As we gear up for the start of a new season,England comes alive again today as the community shield is played. The champions are going head to head to kick-start a new season as players from both sides race against time to attain full fitness.
Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti is sticking to the 4-3-3 formation he played against Hamburg on Wednesday night with Hilario in goal as the only change to the squad. Benayoun starts from the bench alongside Drogba and others as Essien is set for his first real test after a long spell on the sidelines.With Ashley Cole on the left, Malouda will be able to drift in most times as Anelka is played as the lone man upfront.
Hernandez should get the nod to start instead of Berbatov alongside Rooney if Sir Alex Ferguson sees it right to start the new boy.We are likely to see O'Shea at left-back due to the absence of Evra.Aside this,I believe Man U's team will remain unchanged from what they had last season.Alternatively,we could see a 4-3-3 formation for Man U too.
Immediately after the game,I will be here with detailed analysis of the match.
Always hit this blogspot to read up more about games played and technical inputs of the gaffers because we are ready for a challenging flight this season.
Chelsea (team): Hilario, Ivanovic, Terry, Ferreira, Cole, Essien, Lampard, Mikel, Kalou, Anelka, Malouda. Subs (from): Turnbull, Bruma, Zhirkov, Carvalho, Benayoun, Kakuta, Drogba, Sturridge
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Neville, Evans, De Laet, Vidic, Smalling, Brown, Fletcher, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs, Park, Valencia, Nani, Cleverley, Rooney, Hernandez, Berbatov, Owen, Macheda.
