For my first report I get to write about My Team –Our Team- being shown on a channel that marginally makes Bt Sport tolerable. This is written in sections to give you a sense of my mood, reaction and anger/elation I am going through.

Part 1 “I hate ITV”

I am actually waiting for ITV to show highlights of Utd winning the Champion League. Y’know that clip, where the goal goes in and you can hear the ITV operatives cream their pants?

Opening dialogue by Chiles is the usual “angst-ridden teen’s prose to a girl who will never read it” delivered with a slightly rosy face (obviously a result of those god-awful World Cup build ups out on the beach).

Yesterday’s game was a good opportunity for Arsenal to register a win on the first day of the season for the first time in a fair few seasons.

Although they managed it, it was less than convincing and as Arsene Wenger himself suggested, it looked as though the start of the season cam a bit early for the gunners.

Passing Problems

For me, the most notable problem for Arsenal was their apparent inability to pass the ball 5 yards.  None of the players had a great game from a passing perspective, which made it incredibly difficult to break down Palace playing the way we did.

Arsenal player ratings

The new season has begun, the belief is back at the Emirates.

This afternoon was a difficult game against a manager less highly motivated Crystal Palace team.

While it was an excellent result to start the new campaign there is much more to come from the FA cup winners.

Ratings

Szczesny – 5 -  Almost caught out with back pass and poor clearance led to goal scoring opportunity, needs to take less chances.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. We've won the charity shield, yes. We've beaten man city 3-0, yes. We looked pretty great going forward, yes. But it's only 'pre-season.'

Ahhh who am I kidding, WE'RE GONNA WIN THE FRIKIN LEAGUE

First half we played some excellent stuff. What impressed me most was the speed and crispness of our passing. We were direct and sharp in the final third, which was a distinct contrast to the Monaco game only a week before where we were sluggish and unadventurous.

What I also liked was our pressing in the first half. Every season we always seem to start off with a high pressing game and then what proceeds half way through the year is that pressing beginning to fade.

Today’s Community Shield match against Manchester City brought more success for Arsenal. Arsenal ran out deserving 3-0 winners with goals from Cazorla, Ramsey and Giroud.

The Arsenal line-up featured 3 debutants which were Chambers, Debuchy and Alexis.  Cazorla scored in the 21st minute with a good goal which came from a bit of untidy play on the edge of the Manchester City penalty area.