Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Walcott.
Subs: Martinez, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Iwobi, Giroud
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Arsenal completed their pre-season in style after an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal saw them win the Community Shield at Wembley this afternoon.
Arsene Wenger’s team saw Theo Walcott preferred to Olivier Giroud up front, Hector Bellerin at right back, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right hand side. The opening minutes were cagey, although there was enough going on for Ramires to scrape his his studs down the shin of Santi Cazorla, as ever the Brazilian getting away without even a talking to from the referee.
Mourinho’s side enjoyed more of the ball and forced a number of corners, while at the other end there was some nice interplay between the Arsenal midfielders before they were crowded out by Chelsea’s defence.
Ramires then hit Ozil in the stomach with a flying knee, before another foul saw Arsenal awarded a free kick out wide. Ozil whipped it it, Walcott flicked a header towards goal but it was easy enough for Courtois to make the first save of the game.
Two minutes later though, there was nothing the Belgian could do when Arsenal took the lead. Walcott fed Oxlade-Chamberlain down the right hand side, he came into the box, stepped inside and lashed an unstoppable shot into the top corner with his left foot. 1-0.
At the other end some last ditch defending prevented Chelsea getting back on even terms, and after a poor pass from Bellerin Ramires curled a shot wide of the far post. The Brazilian ought to have leveled thing sup in the 37th minute when he got on the end of a Loic Remy cross but from 6 yards out he thumped a header over the bar.
Aaron Ramsey smacked a shot into the side netting, and there was a fantastic chance for Oxlade-Chamberlain to get his second after brilliant build-up play from the Gunners saw him with space to drive into but a heavy first touch cost him the chance to shoot and his cross was cleared at the back post by Ivanovic. It meant Arsenal took the one goal lead into the half-time break.
Chelsea made a half-time change, bringing on Radamel Falcao for Remy, and the second period began relatively sedately in that Ramires didn’t try to eviscerate anyone in the first five minutes. Mourinho, clearly unhappy at the lack of ultra-violence from his midfielder, took him off in the 54th minute and replaced him with Oscar.
The less evil Brazilian had a go at goal from distance but pulled his shot wide, before Koscielny defended well to prevent Falcao getting one on one with Cech. Chelsea had plenty of the ball and when Fabregas played Hazard through it looked as they’d have a goal for their momentum, but he blazed the ball over the bar from close range.
Arsenal needed to do something to get back into it, Arsene Wenger deciding that Olivier Giroud would give the team a more of a focal point up front, putting him on for Theo Walcott in the 65th minute. The Frenchman almost made an instant impact, stretching for a cross at the back post which he turned over the bar.
He then saw a shot blocked, before Chelsea were awarded a free kick right on the edge of the Arsenal box after a foul by Coquelin. Oscar stood over it, and despite some shenanigans from Ivanovic trying to put him off, Cech made a fantastic save to push it away from the top corner. He then made a good punch from the resulting corner and from a quick Arsenal break, Giroud clipped a half-chance over the bar.
Cech was again called into action, saving from a Kurt Zouma header, before Courtois saved from Oxlade-Chamberlain. Shortly afterwards, Arsene Wenger made his second change with Mikel Arteta coming on to replace the goalscorer in the 77th minute.
The pressure from Chelsea was growing, desperation stuff kept Falcao out, and there was a further change with Kieran Gibbs replacing Mesut Ozil as Arsenal looked to hang onto the lead. As Chelsea pressed Arsenal looked to hit them on the break, and the game should have been sealed when Ramsey fed Cazorla with just Courtois to beat. His shot deflected back off the keeper and Ramsey’s follow up deflected just wide.
There was a bit of a midfield flare up when Arteta kicked Matic on the ground, but the Chelsea man deserved it. Probably. Like, who cares? There was lots of pressure, Arteta took a sneaky elbow in the head from Falcao as the ball bounced around the area, and the game went into 4 minutes of injury time.
There was almost a second goal when Courtois denied Gibbs inside the last 60 seconds, but Arsenal hung on, Chelsea were beaten, Wenger had his victory over Mourinho, now the season can start.
Up yours, Mourinho.
And Hazard owned so bad by Bellerin. Better than Sanchez? Fuck that shit!
Wait, Hazard was on the field today?
lol…naaah, he couldn’t have been!
Let’s keep it up for the first points of the season against West Ham!
To be fair to Hazard, The OX is a nightmare for any left back not just Hazard.
