Cesc Fàbregas

[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 13,570]

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.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I don't know if it's a rest issue or something else. I'm not liking what I'm seeing from Cesc in the big games. He needs to demand the ball way more instead of trying to be a ghost.

[Styles 9,790]

I don't know if it's a rest issue or something else. I'm not liking what I'm seeing from Cesc in the big games. He needs to demand the ball way more instead of trying to be a ghost.

Neither am I but to be fair to Fabregas he is being man-marked:

Rodgers says game-plan was "too keep Fabregas quiet." Henderson was put in a marking role on Spaniard and "did very well."

It's up to both Mourinho and Fabregas to come up with something to combat that.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Neither am I but to be fair to Fabregas he is being man-marked:

If you're a great, world class player, this is not a legitimate excuse to be utterly invisible.

[Sheva. 5,373]

If you're a great, world class player, this is not a legitimate excuse to be utterly invisible.

Oscar shut out the great Pirlo. Fabregas

like Pirlo is not the quickest or most mobile, so there's not much he can do.

[Barbara 15,149]

If you're a great, world class player, this is not a legitimate excuse to be utterly invisible.

But playing injured or through pain is. Maybe he's been feeling some pain or discomfort in the last couple of weeks

[Styles 9,790]

If you're a great, world class player, this is not a legitimate excuse to be utterly invisible.

Well, he was carrying an injury and their game-plan was to man-mark him. Hard to blame him really. If that's going to be a tactic that opposition teams are going to use this season then it's up to Mourinho to come up with something.

[Rom2013 446]

If you're a great, world class player, this is not a legitimate excuse to be utterly invisible.

He is a CM... obviosly in this kind of games he won't do 10 assists, and score 2 goals. Again... taht's the job of Oscar (since he is the midfielder in the most advanced position) and he can't do it.

In this kind of games the job of Fabregas is to sacrifice himself in defense and do the link up. Nothing more.

If you want Fabregas to do more, drop Oscar and put Ramires in the field with Willian.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Well, he was carrying an injury and their game-plan was to man-mark him. Hard to blame him really. If that's going to be a tactic that opposition teams are going to use this season then it's up to Mourinho to come up with something.

He has to be able to deal with being man marked. He was also man-marked vs Palace as well for instance and had a great game but they are an average team. Even average players get man-marked during games. It's nothing special. Normal tactic. It's no excuse for his impotence in big games.

As for being injured, just for the sake of argument he was, doesn't explain his Man United performance.

[DYC. 7,542]

He has to be able to deal with being man marked. He was also man-marked vs Palace as well for instance and had a great game but they are an average team. Even average players get man-marked during games. It's nothing special. Normal tactic. It's no excuse for his impotence in big games.

As for being injured, just for the sake of argument he was, doesn't explain his Man United performance.

It's called having a bad game? Superior players go through the same thing.