Cesc Fàbregas

[Stats 7,060]

You cant expect from him to play two times a week and produce the same performances everytime, he still had an assist tonight tough, wrongly disallowed goal.Where was Schurrle, Willian in the first half to help him in midfield ? Even Matic wasnt playing at his level, until the Maribor goal, all the team was bad, I think Cesc was the only one who still produced key passes in the opposition half, with Eden.

We played on Saturday. 4 days to prepare for this game. That is not a good enough excuse. Especially considering Maribor are much inferior opponents. Yes the majority of the team were below-par except Hazard who was a threat all game long. I agree that he made some key passes but for his standards his performance was below-par. Espeically considering he was outmuscled and dispossessed quite a few times. But yes, generally there was not enough bite in the team tonight.

It is just amazing to reflect once again that people think you can completely disregard these type of games and leave out 3+ key players. This the Champions League we are talking about.

[LAM09 6,814]

Man United, he was arguably poorer.

Possibly, but he was almost invisible tonight, IMO.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Looked lethargic to me. Needs a rest.

It's scary how big of a drop in quality there is between our starting pivot and the backup pivot.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

His instincts to shoot in the box is piss poor. I was literally screaming for him to shoot in good positions and he took the ball out of play 3 times

[The Chels 2,502]

Looked lethargic to me. Needs a rest.

It's scary how big of a drop in quality there is between our starting pivot and the backup pivot.

True. A lack of competition/ knowing you will always be first choice does encourage complacency.

[iseah100 5,612]

Terrible last night, easily dispossesed and often, ran the ball out of play instead of shooting a few times, misplaced passes, his worst game as a Chelsea player.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[DH1988 1,319]

Needs a rest to me

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Needs a rest to me

You need a rest?

[DH1988 1,319]

You need a rest?

Ideally prefer him dropped from Spain and have a make shift winter break

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Ideally prefer him dropped from Spain and have a make shift winter break

He'll need it soon. We've got 8 games in December, which is hectic enough.

Tottenham (H), Newcastle (A), Sporting (H), Hull (H), Derby (A), Stoke (A), WHU (H) & Soton (A)

[Fernando 6,491]

Some Barcelona fans said that Fabregas tends to start well and then fade mid season ala Oscar last two seasons.

[chelseafc9010 224]

Even if he fades we have Mikel who is a top player, world class mid who dominates with his speed and agiilty, while at the same time has a incredible pass and rocket shot.

[rantdeville 195]

Even if he fades we have Mikel who is a top player, world class mid who dominates with his speed and agiilty, while at the same time has a incredible pass and rocket shot.

Well played.

[Nike 373]

Cesc is mata with better strength and height.

Both offensive maestros, both ever so invisible defensively in the middle.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

rest him. now.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Needs rest. Wish he was more mobile/agile like modric to escape pressure from the big teams.

[The Chels 2,502]

Jose said something about him playing through a hamstring injury. He's kind of the opposite to Luiz who (for us at least) was a beast in the big games but poor against smaller teams.