"I wish I stayed longer at Arsenal" ❤️ | Cesc Fabregas reflects on career

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Cesc Fabregas expresses some regret about leaving Arsenal for Barcelona in 2011, admitting if he could go back in time, he would have stayed longer.
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@irishgunner9152 5 ай бұрын

This man broke my heart as a kid. Now he’s retired he knows he doesn’t get the love from Barca that he would have got from us.

@jesuschristensen4182 5 ай бұрын

Gets plenty of love from us Chelsea fans. Helped us win the Premier League title he would never have won if he stayed at Arsenal

@gunna4life339 5 ай бұрын

He did really? Chelsea fans don't love anyone just the club u obviously in the wrong house.

@jesuschristensen4182 5 ай бұрын

@@irishgunner9152 by that definition, is Giroud also a rat? I don't have any hard feelings for Petr Cech when we went to Arsenal.

@eddlovesskiing 5 ай бұрын

@@jesuschristensen4182Chelsea players go arsenal to retire tbf, arsenal players come Chelsea for European success

@irishgunner9152 5 ай бұрын

@@jesuschristensen4182 you lads looking for an argument aha. I guess your just salty about you found out all your success was cheating. I hope they give you a points deduction can’t wait to see you in the championship.

@Slice998 5 ай бұрын

It’s a shame Cesc played for us at a time where the club couldn’t invest to the level it can now. Incredible player, one of the best passers I’ve ever seen.

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

It was an absolute tragedy that the club weren't in a position financially to build a side around him during that period from 07-11. Had they have complimented him with the calibre of players from Arsenal sides in the 3-5 seasons previously then I have no doubt that they would have won at least 1 PL title in that time and who knows what else. We were always lagging behind United, Chelsea and even Liverpool in the transfer market during that period which ultimately was the reason behind why those sides had that telling advantage over us that culminated in there much more trophy laden outcomes during that era. Shame.

@annewalden3795 5 ай бұрын

@@oisin5684 Yes Cesc was a great player .I was at Elland Road watching Arsenal play against Leeds United in the F A Cup.Cesc was on the bench but Mr Wenger decided he should break the deadlock by bringing him on .The Leeds supporters groaned and sure enough the game turned in favour of Arsenal. I will never forget.

@adrianb2232 5 ай бұрын

I know imagine hik playing alongside havertz, jorginho and nkertiah 🤯🤯🤯

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ● Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ● Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era who weren't from England. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ● "Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ● 09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ● All time leader in history of assists for Spanish national team. ● Most assists as a CM in the 21st century ahead of the likes of Lampard, Gerrard, Iniesta & Xavi. ● Only player in PL era to record 10+ assists in 6 separate seasons. ● Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@annewalden3795 5 ай бұрын

@@oisin5684 Well said. I think Arsene W was upset when Fabregas left Arsenal. It was a difficult time for the Club.

@alessandropolicarpo 5 ай бұрын

It was really tough loosing Fabregas, Nasri and Van Persie all at once.

@Daniel_ss4 5 ай бұрын

Fabregas & Nasri left in 2011, V.persie left in 2012

@razrsliq7623 5 ай бұрын

RvP hurt the most because he was my favourite player in the world at the time he finally peaked and played a full season with Arsenal.

@farfromparadise18 5 ай бұрын

@@Daniel_ss4 3 of your best players leave in 1 year , that will kill any team

@olaoke9951 5 ай бұрын

These 3 players betrayed Arsenal and Arsene Wenger after years of nurturing. There loss was extremely damaging to the club. Nasri and Van Persie more so, as they left us for rivals.

@alancawfield6549 5 ай бұрын

@@olaoke9951 The club betrayed them by not building a proper team to contend for titles.Why should they waste their careers playing fro an underachieving team which doesn't have a desire to really succeed. Love of the fans is meaningless in reality.

@ohyouhandsomedevil 5 ай бұрын

As RvP, Nasri, Song, Sagna and Clichy, Cesc could have stayed at Arsenal but we had to pay the stadium and they wanted a better contract. It's a shame because that team could won everything in Arsène's final years.

@Amberle73 5 ай бұрын

I think Cesc to be fair was one of the few who didn't leave for money, it was all about that Barca DNA. Hard to feel too much sympathy though, after the way he left.

@uddiwiw8277 5 ай бұрын

No he wanted to play for barcelona under pep at any way possible

@razrsliq7623 5 ай бұрын

Cesc, Nasri, RvP, Hleb, Sagna, Alexis, Adebayor I wish they stayed but today its history. Hopefully Arsenal becomes top of the pile once again.

