We saw once again in the Community Shield that without Diego Costa, Chelsea can look pretty toothless.
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Since February last year when Mourinho called Wenger “a specialist in failure”, and the Arsenal boss replying that his Chelsea counterpart was being “disrespectful”, the pair have had tensions mounting. In the second half Chelsea substituted Loic Remy for new loan signing Radamel Falcao and Ramires replaced Brazillian teammate Oscar.
Kurt Zouma insists that Chelsea’s defeat by Arsenal in Sunday’s Community Shield clash at Wembley will have no impact on the season to come.
. “Let’s hope we can keep that in the squad”.
Wenger, who seemed to snub Mourinho as the Chelsea coach shook hands with Arsenal’s players after the game, bristled at the suggestion that he was abandoning his normal philosophy.
Wenger hasn’t given any indication that he’s looking to buy anyone else, so the looming question among fans is: Will Cech’s arrival be enough to win a Premier League or Champions League title? Seven times in 23 years.The last team to do so was Manchester United in 2010-11. In the first half of the season Arsenal scored 34 goals and conceded 23, but tightened up at the back for the remainder of the season bagging 37 goals while shipping in just 13.
The North Londoners are penetrating into the highly anticipated FA Community Shield clash on the back of morale-boosting performance in their pre-season campaign. To wait for them in a point that you only miss me if you want to miss me.
‘I was doing what I think the status of my club and my status as a manager have to do, which is be there for the winners, to wait for them, ‘ said Mourinho.
Wenger suggested it had been a reaction to previous incidents.
He made nine appearances for the first team in the 2013-14 Premier League season and his impressive start to the season resulted in a nomination for the 2013 Golden Boy Award. “We have to take the positives from it. We got another 90 minutes under our belts”.
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There is a reliance on Terry, though, with Branislav Ivanovic, Kurt Zouma, Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta the only other first-team defenders in the squad. They still have the chance of losing out on players such as Angel Di Maria to PSG and David de Gea to Real Madrid.
