Venue:Wembley Stadium
Date: 2 August,15:00 BST
It's time fellow Football Fans now, Community Shield is on it's verge as it marks the opening of the new football season in England. Back-to-back FA Cup winner Arsenal and defending Premier League champion Chelsea unofficially kick off the season when the two London rivals meet in the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
Both sides Enter the match with high high confidence. On one side, Gunners have had an excellent Pre-Season run and on other sides Chelsea have had some mixed Pre-Season tour.Though the match holds no significance on Premier League play, which begins on Aug. 8, bragging rights and a significant amount of confidence are on the line heading into the English season.
The ongoing verbal battles between Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho often capture much of the media focus, and this year is no different.Mourinho’s never lost to Wenger in 13 career matches, but the Portuguese decided not to harp over his well-documented record against Wenger, and instead focused on his squad and their development.
"I just want my teams, my clubs to try to get the best possible results. That's the only thing that matters,” Mourinho told reporters Friday. "Doesn't matter Arsenal, doesn't matter the manager. In football you can win or lose or draw. In this case you have to be ready for everything.
"I never made my victories over Arsenal an explosion of happiness or special pride. I will not make a drama if one day we lose.
"But we always try to play for a result and the Community Shield has a motivation, obviously different than just a friendly or just a summer tournament. I would say it's the start of the competition."
Wenger for the most part parried Mourinho’s barbs about Arsenal’s transfer spending over the last few years, and rather than get caught up in their rivalry he relished in the new agreements the Gunners reached with midfielder Santi Cazorla and winger Theo Walcott.
"You know, it will not be a friendly, because it is just like that -- and it is good like that,''Wenger said. "That's part of our game now -- you have to accept that every game is judged as though it's definite.
"But you know in real life it is not like that.
"The tribunal is out there and we'll draw conclusions from Sunday, but no matter if it's positive or negative we have to continue on our way and focus on ourselves.''
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