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Cech has no injury fears

19 Jan 2007 - 09:18:05

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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech claims he is not worried about a possible return to action when the champions face Liverpool on Saturday, just three months after fracturing his skull.

Cech feared his season could be over when he suffered the severe head injury in a collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt on October 14.

But he looks set to make a swift return against the Reds at the weekend wearing a skull cap to protect his head.

"I have never felt as strong, physically and mentally, as I do now," he told The Sun.

"I played my first game in training last Tuesday. I didn't think about my injury at all. I dived in at the strikers' feet, and it was no problem.

"I know I am not risking my life by playing again, and that is the main thing. I must not think too much - other people are more afraid than I am."

Cech has also revealed his disappointment after Hunt failed to make personal contact after the incident.

He added: "I was disappointed to see Stephen Hunt talked a lot about me in the press, while he never called me. That wasn't so difficult to do.

"He didn't write to me. In October, I had a letter of apology from Reading Football Club, with his signature on it - nothing more."

"I was disappointed but I told myself it must be difficult for him also to live with it."