Cech undergoes surgery on fractured skull

last SG · 2006-10-16T15:39:27+00:00

Mourinho complaints against Reading FC's medical staff and the Berkshire ambulance service following the injuries to Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini on Saturday...

sand king SG

how come??

ghimpheng SG

it is obvious as keeper can get more experience and more used to the gameplay in the league or champions league atomsphere thus using a particular keeper long term is of coz better but once in a while rotate put pressure on the 1st team keeper to perform but this pressure can make or break him

stellazio SG

all great keepers neevr gets rotated cuz they're aren't expected to get injured. Laughing

ghimpheng SG

Chelsea goalkeepers lucky to escape with lives
tribalfooball.com - October 15, 2006

Chelsea goalkeepers Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini escaped with their lives after their heavy clashes in Saturday's win at Reading.
Cech could be out for the season with a depressed fracture of the skull following a challenge by Reading's Stephen Hunt on Saturday.

And Cech's back-up Cudicini was warned he could risk his life if he rushes his return after being laid out by Ibrahima Sonko and swallowing his tongue during the Blues' 1-0 win.

Czech international Cech underwent emergency surgery yesterday and is unlikely to play again this season after being caught on the side of the head by Hunt's knee with just 15 seconds played at the Madejski Stadium.

Although he was conscious immediately after the challenge, his condition deteriorated in the visitors' dressing room as further tests were carried out.

As worried medics waited for an ambulance, Cech collapsed and lost consciousness.

He was joined at the Royal Berkshire Hospital by Cudicini, the victim of a thunderous mid-air collision with powerhouse defender Sonko.

The Italian stopper had already swallowed his tongue and was turning purple by the time chief medical officer Bryan English reached him.

Luckily, English was able to release Cudicini's tongue by manipulation of the player's jaw before he was rushed to hospital in a neck brace.

Referee Mike Riley did not even award a free-kick for Sonko's challenge and Cudicini was lying unconscious in the goalmouth when Didier Drogba cleared off the line.

Both keepers underwent brain scans and spinal x-rays before Cudicini was discharged late on Saturday night.

Cech was transferred to the specialist neurosurgical unit at Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford for yesterday's operation.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho revealed: "I am not worried about the Barcelona match right now. I am worried only about the health of our two friends Petr and Carlo. They both lost consciousness, completely knocked out.

"Petr recovered a little bit in the dressing room but a few seconds later he passed out again and had to go to hospital. Carlo was out cold.

"It's difficult to lose two keepers in the same match. I could accept if it was due to a red card and a muscle injury or something like that. But not because of violent conduct.

"Carlo was injured by the violent way he hit the ground. Sonko pushed him, not in a dirty way, but he deserved a second yellow card.

"But the challenge on Cech was unbelievable. To go in on a sliding goalkeeper with the knee is an unbelievable action.

"There is no chance that was an accident. You'll have to ask Hunt if he meant to put Cech in hospital but he knew what he was doing, that's for sure."

ghimpheng SG

Chelsea keeper Cech could be out for season
tribalfooball.com - October 15, 2006

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could be out for the season after an emergency op on his fractured skull yesterday.
Chelsea's keeper, 24, had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

Cech was caught in the head by the knee of Reading's Stephen Hunt. In the same match on Saturday, deputy Carlo Cudicini swallowed his tongue following a collision and is out for 10 days.

Cech's wife Martina was in tears after visiting him before his op. The one bit of good news for Cudicini was that he was discharged from hospital.

He was hurt in a massive collision with Reading defender Ibrahima Sonko during the clash at the Madejski Stadium.

Third-choice keeper Henrique Hilario will now have to play in Wednesday's Champions League showdown against Barcelona.

Chelsea last night confirmed that Cech, operated on in the neuro-surgical unit of Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary, has a depressed fracture of the skull.

They do not yet know when their Czech international star will be fit to play again.

FA insiders admit it will be virtually impossible to take further action against Hunt.

But Jose Mourinho believes the FA set a precedent when they hit Manchester City's Ben Thatcher with a retrospective eight-match ban for elbowing Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes.

Yet the FA's disciplinary committee must be able to prove Hunt set out to injure Cech.

And they do not feel this incident is anything like as clear-cut as the Thatcher challenge.

Ironically, Sonko could still be punished for his challenge. The player had already been booked and, if Riley now feels he deserved a second yellow, Sonko would get a one-match ban.

SBS9828X SG

i din see cudicini’s accident. any video?

Dead_Man_Inc SG

swallow tongue!

this is the first time i felt sad for chelsea

Aveme SG

looks to me to be a 50/50 ball too,jose mourinho is exagerrating

zocoss SG

Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBJ-_2RhMQ4&mode=related&search=

zocoss SG

Another bad incident... Looks painful. Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfVHSzF5gvA&mode=related&search=

Parka SG

50-50, someone said?

Well, please don't discard the skills of the player in question.

zocoss SG

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been warned a return to action too soon after an operation on his fractured skull could prove fatal.

The stark warning comes from Peter Hamlyn, consultant neuro-surgeon and director for centre of sports at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London.

