Caporegime
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- 18 Oct 2002
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lol, Fabregas not versatile, there isn't an attacking position he can't play. Defensively, when Song was our "DM" we had one season where Wilshere played behind him, brilliantly. We had another where Nasri played deep for 5-6 games behind Song and a huge portion of that season Fabregas played as deep/deeper than Song covering for him. He's one of the most versatile players out there, who works hard and reads the game brilliantly.
Same way lampard has been excellent defensively for Chelsea in the past few seasons when required, Fabregas has everything he needs to be great defensively also and has done so in the past.
I'd laugh if Barca forced him out, they seem focused on Iniesta/Xavi because they were both brilliant for 2-3 seasons at Barca's best, but neither player is anywhere near that level. Rather like Utd with Rooney and letting him play where he wants to rather than where is best for the team(he should play as a striker, NOT a player who drops deep), Barca are worse with Messi as a main striker, and during their very best seasons he wasn't. They had Eto'o then Ibra upfront in the seasons they played their absolute best football, and Villa after that though he played wide left more often than central as Messi basically decided to play centrally. He scored more but the team has been getting worse ever since.
Barca have always simply needed a proper striker playing the role properly, making the runs and being fed. Instead Messi plays there, drops deep and leaves the team no where to go.
Rather than moving on and making the changes the team needs, they seem focused on trying to put everything back the way it was 3-4 years ago... ignoring that the key keeper/defender have gone, the key central midfielders aren't remotely as good as they were, and they got shot of anyone who might possibly upstage or upset Messi.
The team they have now, with messi wide right again, finding one of Pedro/Sanchez/neymar to start centrally and see what works best, buying two cb's and a goal keeper and probably a right back and they'll be very very good again. While it's the "pass it to Messi or you'll get sold" show, they'll continue to struggle.
Same way lampard has been excellent defensively for Chelsea in the past few seasons when required, Fabregas has everything he needs to be great defensively also and has done so in the past.
I'd laugh if Barca forced him out, they seem focused on Iniesta/Xavi because they were both brilliant for 2-3 seasons at Barca's best, but neither player is anywhere near that level. Rather like Utd with Rooney and letting him play where he wants to rather than where is best for the team(he should play as a striker, NOT a player who drops deep), Barca are worse with Messi as a main striker, and during their very best seasons he wasn't. They had Eto'o then Ibra upfront in the seasons they played their absolute best football, and Villa after that though he played wide left more often than central as Messi basically decided to play centrally. He scored more but the team has been getting worse ever since.
Barca have always simply needed a proper striker playing the role properly, making the runs and being fed. Instead Messi plays there, drops deep and leaves the team no where to go.
Rather than moving on and making the changes the team needs, they seem focused on trying to put everything back the way it was 3-4 years ago... ignoring that the key keeper/defender have gone, the key central midfielders aren't remotely as good as they were, and they got shot of anyone who might possibly upstage or upset Messi.
The team they have now, with messi wide right again, finding one of Pedro/Sanchez/neymar to start centrally and see what works best, buying two cb's and a goal keeper and probably a right back and they'll be very very good again. While it's the "pass it to Messi or you'll get sold" show, they'll continue to struggle.
. He's been a great player for the club.