He isn’t a left back
Anybody checked the pockets of our defenders? He’s there somewhere…
Any body know a good carpenter the trophy cabinet is getting a little cramped up. Cheers to the treble.
Any body know a good carpenter the trophy cabinet is getting a little cramped up.
You can say that again 😉
Does anyone know a good carpenter? The trophy cabinet is getting a little cramped up.
He threw away his medal and Mr Stuart Robson thinks Wenger should shake that cunt’s hand. Expect him to say it was just a pre-season friendly.
Stuart Robson is a worthy competition to Mourinho and Terry for top cunt. I wouldn’t pay attention to him.
I think you can fit Evra somewhere there.
Don’t let him hear you that. He’s mad ‘Ee is.
had to listen to michael effing owen. top class cunt.
Firstly, Mourinho is a cunt. And I hate to ever agree with that bald headed moron on anything, but I also think Wenger should have shook that amoeba’s hand. Wenger shouldn’t let, even that toilet of a man, lower his classy nature.
It was lols though.
Well said. I love the Ox but what is going on with his hair? Did he ask his barber for “a nice fun shape that lifts the hair out of the eyes”? To be fair he can sport a mullet if he keeps this up, COYG.
Fuck Chelsea. Just, fuck Chelsea. That felt good. Oh, and fuck Chelsea.
You forgot to add “fuck Mourinho!”
Beautiful positive start to the season, 4th trophy in a row, Mourinho jinx ended for Wenger, we took the better Chelsea keeper.
We more than matched them, without Sanchez. Looking forward to the season.
COYR!!
Trez, looking forward to your comments.
Noted below.
We definitely brought it to them, that’s for sure. They may have played without the bricklayer’s apprentice up front, but we didn’t have Sanchez either. The look on Mourinho’s face when Arteta and the BFG lifted the shield was telling. He knows, deep down, change is coming. His loutish ways of buying trophies with Russian currency are coming to an end.
The guys definitely proved they can do amazing work without Alexis. Which should be a huge boost to their confidence. Imagine a side where Alexis has to fight his way back in.
Did miss Jack for the celebration though.
What do you think of Chelsea?
Never heard of ’em.
SHIT!
It’s best not to say anything mean about a club established in 2003 with no history.
And a club that rents it’s pitch from a landlord and who have been relegated more times than they’ve won the league
yep!…the much touted mounrinho monkey on arsene’s shoulder has been well and truly put where it really belongs………up mourinho’s ass!
and the highlight of the day to me is how arsene snubbed him, when he was shaking the hands of the arsenal squad, ( in front of the main bt sport camera mind you) pretending to be this “generous loser in defeat” ….priceless!
A bit disappointing though to see the Arsenal players accepting his c+ntisch hand shaking and treating him as if he was a good guy and not the giant pr*ck he is.
A who cares, we won a trophy against these whale poo infested binjuice sipping clobhopping bandits.
Feels good 😀
PS: f*ck off chelski, f*ck off, and the boring one can f*ck off too
Come on Arsenal!!
cech has 3 trophies in 3 matches. not a bad return on 11m. 4 more to go
Why just 4 more? Oh you mean this season? but he aint playing in cup games 😮
Fuck Mourinho!
That is so Mourinho to stand right in front of the cameras and make a huge deal out of shaking hands with the opposition players. Good to see Wenger is not amused. What a massive shorts-wearing child. Mourinho counts the Community Shield among his trophies when he lists them, so this will hurt him.
Great performances from Bellerin, Ramsey, and Koscielny in particular.
Think Nacho deserves a shout, too. So underrated, especially physically. Wiped out 2 Chelsea players twice. Positive on offense, assured on defense. Contributed so much to Arsenal controlling the match.
HA HA HA.
CUNTS.
Malaysia cup, Emirates cup, charity shield. Stop the season everyone we’ve won the treble already.
Do you mean Barclays Asia trophy? That’s Singapore, not Malaysia.
Trust the Singaporean to correct it.
*Singapore, but COYG!
I think the best thing is we have won the FA Cup two years in a row, and the Community Shield two years in a row. Wenger has really done well with his acquisitions the last few years. I always felt shipping Robin Van Cuntie (in particular), Song and Nasri were a sign of something going on behind the scenes. Look at Sterling at Liverpool? If we still had these wankers how would Walcott’s contract saga have worked out?
That dumb, empty expression on Mourinho’s face. Priceless.
I’m officially amped about the arsenal this season! There’s just something in the air.
cech’s laughing cech’s laughing! woohoo!! 😀
Petr Cech best keeper in the league hands down. Good win over chelski. Well done chamberlain. Come on you gooners.
the preseason treble!
