Oh i don't know, does sound a bit like the United way of saving face don't you think? Maybe he didn't want to come back?
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In theory, this makes sense. What will be will be.
Remind me, how many goals and assists did Kagawa have last season?
You have stupendously low standards if that's the case. I sincerely hope the club don't share those sentiments.
Cause it will show a big blunder in our transfer strategy.
I don't think fabregas would shine as a left midfielder for united either tbf
How many games did he play though?
Oh i don't know, does sound a bit of the United way of saving face don't you think? Maybe he didn't want to come back?
I don't really know. And let's be reasonable here - no-one actually knows what's happened yet.
Considering all but Rooney, Januzaj, and de Gea were hopeless last season under Moyes, I'll give Kagawa the benefit of the doubt.
We don't need another no.10. We have Mata, Kagawa and Rooney there. We need a box to box midfield enforcer with an eye for a pass. Carvalho would be perfect, Strootman too. Fabregas isn't a deeplying midfielder anymore. Defensively he's a liability and from a tactical standpoint he prefers to have the freedom to move anywhere on the pitch, freedom you can only afford in the no.10 position.
Somehow it's not only Chelsea, but City too I'm afraid he might be going. If what Pique said to Del Bosque is true, that is. What a great player Fabregas is. We better have a plan if he signs for one of those clubs.
I can see exactly why Van Gaal isn't prioritising a player like Fabregas. If he's to be played further forwards we already have arguably better options in Mata and Kagawa. And he's not got the work rate off the ball to play in a holding role.
Same goes for Mourinho's Chelsea. tbh the best place for him from a football perspective would actually be Liverpool or Spurs.
Same goes for Mourinho's Chelsea. tbh the best place for him from a football perspective would actually be Liverpool or Spurs.
They do. They're proving it as we speak.
Is there any credible sources stating that Cesc is joing Chelsea or just some job worth twatter rumour?
If rather have someone poke me in the eye once than have my brother feck my wife behind my back for 10 years.
As for Fabregas. I still don't beleive this at all.
Entrenched in this whole debate is this issue of 'we really need to sign top players but this isn't the one we need to sign.'
That applies for us both.
That applies for us both.
So what does Cesc offer Jose that Mata couldnt?
Spot on.
Am I old or have most of these new members never seen Fabregas play in the premier league??? Wtf are you talking about when you are saying that we do not need another no. 10 in a Fabregas thread?
His final ball is (even) better, and he offers them creativity from deep in midfield (something they have lacked for an awful long time).
£10 million profit.
Yeah, I don't think he has forgotten how to play that CM role somehow.
We're an absolute joke 
For the 95865848340230948th time Cesc is not a #10 !
World class defenders and strikers have mostly dissapeared though.
There seems to be a billion behind-the-striker players though
Exactly, so many options with Fabregas for Chelsea. Didn't Jose have an obsession with the 442 diamond in his first time at Chelsea? Matic, Willian, Fabregas and Oscar with Hazard + Diego Costa on top looks nice on paper.
We might have gone in hard for him but let's be honest, the lack of CL thing is a handicap for Woodward to compete with negotiators of other big clubs.We're an absolute joke
He is working hard I am sure.
I suspect we're going to address this by signing a Remy type(probably not actually Remy) and going big on a wide player who can be converted because you're right - there are no top strikers out there really to sign.
I think people are suggesting that LVG has very specific roles for his CMs and Fabregas isn't needed because the role of the playmaker has already been filled by Mata/Kagawa, while he isn't suited to the other midfield roles.
LVG doesn't sign players because they are big names. He's very specific about the players that fit his system rather than individual quality.
Didn't see it coming, never thought he'd like playing for mourinho, pretty soon someone will shake his hand after the game and tell him "You used to play for barcelona? Well, that wasn't Barcelona football."
What can you say, money talks.
What can you say, money talks.
Unfortunately that appears to be the case, but it doesn't mean it's right. Significant investment was, and is needed. The quality of our incoming manager shouldn't be indicative of how we view our transfer business. Nothing changes.
Well that Barca based radio station is supposedly one of the most reputable sources for Barcelona related matters, so it definitely holds some credence.
That was Mark Hughes and Blackburn. Now that would be a turn up for the books if he rocks up to Ewood.
Yeah I get that, I was responding to people who were saying Fabregas couldn't do it at CM in the PL anymore.
4-2-3-1 with Kagawa, Mata, Fabregas and Rooney or RVP would be quality.
Probably wouldn't work, but feck it. Quality
Probably wouldn't work, but feck it. Quality
I'm dreading reading in the coming days "Fabregas signs for Chelsea"
I won't believe it to be true until someone edits his Wikipedia page
Why?
He'll play just as entertaining football next season.
Nothing whatsoever. Jose didn't approve of this, Abramovich did.
Because I want him at United. He'd be class for us, no two ways about it.
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