Arsenal players in fine spirits at open Emirates Stadium training session ahead of Community Shield clash with Chelsea

By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline

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The feel good factor at Arsenal rolls on.

Two pre-season trophies has raised expectation levels at the Emirates Stadium - as has the summer signing of Petr Cech.

And Arsenal supporters caught a glimpse of their new No 1 at the club's annual members day on Tuesday.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech poses with team-mates Per Mertesacker (left) Laurent Koscielny (second right) and Olivier Giroud (right) while wearing 'Cech' masks during a members Q&A session at The Emirates Stadium

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech poses with team-mates Per Mertesacker (left) Laurent Koscielny (second right) and Olivier Giroud (right) while wearing 'Cech' masks during a members Q&A session at The Emirates Stadium

Mertesacker, Cech, Koscielny and Giroud pose without the masks during the Q&A session

Mertesacker, Cech, Koscielny and Giroud pose without the masks during the Q&A session

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (left) and Aaron Ramsey (right) shared a joke before the Arsenal training session commenced

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (left) and Aaron Ramsey (right) shared a joke before the Arsenal training session commenced

Mesut Ozil showed off his fancy footwork in front of Arsenal's diehard fans on Tuesday
Petr Cech appeared in Arsenal colours at the Emirates

Mesut Ozil (left) showed off his fancy footwork while Petr Cech appeared in Arsenal colours at the Emirates Stadium

The Arsenal squad went for a jog around their Emirates pitch to warm up before their open training session began

The Arsenal squad went for a jog around their Emirates pitch to warm up before their open training session began

Young striker Chuba Akpom has had a promising pre-season with Arsenal and Gunners fans will be excited to see what he can produce

Young striker Chuba Akpom has had a promising pre-season with Arsenal and Gunners fans will be excited to see what he can produce

Mathieu Flamini (right) has been linked with a move away from the North London club but still took part in the practice

Mathieu Flamini (right) has been linked with a move away from the North London club but still took part in the practice

Club captain Mikel Arteta led from the front as the 33-year-old Spaniard partook in sprinting drills before the Chelsea game

Club captain Mikel Arteta led from the front as the 33-year-old Spaniard partook in sprinting drills before the Chelsea game

Fans were offered the opportunity to watch their heroes in training ahead of Sunday's Community Shield against Chelsea.


And the Czech Republic goalkeeper didn't disappoint, producing some outrageous saves during a shooting drill to delight onlookers.

Left back Nacho Monreal, perhaps, didn't find it so memorable.

The Spaniard's ears were left stinging as his team-mates all had a go at flicking the defender's lobes after ruining a keepy-uppy drill.

The open training session, however, was the calm before the storm.

Manager Arsene Wenger will be determined to make a serious statement at Wembley this weekend.

Let Wenger versus Jose Mourinho commence.

Many of the Arsenal squad on the day crouched in front of one of the goals as they assembled for a photocall

Many of the Arsenal squad on the day crouched in front of one of the goals as they assembled for a photocall

Having won their second FA Cup in a row last season, the Gunners play the Stamford Bridge side in Sunday's Community Shield

Having won their second FA Cup in a row last season, the Gunners play the Stamford Bridge side in Sunday's Community Shield

Jack Wilshere will look to continue the fine form he found at the end of last season
Santi Cazorla took a breather during the session by sitting on a practice ball

England international midfielder Jack Wilshere (left) will look to continue the fine form he found at the end of last season

Arsenal will be without their star Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez for the clash with Chelsea, as well as their Premier League opener at home to London rivals West Ham on August 9.

But this summer the team have coped well without the 26-year-old talisman, who was a revelation in his first season in England last year.

The Copa America winner has missed his North London side win their back-to-back pre-season trophies and maintain a 100 per cent winning record.

They claimed the Barclays Asia Trophy in Singapore having beaten the Singapore XI 4-0, before defeating Premier League outfit Everton 3-1.

Then, on home turf, Arsenal sent out an early signal of intent that they are finally ready to challenge for the domestic league trophy, having not held it since 2004, as they thumped Lyon 6-0 and beat Wolfsburg 1-0 to lift the Emirates Cup.

(left to right) Theo Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Calum Chambers were in jovial spirits as they gathered on the pitch

(left to right) Theo Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Calum Chambers were in jovial spirits as they gathered on the pitch

Jeff Reine-Adelaide has also impressed Arsenal's coaching staff this pre-season
Serge Gnabry, 20, will hope to make his way into Arsene Wenger's first-team plans

Jeff Reine-Adelaide (left) and Serge Gnabry (right) will hope to make their way into boss Arsene Wenger's first-team plans

The squad followed their fitness coach Tony Colbert around the ground before drills commenced

The squad followed their fitness coach Tony Colbert around the ground before drills commenced

Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina will have a tough task to convince Arsene Wenger to pick him as No 1
The Arsenal manager was on the pitch issuing instructions to his players

Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina (left) will have a tough task to convince manager Wenger (right) to pick him as No 1

 

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