Mourinho Hails Chelsea’s ‘Best In The World’ Goalkeepers

Mourinho Hails Chelsea’s ‘Best In The World’ Goalkeepers

The London club have been performing well in recent weeks, especially in defense bar a few minor errors which have fortunately not cost them vital points. One of the standout performers has been the man in goal, Petr Cech. The Czech Republic international has been Chelsea’s No. 1 for many years now, and is certain to cement that place for the near future as well.

He joined the club in the summer of 2004, the same summer which saw Mourinho arrive at the club for the first time. The now 30-year old made an immediate impact then and has grown ever since. He is now regarded as one of the best in the business alongside the likes of Manuel Neuer, Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon.

However, the Portugese coach has now gone a step further and has called his goalkeeper as the best in the world. He was all praise for Cech as ESPNFC report him as saying, “He came here after Carlo Cudicini had been voted player of the year. He came here very young and, first game, Chelsea against Man United, a clean sheet and the first of his book full of clean sheets,”

“The guy is fantastic. Again, the work ethic is amazing, the way he works and the way he lives. He’s a very young goalkeeper at 30.”

Mourinho also spoke about Cech’s current understudy, young Belgian Thibaut Courtois who is currently in his third loan spell at Athletico Madrid. He believes that Courtois tops the category of the best young goalkeeper in the world. Mourinho continued, “I don’t think many would disagree that we have the best goalkeeper in the world, and the best young goalkeeper in the world. If someone disagrees, it’s not by far.”

“Our goal is safe and, financially, we are also very safe. Their value in the market is the value of the best.”

“We don’t have a problem. Teams without good goalkeepers have the problem. And we have other guys now who are giving us security; [Mark] Schwarzer, [Jamal] Blackman.”

Would you agree with Mourinho? Is Chelsea’s present and future secured with these two guarding the sticks for them in the coming years?