John Terry: Defeat by Arsenal was “horrible”

“That’s obvious”, Mourinho said. We scored the first goal and after that you could see two teams playing well with full concentration, full commitment.

He admitted that Arsenal could win the PL title this season as he brushed off questions about Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger never beating him in 13 previous encounters in the dugout.

It was Arsene Wenger’s first win over Jose Mourinho and though the Community Shield is treated as more or less a friendly, the Gunners were pleased to put down an early marker for the upcoming Premier League campaign. “Every Arsenal player came in my direction, which was the easiest thing to do because I was just there and if other people didn’t come in my direction that is not a problem, not a story and not the end of the world“.

The sprightlier of the two teams, Arsenal were good value for their win and would have prevailed more comfortably had Thibaut Courtois not produced late saves to thwart Santi Cazorla and Kieran Gibbs.

Meanwhile, the Blues registered shoot-out victories over French Ligue’s Champions Paris Saint-Germain and La Liga Giants Barcelona following a shocking loss to New York Red Bulls in the pre-season opener.

The champions begin their defence of the title with a home game against Swansea City on Saturday and their first away game is against Manchester City, last season’s runners-up, on Sunday week.

“I think if you walk in the street you are not obliged to say hello to everyone, you are not obliged to shake the hand of anyone”.

“We know what we are capable of doing, have a great squad, and are just as excited as well about what this season might hold for us”, he said.

But Mourinho claimed the “best team lost” and that with “nine players in front of the box” Arsenal had “left their philosophy in the dressing room”. “Roy has very good young defenders in the country…and John is not thinking about it. He thinks his time in the national team is over”.

Yet, based on their own personal recent record and that of Community Shield winners in the Premier League, a title success is not as likely as some will be predicting.

Mourinho was as statesmanlike as he is ever going to get after the game, saying diplomatically that it wasn’t a problem that Wenger didn’t move in his direction.