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| Petr Cech |
Petr Cech still has all the well-wishing messages he received after his horror head injury in 2006, but on Sunday the sentiment shown towards the legendary Chelsea goalkeeper is set to top even that.
The Czech stopper, still characterised by the scrum cap he is forced to wear after being left millimetres from death, will wave goodbye to Stamford Bridge against Sunderland.
After 11 years with the No 1 shirt on his back, the Premier League's finest goalkeeper of the past decade will accept the fans' adulation on an emotional last day.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will bow to sentiment to give Cech one last game, recovery from injury permitting, before he moves on this summer.
Thibaut Courtois' arrival this summer ended the 33-year-old's stint as first-choice but from the start Cech's Chelsea career has been a battle - not that he would ever complain about it.
Arriving for £6million from Rennes in 2004, Cech took over from Carlo Cudicini and where so many struggle to adapt in England, he thrived.
Twenty-four Premier League clean sheets and just 15 goals conceded - both still records - helped Chelsea to a title in his first year at the club.
A second followed 12 months later, with Cech key in making sure the Blues were never caught after leading from day one.
Dailymail
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