Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has revealed that sessions on Playstation game Rock Band with Carlo Cudicini inspired him to take up the drums, a hobby that he credits with making him an even better goalkeeper.

Arsene Wenger’s sole summer signing has been posting drum covers on his Youtube channel since November 2014, and even takes requests if you’re lucky.

Cech has revealed that it was his predecessor in between the Chelsea sticks that inspired him to pick up his own and play the drums.

“I never played any instrument before and I never had a music lesson or anything like that,” he told the Arsenal Weekly podcast. “But then once with Carlo Cudicini we played Rock Band on the Playstation and I jumped on the drums without ever playing it before.

“I had so much fun and realised how much I enjoyed it because I love music in general. I was always listening to music but I realised that actively participating in the song you enjoy listening to was even better.”

The 33-year-old Arsenal number one overcame a shaky start in his first Premier League appearance for his new club to reaffirm his status as one of the Premier League’s top goalkeepers.

Cech showed outstanding reflexes in Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Olympiakos, and he partly credits his performance in goal to the skills he learns through drumming.

Olympiakos vs Arsenal - player ratings 12 show all Olympiakos vs Arsenal - player ratings 1/12 Petr Cech: 7 Kept alert through extended periods with little or nothing to do; when he was called upon he was never found wanting. His save from Fortounis at 2-0 was vital in keeping the Gunners on top. 2/12 Hector Bellerin: 5 Another disappointing display from the Spaniard, who has not looked quite the same since returning from injury last month. His passing was loose and he struggled defensively with the pacey, tricky Seba, though he received next to no support from Walcott. 2015 Getty Images 3/12 Per Mertesacker: 6 Struggled with the pace of Ideye early on, a difficulty he did not make any easier by strolling forward far too often. But an excellent diving tackle on the hour mark revitalized the German, who was then crucial in repelling Olympiakos crosses into the area. 4/12 Laurent Koscielny: 8 Absolutely outstanding in the early period as his colleagues seemed determined to play into Olympiakos hands. On at least two occasions he cut out what would have been almost certain goals as he dived to clear crosses. 5/12 Nacho Monreal: 7 Became increasingly vital to Arsenal’s attacking play when Walcott switched to the left, and his crossing was far better than it has been for much of the season. That he combined this with solid defensive work capped a very good display. 6/12 Aaron Ramsey: 6 Could not be blamed for his booking, coming as it did when Olympiakos were breaking with menace whenever Arsenal gave the ball away. Indeed Ramsey showed notable defensive skills in the first half, tackling well to stop goalscoring opportunities. 2015 The Arsenal Football Club Plc 7/12 Mathieu Flamini: 6 Too often he was caught out of position when the hosts broke, chasing the ball rather than holding the defensive line. In the second half he was simply a passenger as those further forward took charge. 2015 Getty Images 8/12 Theo Walcott: 6 Unselfishly flitted around the frontline, looking for the best place in which to help his team-mates. But his hard work arguably let him down, as he seemed unable to establish an understanding with his team-mates. 9/12 Mesut Ozil: 7 It may not have been another assist for his burgeoning tally, but Ozil’s pass for Monreal in the build-up to the opener was the sort of incisive moment Wenger needed from his star man. With Olympiakos’ defence packed in front of him he was unlikely to get many chances to create, but he made what he did get count. 10/12 Joel Campbell: 8 Another display to silence the doubters, and Campbell may now have overtaken Oxlade-Chamberlain in the pecking order. A brilliant reverse pass from the Costa Rican gave Giroud his second. 11/12 Olivier Giroud: 9 A brilliant display from the striker, who dominated Da Costa and Siovas to give Arsenal a vital outball. His powerful header was too much for Roberto before he shrugged off what seemed a serious injury to make it two. He then secured the hat-trick he deserved from the spot. 2015 Getty Images 12/12 Kieran Gibbs: 6 By the time he came on the game was well over, but he did his role in ensuring Arsenal did not chase a fourth and leave themselves liable to be caught out. 1/12 Petr Cech: 7 Kept alert through extended periods with little or nothing to do; when he was called upon he was never found wanting. His save from Fortounis at 2-0 was vital in keeping the Gunners on top. 2/12 Hector Bellerin: 5 Another disappointing display from the Spaniard, who has not looked quite the same since returning from injury last month. His passing was loose and he struggled defensively with the pacey, tricky Seba, though he received next to no support from Walcott. 2015 Getty Images 3/12 Per Mertesacker: 6 Struggled with the pace of Ideye early on, a difficulty he did not make any easier by strolling forward far too often. But an excellent diving tackle on the hour mark revitalized the German, who was then crucial in repelling Olympiakos crosses into the area. 4/12 Laurent Koscielny: 8 Absolutely outstanding in the early period as his colleagues seemed determined to play into Olympiakos hands. On at least two occasions he cut out what would have been almost certain goals as he dived to clear crosses. 5/12 Nacho Monreal: 7 Became increasingly vital to Arsenal’s attacking play when Walcott switched to the left, and his crossing was far better than it has been for much of the season. That he combined this with solid defensive work capped a very good display. 6/12 Aaron Ramsey: 6 Could not be blamed for his booking, coming as it did when Olympiakos were breaking with menace whenever Arsenal gave the ball away. Indeed Ramsey showed notable defensive skills in the first half, tackling well to stop goalscoring opportunities. 2015 The Arsenal Football Club Plc 7/12 Mathieu Flamini: 6 Too often he was caught out of position when the hosts broke, chasing the ball rather than holding the defensive line. In the second half he was simply a passenger as those further forward took charge. 2015 Getty Images 8/12 Theo Walcott: 6 Unselfishly flitted around the frontline, looking for the best place in which to help his team-mates. But his hard work arguably let him down, as he seemed unable to establish an understanding with his team-mates. 9/12 Mesut Ozil: 7 It may not have been another assist for his burgeoning tally, but Ozil’s pass for Monreal in the build-up to the opener was the sort of incisive moment Wenger needed from his star man. With Olympiakos’ defence packed in front of him he was unlikely to get many chances to create, but he made what he did get count. 10/12 Joel Campbell: 8 Another display to silence the doubters, and Campbell may now have overtaken Oxlade-Chamberlain in the pecking order. A brilliant reverse pass from the Costa Rican gave Giroud his second. 11/12 Olivier Giroud: 9 A brilliant display from the striker, who dominated Da Costa and Siovas to give Arsenal a vital outball. His powerful header was too much for Roberto before he shrugged off what seemed a serious injury to make it two. He then secured the hat-trick he deserved from the spot. 2015 Getty Images 12/12 Kieran Gibbs: 6 By the time he came on the game was well over, but he did his role in ensuring Arsenal did not chase a fourth and leave themselves liable to be caught out.

He said: “It teaches you to use all four limbs in different ways. You need to find a way to co-ordinate things and, once you learn how to programme your brain to do that, it helps you to co-ordinate even for football.

“It is especially useful for a goalkeeper. There are so many things I learn on the drums that I can use in goalkeeping as well, because the hand-eye co-ordination and the independence on each of the limbs is helpful.”