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Daily Mail
9 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Liverpool boss Arne Slot breaks silence on Crystal Palace fans SPOILING the minute's silence for Diogo Jota before the Community Shield
Arne Slot said he would give the benefit of the doubt to Crystal Palace fans heard disrupting the minute's silence for Diogo Jota in the Community Shield. A tribute at Sunday's game was planned to honour both Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva after they perished in a car accident on July 3. The 28-year-old forward had recently married his childhood sweetheart at a ceremony in his native Portugal following a campaign culminating in trophy-winning successes for both club and country. However, shortly after both teams lined up on the centre circle to observe a moment of respect for the late forward sounds could be heard from the Palace end at Wembley. The muttering of noise was then met with boos from the Liverpool fans before they decided to break out into applause, the minute's silence ultimately cut short. The incident came moments after Reds supporters chose to boo 'God Save the King'. Speaking after his side were defeated on penalties at the home of football, Slot insisted that he believed that the disruptions to the tribute to Jota were not intentional. 'I always try to be positive and what I think is that this person that maybe was noisy or loud didn't truly understand there was a minute of silence.' The Liverpool boss told beIN SPORTS. 'Because it happened quite a long time ago, I think we all know the minute of silence was there, and like you said, then a few tried to stop it, that leads to noise again. 'Then our fans are like, "hey, come on, what's happening over here?" 'So I think there has been so much understanding from every other team, and we should not see this as a form of disrespect from the fans of Palace. 'I think it was maybe the guys that made noise probably didn't know what was happening at that moment. The Premier League champions kick off their title defence on Friday at home to Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth. Another tribute to Jota is planned before the Premier League opener and Slot insisted he believes it will be well observed by those in attendance at Anfield. 'Palace have been outstanding here today, as well as our fans,' he continued. 'So we will see Friday when everybody knows the minute of silence is here again, the Bournemouth fans, and our fans will do the right thing. 'I think everyone tried to do [the right thing] today as well, except for the ones that didn't do it with a bad idea, in my opinion.'
The Sun
9 minutes ago
- The Sun
Why Liverpool's Community Shield defeat could be bad omen for Arsenal and Premier League title rivals
LIVERPOOL'S Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace could be a blessing in disguise for them... and a bad omen for title rivals. The Reds are looking to defend their Premier League crown this season, but started the campaign with a penalty shootout defeat to Crystal Palace at Wembley. Advertisement 5 Liverpool suffered defeat to Crystal Palace in the Community Shield Credit: Reuters 5 But it could be a bad omen for their title rivals Credit: Alamy 5 That's because just one winner of the Shield has gone on to win the Prem in the last 14 seasons Credit: Getty 5 Pep Guardiola's Man City were the exception to the rule in 2018/19 Credit: Getty However, title rivals Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea could be left wishing that Arne Slot's side had won the Shield. That's because winning the curtain-raiser has been a bad omen for teams eyeing the title. Only once since 2011/12 has a team that won the Community Shield gone on to win the Prem in the following season. Out of those 14 completed seasons up to now, the only team to buck the trend was Pep Guardiola's Man City in 2018/19, which followed victory in the Shield via a penalty shootout against Liverpool. Advertisement Arsenal have won the Shield five times since 2011, with City winning it four times, Manchester United winning it three times, and Leicester and Liverpool winning it once each. And while it is a nice trophy to add to the cabinet - even if arguments over whether it is a major trophy rumble on - it is typically not a good luck charm. The last time the curse of the Shield was lifted was when Sir Alex Ferguson's United beat Chelsea in 2010 before winning the 2010/11 season. Carlo Ancelotti's Blues had done the league and Shield double at the expense of the Red Devils in the 2009/10 season. Advertisement BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK And before that, United won two Shields at the start of the 2007/08 and 2008/09 campaigns before going on to win the top flight as part of their then-unmatched second three-peat. Arsenal, tipped as the closest challengers to the title once again, have been hunting their first elusive title since their treble-winning side of 2003/04. The six players Arsenal could sell to sign Eze | Transfers Exposed Gunners boss Mikel Arteta was still working as Guardiola's understudy when they did the Shield and Prem double, but he has not yet been able to translate what he learned into a title. Advertisement They have finished second in each of the last three league seasons under Arteta, twice finishing behind Man City before seeing Liverpool take the crown last year. The Gunners have splashed £208million on new signings this summer, including a new talisman in Viktor Gyokeres and midfield general Martin Zubimendi, as well as some pricey squad improvements. Liverpool, City and Chelsea have all spent big as well this summer, but the Emirates faithful will be hoping their settled squad – and hopefully a lack of Community Shield omens – will finally guide them to a 14th English title. That is, unless Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace do the unthinkable following their first-ever Community Shield victory. Advertisement 5 Before 2011/12 Man Utd had a run of success of winning three Prem and Shield doubles between 2007 and 2011 Credit: PA:Press Association
The Sun
9 minutes ago
- The Sun
Sky Sports pundit ‘gutted' after his son quits Premier League club's academy and tells him ‘dad, I don't enjoy football'
CLINTON MORRISON has revealed he was "gutted" after his son quit a Premier League club academy as he did not "enjoy" football. The Sky Sports pundit enjoyed a fruitful career on the pitch himself as he starred for the likes of Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City. 4 Morrison, 46, moved into broadcasting after he hung up his boots but wanted to see his son, Shay, grace the pitch one day. He revealed that Shay was doing well while in the academy at Nottingham Forest before he called it quits. Morrison told The Mirror: "He was in the academy. It's gutting, to be fair. He was flying at Nottingham Forest. "Then one day he came home at 14 or 15 and said, 'Dad, I don't enjoy football.' "You can't be a pushy parent and say, 'I want you to be a footballer.' It's not in him to be a footballer, he doesn't enjoy it. "He probably went because he was young and he probably thought that's what I wanted him to do. "But when you get to that age, it's kind of difficult." Shay has moved on from football and has studied at university. However, there is still hope for Morrison's footballing lineage to be continued. He has insisted his other son, Kian, has what it takes to go professional. SunSport's Martin Lipton gives his verdict from Wembley as Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties in Community Shield He added: "My youngest, Kian, is good though, he's got a great chance of being a professional. "He's not at a club at the moment because he wants to go and enjoy himself and play with his friends. "But he's got a good chance. But yeah, my oldest, Shay, he decided it wasn't for him. "He is now at uni and he is doing well. You have got to be a father, you can't be pushy. 4 4 "Shay played as a striker, Kian plays as a centre-half." Morrison went as far as to suggest that Kian has a similar style to that of Manchester City and England star John Stones. He said: "I'd say my youngest is in the mould of John Stones. If he can have half the career that John Stones had, I'll take that. "He doesn't like to kick it, he just likes to play out from the back and defend. So we've got a chance here."
