Čech on injury: “the less said about it the better”

Czech football goalie Petr Čech has indicated in an interview for the Czech daily Mladá fronta Dnes that playing with a broken nose in the recent Euro 2012 playoff against Montenegro was painful and that he had felt it, adding he was grateful to have been able to play. He also stressed that the less said about his injury the better. The star goalie played both matches with a carbon-fibre facemask, after breaking his nose in the Premier League.

Many, including the coach of Montenegro’s national football team, Branko Brnovič, cited Čech as one of the key reasons the squad succeeded in both games and qualified for next year’s tournament. Mr Brnovič admitted that Čech had prevented at least four chances by his side to score, and called Čech one of the three best goalkeepers in Europe.

The Czech Republic is in the fourth pot in the draw for the 2012 championship, alongside Denmark, France and the Republic of Ireland. The draw will take place on December 2.

Author: Jan Velinger