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Jose hails Cech progress

18 Oct 2006 - 07:54:29

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says that injured goalkeeper Petr Cech is making progress after undergoing surgery on the fractured skull he suffered against Reading.

Mourinho has courted controversy by suggesting that there was a delay in medical treatment arriving for Cech, after he had been injured in the opening minutes of the Madejski Stadium encounter.

Ahead of the Champions League clash with Barcelona, Mourinho said: "I was not happy to see him on Monday because it was quite shocking, but on Tuesday he was better.

"Now he can speak properly. He knows who he is. He knows what he's doing. He wants a television to see the football.

"So the evolution is much better and that makes me and the players much happier with the situation.

"Everybody is sad. Everybody was worried and people are still worried.

"Our feelings are with Petr Cech but life is like that and you have to move on.

"We have a game to play and a lot of games to play without Petr Cech. We have to play."

Meanwhile, Mourinho has refused to temper his outspoken approach to his job, adding: "I'm not interested in the opinions of other people. I have my own opinion.

"I know one of the reasons why some people love me and some people hate me is because I never close my mouth.

"I always say what I have to say and sometimes people agree. Sometimes people disagree.

"I don't need other people's opinions to make me sure of my judgment or make me doubt it."