2024-08-13 10:41:06
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has commented on his decision to leave Petr Cech on the bench after the match with Burnley. In yesterday’s game, Cech lost his place in goal to Thibaut Courtois, who returned from Atletico this summer. In the match with “Burnley”, the Belgian missed one goal, but the game ended with the victory of “Chelsea” with a score of 3:1.
“The Czech was very disappointed with my decision. But in football, it often happens that players are unhappy or dissatisfied with something. “I believe that everyone in the team should support each other,” Mourinho was quoted as saying by “Sky Sports”. I will be very happy if I have two world-class goalkeepers in my team.
Understand, I don’t make decisions for the whole season. My decision is game specific. Obviously, the goalkeeping position needs stability, but Thibaut must be aware that he has Petr Cech behind him. That means we’ll always expect a top-notch game from him.
Cech is an amazing goalkeeper. The age difference between him and Courtois is 10 years. We have to look to the future, that’s why I decided to entrust the defense of the goal to Thibaut.”