Arsenal ‘keeper Petr Cech has claimed that he would rather not have to wear his infamous protective helmet.
Cech has been under doctor’s orders to wear the cap during games for over nine years, ever since he sustained a serious head injury in a game against Reading in 2006.
However, Cech has revealed that he feels ‘lost’ from the game when he wears the helmet but has said the he is under no circumstances allowed to remove it whilst playing.
I would be more confident if I had it off.
Whether you like it or not, with the helmet surroundings are perceived differently. You have your ears covered which results in worse hearing. The doctor forbade me to take off the helmet, and if I did, I would not have insurance! So I don’t really think about it.
He did admit that the helmet has saved him on more than one occasion and says that there could have been very grim consequences if he had not been wearing it.
On the other hand, in the time I’ve worn a helmet, I’ve twice had a concussion. I do not want to think what would have happened to me without it.
Cech moved to Arsenal from Chelsea in the summer, despite Jose Mourinho’s wishes. He made 493 appearances at Chelsea, in his 11-year spell with them.
Since moving to Arsenal, he has so far made 16 appearances for the north London team.
