpool to win the Premier League championship this season. Their strongest competitor Arsenal has bought strong aids and its strength has increased a lot. Manchester City's condition has also stabilized and is another giant that covets the championship. Chelsea has reached the strongest height in recent years with the courage to win the Club World Cup championship, and even Manchester United is preparing for the battle, hoping to regain glory.

Because of this, Liverpool attaches great importance to this community shield game. With their strength, they are enough to crush Crystal Palace. During the game, new players such as Flynnon, Wilz and Ekitic also showed their due abilities and participated in the goal. But no one expected that in recent years, Van Dijk, the backbone of the defense, made two mistakes, one was a mistake in making mistakes, and the other was a man-tapping mistake, giving Crystal Palace two goals.

No one is good for a thousand days, and no flowers are red for a hundred days. Van Dijk has worked hard at Liverpool for many years. He is old and his condition has declined sharply. If Liverpool has weaknesses in the new season, the loophole in the defense line is considered one. Head coach Slott did not hide this when he was interviewed by the media after the game. He said: "This game makes me complicated. Facing such a team with tight defense, our offense is slightly better than last season. But we conceded two goals, which needs to be improved. If you want to win the league championship, not only can you not give your opponent too many opportunities, but you can't concede the ball."

Slott sees it very clearly, but on the football field, sometimes thinking about it does not necessarily mean doing it. Although Liverpool has avoided entering the vicious circle of "the community shield loses the Premier League", there is still a long way to go to defend the title.