STICK THAT UP YOUR HOLE MOURINHO!
Who’s the specialist in failure now then?
i guess his parents? absolutely failed raising him
Actually they failed in using proper birth-control methods.
It’s amazing he didn’t get swallowed before he was conceived.
Mourinho you can start mourning now.. Arsene Tactically spot on today. Well done lads.
What Does The OX Say?!!!
i cant help but wonder he’s learning from santi’s left foot
Santi’s left foot, Sanchez’s work rate..
What is he? the collector?
I suggest he take Ozil’s vision next..
“Mourinho’s a wanker”
Bus Wanker !
Needs to be a chant just to hear thousands of gooners singing DING DING DING D DING DING D DING DING or whatever kind of gibberish.
COWABUNGAAAAA
Mourinho reaction after Ramires’ header miss. haha bloody cunt!
The two deserve each other.
Have to say Giroud looked rusty I do hope we get a striker in to complement him, I think the last piece of the puzzle is a marquee striker, our midfield is STACKED with goodness, defence so tidy and goalkeeper now. But who?? Wish we could have Bale up there.
Haha, no Arseblog story would be complete without someone moaning about how Wenger needs to sign X.
so long, cunts! thanks for Cech btw!
6 wins a row @ Wembley…Bow down Mourinho thou bitch!
Can anyone remember when we last lost a match at Wembley?
OK, I think I’ve found it (2011). And I don’t want to remember that.
Fucking yaaaas!!! Get it up yas. Die monkey die.
Are you say “the monkey, the” in German?
So in the last 3 years, Wenger has won 2 trophies (4 if you include the community shield, which seemed to count for Man City), spent some fucking money, and now beaten a Mourinho team….what on earth are the media (and fatgooner) going to criticise him for now??
They’ll always have something to moan about.
Meanwhile, Mourinho’s face like a funeral = a memory to savour!
Ermm Fatgooner’s, Idiots don’t have the same judgment and perspectives others. So he can be forgiven. The press? Humm fuck them all. Great day today. To be honest I’m more thrilled by this than last year’s FA cup. The look in Maureen ‘s eyes is priceless
You realize Wenger has finally started doing what the Wenger out crowd has been asking for for years. Better organized defensively vs the best teams and the old Arsenal way/Gung Ho style has been thrown out the window thank god. Its fine vs Norwich and Sunderland, but vs City, Chelsea and Barcelona, defensive organization is important. We finally spend some of the money that has been rotting on our bank account for 6 years now. In 2010 we reportedly had over a 100 mill in cash reserves, but we still sold our best players and went bargain shopping. That has… Read more »
First off, I wasn’t addressing the “Wenger Out” crowd in my post. Secondly, it was a light-hearted comment and wasn’t intended to be taken so seriously. Thirdly, you kinda missed my point. Whatever Wenger is doing now, if that be what he’s “critics” wanted all along or his own thing, it’s working so the question still remains….what will people criticise him for now? (my guess is failure to win the league for a decade) Lastly, please point out where I say “I told you so”, because I can’t see it. There’s a few other points in your post I could… Read more »
Is there a way I can thumb down this comment a thousand times.
You realize Wenger has finally started doing what the Wenger out crowd has been asking for for years. Better organized defensively vs the best teams and the old Arsenal way/Gung Ho style has been thrown out the window thank god. Its fine vs Norwich and Sunderland, but vs City, Chelsea and Barcelona, defensive organization is important. We finally spend some of the money that has been rotting on our bank account for 6 years now. In 2010 we reportedly had over a 100 mill in cash reserves, in 2011 this had grown to a 115 mill, 2012 passed 130 mill,… Read more »
It is somewhat silly to say i told you so when everything at the club has changed in line with what the critics was asking for. The gung ho attack football no matter who the opponent is in the past and Wenger has become more tactically aware and learned how to be more cynical and actually defend as a unit when it is required. Also we have started using some of the money that have been rotting away on our bank account for 6 years now. In 2010 we reportedly had over 100 million pounds in cash reserves. in 2011… Read more »
Copy+paste platform position? Check.
Maxxi, Billy, and Karl are all officially qualified to run for the Republican ticket in the U.S. 2016 presidential election.
Unless those posts were performance art, in which case I applaud you.
He havent bought a WC striker to replace OG and a WC DM .. at least according to FG.
About time.
