Cech Reacts After His Blunder In Arsenal’s Opening Day Defeat To West Ham

The memories of the Barclays Premier League opener on Day 2, Sunday, August 9, is one Petr Cech will never want to remember.

This follows his blunder that led to Cheikhou Kouyate’s opener in West Ham 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium.

Cech flapped at a Dimitri Payet free-kick just before half-time to allow West Ham midfielder Kouyate to nip in front of him and head into an empty net.

Cech fluff his lines allowing Kouyate to nod into an empty net for West Ham’s opening goal

Again, a wrong-footed Cech was then beaten by a long-range Mauro Zarate strike at his near post 12 minutes into the second half and Arsenal were unable to summon a response, as they suffered a first defeat to West Ham in eight years.

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But the experienced goalkeeper who crossed-over to the Emirates from Stamford Bridge in June, has taken to his twitter handle to react shortly after the game.

See his tweet below;

First game like this was not in the script – Mistake and no points but tomorrow is another day to get ready for the next game ! #COYG

— Petr Cech (@PetrCech) August 9, 2015

Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger has refused to lay the blame solely with Petr Cech.

Wenger said: “Our performance was not convincing. On the two aspects of our game, going forward and defending, overall we were punished. On top of that, we gave two very cheap goals away.

“I haven’t spoken to him [Cech] yet, but I can’t see many convincing individual performances. It is difficult to single one out.”

“It’s not only him; if you look at the back line we have plenty of experience at the back. I think the youngest is 30.

“We were punished for our defending. We gave two very cheap goals away and gave ourselves a mountain to climb.

“The way we conceded a goal just before half-time with the experience we have in our team is difficult to understand.”

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Wenger added: “West Ham are a bit more advanced in their preparation. They’ve played more competitive games than us and we knew that.

“We were a bit nervous and we didn’t respect the basics. There were no individually convincing performances.

“A successful season is how we respond to disappointment. We have to respond quickly because we have a tricky start. We play Crystal Palace, a very good team, we play Liverpool, a very good team. You could see fitness-wise, physically we are not there yet.”

Meanwhile, the social media has been buzzing following Arsenal’s opening day defeat in the hands of West Ham. The game ended 2-0 as Kouyate and Zarate goals did the damage in front of the Gunners home fans.

The defeat leaves Arsenal at the bottom of the table as football enthusiasts and critics are already reacting to the news.

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