Petr Cech Quotes

Petr Cech

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 20, 1982

For a big club, you can accept that the team does not win the league because it is in transition, but you cannot afford to slip out of the Champions League spot.

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The big teams are about the Champions League.

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Iker Casillas is one of those keepers who always seems to be at his best in the really difficult games when he has hardly got anything to do but reacts when needed in those emergency situations.

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As a goalkeeper, Van der Sar can do everything. He is very good at coming off his line, and he is also effective as a libero - what they call in England a 'sweeper keeper.'

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Buffon is fearless and has no obvious weaknesses. He has been outstanding for Juventus and was one of Italy's most important players at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, where they were victorious, but what is amazing is that he has been playing like that for years. He never seems to make a mistake.

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It's always difficult to say if anyone is in the best form of their career.

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Sometimes, if a striker is not scoring as many goals, they can still be in good form.

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When you bring in a player with a big reputation for a big fee, and he's coming from a different championship, and it starts badly, then you can be worried - we had an example of that with Andriy Shevchenko.

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I play football, not to only enjoy it - and I love the challenge of playing and competing with the best players - but I want to have the chance to win games.

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Every time you can score more goals you should try to do so.

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Sometimes I think it is best if, after a big game, you play another big game.

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You can't control games for 90 minutes; there will be moments where the opponents will show their quality.

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Managers come and go, and first-team coaches and players can leave suddenly.

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Everybody makes mistakes, and I am a human being.

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When you make a mistake, you have to admit it.

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Football is played by 11 players, and unfortunately, every time, it happens that some do well, and some do worse.

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In a way, the manager plays as big part, but you, as a player, are on the pitch. He cannot make you run if you don't want to; he cannot make you make the right decision in the heat of the moment.

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I think, in football, everything goes fast, and as fast as you can go up, you can go down. So basically, every day you work to be ready.

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In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.

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Do I want to play every game? Yes, I want to play every game. But I also understand it's impossible.

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