Petr Cech confirmed that he is nonetheless Chelsea by way of and thru as he celebrated Enzo Fernandez’s late purpose within the Sky Sports activities studio.
The previous goalkeeper was a visitor on Monday Night time Soccer as he joined David Jones and Jamie Carragher for the Blues’ conflict with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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Whereas Palace took the lead by way of Jefferson Lerma’s unimaginable purpose, two from Conor Gallagher put Chelsea 2-1 up, earlier than Fernandez struck late on to wrap up a much-needed win for Mauricio Pochettino’s facet.
Having spent 11 years as a participant for Chelsea and an additional three as technical and efficiency advisor, there is no doubting that Cech is an avid fan of the Blues and confirmed as a lot as he celebrated the purpose.
Seeing Fernandez’s purpose hit the online, Cech emphatically punched the air earlier than elevating each arms aloft and high-fiving Carragher whereas trying delighted.
The victory places Chelsea into the highest half of the Premier League desk, nonetheless Cech’s look on Sky Sports activities was an enormous win for the broadcaster as a result of reward he attracted.
Whereas pundits often analyse attacking play, defenders and tactical particulars, Cech shone a much-needed mild on the artwork of goalkeeping – most notably Dorde Petrovic and his positioning for Lerma’s first-half stunner.
Followers have been loving the perception on social media, with one saying: “This was nice. I watch quite a lot of footy however admittedly know bugger all about goalkeeping apart from ‘oh, he ought to have saved that’. Given the extent of perception we have now for different positions, it would be nice to get extra of this on TV!”
One other supporter wrote: “Refreshing to have a goalkeeper on the present, and the most effective at that!”
A 3rd fan wrote: “Tonight has highlighted there’s a real hole in evaluation in the case of goalkeeping.”
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In the meantime a fourth fan mentioned: “Excellent that and form of evaluation you not often see on keepers, small factor like that makes a large distinction.”
