Petr Cech and Davide De Gea may have risen to the status of great Premier League goalkeepers after joining major English clubs for big money at relatively young ages, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. There's a crucial generational divide between the Manchester United No.1 and the Arsenal veteran; while the former is one of the champions of an era in which goalkeepers are as smart with their feet as they are with their hands, whether that's saving the ball or distributing it, Cech is the last of the old school – having developed his game before a time when so much was expected of top flight glovesmen, he's a far less proactive, far more cautious presence. And yet,...
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