Caviar in the preamble

The Community Shield, which will be held Sunday at Wembley offers the best possible display of English football today: Chelsea, the defending champion and winner of the FA Cup, in fact defy Manchester United, the runner up in the Championship for a remake of sunrise Curtain last season. The occasion, a French point of view, to attend the real returns of Anelka and Malouda after the debacle in South Africa.

You can hardly imagine better. In addition to struggling to put the best two English teams in recent years, the Community Shield to be held Sunday at Wembley will provide a scent of revenge more than appreciable. Last year at this time, Chelsea had imposed penalties against his personal enemy. Blues and Red Devils were able to tie after 90 minutes, a score of 2-2 sanctioning such curtain qu'appétissant more. A penalty miss Evra had finally destroyed the hopes and Mancunians perpetuates this astonishing statistic that is only three years, the winner of this charity match is sacred eight months later champions England.

Liverpool, who defeated Chelsea (2-1) in 2006, is in fact the last club to have not known the joy of a coronation after winning in August. Note that both Manchester United and Chelsea leaving only crumbs to their competitors, one or the other club to be present for a curtain raiser for seven years, ongoing series. It is interesting to note that the roles of these two members of the "Big Four" have simply reversed twelve months later. Chelsea overtook Manchester championship while finishing second in the championship.

"One game against Manchester is never a game like the others." Carlo Ancelotti was quick to take the measure of such a rivalry, even for a game that is of only symbolic value. In fact, no team could damn for a victory but a defeat is always boring. That is the salt of the match which promises to Sunday, despite the numerous absences already announced.

Anelka Malouda, the return

Sir Alex Ferguson will now have to deal with several frames lack of form. Thus, Carrick, Ferdinand and Evra will not trample the grass of Wembley, the first for a hip injury not serious, the other two short preparation. To these are added those absences may be less harmful to Obertan, Heargraves and Anderson, while the Brazilian twins Da Silva are uncertain. Sir Alex has already said that Rooney and Owen would dispute each period. For his part, Ancelotti will be without Alex, Bosingwa and Cech, while Drogba will start on the bench. Attendance as holders of Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka are acquired.

Two months after the disaster of the World, both French and will rediscover the joy of playing football in an official competition. An opportunity for observers of the Blues, Laurent Blanc, head of state noted as two players who can still fit into the sports project set by the "President". Although for Anelka gives is perhaps a bit more complicated ...