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Arsenal Legend David Seaman Backs Under-Fire Petr Cech to Keep Starting Spot

Former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman has rallied behind the club's incumbent No. 1 Petr Cech and said the Premier League veteran deserves to keep his starting spot at the Emirates Stadium.

Cech, 36, has had a mixed start to the season and has struggled to adapt to playing the ball out from the back under Unai Emery, who signed Germany stopper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen this past summer.

But Seaman has said the ex-Czech Republic international makes up for his ball-playing shortcomings with his shot-stopping ability, and he told reporters at FIFA's The Best awards in London on Monday (h/t FourFourTwo):

"He totally deserves to be in the team.