Petr Cech felt under additional pressure to perform well in Arsenal's 4-1 Europa League final defeat to Chelsea given speculation that he will soon be appointed as the Blues' new sporting director. The Czech played in each of Arsenal's knockout games from the turn of the year and Unai Emery opted to stick with him for the final despite rumours of an imminent return to the club he joined the Gunners from in 2015. Despite the heavy defeat, Cech pulled off a string of impressive saves and admits he felt the pressure of needing to put in a solid performance on what was his final game as a professional. "I'm proud of the way I played," he told BT Sport. "When you play your last...
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