Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar has hailed Arsenal's Hector Bellerin and Bernd Leno for checking on him prior to last week’s Europa League match.
Kolar was badly injured by the high boot of Rangers' Kemar Roofe in his side's win over Steven Gerrard's team in the last-16 second leg of the competition. Now the keeper will have to play with a made-to-measure head guard for the remainder of his career.
Despite his injury, Kolar played during the first leg against Gunners, and speaking about the Arsenal duo, he told
iDNES.cz:
“Before the match, their captain Hector Bellerin and keeper Bernd Leno came to see me even though the ref didn’t want to allow it for safety reasons.
“Leno shook my hand and asked me how I was and said ‘Don’t worry, you’re safe from us.’
“When I went for a high ball, not one of their players tried to push me or hit me. They showed they are professionals.”
On his condition, the keeper added:
“I’m not completely fine yet. The fracture of the nose won’t heal for nine weeks and I have a scar over my eyebrows which will probably stay there forever. It’s a mess, but it’s turned out well.
“Obviously, I have to wear the head guard forever. I have the same agents as Petr Cech and he told me that if I needed anything or required any equipment, just to call him. That pleased me.”
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