Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea: Five talking points from the Community Shield
Arsenal overcame Chelsea to seal the Community ShieldAnd then the voodoo was no more. Arsene Wenger finally managed to exorcise his demons and get one over Jose Mourinho at the fourteenth time of asking. The victories broke not only a personal spell for the Frenchman, but also for his team.The Gunners had not only failed to record a victory over their London rivals since 2011, but also failed to score over a span of minutes that had crossed five hundred until Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain buried home the winner.While Petr Cech’s new team went home with the plate (the shield to be exact), it was certainly not handed out to them as a slow slumbering Chelsea came to life in the second-half. However, an equally defiant Arsenal backline was there to thwart any passing danger. While chances did present themselves to Mourinho’s team, a lack of application at the fateful moment made life miserable for the Blues.While many might consider, this to be just the final rehearsal for the season ahead, it’s never too bad to start off your season with a trophy winning game at Wembley. Here are the five main talking points from today’s feisty encounter at the banks of the Hudson.
#1 Chelsea find the worth of Diego Costa
The performances from Loic Remy and Falcao didn’t really do anything to ease the pain that any Chelsea faithful might have over the unavailability of Diego Costa. Jose Mourinho will certainly be spending a worrisome seven days before the clash against Swansea kicks off their Premier League campaign this season.
Loic Remy in the first half and Falcao in the second offered very little in terms of providing a real threat to the Arsenal backline. Loic Remy certainly did cross the from which Ramires should have buried home the equalizer, but except for that moment the pair of them failed to produce any moment of real danger except.
The only other moment when any of the Chelsea forwards came into the game was when Falcao was involved in starting a melee at the dying stages of the game after holding onto the ball.
Are Chelsea fans again seeing shades of Torres?