Cesc Fàbregas

[DavidEU 2,023]

Big boots to fill Cesc.

[Tomo 21,733]

As you can tell from my OP i have never been his biggest fan

but

I couldn't stand Cole when he was at Arsenal (and given he grew up as a gooner i doubt his feelings for Chelsea were particularly pleasant) now we love him and the feelings mutual.

I couldn't stand Rafa, now i respect him and the job he done here under difficult circumstances, and i think all bar the stubborn few feel the same.

Couldn't stand Eto'o as a teenager during the Chelsea vs Barca constant clashes, now i love him.

If Cesc comes i will put all my previous ill feelings to one side and hope he brings a lot off wins and trophies to the table, if he does then all is forgiven.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Tancredi just entered the game. That's how you know this isn't going to happen

Exactly. Each time a big name transfer drags for so long like cavani, falcao, aguero, hulk it most likely doesn't happen.

[The Skipper 20,593]

As you can tell from my OP i have never been his biggest fan

but

I couldn't stand Cole when he was at Arsenal (and given he grew up as a gooner i doubt his feelings for Chelsea were particularly pleasant) now we love him and the feelings mutual.

I couldn't stand Rafa, now i respect him and the job he done here under difficult circumstances, and i think all bar the stubborn few feel the same.

Couldn't stand Eto'o as a teenager during the Chelsea vs Barca constant clashes, now i love him.

If Cesc comes i will put all my previous ill feelings to one side and hope he brings a lot off wins and trophies to the table, if he does then all is forgiven.

This is it.

[laeth 527]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr1JALrpxBg

Look at some of those deep passes from his early Arsenal career. Phroar!

[didierforever 7,349]

Who? Pogba and Vidal are ridiculous money and Koke is around 60 million euros (and would join Barca anyways). Fabregas is homegrown, can play the deeper role, knows the Premier League, knows London and by all accounts should be in his prime.

he can play the deeper role??? he was average in the 3 man barca mid. his best position was behind the striker or the false 9. think about playing in a 2 man pivot and doing the dirty work.

[laeth 527]

he can play the deeper role??? he was average in the 3 man barca mid. his best position was behind the striker or the false 9. think about playing in a 2 man pivot and doing the dirty work.

It's how he played at Arsenal for most of his career I believe? Only in the last couple of seasons he switched to being further forward.

[The Skipper 20,593]

he can play the deeper role??? he was average in the 3 man barca mid. his best position was behind the striker or the false 9. think about playing in a 2 man pivot and doing the dirty work.

He used to play as a deeper CM for Arsenal where he provided bucket loads of assists.

He wouldn't play in the deeper role to do the dirty work either. That's what Matic is for. He'd be the playmaker there.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

http://vozpopuli.com/deportes/44304-cesc-cierra-un-acuerdo-con-mourinho-para-fichar-por-el-chelsea-que-negociara-ahora-con-el-barcelona

he claims cesc and chelsea have agreement, now just chelsea and barca

[laeth 527]

Khederia - Modric

Matic - Fabregas...

?

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

As you can tell from my OP i have never been his biggest fan

but

I couldn't stand Cole when he was at Arsenal (and given he grew up as a gooner i doubt his feelings for Chelsea were particularly pleasant) now we love him and the feelings mutual.

I couldn't stand Rafa, now i respect him and the job he done here under difficult circumstances, and i think all bar the stubborn few feel the same.

Couldn't stand Eto'o as a teenager during the Chelsea vs Barca constant clashes, now i love him.

If Cesc comes i will put all my previous ill feelings to one side and hope he brings a lot off wins and trophies to the table, if he does then all is forgiven.

Couldn't said it better myself, I share the exact same feelings with you.

Hated Cole, Eto'o to guts before they joined us, now I'm in love. Football is really a funny little game. I admit I hate Fabregas to the highest level but if he puts on a Chelsea kit and perform his heart out then welcome Cesc.

[didierforever 7,349]

He used to play as a deeper CM for Arsenal where he provided bucket loads of assists.

He wouldn't play in the deeper role to do the dirty work either. That's what Matic is for. He'd be the playmaker there.

do even u believe that our second pivot player wont have to do the dirty work!!! its like saying modric does not do the dirty work, only alonso does that in RM.

this is not arsenal. jose will make sure of that!!! from him the defense of the team has always come first. a solid system is the basic ground work of his successes. the cunt wont be the "playmaker" in the team. heck, even oscar is not the play maker and does a lot of dirtywork.

[The Skipper 20,593]

do even u believe that our second pivot player wont have to do the dirty work!!! its like saying modric does not do the dirty work, only alonso does that in RM.

this is not arsenal. jose will make sure of that!!! from him the defense of the team has always come first. a solid system is the basic ground work of his successes. the cunt wont be the "playmaker" in the team. heck, even oscar is not the play maker and does a lot of dirtywork.

I'm not saying he won't have to do dirty work, but the majority of the dirty work will be done by Matic.

And as I've said before, watching him at Arsenal when he did play in that deeper CM role he isn't as bad defensively as some are trying to make out. He was competent enough then, and that was next to a certain Alex Song who bombed forward a lot. Cesc can do an adequate job just like Modric does for example.

PS: why do you sound so angry?

[Special Juan 27,429]

So, is this guy coming in to fill Frank's boots?

[Fernando 6,464]

Now that Lampard is official, this makes the most sense to me.

People mentioned of Pogba, Vidal and such seems a bit far fetched. There's the thing about the club wanting to sell and the player wanting to leave.

In this case Barcelona does want to get rid of Fabregas, and the player does want to go. The only stumbling block is Arsenal. Despite all the talk that Arsenal is not interested, we don't know.

We can just wait and see what they have to say about this deal, since they have first refusal.

If we can get past all that, I say for 30 million is a good deal. I'm not sure how much Barcelona paid for him, but his experience and his age seems like a reasonable fee. And he wouldn't have to adjust to the PL since he's well accustomed to it.

[boshman 1,073]

For what it's worth i just heard on Sky Sports News that reports of a deal with Fabregas are not true.

Make of that what you will.

[Namika 922]

For what it's worth i just heard on Sky Sports News that reports of a deal with Fabregas are not true.

Make of that what you will.

Guillem Balague said that...

[Rekin 835]

I would prefer Pogba or Koke (both would be amazing signings) but Fabregas is world class, cunt or not. Have we not been crying for creativity from the deeper positions? We are getting one of the most (if not the most) creative CM's in the world and yet people are not happy. I understand the reasons, but if the club was making decisions based on emotion we would not be where we are today. We need to be pragmatic about the squad.

Just over six months ago we would start with Torres up front and Ramires-Lampard in the pivot. Now it seems more and more likely that we will start with Costa up front and Matic-Fabregas in the pivot. This is an absolutely massive upgrade on every level and would give us one of the best squads in the world.

Fabregas is 27 and with his set of skills he can be expected to perform (unless injuries happen) on a very high level up until he is 33 or more. That is six seasons of Fabregas in his prime, £30m is nothing for that. I applaud the board if this goes through, and I will have the time of my life when meeting my dear Arsenal-friendly friends.

I also think Fabregas is underrated in the defense. It is not his main strength obviously, but he is not exactly a complete liability. Matic-Fabregas is not exactly Arteta-Wilshere.