Cesc Fàbregas

[Barbara 15,149]

Cesc doesn't have a direct replacement in the side. Playing with both Ramires and Oscar is the closest we get, but still far from what he delivers. He'll be missed, hopefully we'll handle without him. We did the corresponding fixtures last season.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Cesc doesn't have a direct replacement in the side. Playing with both Ramires and Oscar is the closest we get, but still far from what he delivers. He'll be missed, hopefully we'll handle without him. We did the corresponding fixtures last season.

Matic can play that role.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Matic can play that role.

Matic is a god at what he does, but no he cant do what Cesc gives this team.

[Nike 373]

Nobody's as good a cesc's delivery with corners and set pieces tho...

thats true.

Willian/oscar/schurrle all kind of sucked on the corners.. However, for other set peices, Oscar/schurrle are sufficient enough.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Matic is a god at what he does, but no he cant do what Cesc gives this team.

May not do it like Cesc but he can do it. He played the 10 for Benfica.

[Stats 7,060]

Cesc doesn't have a direct replacement in the side. Playing with both Ramires and Oscar is the closest we get, but still far from what he delivers. He'll be missed, hopefully we'll handle without him. We did the corresponding fixtures last season.

We never. We drew 2-2 and really it should have been a 1-2 loss because Ramires clearly dived to win the penalty which Hazard converted. But if he does miss out hopefully the increased winning mentality and actually having a quality striker will help this time.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

No, I am almost sure Fabregas is really injured. Not with intention to mocking Spain with a fake injury. All the parties know the risk before Pool games, and go for it, it is just happened the moment right before international break.

Of course the international break is one aspect as a consideration to smooth the decision, but I think knowing how important the Pool game is, it will be the same decision if there is no break.

[OneMoSalah 8,810]

If he is injured and is missing for a few games I don't think we will see a huge difference to be honest because teams have went to mark him in certain games but there will be a bit of a difference. Still I think Oscar and Matic are more than capable of running the game in central midfield but we will see.

Its injuries like this one which sometimes leave me wondering what if Oscar and Matic don't control the games as well as Cesc does? Not having a direct replacement for Cesc is a bit difficult but we will see if he really is out injured for a few games, Ramires brings something different to the table though so if he does play next to Matic and Oscar continues to play as he does in tandem with Cesc and Matic, Rami's runs in more advanced areas could give teams a different issue to face. Although wasn't Ramires also not meant to have played through an injury too?

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Cesc must be thanking his lucky stars that he got rejected by the shower of shite, woolwich wanderers. He dodged the proverbial bullet

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Hopefully we don't miss him the way mancity are missing silva

[CHOULO19 24,332]

The Spanish NT just love us, don't they? They're making Cesc fly to Spain to get examined there because they believe we are lying and that he's not really injured: http://as.com/diarioas/2014/11/09/english/1415552938_713140.html

Cesc doesn't have a direct replacement in the side. Playing with both Ramires and Oscar is the closest we get, but still far from what he delivers. He'll be missed, hopefully we'll handle without him. We did the corresponding fixtures last season.

NO one in the team has a direct replacement except for Thibaut. Makes the squad very effective, but one long term injury and we're screwed.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

They don't believe us, we have no reason to believe on them either.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Spain might seeing that, they don't believe Fabregas is injured

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/531846267760963584

https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/531846834612752384

Spain might seeing that, they don't believe Fabregas is injured

old footage, players have left for internationals.

[Strike 7,289]

has a history of fading towards the second half of the season. should be rotated sometimes

[Pizy 18,515]

[DanishBlue 426]

Bad news that he is injured. Could be a problem for us in the next couple of games...

[Special Juan 27,512]

I think it's serious, serious so much that he might be fit for our game against WBA