Top-5 Moments from the Community Shield

What stood-out from the afternoon at Wembley

The Community Shield is usually seen as a friendly, but when Arsenal and Chelsea face each other, you just cannot use the term friendly and that was proven yesterday.

Although the players on the pitch were well behaved and got through the 90-minutes perfectly fine, the two managers had other ideas after the game.

Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have a long-running rivalry going way back to Mourinho‘s first-stint in England and at Stamford Bridge and after the game yesterday the duo stole the headlines, but probably for the wrong reasons.

Anyway, on the game.

Arsenal lifted the trophy for a second-time thanks to an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wonder-goal in the first-half, and despite all the possession going to the Premier League champions, it remained 1-0 to the FA Cup Winners.

But what stood out from the game?

Well SillySeason have put together their top-5 moments from yesterday’s proceedings.

5) Petr Cech’s Competitive Debut

After years donning the blue of Chelsea, it was time for Petr Cech to wear the red of Arsenal in a competitive game.

Cech spent over a decade at Stamford Bridge but yesterday saw him come up against his former-employers for the first-time.

The 33-year-old put in a superb display for his new side and kept a clean sheet at Wembley before lifting the Community Shield at full-time.

A superb save from an Oscar free-kick was the highlight of the day for Cech, but he was quick to thank both sets of fans for their tremendous support throughout the match.

After the game, the ‘keeper took to twitter to thank both sets of fans for the reception and revealed his delight at winning a trophy for Arsenal.

Already looking like a superb signing for Arsene Wenger‘s side and already has the full love from Gooners across the world.

4) Jose Mourinho’s Ramires Reaction

When your manager is Jose Mourinho, you don’t want to miss from six yards out.

However, Ramires did that just after the half-hour mark when he was picked out from a cross and left unmarked in the penalty area.

The ball fell kindly onto the Brazilian’s head, but he somehow put it over Petr Cech‘s bar resulting in Mourinho demonstrating how it should be done.

The Special One slapped his head and pointed towards advising the midfielder to head it into the ground rather than over the bar.

A lesson learnt for Ramires.

3) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Goal

This guy needs to stay fit for a season then he’s certainly bound to be a real threat for Arsenal this year.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered with injuries for the past two years, but after an impressive pre-season, he continued his form at Wembley.

After picking up the ball just outside the box, The Ox turned inside Cesar Azpilicueta and thrashed the ball home past Thibaut Courtois.

A sublime finish from the powerful midfielder and it ended up being the winner in the Community Shield.

He just needs to stay fit!

2) Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Want His Medal

When you are Jose Mourinho, finishing runner-up is simply not an option.

After receiving his medal after the game, the Chelsea boss congratulated all the Arsenal players before heading down the tunnel and into the dressing room.

However, that wasn’t without tossing his runners-up medal into the crowd.

The medal ended up in a boy’s arms who certainly went home happy, but it’s not what you want to see from a so-called professional.

Bad loser? Or just wants to win?

1) Arsene Wenger Snubs Mourinho

We said in the introduction they hated each other and we said they stole the headlines. Well here is why.

After waiting at the bottom of the stand to congratulate all the Arsenal players, Jose Mourinho was then met by Arsene Wenger.

However, the Frenchman walked around the Chelsea boss and completely ignored him before making his way onto the pitch to celebrate his side’s victory.

The duo didn’t shake hands before or after the game either.

The hatred between the two is visible for everyone, but surely there comes a time where they have to just let bygones be bygones.

 

So there were our five highlights from Wembley yesterday.

Bring on the season!

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt