Retired goalkeeper, Petr Cech has been named in Chelsea’s 25 man squad for the Premier League.
Lampard announced the squad yesterday where the Czech international was a surprise inclusion as the fourth choice keeper. Despite his addition to the squad, Frank Lampard stated that it was only a precautionary measure due to Covid-19.
The 38 year old currently operates as Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor after retiring from his playing career in 2019. Petr Cech’s final game came in the 2019 Europa League final for Arsenal in a 4-1 defeat to previous club, Chelsea.
Although his final professional match ended in disappointment, it was in no way representative of his exceptional footballing career. Cech made over 700 club appearances whilst also representing his national team on 125 occasions.
He became one of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time winning x4 Premier League titles, x5 FA cups, x3 League cups, 1x Champions League & 1x Europa League.
Petr Cech’s Chelsea drew 0-0 last night in their opening Champions League fixture against Sevilla. Summer signing, Édouard Mendy started in goal and managed to keep his 2nd clean sheet in his first two starts for Chelsea.
Lampard announced last night that Mendy is his current number 1 after a strong start for The Blues. With goalkeepers, Kepa and Caballero seemingly ahead of Cech in the pecking order it is unlikely that we will see him feature.
Nonetheless, Cech has impressed Chelsea staff in training and has proved that he could step up to the mark if required. Frank Lampard insists that the decision to bring Petr into the squad is not based on sentiment which may give some Chelsea fans hope that they will see the club legend play again.
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