April,15,09 Petr Cech has admitted that he is in the worst form of his Chelsea career but insists that dropping him is not the answer. The Czech stopper has shipped seven goals in two games and has looked far from the player of three seasons ago. He was made to look silly by Fabio Aurelio's opener in Chelsea's epic 4-4 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. But with Carlo Cudicini now a Tottenham player, the only other goalkeeping option open to Guus Hiddink is Hilario. "I would be disappointed to be left out against Arsenal. Who wouldn't be? This is a question for the manager, but one bad goal can't change what you have been doing all season," said Cech. "You have to show your confidence in training and in games. "If you go to speak to the manager, you can say whatever you want, but he needs to see your answers on the pitch, not in his office. In any case, I am sure we won't defend as badly again on Saturday. "It is the first time in my Chelsea career that I have conceded so many goals in two consecutive games, and the first time I have made mistakes in both of them." Hiddink admitted that Cech is going through a crisis of confidence, saying: "He is a very intelligent and self-critical goalkeeper. "He was not happy with his performance against Bolton although there was always a sequence of errors before he came into action. But he is very critical of his own performance even when he has had an almost perfect game. "There were some things tonight where you could see he was not full of confidence. I think a goalkeeper once in a while has a right not to have a big performance. "But he will stay a very good goalkeeper, every person sometimes has this small period of not being on top form. If a player is playing a lesser game now and then, it is not always the reason to make a substitution."
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