zolayes 14,489 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Preseason or not, we need someone to get the ball to the attacking players. Fabregas can do this.But if Fabregas plays higher up the pitch, then we have the same problems of slow build up, no creativity from deep etc that we have always had.we only have that problem if we stay with Mikel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Barbara 15,149 Posted August 8, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well, today we played Matic-Fabregas pivot against a much stronger opposition than Ljubljana, and so far so good. It's just preseason, of course, but it's a positive sign that on the occasions we used such a double pivot, it worked very well. The understanding between Cesc-Costa and Cesc-Oscar also looks very promising and should only improve with time. Yeah, with the latest kids being added to the mix and having had some impact - good or bad, depending on who - not much attention has been paid to him, but your point is perfect.Once again deployed in the pivot, once again didn't compromise and had a solid match alongside Matic. Maybe it's wishful thinking or bias on my part, as I've been a broken record about a midfield with Matic, Cesc and Oscar, but I think Oscar's presence already made the Matic/Cesc pivot look better. Many times Oscar simply dropped deep and allowed Cesc to run higher. It's so natural for Oscar to do that which is why I've been saying since the beginning that he would make up for Cesc defensively and Cesc would maek up for him offensively and they would improve each other. Now I only need to know if that really happened or is if I'm seeing what I want to see bethos1, Madmax, Daniel1980 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4sy0AiXSwYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_I5iXIopEc Blue Armour, Madmax and Daniel1980 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakez 755 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 This guy, still can't believe we got him Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Muzchap 8,966 Posted August 10, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted August 10, 2014 Anybody who doubted this signing is nuts - he is amazing... Great game today... Barbara, The Skipper, seanptmiller and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 what a goal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iainrfc04 39 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Amazing goal from him tonight Nuski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Gif of the goal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Daniel1980 1,425 Posted August 10, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted August 10, 2014 Gif of the goal? Nuski, Dion, Bluelsthecolour and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 shit... i am actually starting to be glsd that we got him... Muzchap and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Barbara and kellzfresh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 What a fucking player... Delighted he's signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD3D 1,038 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Imagine Fabregas sticking that one in on Arsenal.O.M.G.... I think I would die! :D The Rising Sun, hjperdeath and kellzfresh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Still over the moon Cesc is our player now. I am not lying when I say that I can pretty nicely guess who will we try to sign but I never would've expected Fabregas transfer to happen. Not that I thought we couldn't sign him, but I simply forgot about him since he got overshadowed by Barca stars. Amazing player, I expect him to become our most important player easily and what's much more important is that other offensive players will get much more space and better passes with Cesc in the team. And damn he was brilliant in the last game. That goal - take a bow son ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Anybody who doubted this signing is nuts - he is amazing... Great game today...somehow earlier this week there were people questioning it and even suggesting players we should STILL sign to play central midfield...After I got over we were signing an ex-Arse, I made him my fave player, during the first week of the WC - while he didn't even play for Spain (as del Bosque is clueless) and before one second of Chelsea football. It's easy for me to worship him now because I believed this would be the signing of the summer the moment it happened and I've stated it a few times ever since.Diego Costa is very important but no amount of world class strikers can solve all of our problems if they don't get quality balls passed to them and we now have someone that excels in that. I hope his attitude and his quality fire up our AMs and lead them to produce better than they did last season, instead of adding only Cesc's quality to our transition and attack setup.This guy is immense and he's indeed my fave player in the squad. I love everything about him - except the haircut. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 As I said before, cesc or matic should take the armband when Jt retiresFirst choice is Cesc though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion 2,476 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Anyone not excited about his signing must have short memory or is a big Arse hater because this guy is one of the best midfielders to ever play in the EPL. I'm not surprised in the least with his performances. It will only get better and better as he adapts to our players and EPL again. zolayes and Muzchap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fabreeegaaassss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dy-lan 142 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 What a treat it is to have someone like him pinging passes around from deep. His solo effort for the winning goal today was brilliant. Barbara, DH1988 and Henrique 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 As I said before, cesc or matic should take the armband when Jt retiresFirst choice is Cesc though.Fabregas or Matic won't become captain as long as Ivanovic has a starting role in the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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