After 13 major trophies in club football, including the Premier League, FA Cup, La Liga and the Europa League, but also European Championships (twice) and the World Cup, former Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas is in Italia, but in the second league with minors Como, where he plays, but is also a shareholder in the club. The former Spanish international has enjoyed many quality coaches in his career, from Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola to Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri, and being in Italy, he is able to look at the modern tendencies in football since Italy is the country which gave such coaching names like Carlo Ancelotti, Fabio Capello, Marchelo Lippi…Cesc #Fabregas 🎙 “Back in the day Italian teams hardly came to play or even conquer the ball but now there’s something totally different, #Sarri’s #Lazio and #Spalletti’s #Napoli.” #SerieA pic.twitter.com/zV6ND854TZ— LazioLand (@Lazio_Land) April 9, 2023 Fabregas talked to Sky Sport Italia about his experiences, and as always, this conversation couldn’t finish without Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.“When I went to Arsenal, I wanted to go to the first team, but I knew I had to play with the youth and reserve teams first. By the second month though I was already in the first team. I can’t say I was the typical guy who was homesick, I was playing football with Arsenal and living a dream. I always had clear ideas. Working with Wenger was a great pleasure but also a great fortune. He gave me so many possibilities and above all courage, which took me to another level of competitiveness. This made my awareness grow more and more until I felt invincible” said the Spanish midfielder.Fabregas reveals how he was snubbed by Wenger when trying to come backAfter a call from his boyhood club, he decided to go back to Spain and sign for the Catalans.”Barcelona gave me an idea of how to play football. They make you smart inside a football field. Many people who grow up with this idea of football always improve their skills. Returning to Barcelona was wonderful, for me and for my family. A special moment. There were 35,000 people at my presentation. I’ve always been a Barca fan and going back there was a dream” admitted the Spaniard.Fabregas signs a contract and becomes a shareholder in Serie B ComoAnd now, in the twilight of his career and after a few seasons in Monaco, Fabregas is in Italy, where he can observe their style. And he is satisfied.“I had an old idea of Italian football because the coaches I had known had a defensive mentality, they never came to play the game or take the ball away from us. Spalletti and Sarri, however, have a different mentality. I remember one day, when we had to play against Roma, Emerson and Rudiger confided in me: ‘Spalletti told us that even if we were pressed in our corner by two players, if we threw a long pass he would put us on the bench. So, I replied: ‘This is my coach, this is the coach for me’. I’ve seen Sarri, experienced him and appreciated him, while Spalletti was told to me by others” revealed Fabregas.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162600##
