Petr Cech, the legendary goalkeeper

(Baonghean) - A completely transformed Arsenal is leading the Premier League in the first leg. What made this miracle? It is thanks to the contribution of many factors, but the most prominent is the Czech goalkeeper - Petr Cech...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger once exclaimed: "He brings experience, composure and the necessary leadership. He is intelligent, everything is very classy." Thanks to Cech, players playing in the front line like Mesut Ozil can confidently create with smart passes for Oliver Giroud to score. Cech creates steel, confidence and authority; is a solid backing for Arsenal to confidently overcome all challenges. Now, Gunners fans can eat well, sleep well and enjoy beautiful football and the golden dream when Arsenal no longer faces difficulties due to "the song in the goal".

Goalkeeper Petr Cech in Arsenal FC shirt. Photo: Internet

Because there is Cech. It was thought that injury would prevent him from contributing much to football. But no, that man continued to fight with a helmet on his head and brought glory to Chelsea, now becoming a spiritual support for his teammates at Arsenal. Since Cech's arrival, other Arsenal stars have played more confidently, Hector Bellerin has improved continuously, Nacho Monreal has attacked much better and Giroud has been scoring goals continuously. History has proven that to be successful in every battle, you may not need the strongest "firepower" to "shoot" continuously into the opponent's net, but you definitely need a top goalkeeper.

And Arsenal have such a goalkeeper when Cech has continuously saved his team in unimaginable situations, helping Arsenal secure victory. Statistics show that Cech's save rate in the first leg of the Premier League this season reached 89.8% with 10 clean sheets. Isn't that what the Gunners have needed for a long time to win the championship?

Obviously, the fans worship him, the media praise him and the big clubs want him, which is completely reasonable. Because he has convinced them with his actions and his effectiveness as a goalkeeper. Before he came to Emirates, Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny were proudly introduced by Wenger, only to repay him with erratic performances like a sine wave graph. Therefore, a 33-year-old goalkeeper who "ate" more than 10 million pounds in transfer fees has shown that he is worth the "money".

In the past, experience, class, and confidence were things that the Gunners lacked in the goalkeeper position, now they have them all in the golden gloves of Petr Cech. Casillas may have been the best goalkeeper in the world in the past decade, but Petr Cech is showing that he is the most perfect goalkeeper. It has been a long time since Jens Lehmann left the Emirates in 2008 that Arsenal has had such a quality "goalkeeper". He brought Arsenal a warm and sweet Tet when he helped the Gunners win 2-0 against Bournemouth and end the first leg with the top spot.

This is also the milestone that marked his career when Petr Cech kept a clean sheet in his 170th match in the Premier League. Cech only needed 352 matches to break the record, while David James - who held the record for many years - needed 572 matches to have 169 times without conceding a goal. That huge difference more or less clearly shows Cech's class. He said: "This is a great personal achievement.

I am very proud because the remaining names on the list are all top-class goalkeepers. This makes being at the top even more meaningful." No one can deny that he is one of the best goalkeepers in Premier League history even though he has turned 33. And he will create more records and surprises when he is still strong enough to be the main goalkeeper for a few more seasons for Arsenal...

Duong Nguyen