Tag: Guardiola

Cesc Fabregas remains optimistic despite being dropped

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CescFabregas arrived to Chelsea on June of 2014 for a price tag of €33 million and ever since his first season with the Premier League club, the Spanish midfielder has undoubtedly been a regular starter.


For the very first time since arriving to Stamford Bridge, Fabregas is beginning to look more like a substitute player than an actual performer on the pitch as Antonio Conte has consistently been dropping CescFabregas to the sidelines and most of the playing time that Fabregas actually does manage to get, it’s from the bench as an impact substitute player.

This is something that is rare to see, especially for a highly-rated player such as CescFabregas. The Spanish midfielder is regularly being praised for his contributions not only in Chelsea but also with his former clubs.

 

Even though Fabregas is being more restricted in terms of his playing time in the actual pitch, he has still managed to make an impact as he has provided his teammates with 7 assists and scored 3 goals.

Out of the 28 Premier League matches that Chelsea has played, Fabregas has managed to make 19 appearances and 12 of those arrived from the bench but nonetheless, his impact and contributions have still been felt. Read More

Cesc Fabregas believes it’s hard to return to Arsenal

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On one of Gerard Pique’s Periscope, a question was asked to Cesc Fabregas about a possible return to Arsenal. Fabregas shook his headed and added that it would be difficult.

It was evident that Fabregas still have some attachment to the club that formed him and made him a star player. Indeed, he made 303 appearances for the London team and managed to score 57 goals for them. He was also the club’s captain from 2009 to 2011 and was a fans favorite.

He left the club to return to his youth team Barcelona where he will manage to make 151 appearances for the Spanish club. He scored   42 goals along the way. He won La Liga, the Copa Del Rey as well as the UEFA Super Cup during his times with Barcelona.

After 3 years in Spain, Fabregas made his mind to return to the Premier League and wanted to go back to Arsenal. However his place was already filled with the arrival of Mesut Ozil, and Wenger did not want to take his club captain back. Jose Mourinho seizes the opportunity to have the gifted player in his team, and he signed for Chelsea. Read More