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title: "Green the man to replace the faltering Cech?"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/green-the-man-to-replace-the-faltering-cech/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Mark Greenwood"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2009-12-16T10:30:32Z"
modified: "2009-12-16T10:30:32Z"
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# Green the man to replace the faltering Cech?

*![green](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/green-150x150.jpg)The Daily Express* are reporting that Premiership leaders Chelsea will make a January move for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. The former Norwich man has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Premiership, despite having a knack of making big errors now and again, and is seen as the right man to replace faltering Czech ‘keeper Petr Cech.

27-year-old Cech was almost unbeatable in his first couple of seasons with the club and was declared the best in the world by many. However, a serious head injury caused by Stephen Hunt, then of Reading, resulted in a long lay-off for Cech and he’s come back a completely different player who flaps in the air and is far from convincing.

Green, 29, meanwhile established himself as a great ‘keeper whilst at Norwich which led to his move to West Ham where he has been irreplaceable between the sticks since 2006. Green has made a couple of big errors this season, notably last night against Bolton and playing for England earlier this season against Ukraine but Chelsea still see him as a reliable option to replace Cech who has lost Carlo Ancelotti’s confidence.

Should West Ham lose Green then manager Gianfranco Zola will be forced to search for a top replacement and Aston Villa’s Brad Friedel has been mentioned along with younger names such as Huddersfield’s Alex Smithies and a few of their own reserve ‘keepers.

\[Is there any substance to this and should this rumour **Fly or Die?**\]