When the final whistle of the Europa League final sounded, Baku Stadium turned blue. Chelsea beat Arsenal to win the Europa League, and the Blues' unrequited celebrations were doped with the lonely figures of the Gunners' players, with Cech in his helmet particularly dazzling. On the one hand, his teammates who have been with him day and night, and on the other hand, chelsea, who he loves deeply, the legendary goalkeeper's 20-year football career has bid farewell in a sad way in the style of Van der Sar.
Thankfully, Cech's green life did not leave too many regrets, 4 Premier League champions, 1 Europa League champion, 1 Champions League champion and several domestic cup champions, Cech used his persistence in front of the Blues and Gunners to exchange for a proud wall of honor. In the national team, even if it did not win any trophies, its seven Czech Footballer of the Year awards are enough to prove everything.
Arsenal's "fulfilled" Blues marriage
The poverty of his family forced Cech to give up his dream of becoming a hockey player and start training in football, and his tall body forced him to turn from a winger to a goalkeeper, which has since created a good story of goalkeepers. The process of Cech becoming a goalkeeper is really tortuous, and he was able to join the Blues in his best years thanks to his current owner Arsenal.
'Before I joined Rennes, I had the opportunity to move to Arsenal, but at that time I couldn't get my labour certification and ended up in Ligue 1. When Cech transferred to Arsenal from the Blues in 15 years, he recalled the marriage with Arsenal 13 years ago that did not have a positive result, "Then I joined Chelsea, I think I did not miss too much. It was because of his passing with Arsenal that Cech was able to move to Chelsea after two years of playing for Rennes. Everyone knows the rest of the story, with Cech winning everything at Chelsea and renewing his frontier with Arsenal in the final years of his career.
Invincible door god Cech, legendary Blues career
Petr Cech seems to have been born a BlueMan, and he was seamlessly connected to the back line when he first arrived, helping Chelsea to win the Premier League title for the first time with 24 clean sheets and only 13 goals conceded in his first season. The success of that season was not accidental. Before joining the Blues, Cech prepared for his Premier League career early, starting to study Chelsea's footage six months in advance to find the best way to work with future defensive teammates. Such efforts were not in vain, he quickly became Mourinho's first choice, forming a steel defense with Terry and Carvalho, and the tacit cooperation of the three was the nightmare of any striker.
Cech also had a nightmare that accompanied him for 13 years. An ordinary Premier League game in 2006 became the darkest day of Cech's career. An ordinary strike in the game led to tragedy, when Rennes striker Hunter badly hit Cech's head without getting the ball, causing the latter to fracture his skull for half a month. Such a blow did not knock down the Blues goalkeeper, and Cech, who thought he was reimbursed for the season, had to return to the Premier League before the end of the season, defeating himself in the applause of Stamford Bridge to complete the return.
When people marvel at Cech's strong willpower, they do not know that this is not the first shock that the Czechs have brought to the world. The following year for Chelsea, Petr Cech suffered a shoulder injury, but for the team's performance he played with an injury for 14 consecutive months before surgery. It was the unapologetic dedication of this gritty goalkeeper that brought the glorious moment of Chelsea's defending champions.
"Great times have to have great people. There is a kind of humble, obscure hero whose character is eclipsed even by Alexander the Great. This is the bridge section in the Czech novel "Good Soldier Shuaike", and Cech, also from the Czech Republic, seems to be the best interpretation of this good sentence. Great teams always have great people, Terry, Lampard and Drogba are the most vivid representatives of the Predator Blues, while Cech plays a wordless hero, silently waiting to save Chelsea from the goal again and again.
'Winning the Champions League in 2012 has made my dream come true, and that's all I wanted."
Cech's desire for the Champions League came from the heart, but this moment was four years late. In the 2008 Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, both sides scored one goal each in regular time, and the match came to a penalty shootout. The first two free throws were all steady, and in the third order, the top cards of the two sides appeared, C Ronaldo's penalty was rejected by the brave Cech, and Lampard scored steadily.
At that moment, the helmet-wearing Cech became the hero of the Blues, but captain Terry slipped in front of the penalty spot, not only becoming a Classic Moment in the Champions League for many years, but also covering up Cech's outstanding performance. The Blues did not sink after the defeat in Moscow, and after four years they miraculously reached the Champions League final again, but they faced Bayern Munich at home. It's another classic final, with Drogba's header still being talked about, and Petr Cech's extraordinary play seems to be being forgotten.
If it were not for Cech facing Bayern's 43-foot shot, bravely saving Robben's penalty in extra time, and rejecting the decisive penalties of Orlic and Piglet in the decisive battle, Chelsea would never have been able to retreat at the Allianz Arena.
Continue to the leading edge to the Gunners, and retire with due diligence and regrets
Fourteen months of shoulder injuries, blows to the head, frustration on a rainy night in Moscow, none of this defeated Petr Cech; the years could not soften the Blues' doors. With the main goalkeeper position occupied by Courtois, Petr Cech, who was not willing to sit on the bench, was determined to leave the perhaps 2002 one, which made him decide to continue the front edge and choose the same city opponent Arsenal.
'Arsenal haven't won the Champions League, the Europa League yet, I want to help the team win that, that's my goal and my responsibility.' Cech is eager to win everything for Arsenal, even if his body and form decline with age, but Cech will do his best in every game. In the final season of his football career, he scored six of arsenals in five levels as a Europa League goalkeeper to help the team reach the final. But Cech failed to fulfill his promise to win the Europa League trophy for Arsenal, and his feelings were extremely mixed, both happy for his former club Chelsea and hurt for his current club Arsenal, which was the last joke that the green field made for Cech.
Legend of London, no need to say goodbye
Fortunately, After retiring, Cech is not far away from us. The legendary goalkeeper has not yet continued his football path, and his old club Chelsea has secured the position of director for him, staying in the City of London, which may be another form of protection for Chelsea and Arsenal.