Jurgen Klopp Dismisses Community Shield Odds On Liverpool

 Ruaraidh Gillies [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Following their string of disappointing results in the United States, including a grievous assault at the hands of Seville, the Community Shield odds on Liverpool hover at around 5/2 on Bet365, one of the best online betting sites in the UK at the moment. This doesn’t compare all that favorably with the sliver-thin price of 19/20 that their opponents Manchester City are getting, however we’ve seen the reds battle back from worse than a dodgy tour in the land of the free. It’s got a history as long as your arm, dating back to 1908, and has always held a special place in the football calendar. A friendly between the big winners of last season as a curtain raiser to whet the palate for the season ahead. It’s just a shame no one told JurgenKlopp, who appears under the misapprehension this is a football match to be won, although the Community Shield odds on Liverpool mean that could be an uphill battle against a far better prepared Manchester City.

“I would like to try and win it.” Klopp explained slowly, “It’s a final.” Which in a way it is, although one that for many years was known as the Charity Shield and has always taken on the atmosphere of a friendly. Klopp evidently found this strange. “This is the first time I realized that nobody sees it like that, to be honest. A curtain raiser?” He was all agog, “It’s unbelievable.” That’s why the Community Shield odds on Liverpool might be a good bet on sports in the UK.

 Friendly Or Final Or Both? Shield Match A Mystery To Klopp

 “I don’t think we can expect to play our best game of the season on Sunday,” JurgenKloppwas carefully cautious, “But it’s not about that, it’s about winning a football game, and we’ll try to do that.” Of course just how much effort they’ll be able to put into the match after their globetrotting remains to be seen, although there will be some more familiar faces back in the line up come kick off and their return should definitely see those Community Shield odds on Liverpool shorten up.

Community Shield 2019

• Date – August 4^th
• Stadium – Wembley
• Location – London, UK
• Referee – Martin Atkinson
• Teams – Liverpool / Man City

Man City are so heavily favored by the bookies like Bet365 that in of themselves they’re not a very interesting wager. However whilst Klopp rested vital talent ahead of the season and got poor results because of it (results that have helped those Community Shield odds on Liverpool remain so distant) City have been using theirs. Now, while that does mean they’re match fit, they may trip over a fresherteam of reds and not be worth taking advantage of UK gambling laws to back.

Community Shield Odds On Liverpool 5/2 At Bet365

 “Have we had the best pre-season of our lives?” Klopp ladled on the common sense, “I cannot say that with the results, but the sessions were really good. The problem is all the game are in public so everybody sees what we’re doing.” Or not doing as the Community Shield odds on Liverpool indicate, “But,” Klopp points out the inescapable truth, “we have to prove ourselves during the season not in one game.” And thus shows where their priorities lie at the moment.

2019 Community Shield Odds

• Liverpool – 5/2
• Manchester City – 19/20

Liverpool are dying to top the EPL this season and will not sacrifice any facility they have to win that title for what everyone keeps telling them is a “pre-season friendly”. This is the start of a very long haul for both these teams, and if the Community Shield odds on Liverpool at Bet365, one of the best online sportsbook sites in the UK, done immediately look exciting, remember, Jurgen isn’t likely to want to raise his curtain with a loss this year and will be playing to win.