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Chapter 279 Community Shield
Chapter 279 Community Shield
The second game of the World Cup is Manchester United vs Manchester City.
This game is quite interesting, for example, Mourinho and Guardiola played against each other again after La Liga; the conflict between Ibrahimovic and Guardiola; Shen Peng and Guardiola came to the Premier League at the same time after the Bundesliga...
But in the end, due to the reason of the venue, the two sides canceled the game.
In this regard, Shen Peng is also very helpless. The game was originally held in front of his home, and many domestic fans bought tickets to watch it on the spot in order to support him. However, the two clubs have high requirements for the turf, and the quality of the turf on the spot cannot meet the requirements.
Mourinho also specifically explained to Shen Peng that if the turf is too bad, it will pose a hidden danger to the safety of the players. He does not want any player to have anything to do with the venue before the official start of the league. Shen Peng also expressed his understanding.
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He failed to play at home, but in the friendly match on the 31st, Shen Peng helped the team beat Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League [-]-[-] at home.
Shen Peng was very active in the game, often dribbling the ball on the left, which caused a lot of trouble for the opponent's defense. Three of Manchester United's five goals were directly related to him: he brought two assists and one goal.
Of course, he also made several mistakes, but after the previous game, Mourinho strengthened Shen Peng's defense, so Shen Peng's mistakes were resolved by his teammates behind him. Of course, this mistake is not worth mentioning compared to those three goals.
After the game, Shen Peng's wonderful performance also attracted a lot of media attention.
"That man is back!"
"Two assists and one goal, Shen Peng perfectly integrated into Manchester United!"
"What Manchester United signed this summer is not players, but championship trophies!"
However, there are also many people who objected, thinking that it is still unknown whether Shen Peng has adapted to the Premier League, and the opponent is just a local Super League team, which cannot explain any problems at all.
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On August 8, Manchester United played against Everton at home.
This is still a friendly match, but the opponent is a team that is also in the Premier League. You can make a rough assessment of the team's actual combat effectiveness.
Then nine and 10 minutes later, the result of the game was zero to zero.
Although Everton ranked No.11 in the league in the first two seasons, they have been hovering between five and eight in the league before, which can be regarded as a Premier League team.
They also played very seriously in this game, successfully defending Manchester United's offense, and let Shen Peng see that "there are no underdogs in the Premier League".
Although due to the performance in the Champions League in recent years, compared with the La Liga and the Bundesliga, the Premier League has gradually become a taste of "pecking each other". However, due to profit reasons, the Premier League teams are quite serious when they play in the league.
For example, in the Premier League last year, Leicester City, which no one expected to win the championship, led No.2 Arsenal by [-] points and became the sixth champion team in the English Premier League after Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Blackburn.
You know, before the 13-14 season, they were still a British Championship team. After being promoted to the Premier League in the 14-15 season, they ranked No. 14 and succeeded in relegation.
However, after experiencing the miracle of Bochum winning the championship just after being promoted to the Bundesliga, people's acceptance of Leicester City's results is much higher.
After this game, various media naturally had to analyze it again. Many thought that Shen Peng showed his original shape when facing the strong Premier League team. Some people thought that this was just a friendly match, and Shen Peng should be given more opportunities...
On August 8, Manchester United finally ushered in the first official game of the season.
They will play a Community Shield match against Leicester City at Wembley Stadium.
The Community Shield is held between the FA Cup champion and the Premier League champion. If a team wins the FA Cup and Premier League champions at the same time, the latter will be changed to the runner-up of the league. This is an event similar to the "Super Cup".
The Manchester United team attaches great importance to this game. With a new coach this season and a strong new aid like Shen Peng, a victory at the beginning of the season can boost morale to a great extent and allow the team to get off to a good start in the league.
Although the opponent was the league champion last season, after they won the championship, the value of many players has risen accordingly. Many have left the team and joined some other big clubs. Even though they have introduced some players, in general, their strength is weaker than last year.
Of course, Manchester United will not take it lightly. Vardy, the top scorer in the Leicester City team who scored 24 goals last season, stayed. He is only one goal behind the Premier League golden boot Harry Kane, which is enough to show his strength.
After the start of the game, Leicester City launched an attack with the momentum of last season's league championship. Their double forward Vardy and Okazaki Shinji also wandered around the Manchester United penalty area looking for opportunities.
However, Mourinho always paid attention to defense, and he focused on taking care of these two champion shooters before the game, so after a fight, Vardy and Shinji Okazaki did not have much chance under Manchester United's defense.
On the contrary, Manchester United's two new aids this season-Shen Peng and Ibrahimovic, showed two eyes.
Shen Peng was on the left, not only successfully prevented Leicester City's attack from the right, but also broke through many times, and every time he was able to make a fuss in Leicester City's defense line.
No. 30 minutes, when Shen Peng faced the two Leicester City pincers on the left side, he was about to break through.
The two did not neglect, one stopped immediately, the other stared at the ball closely, as long as Shen Peng planned to break through, he would immediately rush to destroy the ball.
But at the next moment, the two were stunned, because Shen Peng's breakthrough was just a fake move. When he was about to break through, he suddenly kicked the ball and passed it to Rooney in the middle!
After Rooney received the ball, he saw the opportunity and made a straight pass. The ball rolled directly to Ibrahimovic's feet. Ibrahimovic did not hesitate to take a shot and the ball rolled directly into the goal.
The two defenders defending Shen Peng looked at each other helplessly. They had tried their best to defend, but they still couldn't defend. Not only that, the two of them defended Shen Peng, which led to more space in other places.
(End of this chapter)