@KimJongUn258 5 ай бұрын

We should’ve re build Highbury made it bigger then solidified the squad what should’ve been with arsenal 😪

@johnkeohane4239 5 ай бұрын

You have forget Anelka

@hardeepsahota553 5 ай бұрын

😢😢 Wenger was disappointed he wanted to leave he spent all that time teaching him and he left, Wenger didnt want him back.

@TheChampIsHere_ 5 ай бұрын

Fr he was disloyal, Wenger was hurt by that, Cesc is not an arsenal great

@hardeepsahota553 5 ай бұрын

@@TheChampIsHere_ 😔 under Wenger I reckon cesc would have won ballon dr

@Steph_D_1st 5 ай бұрын

Now He's jus a stray, like RVP and Nasri

@umarr6221 4 ай бұрын

It was the nature of how he forced his exit!! He didn't allow clubs to bid and pay fair value, he said he only wanted barca, which forced arsenal's hand to comprimise

@razrsliq7623 5 ай бұрын

Cesc could've been playing at Arsenal until he turned 32. Absolutely Gem of a player

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era who weren't from England. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●All time leader in history of assists for Spanish national team. ●Most assists as a CM in the 21st century ahead of the likes of Lampard, Gerrard, Iniesta & Xavi. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@james4ddy 5 ай бұрын

They still wouldn't have won anything lol

@razrsliq7623 5 ай бұрын

@@james4ddy you lie

@Byarujohnie 5 ай бұрын

My heart has never healed from that departure

@morenabohlale8615 5 ай бұрын

My man my man...Very true... I couldn't understand why he would want to leave ( I was young)

@limafc8565 5 ай бұрын

Ozil & Cesc. My favourite Arsenal player's. EFFORTLESS elite magic. They both get into any Arsenal team, past & present.

@limafc8565 5 ай бұрын

Cesc was the main man leader captain KING at Arsenal. He played his best football in an Arsenal shirt goals assists he had it all as an 8 or 10. Was better all round magic class in an Arsenal shirt trust. He should have never left us, he said that & that says it all. He's an ARSENAL BOY simple.

@razrsliq7623 5 ай бұрын

Henry RvP Kanu my top favourites Arsenal players.

@ace99100 5 ай бұрын

If only Wenger brought him back.. Imagine a mid with Ozil and fab together.. Our very own version of Xavi and Iniesta

@Dercudez 5 ай бұрын

@@ace99100 Ozil & Cesc in midfield with RvP up top would've been illegal. We definitely would've won a Premier League with those 3 in 1 team.

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@mourningireland4560 5 ай бұрын

Fair dues to Cesc for saying that, and in the way he said it. All the talk of Barca being his hometown club and all that, yet what he says in response to a massive question (in terms of summing up one's own life/career) is "just a little more time at Arsenal would have been nice". Top man, Fabregas. Wish you could've stayed longer too.

@lancedsouza1547 5 ай бұрын

Fab moving to Barca wasn’t ever going to move the needle for them much. They had class players all over the pitch and he was just one of many. To this day I feel Arsenal could have won the league in 2012 if Fab stayed that season. Van Persie was injury free for once and won the golden boot. Would have racked up another 15 goals from Fabregas’ assists alone.

@thrilla72 5 ай бұрын

I understand why he went but he MUST have realised that there was no room for him at Barcelona

@umarr6221 4 ай бұрын

@thrilla72 someone convinced him the grass was greener...at that time Spain were dominating wc and europe, cesc was enjoying time with Spaniards, and probably wanted to play home game

@thrilla72 4 ай бұрын

@@umarr6221 Yeah I know, he said that at the time but still Messi was doing the job that he would do. There was no room for him in the team

@kadimosenye8830 5 ай бұрын

Personally he shattered my heart as an arsenal fan when he left us in our struggles and later killed me when he moved to Chelsea

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

@dbs7932 5 ай бұрын

Facts my favourite arsenal player growing up

@James-st9uu 5 ай бұрын

If Fabregas and Van persie stayed at Arsenal all there careers they would have won the prem and also been club legends. They did well elsewhere swings and roundabouts

@87ewien 5 ай бұрын

It appears every player that leaves Arsenal never gets the same HAPPINESS in the game. They either flop soon after or don't enjoy same level of affection from fans. We're the GUNNERS for a reason!!

