Cesc Fabregas signs for Chelsea (page 190)

[uwe rosler 28]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Can not see the obsession with fabregas the question you got to ask yourself is would he get in our present team the answer is a resounding no. No need to spend 30mil on a squad player especially when we have plenty of playmaking options

 

[Larry Stranger]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Fucking spot on !! It aint bastard FIFA games.

Who said it was?

Signing Fabregas is common sense, not a luxury. He's a top quality player.

You called people spoilt Bastards for not wanting Sinclair, Rodwell and Maicon tbh. That wasn't spoit, I said and I quote Sinclair is average, Rodwell perma crock and Maicon on the slide. Proven correct on all accounts. Many were called brats and jonny come latelys etc, fucking pathetic.

The reason people want Fabregas is because he's a top player. He's available for decent money, homegrown, proven in the league, fits style of play and knows many of our first team. It's a great transfer. Fuck all Fifa about it.

How is it?

Our priorities this summer are;

A center half, a right back, a defensive midfielder and a goalkeeper. Forking out £30m of a £49m budget on an attacking minded midfielder would be the definition of a luxury signing and make little to fuck all sense.

Never mind the fact we already have Nasri, Silva, Jovetic, Fernandinho, Yaya, Navas...

If Fabregas comes then great, he'd be welcomed, but if he doesn't I won't be bothered. Not sure he would fit our system anyway. I'm thinking Yaya will stay so where would he play? If you look at Pellegrini's systems in the past he actually prefers guys like Fernando and Fernadinho types in the center of the pitch providing the full backs with cover to bomb forward. I think Pellegrini had to really think about putting Yaya there in the first place, but being the world class player he is he trusted him enough. However, it did expose us when Yaya was up the pitch on a number of occasions and Fernandinho was trying to cover huge gaps. Cesc wasn't happy playing in the false 9 so don't see him as a second striker option either. The only place I can see him is in Silva's or Nasri's place. He ain't getting in for Silva unless hurt so maybe only for Nasri IMO. Fabregas himself might be thinking he'd have no where to play as well. At Chelsea he could easily fit in Lampard's position in the center of the pitch along side Matic and Ramires. Fabregas would be a luxury buy, but not needed. We scored a shite ton of goals last season. It's not a problem area for us right now.

 

[pml79]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Wouldnt suprise me if we sold negredo to athletico n brought in fabregas

 

[Cityinmyheart]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Wouldnt suprise me if we sold negredo to athletico n brought in fabregas

That's assuming Dzeko signs an extension and we go 4-3-3...

 

[bluemoston]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Fabregas is talking to Chelsea and City aren't even at the table, apparently they never were.
Quality player but why blow 3/4 of the transfer budget when we need another 2-3 as well.

Hello redmoston

haha im no red. .tut tut.. Im a friend of tueartsboots and the late bluebird1

 

[pml79]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Wouldnt suprise me if we sold negredo to athletico n brought in fabregas

That's assuming Dzeko signs an extension and we go 4-3-3...

Think he will along the same lines as the others 5 yr deal probably

 

[Tron Coltrane]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Wouldnt suprise me if we sold negredo to athletico n brought in fabregas

That's assuming Dzeko signs an extension and we go 4-3-3...

Think he will along the same lines as the others 5 yr deal probably

Just to recap, you're officially unsurprised if we sell our new striker -- a fan favorite, who bagged 26 goals despite a 2nd half dry spell -- and change our squad's formation, in order to sign a player who everybody in the media has linked with another club.

You're not just clinically averse to surprise, are you? Did you see The Crying Game when it was in theaters?

 

[NipHolmes]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

You have just ignored my post addressing you wishing to engage in debate to simply bash another poster yourself...

I personally feel the 4-2-2-2 is too open. I'd like us to play 4-3-3

GK - Hart
LB - Kolarov
CB - Benatia
CB - Kompany
RB - Zabaleta
CDM - Fernandinho
CM - Fabregas
CM - Yaya
LW - Silva
CF - Aguero
RW - Jovetic/Nasri


Against teams we need to be defensively strong against I'd have Fernando and Fernandinho in a twosome and Yaya ahead of them, or Fabregas.

When Xavi got a knock for Barca they used Fabregas, when Bayern lose Schweinsteiger they can use Kroos, when Madrid lose Alonso they have Khedira etc, even Arsenal have better depth. When they lost Ramsey they had Wilshere, Cazorla, Ozil etc. When we lose Yaya we have nobody to call on of his quality. We need to prepare for losing Yaya for ACON and we must prepare for the future, I.e life after Yaya.

So you'd like us to play a formation we didn't last season?

Have possibly 3 strikers on the bench or possibly 1 not in the squad?

Have us sell 4 homegrown players and bring in 1/2?

As well as arguably not factoring in the poor bargaining position we will be in when selling our players due to our transfer restrictions being very public; so raising additional funds wouldn't be as "simple" as you previously portrayed.

Even in your scenario we would have Yaya, Fernando, Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Silva, Navas and arguably Jovetic.... yet Fabregas at £30m wouldn't be a luxury but in your words "common sense"?

No ta.

Milner is being sold as we know, Richards too and Rodwell and Sinclair don't feature in our plans either.

Fernando and Fernandinho are holding mids and not part of debate. Garcia sold as not good enough, Nasri and Silva on wings with Jovetic as cover if need be as well as Lopes. Fabregas is competition for Yaya and also cover as well as a partner in 4-3-3 games.

Pellegrini wants 4-2-2-2 but we did set up 4-3-3 at times and I think we will see it more next year. The reason Fabregas is 'common sense' is because he's proven quality and premier league proven, young enough to give us 5-7 good years before offloading to NYCFC possibly? Yaya may be sold, if so then Fabregas is a dead cert, if Yaya stays and is out the season with injury then who covers him? This is a key part of our problems, when Yaya and Kompany get knocks we have nobody of quality to step in the same position, calling on Boyata and Garcia is simply not good enough.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

If we actually need another player for that position, why does it have to be Fabregas ?

Just because he happens to be on the market at this time ? Is he the best possible option City can sign for that position over the next few seasons, or are there likely to be younger or better or better value options ?

Is it so crucial that we have to have Fabregas right now, rather than choosing our own preferred option, at the time we feel is right to buy ?

 

[NipHolmes]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

If we actually need another player for that position, why does it have to be Fabregas ?

Just because he happens to be on the market at this time ? Is he the best possible option City can sign for that position over the next few seasons, or are there likely to be younger or better or better value options ?

Is it so crucial that we have to have Fabregas right now, rather than choosing our own preferred option, at the time we feel is right to buy ?

I deem it too good an opportunity not to miss.

If I could pick any player for City to buy, it'd be Vidal. But he is Madrid bound by looks of it and will cost more than we are allowed this summer. Fabregas ticks many boxes, the main one is that he is PROVEN in the league. Many times I see negative posts about players, Neymar, Bale, Modric etc, then the players do well and people go hiding, Fabregas is a top player, if he's available we should buy him, as I have said, when Yaya is not a starter we have nobody to cover that huge loss.