Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech saw Manchester United counterpart
Edwin van der Sar eclipse his Premier League record for time
without conceding a goal last month, a benchmark he set during the
2004-05 season.
The Dutchman has since killed Steve Death's Football League record,
which stood for 30 years, having now racked up 1,104 minutes
without conceding.
However, the veteran 'keeper couldn't have done it without his
rearguard, who have limited their opponents to very few shot on
target.
Now, Blues man Cech is hoping that his faltering team-mates can
tighten up again themselves. They started the season looking
strong, but have now kept just one clean sheet in their last eight
games in all competitions.
"Whether it's our concentration or not I don't know but we need to
sort it out," fumed Cech according to Chelsea's official
website.
"At the start of the season we were getting a lot of clean sheets.
Then, in December, we had a run where we didn't.
"You can have a great game and still allow the opposition to score.
That's what we're doing and it makes everything a lot more
difficult.
"When you're not conceding goals for so long, it gives you a
massive boost to know one goal will get you three points.
"The league? It's not in our hands, it's in United's. We just have
to be winning."