Don't care that he's been with Arsenal last few years, he's always been and will remain CFC legend. The man won everything at the club, put his body on the line, and was pure class on and off the pitch. 

 

 

Edited January 15, 20197 yr by abramovich

Great keeper for us, one of our best ever, and everything I’ve heard about him (like the support he gave to that other player who sustained a similar head injury - I forget the name) indicates that he’s a great person too. I never wanted us to sell him to Arsenal to make way for Tibo, which I think was going against the popular opinion on here at the time.

Absolute legend. I’d love to see him resigned for one last home game and go out with the applause and accolades from the fans he deserves. 

Drogba gets a lot of credit for the CL win but I think Cech deserves as much if not more credit. Miss him. Legend. Sad he has to retire at ... them

14 minutes ago, bluedave said:

Great keeper for us, one of our best ever, and everything I’ve heard about him (like the support he gave to that other player who sustained a similar head injury - I forget the name) indicates that he’s a great person too. I never wanted us to sell him to Arsenal to make way for Tibo, which I think was going against the popular opinion on here at the time.

I still think it was the right decision at the time. Emotions aside, Petr wasn't the player he used to be either because of age or the head injury and we needed to assure Courtois he's the new number one keeper or risk losing him. Many thought he was the future of Chelsea.

The difference between how both treated the club couldn't tell more about what kind of men these two are. Cech already a legend and having won everything, spent his last season on the bench and said nothing, and left with the club blessing for Arsenal. Courtois waited till the last moment to f**k us over. That's why Big Pete is a club legend and Tibaut is a twat.

Edited January 15, 20197 yr by abramovich

It would be nice if our fans sing his name one last time as barring any FA Cup surprise fixture this will be it.

21 minutes ago, abramovich said:

I still think it was the right decision at the time. Emotions aside, Petr wasn't the player he used to be either because of age or the head injury and we needed to assure Courtois he's the new number one keeper or risk losing him. Many thought he was the future of Chelsea.

The difference between how both treated the club couldn't tell more about what kind of men these two are. Cech already a legend and having won everything, spent his last season on the bench and said nothing, and left with the club blessing for Arsenal. Courtois waited till the last moment to f**k us over. That's why Big Pete is a club legend and Tibaut is a twat.

Absolutely agree with this 100%, he was incredibly professional about the whole thing. He is without doubt a Chelsea legend and one of the best keepers the premier league has ever seen.

Put simply, a PL and Chelsea institution. 

His Arsenal years are a footnote next to his long, storied history at this great club.

Before his horrific head injury, he was almost the complete keeper. Peerless shot-stopping, handling and positioning combined with peerlessness in the air, a powerful frame and a powerful kick. Two moments of play I remember during that time are his penalty save off Blackburn's Lucas Neill in (I think) 2004-05 and his long kick which led to Joe Cole's wondergoal against Man U in 2005-06. 

After the injury, he wasn't quite the same keeper - for a long time, he was nervous coming out for crosses and at times had issues communicating with his defenders. Still, his Munich heroics will be remembered forever and while AVB's high-line exposed his one relative weakness (distribution) he was IMO pretty good during his last couple of seasons in the first XI because Benitez/Mou reverted to playing a deeper defensive line which brought his strengths (positioning/shot-stopping) into play. However, even in 2014-15 he came off the bench and made this ridiculous save off Lukaku (I think?) at Stamford Bridge which probably won us at least 2 points.

Clearly a far better person than the twat who replaced him and will be appreciated by PL fans for many years to come and Chelsea fans for ever more. 

Legend. 

A great professional who will be remembered as a Chelsea legend rather than arsenal keeper. I don’t begrudge him for moving to Arsenal.

Best of luck in your future endeavours Petr, maybe you can come back to Chelsea and be a goalkeeper coach!

22 minutes ago, dkw said:

Absolutely agree with this 100%, he was incredibly professional about the whole thing. He is without doubt a Chelsea legend and  the best keeper the premier league has ever seen.

Slight adjustment required.

 

Legend, bring him home.

Pulled off some of the best saves i have ever seen.

Definitely the best we've ever had between the sticks (in his prime), by some margin.

Only Schmeichel Snr can be mentioned in the same breath when talking about the cream of premier league keepers.

Best keeper in my lifetime to play for us.

To come back from that horror head injury and still continue to be a top keeper is testament to the man himself.

Chelsea legend through and through.

A fantastic keeper.  I wasn't sure when he came in and took over from our "PL Golden Glove" winning keeper, Carlo.  He soon proved that he was an even better keeper and is up there with Bonetti as a true club goalkeeping legend.  Bring him back to coach Kepa.

A wonderful goalkeeper and a Chelsea legend.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/15/chelsea-legend-petr-cech-announces-retirement

 

It was always pretty clear to me that if he was Italian he would be praised as one of the top 3 goalkeepers of all time, an absolute legendary keeper.

Not a bad Resume

 

5 minutes ago, Skinnedy said:

Not a bad Resume

 

When his trophies are listed in all their glory it's phenomenal, especially considering his skull fracture. What a keeper.

Says a lot about the guy that he can choose to leave us for a massive rival/enemy club and still be viewed fondly and as an absolute legend.

It was a mistake to let him go to Arsenal imo, but if there are any players who deserve to get to choose their own fate even if it's against the clubs best interests (and get no grief for it) then Petr is certainly one of them.

Would love to see him in a role that allows him to represent our club once more........  I dream, but maybe one day Petr as a head goalie coach staff, Lampard as manager (Zola staying on as #2), Drogba as club ambassador and Terry to replace the grumpy looking older gentleman always near the tunnel (except I expect Terry to hurl more abuse at the opposition and their fans).

The best keeper we have ever had play for the club. What a find he was amongst all of those big money moves in the early days of the Abramovich era.

So Petr, Chelsea or Arsenal? Which was better?

 

So we can have the original 3 amigos back at the club; Big Pete, Carlo and Hilario. 

 

Legend status is cradled well in his big and supremely talented hands

absolute legend, stood up in the goal in the biggest penalty shoot out ever and smashed it !!