Petr Cech does not understand that Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will have to be in isolation after Billy Gilmour’s positive test, while the entire Scottish team can play against Croatia on Tuesday evening. In a response to Instagram, the former goalkeeper questions the state of affairs surrounding the exclusion of the two English internationals. Mount and Chilwell will not play on behalf of England against the Czech Republic on Tuesday, after they came into contact with Scotland’s Gilmour who later tested positive during the second group match.
The English Football Association (FA) announced in a statement on Tuesday that Chilwell and Mount have gone into preventive self-isolation until June 28 and are therefore missing from Tuesday’s final group match. England are currently second in Group D and will compete in a direct duel with the Czech Republic for the group win. “Can someone please explain to me how it is possible that Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, both with negative tests, have to self-isolate after being in contact with Billy Gilmour, while the whole Scottish team is allowed to play?” Cech asked. off.
“And that while Scotland’s players share the dressing room, hotel, bus and plane while travelling,” Cech continues. “What is the difference between the two negative test results? I find it incomprehensible.” The absence of Mount and Chilwell means a considerable setback for England. Chilwell played this European Championship for less than a minute, but Mount was basic player against both Croatia (1-0 win) and Scotland (0-0). Due to their absence, the Chelsea players will complete individual training sessions at St. George’s Park, England’s home base during this European Championship.
The game between the Czech Republic and England is a special one for Cech. Although the former goalkeeper will no longer be in action, he wore the shirt of the Czech national team for 124 games between 2002 and 2016. And that while the career of the closing post mainly took place in England. Cech spent 333 games between the posts at Chelsea and finished his career in 2019 at Arsenal, defending goal for 110 games. During the European Championship, he acts as an analyst at the BBC.
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