Cesc Fàbregas

[TheIceMan 596]

!!! 

[robsblubot 3,504]

One of the best passers I've ever seen play the game.

must be a thorn to play against because he can hit a long ball and kill the game at any time.

yes he can struggle when tightly market, but the thing is he causes the opponent to focus on him. Good player to have - just a bit difficult to fit in a system. Perhaps a 3cm system.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

If his long passing keeps getting better with age as was the case with Pirlo he'd practically be unplayable in his thirties. 

Yes Newcastle gave him space, but the effortlessness in which he plays the perfect 60 yard pass is just ridiculous. 

[The Skipper 20,593]

Glad he's recovered form. Hope he ends the season strong. 

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Got way too stick from Chelsea fans. Been by far the best CM in the League since Hiddink's arrival.

[illmatic 901]

FaBrainPass is back.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He found his magic hat.

[Special Juan 27,429]

That ball to Pedro was something you see on FIFA....he's finding his range again.

[Styles 9,790]

9 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

That ball to Pedro was something you see on FIFA....he's finding his range again.

Fabregas' range is always there. He just needs time and space to play because without it he's an ordinary play.

[Milan 17,854]

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Outstanding performances recently. There's always been a Chelsea player where when he gets the ball and looks up I think 'shit we could score here, or at least have a great chance'. Zola was like it for me (my favourite player), Mata the same, now with Fabregas, that's the highest praise I can give him for how he's been playing. Bravo son, keep it up!

[chelseafan26 293]

Gutless performance. Absolutely Outclassed.

We need an upgrade. Cant have a starter who can only perform against the likes of MK Dons and Newcastle.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Once you press him, he turns to a piece of paper. Our middle was so open in the second half, damn 

[Stats 7,056]

59 minutes ago, chelseafan26 said:

Gutless performance. Absolutely Outclassed.

We need an upgrade. Cant have a starter who can only perform against the likes of MK Dons and Newcastle.

Yet he was the best player on the pitch against Arsenal.....

I thought he was fine tonight anyway. He made a brilliant pass for Oscar who unfortunately could not execute the finish.

Talk about overreaction. WOW.

[bababoom 4,478]

Am I the only one who thought he was one of our better players today? Was alright defensively and played a big part in most of our attacking moves. 

[chelseafan26 293]

19 minutes ago, Stats said:

Yet he was the best player on the pitch against Arsenal.....

I thought he was fine tonight anyway. He made a brilliant pass for Oscar who unfortunately could not execute the finish.

Talk about overreaction. WOW.

Once a season against top opposition? Thats the level of his consistency then.

One free kick absolves him of everything else? He was pathetic today. In the first minutes itself, Zlatan went past him like he was not even there, similar to what Silva had done to him against City when we were outclassed at the start of the season.

I would rather have a decent CM who can build up play rather than simply put in Quarter Back like passes against oppositions who would give him more space and time than he could imagine.

Also, over-reaction is when people say Cesc is World class for his Newcastle performance. It is not an over-reaction to say that we need a Starter CM for next season because Cesc simply does not cut it against quality opposition and by quality opposition I mean teams like Soton too which can press him and have a field day.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

When we played our best stuff he was heavily involved. He also did so much defensive work, which so many people criticize him about., sure he doesn't quite have the mobility that PSG have in Matiudi and Verrati but he has that ability to control a game/be influential and with Mikel next to him in various phases of the game he did good but when PSG started to push and push they outnumbered us in midfield and started to overrun us which can happen. 

[The Skipper 20,593]

3 hours ago, chelseafan26 said:

Once a season against top opposition? Thats the level of his consistency then.

One free kick absolves him of everything else? He was pathetic today. In the first minutes itself, Zlatan went past him like he was not even there, similar to what Silva had done to him against City when we were outclassed at the start of the season.

I would rather have a decent CM who can build up play rather than simply put in Quarter Back like passes against oppositions who would give him more space and time than he could imagine.

Also, over-reaction is when people say Cesc is World class for his Newcastle performance. It is not an over-reaction to say that we need a Starter CM for next season because Cesc simply does not cut it against quality opposition and by quality opposition I mean teams like Soton too which can press him and have a field day.

This runs much deeper than Cesc. We set up to counter attack as a team. We were never going to dominate possession and build up play from deep.