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Petr Cechs helmet

  • 05-03-2008 04:44PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Does anyone know if Cech is still wearing the helmet for medical purposes or is it just psychological purposes?
    I think it gives him an advantage over other keepers.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    Why would it give him an advantage? I think it would hinder him more than anything


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭gucci


    Dunno why he wears gloves either the big sissy.


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,886 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    What are you doing looking at Petr Cech's helmet anyway? :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭smok


    Melion wrote: »
    Why would it give him an advantage? I think it would hinder him more than anything

    Psychologically a ref wont allow a player to get near him. It also means an opponent will remember the horrible injury he suffered and not fully commit to a 50 50 like he would against another keeper.
    I dont think he should be allowed to wear it!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    smok wrote: »
    Psychologically a ref wont allow a player to get near him. It also means an opponent will remember the horrible injury he suffered and not fully commit to a 50 50 like he would against another keeper.
    I dont think he should be allowed to wear it!

    Players arent allowed go near keepers nowadays anyway, its a joke.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    when did he come back after the injury? wasn't he instructed to wear it for 18 months or around that? impact wise it's nothing more than a scrumcap with extra padding... i dunno if that would offer much protection if he were to get a serious impact on it again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭FatherTed


    Another player, Alecko Eskandarian who received a number of concussions now wears a helmet too:
    http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/images/2006/12/22/CbKoeW66.jpg

    You can buy them here :phttp://www.full90.com/showcase/full90_premier.asp


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    didnt the specialists say cech had to wear that for the rest of his career


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭jameshayes


    Helix wrote: »
    didnt the specialists say cech had to wear that for the rest of his career

    This is what I remember too...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    no i'm pretty sure, the specialists said no such thing.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭justfortherecor


    Ya, I think he suffered a fracture in a part of his skull and its a particularly vulnerable place to injury. Doctors suggested he wear the headgear to give extra protection I think.

    Anyone recall whether he got a metal plate inserted in his skull?

    Edit: According to Wikipedia: "In spite of the considerable time lapsed since the injury, Čech has continued to wear the headguard owing to a weaker than normal bone stucture in his skull, a product of him being one of triplets. He will almost certainly wear it for the remainder of his career"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    triplets? might be worth a punt signing the other two!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭pd101


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    no i'm pretty sure, the specialists said no such thing.

    I heard that he was going to wear it for the rest of his career too, but I thought Cech said it himself.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭String


    its just smart. wear it and less chance him getting a long term injury.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    smok wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Cech is still wearing the helmet for medical purposes or is it just psychological purposes?
    I think it gives him an advantage over other keepers.

    Cech is out tonight with a late mystery injury...he must know you're on to him:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Nunu wrote: »
    Cech is out tonight with a late mystery injury...he must know you're on to him:D

    ah bollox he's my keeper on fantasy champions league!

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    The reason he is still wearing it is two fold.

    1) he is a tripplet and has a thinner than normal frontal cranium and so even without the stevie hunt injury would suffer more than normal from an impact in that spot.

    2) they said at the time in 18 months he could remove it but best give it 2 years due to second hit syndrome. This is where a second impact in the same place can cause the brain to effectively shut down.

    He didn't have any cranium plates inserted however the headgear does have a plastic reinforcement piece right where the impact was. He will most likely wear it for the rest of his career and word is FIFA are considering making them mandatory for all keepers in the coming years. I read that last piece in Chelsea magazine about 6 months back.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    smok wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Cech is still wearing the helmet for medical purposes or is it just psychological purposes?
    I think it gives him an advantage over other keepers.

    What advantage does it give him?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    What advantage does it give him?
    smok wrote: »
    Psychologically a ref wont allow a player to get near him. It also means an opponent will remember the horrible injury he suffered and not fully commit to a 50 50 like he would against another keeper.
    I dont think he should be allowed to wear it!



    Dont necessarily agree, I think if he wants to wear exra head protection, let him.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    ? impact wise it's nothing more than a scrumcap with extra padding... i dunno if that would offer much protection if he were to get a serious impact on it again.

    its not even....it's just a scrumcap, a plain and simple, cantebury of new zeland, scrumcap!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    smok wrote: »
    Psychologically a ref wont allow a player to get near him. It also means an opponent will remember the horrible injury he suffered and not fully commit to a 50 50 like he would against another keeper.
    I dont think he should be allowed to wear it!

    thats a load of nonsense


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,652 ✭✭✭kev_s88


    its like Magneto's helmet in X-Men.it gives him telekinetic powers that he uses to disrupt the opposition play*











    *may not be true


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    I thought he just wears it cos it looks cool.......

    PetrCechNew.jpg

    Gonna have to order me one of those bad boys


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    its not even....it's just a scrumcap, a plain and simple, cantebury of new zeland, scrumcap!

    Wrong.

    It was a canterbury cap then adidas got the hump with him wearing other manufactures clothing so they made their own. Either way both the canterbury and adidas ones had and have a plastic reinforcement plate at the front. Just where the point of impact was.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭smok


    Helix wrote: »
    thats a load of nonsense

    No its not!
    Everytime a player goes near him John Terry and his army of chelsea boys march up to the opposition player and give him what for!
    Cech gets favouritism from the refs over this I think as well.
    Next time Cech goes in for a one on one watch the forward back off - happens more often than not!
    If he isnt fit to play with his skull as it is then he shouldnt be playing ... his life should not be allowed to be put at risk. How can a tiny bit of foam replace a skull?

    Having said that if all keepers are ALLOWED to wear that skull cap then its fair!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    smok wrote: »
    No its not!
    Everytime a player goes near him John Terry and his army of chelsea boys march up to the opposition player and give him what for!!

    lets be honest, it would be the same if a player goes near ANY other chelsea player! im sick of chelsea for it!


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,810 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    its not even....it's just a scrumcap, a plain and simple, cantebury of new zeland, scrumcap!
    For weeks sky sports went on about the special helmet he had to where then we I seen it I was like it is a scrum cap people!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,555 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    smok wrote: »
    Having said that if all keepers are ALLOWED to wear that skull cap then its fair!

    I don't think there's a rule against them, they can wear a cap after all?

    As for psychology, will anyone be afraid to tackle Alan Smith due to his broken leg, Rooney due to his metatarsel, etc.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Bobalicious93


    astrofool wrote: »
    I don't think there's a rule against them, they can wear a cap after all?

    As for psychology, will anyone be afraid to tackle Alan Smith due to his broken leg, Rooney due to his metatarsel, etc.

    there's a difference between Rooney/Smith and Cech, they weren't knocked unconscious with their lives at risk.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    smok wrote: »
    Having said that if all keepers are ALLOWED to wear that skull cap then its fair!

    theres no rule stopping keepers wearing them, its just that other keepers dont have fragile skulls and probably wouldnt die if they didnt wear one and got a whallop in the wrong place

    as mentioned, you see them wearing caps to block the sun, that gives them an advantage too, shall we ban that?


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