- Petr Cech is famous for his goalkeeping skills and the mask that covers his head and face while he was on the pitch.
- Well, many do not know the history of Petr Cech’s mask
Petr Cech got a horrible injury while playing for Chelsea. On that fateful day, Chelsea travelled to play against Reading who had just been promoted to the Premier League. It was on October 14th, 2006.
Just before the match gained momentum, Petr Cech collided with Steven Hunt which led to Cech sustaining a horrible injury on the head.
An emergency surgery was required to save his life. Jose Mourinho who was Chelsea’s manager then, caused outrage by accusing the ambulance staff on duty of risking Cech’s life by taking too long to respond.
Steven Hunt was not booked nor charged for the incident after the match. It was seen as an accident. However, Chelsea fans were so mad at him. They wrote about him as if he had committed murder.
Hunt was sorry for what happened on that day. He wrote Cech a letter afterwards wishing him a quick recovery. Petr Cech never held any grudge against the Reading man. In fact, each time their paths crossed they spoke well, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
Chelsea who were England’s football giants at that time won the match 1 – 0. Petr Cech went through surgery for a fractured skull that nearly cost his life.
However, he recovered and continued playing. He played for Chelsea and later joined Arsenal in 2015 where he played for four years.
Numerous players, managers and pundits have described Petr Cech as one of the best goalkeepers in his days.
Petr Cech is the only goalkeeper to have won the Premier League Golden Glove with two different clubs. He holds the record of most Premier League clean sheets, 202.
He is also the goalkeeper with the most number of clean sheets in one season, 24 in the 2004/05 season.
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