Perhaps Chelsea are practicing high-flying tackles. Didn't Drogba get sent off for one of those earlier this season?
Although 50 stitches does sound like a lot, they do tend to put more stitches "per inch" in facial wounds to try to minimize scarring. My first thought when I heard this story was that his face was virtually removed from his skull, but it is probably a 3 inch gash.
This is a bit of a blow for Chelsea, but nowhere near a fatal one. Cudicini has been a good second keeper for them this year but I don't think he has the same command of the box that Cech has. Mind you, I don't think Cech has even been quite back up to par after coming back from the skull fracture last season.
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