The Irish Mail on Sunday

PEP GUARDIOLA

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was criticised for telling Joe Hart he wanted another kind of goalkeeper at Manchester City. It was a brave call from a manager on top of his game. Perhaps Unai Emery should have done the same thing with Petr Cech at Arsenal. At 36, Cech is not going to be able to change his game and play out from the back as Emery wants. It has been hard to watch Cech struggling, because he has been a superb keeper and is a terrific guy. In reality, the veteran is only viewed as a stop-gap and is never going to become Ederson or David de Gea.

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