Petr Cech spoke to Arsenal Player prior to his team’s clash with Stoke on Saturday, and the main topic of conversation was the Gunners’ reaction to the season-opening loss at the hand of West Ham. After a very strong pre-season, Cech opened the Premier League campaign with a game to forget as Arsenal dropped a 2-0 decision to the Hammers.
In his remarks, Cech spoke mainly about picking up the pieces after a tough performance and getting better going forward.
I think if you spill the milk or coffee in your kitchen you don’t just let it lay there, you wipe it off and clean it. It is the same thing when you do something wrong, you just take the first opportunity to make this right and correct it.
This is the only way. When you know the world well, you are prepared and if a bad game happens it is probably part of football and you need to understand that.
The game was especially important for Cech himself, playing for the first time in front of a new home crowd at the Emirates after calling Stamford Bridge home for so many years. The disappointment was palpable.
I had a great pre-season, I was feeling well going into the game, excited to play my first home game. Then obviously the game did not go according to plan for everybody, particularly me.
However, Cech has found himself impressed with how the team has responded to the tough Opening Day loss, with wins against a tough Crystal Palace team and at Newcastle, as well as a home draw against Liverpool.
But we recovered from there and it was good to see the reaction of the team because it was a big blow as we had wanted to start on a winning note.
Arsenal currently sit sixth in the table heading into the weekend’s action and look to continue on the path to a winning run at Stoke City tomorrow.
