Claudius wrote:Did you guys watch Barca Cesc? The guy was butter. He just had issues owning a position amongst Iniesta, Xavi and Messi. But within those constraints he was every bit as good as the player we saw here. This Cesc sucked at Barca narrative belongs on Fox News.
In my opinion, Cesc peaked in 2006-2008 - even by the time he left Arsenal, we'd fashioned him into a number 10 hybrid that made him a match winner but a lesser footballer. Maybe it's a personal preference but for those two years prior to Hleb and Flamini leaving, Fabregas pretty much dominated every single midfield through pure technique. I haven't seen many players do that at such a young age.
Moving him further forward made him lose that side of his game (although he briefly recaptured it for a few months at Chelsea).