Chelsea enter 'Cech comment' fray

Last updated : 14 December 2004 By Paul Lagan

It's being reported that Chelsea are defending their goalkeeper Petr Cech from comments he allegedly made about Graham Poll's controversial decision to allow Thierry Henry's free-kick on Sunday.
Chelsea have said that Cech quotes which are on his website were "exaggerated and badly translated"

Cech's earlier comments, which Chelsea say were poorly attributed, were later corrected by the club.

Chelsea now claim that Cech had said: "We knew Henry would take the free-kick quickly, as he did against Panathinaikos.
"That is why our three players were by the ball before the free-kick, asking the referee if he was going to whistle.
"He said 'yes' and then he didn't. I am convinced we would have won if he had whistled, although we are happy with the draw and one point."

Click to link below for Cech's alleged comments