After finishing the week-long training in the United States, Tottenham players only got three days off and took a bus to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to prepare for the Community Shield Final between Chelsea, scheduled on August 7!

Since the new Wembley Stadium has not yet completed reconstruction, the FA still set the venue at Cardiff Millennium Stadium. It is worth mentioning that at the end of last season, George and Kenyon proposed to the FA that they hope to change the venue of this Community Shield to overseas, such as international metropolis such as New York or Los Angeles, to further expand the influence of English football around the world through this method!

In George's view, it is beneficial and harmless for English football to change the Community Shield overseas. Because English football is able to get out of the shadow of the Heisel tragedy and the five-year ban on European competition by relying on the extremely generous Sky TV station and the highly commercialized Premier League, and it was able to get out of the shadow of the five-year ban on Heisel's tragedy and the European war. Therefore, expanding the overseas market has always been the focus and priority of the Premier League companies. The change of the Community Shield overseas is undoubtedly very consistent with this task goal!

However, the suggestion of the two was rejected by the FA. The FA insisted that events like the Community Shield should not change the game location overseas for more profits, but should first ensure the interests of domestic fans so that they can watch the direct confrontation between the two best performing teams in England up close!

Although George felt extremely regretful about this result, it was just a pity. He had been mentally prepared for a long time and did not have much surprise. Because he knew very well that the style of these officials in the FA has always been known for their conservative thinking and lack of enterprising spirit, and it is difficult to accept such a change. Not to mention, the FA has always held a grudge against the Premier League ball that actively escaped from their control and caused its own authority to plummet. Therefore, at this time, they will never miss such a great opportunity to be disgusting and stumbling!

Having said that, if it weren't for the fact that the FA's ideas were too conservative and unsightly, then the 22 English League One clubs would not have united to break away from the control of the FA and started a new business with the intention of storming the boats.

In this way, with the firm statement of the FA, the Premier League's first attempt to host the Community Shield overseas ended in failure. However, they were not discouraged by this defeat, but were prepared to continue to challenge the FA for this goal!

Thinking back, did Murdoch's acquisition of Manchester United cause a stir in the UK? Not only did the fans and the FA try hard to stop the acquisition, but even Tony Blair, then Prime Minister, publicly expressed his opposition to the sale of Manchester United, the symbol of British football, to Murdoch. Now, Chelsea and Manchester United have been controlled by foreign capital, while another traditional giant, Liverpool, is also facing the fate of being acquired, but no one will ever re-bounce the old tune, believing that these acquisitions will destroy the balance and development momentum of the Premier League!

So, as long as you wait patiently, the opportunity will come one day. They just need to seize the opportunity and work together to promote the approval of this proposal!

Now let's get back to the topic, let's look back to the ready-made Community Shield Final. At 3:00 pm on August 7, with the whistle of the referee Howard Webber, under the gaze of more than 70,000 fans at the scene, the first official competition in the 2005-06 English football season finally kicked off!

Let’s first introduce the starting lineup of Chelsea and Tottenham in this Community Shield Final. On the one hand, Chelsea, out of the desire to prove his coaching ability and defeat George, Mourinho did not intend to treat this Community Shield Final as an ordinary warm-up match, and decisively sent out the strongest lineup in his hands - goalkeeper Akinfeyev, right-back Ferreira, center-back Gala and Terry, left-back Del Orno, Marklele, Lampard and Essin to partner with the midfield. Ibrahimovic was in the center in the frontcourt, and Ribery and Duff were separated from the left and right wings!

Mourinho's courage and courage can be seen by putting the three new players who only transferred to Chelsea this summer in one breath. Of course, this is also an adjustment made by the madman after repeated consideration. Because Mourinho knew very well that if he continued to use the main lineup last season, then Chelsea would definitely not be the opponent of Tottenham Hotspur led by George!

Looking at Tottenham, George, who had long guessed that Mourinho was thinking, did not have the idea of ​​serving as a stepping stone for the opponent. Therefore, facing the fierce Chelsea, George naturally could only send all the main players in this final, use a victory to strengthen the confidence of the players, and set a good start for Tottenham's journey in the new season!

Like Mourinho, George also arranged a 4-3-3 formation in this game. Goalkeeper Cech, four defenders from left to right are Evra, Vidic, Ridley King and Stephen Carr, Speed, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso to form the midfield iron triangle, and the offensive trident is a combination of Robben, Ronaldo and Drogba. This is Tottenham's starting eleven players in this game!

Let Speed ​​replace Mascherano as the starting midfielder, which was also a solution that George was forced to do nothing. You should know that just over a month ago, Mascherano was still representing the Argentine national team in Germany to compete in the Federation Cup, and his physical fitness and competitive state had not recovered to the best. Therefore, George could only choose to use Speed, so that this veteran could take on the heavy responsibility of midfield defense in this strong dialogue!

In contrast, Chelsea is much luckier. Although Robert Hutt, in their team, also represented Germany in the summer of the Federation Cup, the Germans are not the main player at Chelsea, so his condition has little impact on the Blues!

Speed ​​replaced Mascherano as the starting midfielder in this game. Mourinho naturally would not notice this change, nor would he let go of this existence that seemed to be the biggest weakness in Tottenham. Therefore, when setting up tactics before the game, the Portuguese madman specially asked the players to strengthen their impact on Speed, preparing to use this place as a breakthrough, and then firmly grasp the initiative on the court, and use a victory and a community shield championship to prove that Chelsea is the most powerful team in England's football!

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ps2: Tottenham Hotspur first team roster in 2005-06

Goalkeeper: Cech, Casey Keller

Right back: Stephen Carl, Macon

Central defenders: Vidic, Ridley King, Phil Neville, Dawson

Left-back: Evra, Bynes

Middleback: Mascherano, Speed

Central Frontier: Harvey Alonso, Gerald, Mendieta, Edgar Davis, Dempsey

Windback: Ronaldo, Robben, Arshavin, Darren Anderton, Lennon
Chapter completed!