Prick
A fan of Arsenal would be happy at today’s result and would say so…
UP YOUR ARSE MOURINHOE!
Chelsea collecting “Runners-up” medals… How can you be a runner up in a single game? Surely its just winners and losers?!
Good game. The team looks out for each other
Loved the mini brawl at the end
Mourinho is a cunt
JT is a cunt
Wow Wembley has started to look almost as our home ground. haven’t lost there in quite a while.
“Anfield South” – Brendan Rodgers
Good tonic for the season. Some may say it’s a mere friendly but make no mistake, this is a big boost for the boys.
The effect of this win will be beyond just Chelsea; it will influence other big games this season. I feel good.
Looking at the starting lineups, for both teams, this was no ordinary friendly. Both teams really wanted to win.
Seeing the look on Terry’s face after the game, you can just tell what he was thinking :
“OMG Roman, what were you thinking, letting Cech go to Arsenal ?”
They gave us the bus conductor and we parked it 🙂
The first minutes alone made it very clear that neither side were seeing this as a friendly (Rameres on Santi’s ankle and the BFG flattening Cesc just two examples).
Good to hear a certain cesc was flattened by our own BFG!
This aint no friendly, there is too much bad water under the bridge (pun intended!). There can never be a “friendly” match between arsenal and chelsea, or mourinho and arsene …….both fielded very strong teams for the match,and you can see from the mini battles going on on the pitch that the intention from both was to win this!…….and you can also confirm this from the tactical substitutions made by both managers,….and reaction from both sets of fans…this is no friendly match!
I’m so happy!
Fantastic. Cech came here for clean sheets, Wenger watched Man Utd v Crystal Palace from 1990 afternoon before the game.
What’s the record for consecutive wins at Wembley? We’re on 6 now. Happy days.
Speaking of clean sheets, the German commentator made a comment that over his Chelsea career, Petr Cech had 220 clean sheets. That will win you a lot of games.
Man of the match: Laurent Koscielny.
One of the most efficient moves of the game was putting Falcao straight from the bench into Koscienly’s pocket.
@ ruffustan sorry thumbed u down by mistake. Still shaking with excitement. Class comment!
lol…spot on!
Yep. I think the Ox knew it too when he basically told the BT sport morons that they didn’t know what they were doing giving him MOTM. Class guys (both of them).
Enjoyed the lack of post match handshake between Wenger and Josefina.
Did Wenger shake hands with him?
Nope, snubbed the cunt twice. The second one was the best. In fact, it was such a great snub it may well be my favourite moment of the match.
Glorified friendly or not, any day that brings that look to John Terry’s face is a thing of beauty
Nice one now the season starts
I look forward to that cunt trying to deflect that his team lost in his post-match press conference.
Go fuck yourself Mourinho.
When Cech just cleared out John Terry. <3
Mourinho has so much ‘class’ he throws his medal away. What a pathetic little dick.
No change there, then.
Yes, that’s a classy gesture from The Special One.
As a kid one of our neighbours sons would tap his own chest and say “I’m Special”!
I guess it must have been MaureenO.
Glad he doesn’t need the wheelchair anymore!
Hahaha just watched that three year old throw a tantrum by throwing his loser’s medal into the crowd.
Wenger’s walk part his back – effing classic
Cech Mate …..
Wenger snubs Mourinho at the handshake. Why risk getting an infectious disease eh?
Sit down chelshit.
What’s the deal with that Moronhio?
A great manager would ask a specialist for advice on how to play exciting attacking football not sneak away behind his back.
Wonder why Hazard wasn’t playing today
Yeah, Messi didn’t do anything this game besides shoot 30 ft above the crossbar. Alexis and Alex would’ve buried that chance.
It feels really good!!!
What a sore loser mouninho is, throwing his losers medal into the crowd like that. Claseeless cunt
highlight of the day for me…..proves this really hits him below the belt, despite his trying to pretend to the rest of the world that it didn’t!
Wenger walking right past mourinho was quite funny
Fucking loving that. Just forewent two and a half hours by a sunny Venice pool to watch. Worth every second.
I have heard Venice smells? Good decision on all fronts…:-)
I wonder if they imitated the smell at the Venetian in Vegas
That would be rad, albeit a poor business move.
The gondoliers in Vegas are wankers.
Exactly what I hoped for, we were the better team by far, and Wenger’s “big game management” was superb!
Arteta mixed it up and “Agent Gibbs” was everywhere!
So happy to be a Gunner!
and putting on the HFB against a 75% spent Cunt and Cahill was excellent imo.