@morenabohlale8615 5 ай бұрын

That's a very good insight... From what I've seen in the past, your comment could be very true ..Not sure about Giroud

@umarr6221 4 ай бұрын

@@morenabohlale8615giroud didn't hit peak at arsenal...he went approx 20 games without a goal, very frustrating

@arthurmorganhimself 5 ай бұрын

this man was the reason i started supporting arsenal (i was too young to witness the greatness of the prime invincibles era). ruined me when he and RVP left but i can’t deny the love i still hold for cesc

@umarr6221 4 ай бұрын

If cesc's departure pained you, imagine the pain of Henry leaving!! 😢

@Ishouldstudy69 5 ай бұрын

I think I speak for all Gooners when I say, “we all wish you had stayed longer too!” 💔💔

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@AZ10644 5 ай бұрын

Cesc only realised what he had when it was gone! He broke my heart when he left he’s was SO good under Wenger from 15-16 yrs old it’s ridiculous! Cause he handed in a transfer request to move to Barca I can’t call him an Arsenal legend but he’s a legendary baller still cannot deny that! ❤

@nicholasvidalon7209 5 ай бұрын

This man changed the way I played futbol when I was young. His style of play helped me so much

@Avalon_1991 5 ай бұрын

If Arsenal hadn't got the ridiculously long injuries to Van Persie, Diaby, Wilshere, Eduardo, Rosicky, Koscielny, Vermaelen and even Fabregas himself, they would have won a lot. Imagine 2 or 3 seasons of a fully fit Fabregas and Van Persie surrounded by players like Diaby, Rosicky, Wilshere, Hleb etc. Flamini leaving for AC Milan was a big loss as well. Flamini, Fabregas, Hleb and Rosicky was an amazing midfield.

@MrMortyBaby 5 ай бұрын

He Could have been an Arsenal Legend

@angaihasailo8874 5 ай бұрын

I miss Cesc played with Arsenal kit

@johnrockyryan Ай бұрын

We still love ya Cesc youll always be a Gunner

@throwthrow5345 5 ай бұрын

This is the guy modern day Arsenal fans wish Odegaard actually was. He was sublime. He could see a pass like no other in the game aside from Xavi and Iniesta. It broke my heart when he left us. I made peace with his decision eventually but he absolutely should have stayed longer. Barcelona were not going anywhere... If only Wenger had the backing Arteta has had we would have won a league with this guy.

@ChefBillMkono 5 ай бұрын

There was so much Ownership wrangles btn KROENKE & Usmanov, Stadium Debt.All these couldn't enable Arsenal to Spend..The Midfield of Cesc,Song,Hleb & Rosicky was incredible 💯💯💯💯

@JoshAFC 5 ай бұрын

Why the shot at our 24 year old balon dor nominee? You can praise players without dumping on others

@john-darrenesterhuizen9008 5 ай бұрын

Ghostagaard couldn’t lace his boots.

@jordandavis3867 5 ай бұрын

@@JoshAFCPeople like him should not be Arsenal fans.

@imnottellingyoumyname3050 5 ай бұрын

What a strange comment. Odegaard is a different player doing great things for you. Why the disrespect?

@hectorr6299 5 ай бұрын

I would like to see Cesc become an assistant to Arteta and eventually become the Mister at Arsenal. Arsenal will always be his home.

@morenabohlale8615 5 ай бұрын

He truly does fit the Arsenal Coach look, since witnessing Arteta .

@beehivecluster7496 4 ай бұрын

The vast majority not Arsenal fans feel nothing for Cesc but betrayal. We have more than a dozen living legends. I hope he never works at the club.

@modini5089 5 ай бұрын

Imagine prime cesc fabregas alongside rice and odergaard right now

@ohyouhandsomedevil 5 ай бұрын

Too old for that. Cesc would have make a top XI alongside Özil, Ramsey, Alexis, Walcott in their prime.

@modini5089 5 ай бұрын

@@ohyouhandsomedevil now I’m saying if fabregas was 24 now it would be sick for our current team

@throwthrow5345 5 ай бұрын

Cesc is 20x the player odegaard is. He'd bench him easily.

@modini5089 5 ай бұрын

@@throwthrow5345 why does he need to bench our main CAM don’t forget all action CM that would attack defend and control the tempo of the game basically he was our gundogun but more vision

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

Drooling at the thought of that 🤤.

@richardsmith9615 5 ай бұрын

If Cesc never left, we'd have never bought Arteta. Things worked out great for us. He also went to Chelsea and I'm sure made a ton more money to play with. I loved him as a player, but going to Chelsea lowered him in my estimations.

@josephfunsani5684 5 ай бұрын

This man made me fall in love with Arsenal.. I'm one of his biggest fan, wishing him all the best in his coaching career.

@irishmick4393 5 ай бұрын

Wenger could do no wrong for me until he decided not to resign cesc. No coincidence Chelsea sign him and they won trophies. Cesc was a genius footballer. What a player.

