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From: Lescor on 14 Dec 2009 07:32 I, more or less, asked this question a few months ago. I can't help feeling that the uncertainty in, what are normally, pretty talented defenders stems from lack of confidence in the keeper when faced with high balls in a crowd. Fine when he has space, but a bit of a lottery when he doesn't. Time for a rest maybe...........before it is too late? He will be getting more and more of these to defend from now on, that's for sure. LC
From: Graf Finklestein on 14 Dec 2009 11:11 On 14 Dec, 12:32, "Lescor" <les...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > I, more or less, asked this question a few months ago. I can't help > feeling that the uncertainty in, what are normally, pretty talented > defenders > stems from lack of confidence in the keeper when faced with high balls in > a crowd. Fine when he has space, but a bit of a lottery when he doesn't. > > Time for a rest maybe...........before it is too late? He will be getting > more > and more of these to defend from now on, that's for sure. > > LC I've been saying for some time now that we need to look at other options. Sadly, Petr's become a liability - something we can't afford in a defence where Terry can't jump and has lost mobility, and Carvalho seems to have aged 20 years in one pre-season. But Carlo faces an uncomfortable decision where Cech's place in the team is concerned. Not so much uncomfortable because he's a big name, still carrying a no-longer-valid reputation for being one of the best keepers on the planet, and - let's face it - it's not as if we have a top keeper ready to step into his place. I mean uncomfortable because, to drop him will seem heartless. The press will have a field day with the endless shitstirring. After all, Cech's failings aren't simply down to lack of form. They are, in all probability, the by-product of his terrible head injuries. So what kind of story will this make? I mean, here's a guy whose head was smashed, who feared he'd never play again, who overcome his life- threatening injuries to make a triumphant return to the game, still throwing himself bravely at attackers' feet. Why, he still wears the protective cap as a reminder. What a hero. Then those heartless bastards at Chelsea drop him. Just because he's made a few mistakes. There's no room for heroes in the game anymore, another example of how any romanticism is being strangled out of the game, etc etc. A lot of Chelsea fans will feel exactly the same way. It's a shame, and it feels wrong to say this, but I honestly think Carlo may be forced to accept that Cech will never again be the world- class keeper he was, and the world-class keeper club like ours needs, and to look around for an alternative.
From: Stephen O'Connell on 14 Dec 2009 12:01 "Lescor" <lescor(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message news:IuSdnaJft9rJrbvWnZ2dnUVZ7t-dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > I, more or less, asked this question a few months ago. I can't help > feeling that the uncertainty in, what are normally, pretty talented > defenders > stems from lack of confidence in the keeper when faced with high balls > in a crowd. Fine when he has space, but a bit of a lottery when he > doesn't. > > Time for a rest maybe...........before it is too late? He will be > getting more and more of these to defend from now on, that's for sure. We don't really have any other option but to continue playing Cech, as we don't have top-class cover in that position. Ross Turnball is too inexperienced for a team hoping to win the Premier League/Champions League. Whilst Hillario is okay as temporary cover, but he's hardly the future. Yes it is obvious to anyone that Cech has major problems coming in to a crowd of players, and with Terry/Carvalho not as solid as they used to be (maybe because of injuries), Cech's failings are becoming more frequent. Cech might be dropped for a game or two if Ancelotti thinks it will help him, but I can't see the club buying a 'keeper to replace Cech just yet. So it'll be down to how good the coaches are, and can the defensive mistakes be eradicated... In all fairness we looked fairly solid against Arsenal, so it can be done!
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