Arsenal beat Chelsea to win the season opening Community Shield

“That’s the mentality I was brought up in, that’s the same from the manager on a daily basis”.

Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the FA Community Shield football match be … We have to get players to play in positions that are not their positions, to play in positions where we don’t have cover and we have to be ready for that.

Arsenal’s English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (R) celebrates scoring the opening goal of …

“As long as I get it served every time in press conferences, it can have an impact on my team”.

Cahill didn’t appear to be too concerned over the defeat, instead has focused his mind-set on Chelsea’s final pre-season fixture against Fiorentina, explaining that “We’re confident, we have a good squad and another game on Wednesday”.

‘There was a trophy on the line, ‘ said the 34-year-old, whose side host Swansea on Saturday in their opening Premier League fixture.

Also with the likes of Oscar and Ramires tend to under-perform during the second half of the season, which should be avoided at all cost if Chelsea are to retain the title.

“I think in terms of possession we had the majority of the game but it’s the scoreline that matters and we’re disappointed with that”, he added.

There is a growing feeling this season could just develop into a vintage campaign for an Arsenal squad now bolstered by the summer signing of veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech from the Blues.

“For me, six, seven, eight or nine matches without losing makes (no) difference and I don’t think affects this game”.

Mourinho has been taking about getting Falcao back to his best and trying to big up the Colombian but he did not look any different to me than the shadow we saw for Man United last season.

“It was important for us to carry on the good form we are in at the moment”, Ramsey said.

“The top five are the top five, and why not a club like Tottenham to get in there?” he said.

“I want to develop him as a centre-back”.

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.