“Welcome to Arsenal, remember that time I scored against you?”
Theo Walcott reacted like most when Petr Cech’s transfer to Arsenal from Chelsea was confirmed earlier today; he immediately thought of the time he scored his first goal for the club, against Cech in the Carling Cup final back in 2007.
Scored my first ever arsenal goal against him – delighted to welcome @petrcech to @arsenal !!! #WelcomeCech pic.twitter.com/9bBpr7nqVP
— Theo Walcott (@theowalcott) June 29, 2015
“Erm, thanks Theo? You’re welcome. I’m glad you scored that goal and immediately thought about it when it was announced we’ll be teammates.” Cech did not reply.
Instead, he handled it the same way he would a wayward Walcott shot, in good spirit and with a smile.
@theowalcott @Arsenal thank you. Happy it won't happen again 😄
— Petr Cech (@PetrCech) June 29, 2015
Walcott wasn’t the only Arsenal player to welcome Cech to the club.
Wow what a signing! One of the best @premierleague keepers ever! Welcome @PetrCech… https://t.co/9TqlyGQtIq
— Aaron Ramsey (@aaronramsey) June 29, 2015
From blue to red – welcome @PetrCech to the @Arsenal family! 😉⚽ #YaGunnersYa #AFC #COYG #WelcomeCech
— Mesut Özil (@M10) June 29, 2015
Looking forward to playing with @PetrCech welcome to the team!!! @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/iksRa7uc3g
— Kieran Gibbs (@KieranGibbs) June 29, 2015
Cech is so highly rated, even his supposed rivals for a starting position welcomed him to the Emirates.
Petr Cech, welcome to Arsenal FC!Delighted to have a chance to learn from one of the best GK’s in the world!Petr…
Posted by Wojciech Szczesny on Monday, June 29, 2015
Welcome to @Arsenal @PetrCech!
I'm looking forward to working together & learning from all of your best players! ✌️ pic.twitter.com/TRpcfInmem— Emi Martínez (@emimartinezz1) June 29, 2015
And by “learning”, they mean sitting on the bench or going on loan.
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