Chelsea legend Petr Cech has taken some time out this week to acknowledge the commitment of Blues fans this season.
With the global pandemic and living in unprecedented times, it has become a lot more difficult to organise trips to Chelsea matches, especially when they are away in Europe.
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As Cech points out in his latest column on the Chelsea website, it isn’t just the cost of flights, hotel rooms and general travel, it is also the tests you have to do for Covid, researching that particular country’s Covid rules before you head out there, and a number of other time consuming and expensive things.
The club technical director was very pleased and appreciative of how many Chelsea fans made the trip out to Russia to support the team in their Champions League group stages match against Zenit this week, describing it as a ‘big commitment’.
“We had a huge amount of fans at the game last night, from the UK, around Europe and locals, and we always appreciate them,” Cech wrote in his column.
“For us as a club and for the players you notice. It’s really nice.
“Nowadays you appreciate anyone coming to the stadium even more because we are in these unprecedented times. It’s not just a case of jumping on a plane and going, now you have to do the tests, check the rules, maybe even quarantine, but people still go because they want to support the team and watch the game. That’s a big part of it.
“I have really appreciated the commitment and support of our fans since they were able to return to stadiums. You know some people know in advance they will have to quarantine, and that’s a big commitment, so we thank everyone who makes such an effort to watch Chelsea and support the players.”