Hamlyn wrote: 'If Petr Cech returns too soon from his head injury, the result could be fatal.

'He risks what is known as `second impact syndrome'. This happens when a second blow causes swelling to the brain before it has recovered fully from an earlier injury. It is a situation that could prove fatal, even if the first blow is deemed not to be serious.

'With that in mind, I would think Cech is likely to be out for at least six months. 'That is about the length of time it takes for stout bone healing to take place.

zocoss SG

Gordon Taylor has offered his backing to Stephen Hunt, supporting the view the Reading midfielder did not intentionally injure Petr Cech.

Hunt was heavily criticised by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for the incident on Saturday which left goalkeeper Cech with a fractured skull.

Former Arsenal keeper Bob Wilson felt there was nothing untoward in the challenge and Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Taylor also subscribes to that view.

"When I saw the incident I didn't take the view that it was intentional," said Taylor.

"Bob Wilson is very cogent on goalkeeping matters and he said that it is part and parcel of the game.

"Bob has an experienced view on goalkeeping and he saw Hunt trying to move his foot away, but catching Petr Cech with his knee - the ball was there go to for and he did his best to avoid him."

Chelsea are still waiting to learn how long Cech will be sidelined for after he was hurt in the first minute of the 1-0 win at Reading.

monoslayer SG

yes. 50-50 ball.

weiqimun SG

unfortunate....
1 man doesn't maketh a team but i hv to say cech is an invaluable member in chel$ki. he makes a big diff to chel$ki's backline. cudi also very unlucky...

let's hope both will recover soon.

iceFatboy SG

don't believe anyone would want to really go in and injure another player.

if he goes in with his studs flying or elbow trailing, I believe but this is really an accident. given the severity, I bet JM is making lots of noise.

but he forgot one thing, FrankR, Barca has learnt how to ignore his BS. So he wasting his energy.

iceFatboy SG

as a football fan, do recover well..

zocoss SG

JOSE MOURINHO was last night warned he could face legal action after repeating his claim that Stephen Hunt deliberately tried to injure Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.

The champions confirmed that Cech is on the mend after he regained consciousness yesterday following surgery for a fractured skull. And Hunt has written to the Czech Republic international, apologising for his challenge.

But that has not stopped Mourinho from going on the warpath - and piling pressure on the FA to punish the Reading midfielder. Mourinho raged: "It's one of the worst I saw in football because the goalkeeper is sliding on the wet pitch and has the ball in his hands, so the ball is not even half-and-half - it is completely safe in his hands.

"Then this boy goes to him with the knee in front and he knows what he's doing. And when he saw what he did, he was laughing.

"For me it was a very, very bad situation.

"Maybe the boy is only professional for a year, maybe was an amateur and has no sense of responsibility. I don't know.

"Maybe he didn't sleep before the game and was too excited about playing against Chelsea. The FA is there to do something and I will be curious waiting for the decision."

Players' Union chief Gordon Taylor believes 25-year-old Hunt could take legal action over the Chelsea manager's allegations.

Taylor said: "That course of action is open to any individual if someone has made those comments."

Hunt vehemently denied trying to harm Cech.

zocoss SG

Reading have refuted Jose Mourinho's claims that it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to take Petr Cech to hospital.

The Chelsea goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull at 5.15pm.

Mourinho claims that, after an ambulance was called, half-an-hour passed before the vehicle arrived to collect Cech.

The Royals have responded to the Blues manager's comments and insist only seven minutes lapsed between the ambulance being called and arriving at the ground.

"This (Mourinho's) statement contains very serious factual inaccuracies," read a statement on Reading's official website.

"The factual timeline of the afternoon's events were as follows:

"17.16 - The collision between Petr Cech and Stephen Hunt occurred and treatment was provided on the pitch.

"17.21 - Petr Cech was taken into the dressing room on a stretcher. Chelsea Football Club's medical staff were in charge of the treatment provided to Cech. At first, they decided that it was not necessary to call an ambulance.

"17.40 - Cech's condition deteriorated and the Chelsea doctor called for assistance which was immediately raised from the stadium medical control.

"17.45 - After a brief inspection of Cech, the paramedics called for an ambulance.

"17.52 - The ambulance arrived at the players' entrance.

"18.04 - The ambulance departed Madejski Stadium.

"18.11 - The ambulance arrived at the Royal Berkshire Hospital."

zocoss SG

The Football Association has confirmed it will take no action against Stephen Hunt for the challenge which left Petr Cech with a fractured skull.
The Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed Reading winger Hunt had deliberately tried to hurt Cech, something the player denied, and disciplinary chiefs have found it impossible to prove any intent.

The FA reached the same decision about Ibrahima Sonko's challenge on Chelsea's substitute keeper Carlo Cudicini, It has been accepted that referee Mike Riley saw the incidents and acted as he saw fit at the time. There will therefore be no further action."

Chelsea plan to write a letter to the FA raising a number of issues from the game which they were unhappy about. This letter will include their observations of Hunt's first-minute challenge on Cech and the speed of treatment received by the Czech goalkeeper at the Madejski Stadium.

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