5 things we learnt from community shield match between arsenal and Chelsea

1. Wenger finally gets one over
Mourinho
It took Arsene Wenger 14 games, but
finally, the Frenchman was won a
match over his bitter rival, Mourinho.
Over the years, Mourinho had teased
and taunted and trumpeted his
incredible record. Even at his pre-match
conference this week, he touched on it
in the sarcastic way only Jose can.
Today, he had no answer, as he finally
lost.
2. Cech’s mates
There are a few goalkeepers in Petr
Cech’s cla$$ and he showed why
Wenger was keen to lure him from
Stamford Bridge this summer. The Czech
stopper was a calming presence at the
back for the Gunners, who were not too
organized at the back. And he did well
to keep out his former team-mates when
called upon. He should go on to be one
of Wenger’s finest buys.
3. The new season is upon us !
As soon as Anthony Taylor blew his
whistle to kick off the game, I
immediately tweeted “the new season
starts now!”. It might have looked a bit
forward, but the Community Shield is
the annual curtain raiser. It tells you
that the next weekend, the race to
become England champions resumes.
And we kick off at Old Trafford, where
Manchester United welcome Tottenham
Hotspur.
4. Ox needs to stay healthy
Talking about the new season, it is very
important for Arsenal and Oxlade-
Chamberlain that he stays fit. The
winger is generally believed to be a
better footballer than Theo Walcott and
he has showed more glimpses in pre-
season. The ability and awareness for
his winning goal was just magnificent.
5. Falcao, are you the new Torres?
Mourinho was surely not pleased with
Loic Remy’s limp display in the first
half and yanked him off for new boy
Radamel Falcao. It was more like
goodbye pot, hello kettle. The Colombian
who spent the last season at United was
just as ineffective and did not give the
Arsenal defence anything to worry
about – save for one moment where he
showed great movement to get in
behind.