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Petr Cech

Dragan

Qwiss! wrote:
Thats probably a very good move. We've had a few keepers who should've done better/made less silly mistakes. No doubt Fabianski has looked far better since leaving.

Fewer.

/stannis

y va marquer

Biggus

Is that how he would look like?

Claudius

Dragan wrote:
Qwiss! wrote:
Thats probably a very good move. We've had a few keepers who should've done better/made less silly mistakes. No doubt Fabianski has looked far better since leaving.

Fewer.

/stannis

oh, as many mistakes. just not as face-palm inducing

marv3llous

Its done, according to Telegraph.

y va marquer

QuincyAbeyie

goon

The Mirror/Cross also saying its close to being finalised. Unbelievable.

marv3llous

Di Marzio also saying, its basically done.

mdgoonah41

if we keep smokey and sell ospina, i'll be pretty pissed

y va marquer

Quincy Abeyie wrote:

😆

marv3llous

Bears are weird fuckers 😆

y va marquer

I wasn't really sure this was going to happen, now that we're on the brink I'm getting the feeling that this is a significant event 🙂
A game changer.

lorddulaarsenal

Little bit appetiser before the main course of madness

Rorz

First time we're going to have had a properly good goalkeeper since pre-CL final Lehmann, this could be a big signing!

USArsenal

im still not sold on this being anywhere near done. i have heard that so many times for things that didnt happen. especially since Jose really doesnt want us to get him.

Klaus

I'm still having a hard time believing this too, but what a bloody signing it would be. We'd get a Petr Cech with a point to prove.

It looks like we're also snatching Christophe Lollichon, the renowned goalkeeping coach at Chelsea. Reckon that's Gerry Peyton out of a job then. What's happening here? Why are Chelsea losing so many people who have been integral to them for over a decade?

Jed

Cech will win us the league next season. Bookmark this post. Colossal signing.

Klaus

To elaborate a bit: I do recall reading how people who are tapped into the inner workings of Arsenal have mentioned that the club has had long-standing concerns regarding the goalkeeping coaching. Jens Lehmann criticised it too when he returned in 2013 to work on his coaching badges. Apparently he told Szczesny that the training wasn't specific enough to improve the keepers as much as it should. David Seaman is another one who supposedly voiced concerns within the club when he was back the other year.

Reading up a bit more on Lollichon's situation at Chelsea, it seems that he moved to London a few months after Mourinho got fired in 2007, for the sole reason of working with Cech again. When Mourinho returned he brought Sílvino Louro with him who's his go-to guy: http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/3/18/5520774/christophe-lollichon-petr-cech-goalkeeping-drill

Klaus

There was a good interview with Lollichon a few months ago on French Football Weekly in case anyone's interested, by the way: http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2015/03/24/interview-chelseas-goalkeeping-coach-christophe-lollichon/

O! : What are tactics for a keeper ?
“The way he manages his match. A keeper is like an air traffic controller. He has to coordinate movement. A keeper is someone who must be able to anticipate. When we have the ball, where should I position myself? Knowing where to place yourself when the team loses the ball, that’s managing how deep you stand. When you have a team that plays a high line, you need to be ready to control that and know where the opponent might counter-attack. That is the fruit of pre-match analysis. The modern-day keeper is not just a shot-stopper. He’s a player. The only difference is that he can use his hands.”

O! : What do you do to help a goalkeeper to progress?
“We repeat the same moves. Like playing your scales. You individualise the work. Petr is complete. With Thibault, there are things to watch for with some of his crossing work. There is a lot of video work. We analyse every match. I analyse every match of Petr, Thibault. They’re things that take a lot of time. Analysis of the match, then discussion, that takes four, four and a half hours. We select the clips. For the PSG match, Thibault is shown every clip where he is on the screen (as shown on television) during the first leg. We have a wide angle camera with almost both goals in it. I always look at the position of the keeper. Out of the question to see the keeper standing still ! Do you know how many kilometres a Chelsea keeper does?”

O! : 3, 4, 2 ?
“Between five and six, lots by walking. But sometimes you need to know when to accelerate at the right moment. That’s what we work on. A keeper must also be able to create a passing angle when a player is struggling to bring the ball out. He can open up the game. It’s about being able to anticipate. Of course, you need to be able to use your feet. But 80-85% of a keeper’s match is played with the feet. You have to be ready.”

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