Cesc Fàbregas

[Nike 373]

Modric and Cesc are equals in my opinion. Cesc is definitely better than Thiago Alcantara.

Mata also WAS better than Silva when at his best for us.

Modric and Cesc arent equal...

Modric can handle the press, can press and is effective defensively even though he has a small stature.

Mata was never better than Silva. Mata score more goals and got more assists, but everyone in Spain new that Silva was always better than Mata. Silva, like Modric can handle man marking/pressing, while both mata and cesc have superior stats to both, but cant handle it.

Its funny, Pep was cesc idol growing up, yet Pep never made any bid for Cesc, yet Thiago was always the number 1 player Pep wanted at Munich. Says a lot.

[Viper22 2,418]

Modric and Cesc arent equal...

Modric can handle the press, can press and is effective defensively even though he has a small stature.

Mata was never better than Silva. Mata score more goals and got more assists, but everyone in Spain new that Silva was always better than Mata. Silva, like Modric can handle man marking/pressing, while both mata and cesc have superior stats to both, but cant handle it.

Its funny, Pep was cesc idol growing up, yet Pep never made any bid for Cesc, yet Thiago was always the number 1 player Pep wanted at Munich. Says a lot.

I'm begging you, please, just stop with the Thiago brown nosing.

[Madmax 9,219]

Modric has been the better player over the last 18 months or so. I think that has to be acknowledged. Regardless, Cesc fits us like a glove and the difference is not big to begin with.

What does Guardiola signing or not signing anyone have to do with anything, though? He told Eto'o to fuck off and the latter immediately won the treble. With Zlatan, he couldn't deal with one of the most outstanding players in 21st century European football. You're going down a dangerous route if you start judging players by who they were wanted or not wanted by. And Thiago, really? First let him do something in the mickey mouse bundesliga, then we'll talk.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Its funny, Pep was cesc idol growing up, yet Pep never made any bid for Cesc, yet Thiago was always the number 1 player Pep wanted at Munich. Says a lot.

Are you mentally ill? Signing Cesc was Pep and Rosell's biggest prizet/wishlist for going on 2 seasons prior and after the 2010 World cup. He even bloody assigned him the #4 kit out of respect for him, even after the cringeworthy 'Barca DNA' bollocks.

[Stats 7,060]

Are you mentally ill? Signing Cesc was Pep and Rosell's biggest prizet/wishlist for going on 2 seasons prior and after the 2010 World cup. He even bloody assigned him the #4 kit out of respect for him, even after the cringeworthy 'Barca DNA' bollocks.

His head is so up Thiago's arse that he cannot see that Barca tried to get Fabregas for 2-3 seasons running. Fabregas committed himself to Arsenal for at least another season and it was inevitabe that he would end up at Barca. Barcelona made so much effort to get back Fabregas. Sometimes Nike just comes out with pure rubbish.

[DanishBlue 426]

Thiago hasn't done anything yet on the big scene. He has to prove something first and stop being injured. Glass legs.

[jmarlow 458]

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Wait for Nike to say "You can the difference between Modric and Fabregas. Modric yesterday dominated Liverpool. Like I was saying when under pressure, Fabregas is not comfortable in possession like Modric and Thiago are. This is why Fabregas was not wanted at Barca as he waste possession too much. Mourinho will soon realise that playing Fabregas against teams who don't give you time on the ball will not work".

That being said he was poor tonight.

[Nike 373]

Wait for Nike to say "You can the difference between Modric and Fabregas. Modric yesterday dominated Liverpool. Like I was saying when under pressure, Fabregas is not comfortable in possession like Modric and Thiago are. This is why Fabregas was not wanted at Barca as he waste possession too much. Mourinho will soon realise that playing Fabregas against teams who don't give you time on the ball will not work".

That being said he was poor tonight.

what he said...

But I only watched the second half.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

How can you find him "poor" tonight ? I found him rather great, doing his job at a position very difficult to play in, against an opposition that made it hard for us, especially mentally, we were sloppy in everything until their goal.

[Stats 7,060]

How can you find him "poor" tonight ? I found him rather great, doing his job at a position very difficult to play in, against an opposition that made it hard for us, especially mentally, we were sloppy in everything until their goal.

He lost the ball several times. Especially in first half. Was physically poor as well. Second half a bit better and he made a few good long range passes but general performance below par.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He was average today but he still should have gotten a game winning assist if the linesman didn't incorrectly flag him offside.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

He needs a rest, its good that we have the international break coming up because he looks knacked already

[Heisenberg 1,824]

He lost the ball several times. Especially in first half. Was physically poor as well. Second half a bit better and he made a few good long range passes but general performance below par.

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.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

He was a passenger the whole game with and without the ball. He tired badly towards the end

[LAM09 6,831]

Tonight was by far his worse performance in a Chelsea shirt.

[LAM09 6,831]

Tonight was by far his worse performance in a Chelsea shirt.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Tonight was by far his worse performance in a Chelsea shirt.

Man United, he was arguably poorer.