Carlos Cudicini started his football career with the Chelsea's in 1999 where he became the teams Player of the Year for the 2001-02 season. He was also recognized by Premier League in the 2002-2003 season as the best goalkeeper. He had a soaring career with the Chelsea's not until came the e2004-05 season where they had a new manager under José Mourinho.
During the said year, Cudicini saw a competition with the new arrival from the team Petr Čech. Čech claimed that he will become the team's goalkeeper and replace Cudicini in the process, which eventually happened. From that season onward, he had been dropped to Top 2 choice.
After years after, Čech is still with the Chelsea but Cudicini believes that the latter is unlikely to follow in his footsteps in stepping down onto the bench and won't accept his fate calmly.
According to Cudicini "A goalkeeper of his calibre will try to win the No1 jersey back but if Courtois does his job well and keeps it, then I don't think that Petr will stay. It might be in January, it might be the end of the year but I don't see him staying. That's my idea but I might be wrong."
Now Čech is faced in a situation similar to what he did with Cudicini. A new Chelsea goalkeeper has come in the name of Thibaut Courtois and that he is currently in the top position for a goalkeeper.
Cudicini continued "We're good friends and recently went out for dinner together. I probably know how Petr is feeling but it is difficult to compare with my situation. The manager is the same and the ages of me and Petr were similar to the ages of Petr and Courtois. But Petr has been among the best three goalkeepers in the world for the last 10 years - he has won everything at Chelsea. Courtois is a young goalkeeper but he has already played in a Champions League Final and is a well-established player in his national team. You can't really say one keeper is better than the other."
"They are both fantastic and similar in style. Mourinho made the right decision 10 years ago and I hope for the club it works out now."
In the end, what's best for the team is what's going to happen but the achievements that the goalkeeper have made for the group will always be remembered.
