'Embarrassing' Arsenal fan dons Petr Cech's protective headgear at Community Shield

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Trend setter: One fan copied Cech's attire in cringeworthy fashion

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Sam Long2 August 2015

Arsenal fans were thrilled to sign goalkeeper Petr Cech from Premier League rivals Chelsea earlier this summer.

The 33-year-old's arrival has been heralded as the final piece in Arsene Wenger's puzzle by some sections of the club's supporters and Cech, right on cue, enjoyed a memorable competitive debut for the Gunners in Sunday's Community Shield.

Wenger's hoodoo against Jose Mourinho was finally ended, courtesy of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first half strike, plus a timely clean sheet from Cech.

With such a huge psychological boost secured ahead of the news season, Gunners fans are probably entitled to get a tad carried away.

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Expect a few selfies to be on show in the next few hours, Roy Keane.

However, one fan in particular took things a little too far when it came to welcoming their new goalkeeper.

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Replica shirts and merchandise are part and parcel of the modern game. But protective headgear? Surely that's one step too far...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a truly disgusting football club we are. Hope we go bust. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/rKWxxEDwja" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-526971-http://t.co/rKWxxEDwja" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/rKWxxEDwja</a>— Ollie (@AFCOllie) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AFCOllie/status/627832414144958464" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-526971-https://twitter.com/AFCOllie/status/627832414144958464" data-vars-event-id="c23">August 2, 2015</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yet again Arsenal fans proving they are the most embarrassing in the league <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/qsbIK8nF31" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-526971-http://t.co/qsbIK8nF31" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/qsbIK8nF31</a>— Wellsyyyy (@JoshGFCKeeble) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JoshGFCKeeble/status/627850787411075072" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-526971-https://twitter.com/JoshGFCKeeble/status/627850787411075072" data-vars-event-id="c23">August 2, 2015</a>