Jose Mourinho feels his Chelsea side were a little bit behind the eight ball in terms of fitness on Sunday.
The reigning Premier League champions looked slightly underdone and off colour in the customary pre-season Community Shield match against Arsenal at Wembley which they lost 1-0 after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's superb 24th-minute strike.
"I expected the lack of sharpness, it's normal," said Mourinho.
"Some players like (Radamel) Falcao started a week ago.
"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."
