Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 327 Community Shield Cup Curse
The reports of global sports not only caused a sensation in China, but also caused shocks in the whole world.

The Los Angeles Times in the United States, the New York Daily News, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, L'Equipe in France, Globo Sport in Brazil, Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy, etc., all reprinted global sports reports, and gave his point of view.In their view, it is impossible to completely eliminate money transactions in football, but the interference of money on the fairness and justice of the game should be minimized.At the same time, they believe that it is shameful for the leaders of the Football Association and the national team to do such a thing and should be punished by law.

While the media from various countries gave their opinions, they also raised doubts about the professionalism of Chinese people in sports.

Such doubts are undoubtedly a blow to Chinese professional athletes.

What's more, from this incident to next year's Olympic Games, they questioned whether BJ can create a fair and just competitive environment.

It's okay to talk about the Olympics. This is the Olympic prosperity that generations of Chinese people have been looking forward to.How could it be messed up by domestic football scandals?
So the government immediately organized relevant departments to join forces with the police, and immediately launched a football anti-corruption campaign across the country.The vigorous and resolute action of the government has been applauded by the people of the whole country.

After a week of investigation, the crimes of the leaders of the Football Association and the national football team leaders who bear the brunt were immediately presented to the people of the whole country.

During the leadership of the Football Association, the amount of bribes received reached millions.Compared with the leaders of the Football Association, Wei Guangjun, the leader of the national football team, is even more shameful. Before the Asian Cup roster came out, he called those players who were on the fringes of the national team. The amount also reached millions.Several players were also implicated in his testimony, though the prosecution did not release the names.

When the anti-corruption campaign in football was in full swing, Yu Liang and King Dong, who were far away in England, ushered in the appetizer match before the opening of the Premier League - the Community Shield.

The Community Shield, also known as the Charity Shield, was renamed the Community Shield in 2002. It is an annual tournament hosted by the English Football Association between the champions of the English Premier League and the champions of the FA Cup.If the champion of the Super League is also the champion of the FA Cup, then the team will be changed to the runner-up of the league.Just like the Community Shield this season, Manchester United won the double crown, won the Premier League championship and the FA Cup, so the opponent was replaced by the league runner-up Chelsea.

The first Charity Shield began in 1908 and has a history of 99 years. The champion of the first Charity Shield was won by Manchester United.Manchester United and Liverpool have won 11 championships before, which is the two teams with the most championships. Since 2000, Chelsea have also won the Community Shield three times, two of which were against Manchester United, especially the first championship in the new millennium was won by defeating Manchester United.This game is also the 12th time that Manchester United coach Ferguson has led his team to participate in the Community Shield Cup, of which 5 times won the championship.

Although the Community Shield Cup is a tasteless champion, all participating teams attach great importance to this game.Not only is this game an appetizer for the Premier League, but more importantly, this is a game to test the results of the team's summer training.Through such a game, it is possible to discover the missing points or shortcomings of the team in summer training, so that they can make up for and adjust in the next time.

Although the new Wembley Stadium does not have the magic of the locker room like Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the Community Shield itself is a magic spell in English football.

Since the establishment of the Premier League for 15 seasons, except for Chelsea in 2005 and Manchester United in 1993 and 1996, none of the teams that won the Community Shield won the league title in the following season.

In 1994, Manchester United defeated Blackburn in the Charity Shield. As a result, Blackburn won the Premier League that season. In 1997, Manchester United defeated Chelsea in the Charity Shield. At that time, the league title of that season was snatched by Arsenal. In 1998 and 1999, Arsenal won the Charity Shield for two consecutive years. As a result, they missed the Super League championship for two consecutive seasons.

Before the game, the locker rooms of both sides were filled with a strange atmosphere.

For football players, they are eager to win every honor and championship, even if it is tasteless like the Community Shield, they are unwilling to hand it over to others.

But when they thought of winning such a tasteless championship, they might lose the heavy league championship, and they struggled a little.After all, the league championship symbolizes supreme glory.

"Guys seem a little nervous!"

Ferguson, who returned to the locker room, immediately felt the bad atmosphere in the locker room.

Frowning, Ferguson soon thought of the crux of the problem.

"Perhaps you are worried about the damn spell?"

The players didn't make a sound, they all looked up at Ferguson. Ferguson saw the expressions of the players and knew he had guessed right.

"Okay. If we win the damn Community Shield, we lose the league title! Even a fool knows who to choose between the goddamn Community Shield champion and the league champion. League champion, right? ?”

The players nodded there, obviously they very much agree with Ferguson's point of view, after all, the Community Shield champion is tasteless.

But Ferguson didn't think so. Seeing the players nodding, he pouted and shook his head, regretfully saying: "If you think so, then you are idiots! Obviously, you are a bunch of idiots!"

"Is there an inevitable connection between the Community Shield championship and the league championship? No! Then the team that won the Community Shield championship must not be able to win the league championship? Obviously it is not so absolute. I took the ball twice The team won the Community Shield and won the league title that season. They did it once!"

Speaking of Ferguson also pointed to Chelsea's dressing room.

"Another point, is it possible that a team that loses the Community Shield will be able to win the league championship 100% of the time?"

How can the players remember these statistics?
Even Ferguson himself can't remember clearly, but he remembers the first season of the Premier League very clearly, because it was the year his career took off.

"In 92, on this land, Leeds United defeated Liverpool and won the Charity Shield. As you know, we won the league championship that season. Facts have proved that the team that did not win the Charity Shield , may not be able to win the league championship, such as Liverpool!"

When he said this, a smile appeared on Ferguson's face.

"They may be cursed even deeper, because they have not had a Premier League title so far!"

The atmosphere in the locker room immediately became lively, and smiles appeared on the faces of the players.

Yes, if you pick up a sesame seed, will you definitely lose a watermelon?

After watching the players relax, Ferguson immediately put away his smile and said sharply: "Instead of being breathless under the curse of the damned here, why not think about how to break the damned curse? Wouldn’t it be better! Champion, what I want is the champion. Not only do I want to win the Community Shield, but I also want to win the league championship, let that damned spell go to hell!”

(End of this chapter)