I just found out that the game is tomorrow. First game of the new season then!
Predictions?
Predictions?
Community Shield 2020 - Arsenal vs Liverpool - Saturday(29th August)
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Why’s it being played so early, they’ve only had two weeks prep?
Should be a good game. Good test to see where Arsenal are. Still predicting Liverpool to win it.
It is the smallest title of them all, but still a title even in Covid times.
National games next week.
Because of the Nations League next weekend and then the PL kicks off the weekend after. There's no other sensible time to have it.
I think Liverpool will win it, they started preseason a bit earlier and should have more starters than us. Both teams won't probably put in a massive shift though. 1-0 or 2-1 Liverpool.
Have they released the new season's fixture list yet?
Came out about a week ago
Brewster to steal the show.
Nations league should be scrapped. Does anyone really care
I don't think any fan does, but the people with the money do.
I find it very strange that it’s going ahead. There’s no need for it, we should be minimising travel, and we should be looking to remove games so that players have more rest.
This should have been first on the list to have been cancelled.
I’m not sure there’s any need to the Charity Shield either.
This season's going to be a shitshow, will be really interesting to see how it goes from a fitness perspective. Would love if they slashed the games down to 70% of a normal season but sadly wouldn't happen over the money involved
Ah good point, should have scrapped it this year as it’s probably going to be third team playing for both isn’t it?
The feck, didn’t even know this was happening.
The usual excitement for a new football season to start isn’t there yet at all.
The usual excitement for a new football season to start isn’t there yet at all.
Let’s be honest, those are pretty insignificant sums of money given the circumstances.
You’re assuming the people at the top aren’t greedy as feck and want as much as they possibly can during this time which they definitely do. Anything that will let them line their pockets is good for them. They don’t care about the players.
I never understand these comments. If people had said then is 1930 (World Cup) or 1955 (Champions League) then we wouldn't have had so many amazing football memories. Prestige takes time. It's better than all the meaningless friendlies.
Double figures for Liverpool
Got a feeling Arsenal will win this. Might put money on it.
Expecting a cricket score.
Without googling who won nations league last year and who were the semi finalists.
The Standard's predicted line-ups:
Arsenal (3-4-3): Leno; Saliba, Holding, Tierney; Cedric, Elneny, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles; Saka, Nketiah, Aubameyang
Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane
Looks like it should be very one-sided for Liverpool. But I'm with you, Arsenal at 4/1 (Betfair) is tempting. Be interesting to see which way the odds move this afternoon.
Thought Niles was leaving? The only Arsenal player I would take at Utd is Saka. Auby you could maybe argue a case for but the rest of them, jesus awful.
Nobody will ever see the Nations League as prestigious. It's just used as a way to spice up friendlies and give people better seeding in the Euros. It's nowhere near the prestige of the WC and CL.
Portugal. Can’t remember who they beat, but England certainly got to the semis.
I think it’s definitely more worthwhile than loads of pointless friendlies, and the money involved is pretty insignificant. Still, given this season’s fixtures pileup, it seemed an obvious thing to cancel just this once.
Oh god that Arsenal line up is horrible. Absolute carry job for Auba. Think I’ll keep my money in my pocket haha
They're crap!
For some gamblers though it's not about deciding who you think will win, it's about whether you think the likelihood of someone winning is better or worse than, in this case, 4/1.
And sneaky feelings should definitely not come into it. (logs into betfair just for mooch round)
It’s more worthwhile than friendlies, was a positive introduction And far better than the meaningless friendlies we have seen over the past 20 years. However, given the circumstances, it’s surely bottom of the list of priorities.
Fair enough. Everyone is entitled to their view. I just find International football boring at the best of times, barring the major tournaments, plus with all the disruption across the footballing schedule recently, and I think it was not necessary to slot this in.
Will all come down to whether Pool was able to regain their motivation again. I'm sure Klopp stressed the importance of starting off with a win here.
Portugal Beat Netherlands in the final. England were in the Semis, I forgot who else. (I didn't google it today, although I did google it this week
)My thoughts too.
That can't be judged now, it can only be judged with time. People say the same thing anything new comes.
Community shield debut goals- Ruud, Smith, Hernandez and Ibra.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/53923849
That Shevchenko goal sure flattered to deceive and had forgotten Hernandez's smashed in the face finish was in this game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/53923849
That Shevchenko goal sure flattered to deceive and had forgotten Hernandez's smashed in the face finish was in this game
Does seem early doesn't it?!
It's always 1 week before the season starts by tradition.
Maybe it's the Carabao cup games starting next weekend that's done it. Odd still.
Anything is better than friendlies, that is true.
But your point to start with doesn't quite ring true, as there weren't bigger and better options available for the World cup and Europe.
This nations cup thing won't ever beat those.