Blues upbeat about Cech
12 Apr 2008 - 10:24:53
Chelsea's club doctor Bryan English has spoken in positive terms about goalkeeper Petr Cech's recovery from a serious head wound.
The 25-year-old recently required surgery after a training ground collision with team-mate Tal Ben Haim, amid fears that he would not be able to feature again this season.
However, English told the club's official website: "It's looking quite good. The stitches are to come out in about three to four days' time.
"When you have a deep cut, you have several layers that you need to sew back together again, so a lot of the stitches are deep in the skin as well as holding the skin back together.
"It was the depth that was a little bit more of a concern rather than the length of the cut."
Cech had earlier made positive noises, saying: "It looks much better, it feels much better and it is not that swollen. The recovery is going well at the moment.
"I can still train. The problem is I cannot afford any contact, so I can run and I can do some stuff in the gym.
"I am doing that now and I am waiting for the solution from the surgeon to get me back on the field."