🇪🇸 Cesc Fàbregas

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, LAM09 said:

He'll thrive in a 3 man midfield as I've said before. Just isn't cut out for a two

It helps when there's Kante around. Not sure if a midfield of say Drinkwater-Bakayoko-Fabregas is better than Kante-Bakayoko-Fabregas.

[LAM09 7,051]

It helps when there's Kante around. Not sure if a midfield of say Drinkwater-Bakayoko-Fabregas is better than Kante-Bakayoko-Fabregas.

Any midfield with Kante in it is better. [emoji1]

[the wes 7,212]

2 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Any midfield with Kante in it is better.

We have been playing awful without him he's a big miss when he's not playing he was excellent today he's the engine to our team it's like having a Porsche With no engine when Kante not in the starting line up

[Thor 2,702]

He played a lot better last night, but I still feel we need someone more dynamic in that role. Someone quicker, stronger, and who has the ability to take his man on. 

Willian has been absolutely useless on the wing, and I don't think his passing is quite good enough, but he has always done better in that central role for me. Maybe give him a shot at playing that more advanced role like Cesc plays. 

[The Skipper 20,609]

9 hours ago, Thor said:

He played a lot better last night, but I still feel we need someone more dynamic in that role. Someone quicker, stronger, and who has the ability to take his man on. 

Willian has been absolutely useless on the wing, and I don't think his passing is quite good enough, but he has always done better in that central role for me. Maybe give him a shot at playing that more advanced role like Cesc plays. 

Willian doesn’t have the vision. 

[Leif 6,006]

Wanna renew Fabregas's mentality? Make him vice-captain; give him a reason to lead by example. When all players are playing well, he certainly leads more than others. And players gain confidence when they see Fabregas playing, well or not. He's a big figure, nevermind our best interview giver too.

[The Skipper 20,609]

7 hours ago, Leif said:

Wanna renew Fabregas's mentality? Make him vice-captain; give him a reason to lead by example. When all players are playing well, he certainly leads more than others. And players gain confidence when they see Fabregas playing, well or not. He's a big figure, nevermind our best interview giver too.

Not a bad idea, but he’s declining. Wouldn’t you want someone else who’s still learning to be a leader (but has potential to be) to be groomed by someone like Azpi? We don’t really have that many leaders in the squad atm. 

[Beigl 1,387]

Had a great game on Sunday thanks to Kante and Bakayoko who protected him. I hope Conte will continue with a 3-man midfield, because that´s where Fabregas is at home. His link up with Hazard is exceptional. His passing is still great, albeit not as good as in 2014 when he joined us. 

[communicate 2,703]

For all the crap that people said about him, from "he is done", or he should be sold, he has proven that he is by far our best chance creator.

Nobody in our team can create and pass like Fabregas. With Fab we are not great defensively but without him our attacking quality does not exist.

[Special Juan 28,141]

It's been helped massively with Kante being back, without him, Fabregas isn't allowed to do what he did against WBA.

[milka 3,394]

Best in the League ? 

 

[BlueSunshine 672]

1 hour ago, milka said:

Best in the League ? 

 

I don't know if he is the best in the league, but i can tell you with certainty that he is SO much more crucial than people in here give him credit for.

I am neither blind nor crazy to believe that Cesc is not a very limited player and at fault many times, but whenever our team is clicking and playing beautiful football, i don't see any of his critics coming here and acknowledging how crucial he has been in those matches. Simply put, without Cesc our creativity is nonexistent, and that is not an exaggeration at all, the football we play without him is utterly boring and predictable. We can't just expect from a player like Eden to drop deep and start the attacks (something that we have seen time and time again when Cesc is not playing), that is a total waste of his talent. Eden needs to play right where he is playing at the moment.

Sure, i would love to see an upgrade in the near future, but that is the useless board's job, not Cesc's. Till that time comes people should stop asking from him to do things that he cannot do, he is what he is and he will not become any better no matter how much we complain.

P.S. I used to hate Cesc with a real passion and when we went after him i was 1000% against the move. After all this time has passed, i have to admit that i have never had such a big change of heart about anything in my life. And it is not just because of what he has offered to our club on the pitch, but also for his commitment and general ethos.

 

[LAM09 7,051]

I don't know if he is the best in the league, but i can tell you with certainty that he is SO much more crucial than people in here give him credit for.
I am neither blind nor crazy to believe that Cesc is not a very limited player and at fault many times, but whenever our team is clicking and playing beautiful football, i don't see any of his critics coming here and acknowledging how crucial he has been in those matches. Simply put, without Cesc our creativity is nonexistent, and that is not an exaggeration at all, the football we play without him is utterly boring and predictable. We can't just expect from a player like Eden to drop deep and start the attacks (something that we have seen time and time again when Cesc is not playing), that is a total waste of his talent. Eden needs to play right where he is playing at the moment.
Sure, i would love to see an upgrade in the near future, but that is the useless board's job, not Cesc's. Till that time comes people should stop asking from him to do things that he cannot do, he is what he is and he will not become any better no matter how much we complain.
P.S. I used to hate Cesc with a real passion and when we went after him i was 1000% against the move. After all this time has passed, i have to admit that i have never had such a big change of heart about anything in my life. And it is not just because of what he has offered to our club on the pitch, but also for his commitment and general ethos.
 

Cesc is & most likely always will be noticed when he's in a two man midfield getting overrun. He can only play in our current formation IMO

[The Skipper 20,609]

Really good game, should’ve ended with like 2/3 assists if Morata has his shooting boots on. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,313]

So influential, and great he's  recovered from the shenanigans last season thanks to the Spanish quartet.

No way he'll get that amount of room against the bindippers, but is devastating when left unattended

[Blusan Alamb 295]

The best thing to have come out of 3-5-2 formation is Fab's overall passing game. If you do not start him in a 3-5-2 formation, it loses its most valuable essence IMO.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I feel he is much more effective coming off the bench.

[Beigl 1,387]

Conte should have rested him against Qarabag, because Cesc had to start against Liverpool last night. With him we would have controlled the midfield like against United. With Baka and Kante in front of the defence there is enough room for Fabregas to support Hazard and Morata. His job is to link our midfield and attack and we missed this big time yesterday. Hazard and Morata were on their own countless times, because our midfielders and WBs were too defensive most of the time. 

[Jase 43,479]

 

 

 

 

 

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

Cesc will always have my greatest respect for the professional he is. His commitment and level of performances last season despite limited playing time was outstanding. He's charismatic, a winner, leader, and a great person to have in the dressing room. The captain's armband on him wouldn't look out of place whatsoever. Who would have thought we'd be saying this a decade ago when he was at Arsenal? But here we are. Football is fucking unbelievable.