Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has dig at Arsenal after Community Shield

Jose Mourinho said Arsenal left "their philosophy in the dressing room" and labelled the Wembley pitch "a disaster" after Chelsea’s Community Shield defeat.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the only goal of the game in the 24th minute as Arsene Wenger earned his first-ever win over Mourinho.

Both Ramires and Eden Hazard missed excellent chances for Chelsea as they failed to break down a resolute Arsenal defence.

"One team played counter-attack football well," said Mourinho. "One team played with initiative well but without the sharpness you need to be more aggressive with the ball. The team tactically tried everything.

"My opinion is the team that defends very well, that leaves their philosophy in the dressing room, changes their attitude, plays all the second half with nine players in front of the box, doesn’t concede and scores one goal, from that perspective they deserve to win.

"This is football. This is very good tactical organisation. Congratulations to them."

Mourinho, who tossed his runners-up medal into the crowd after the match, also acknowledged his team are not up to full speed yet and was critical of the pitch.

"I expected the lack of sharpness, it’s normal. Some players like (Radamel) Falcao started a week ago," he commented. "The others have had two weeks and half of this week.

"The pitch was a disaster, so slow, the weather didn’t help too but it was the same for both teams so no excuses. I know Arsenal also like a good, fast pitch."

The pitch was a disaster, so slow, the weather didn’t help too but it was the same for both teams so no excuses.

Chelsea were dealt a blow before kick-off with the news that Diego Costa was not fit enough to feature.

However, Mourinho insists he is happy with the strikers at his disposal ahead of the start of the new Premier League season next weekend.

Wenger hits back

Arsenal's defensive display did not mean they abandoned their principles, says Arsene Wenger.

"Two days ago (Costa) he was ready to play," he said. "When I told you two days ago he was ready to play, he was ready to play.

"He trained normally on Friday and yesterday at the end of the training session he said he was not feeling good.

"But Falcao will have had a bit more football, he will play against Fiorentina (on Wednesday) from the start. We have (Loic) Remy too, so if we don’t have Diego I am happy with the strikers I have."

Asked about losing to Wenger for the first time, Mourinho said: "I never had a psychological edge. It’s not normal what happened before, and because it’s not normal I never paid attention to that.

"I always thought one game is one game and has no relation with other games. Thirteen matches is an eternity. It has never been a question of beating someone and losing to another one.’