@RandySnortin 5 ай бұрын

I cried when you left 🤣 to me growing up you were bigger than Henry! I think a lot of the younger generation would feel the same. Arsenal legend and a world class midfielder ❤

@IzzyMann 5 ай бұрын

bigger than Henry? An Arsenal Legend? are you ok???????? WOW........Please Breath Oxygen next time before you type out a "thought".......WOW......... EDIT : I won't delete the message above, as it should give you perspective and also should humble me (somebody below also mentioned that Cesc was important to them) And for that I'll say, I'm sorry for being harsh. I understand different eras give us different hero's.

@kavishah7786 5 ай бұрын

@@IzzyMann i relate, I grew up with Henry in his prime. I saw Fabregas develop from 16 info the captain of Arsenal then to leave the way he did broke my heart as well, I cried

@IzzyMann 5 ай бұрын

@@kavishah7786 fair enough, perhaps I was too harsh to the person in my previous comments. To each their own

@Rawly-su1vz 5 ай бұрын

You're deluded if you really think fabregas was bigger than Henry.

@IzzyMann 5 ай бұрын

@@Rawly-su1vz seriously man, some people have some warped idea of history and or reality, Henry is Literally up there with the ALL time great of Arsenal Footbal Club. Cesc is considered a snake, I wonder which one we think fondly of ? 🤣🤣🤣

@georgemwongela6256 3 ай бұрын

I remember when the news broke that he was leaving Arsenal...that crushed my heart. I loved him in arsenal shirt. I felt so bad that he was leaving

@FFTsteel 5 ай бұрын

I'm going to be nice. He can buzz off. The whole point was to have him stay, but he wanted to join the in form Barcelona, his home club, so, whatever, man. You can rectify this by becoming a good coach, coming back to Arsenal and winning us the big stuff.

@aidygooner 2 ай бұрын

I really agree with Cesc at 15:58 about managers being basically too fixated on strategy and tactics which suffocates individual players who have different attributes which could help the team win more games and therefore keep the manager in job for longer instead of complicating things.

@robs9237 5 ай бұрын

Me too Cesc, me too

@olatunjistephenadeniji1269 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for being honest Fabregas

@Reggielui31 5 ай бұрын

For me, he could have been a legend for us. But he ruined it all. I bet he won’t feel this way if he wasn’t a flop in barca. Wenger didn’t want him back and neither do I. The club is bigger than him.

@seanmcgonigle7610 5 ай бұрын

Hi Cesc i miss you to be with Arsenal

@AzzaG3024 5 ай бұрын

Cesc Fabregas was baller as a player in his youth and prime at Arsenal then a three year stint at Barcelona. But then followed 4 and half years at Chelsea he made things tick like flair and he's only 36 years old I still think he's got another 2 years to play. But a true legend of premier league.

@titoozumma415 5 ай бұрын

After Henry fabrigas was my hero at arsenal unfortunately he broke my heart that up to ow I can’t let it go

@clipped6963 5 ай бұрын

People said Wenger had to sell players to pay back the stadium. I hear that but 1) He could of paid off the stadium by winning the league keeping that amazing crop of players RvP, Nasri, Fabregas, Adebayor, Song and Sagna. 2) Selling to rivals was stupid AF. Keeping those players we easily win 3 more PL titles thus paying off the stadium debts

@maybe2761 5 ай бұрын

1) You can’t rely on players when it comes to needing money because of factors such as those players may get injured or ill, they may lose form, and as we know football is very unpredictable so even if you have a great team, you’re not always 100% going to win the title 2) Rivals may have been the only teams that were willing to pay the fees needed, no point in selling players if you’re not getting the money you need

@diegoseguel8647 5 ай бұрын

you dont know nothing ,thanks to wenger we are a big club

@ItsYJ 5 ай бұрын

@@diegoseguel8647we still haven’t brought the European Cup home😓

@johnedwards9377 5 ай бұрын

@@diegoseguel8647arsenal won 10 league titles before arsene wenger......You are deluded

@fixitluke 5 ай бұрын

@@johnedwards9377Arsenal was boring before Wenger 😂

@cescsoo 5 ай бұрын

my favorite Arsenal player❤

@noraarnott1412 5 ай бұрын

So many players say this after leaving Arsenal.

@user-ug3ql9xn5p 5 ай бұрын

I remember his second half cameo against Aston villa where he scored a brace and then injures.truly he was the reason I be ame an arsenal coz of his tiki taka with rosicky and wilshere

@tristanedwards7302 5 ай бұрын

Cesc's biggest mistake was that he was the centerpiece of one of Europe's biggest clubs and could have helped Arsenal to maintain their status as a top team and to take them back to the pinnacle. Instead, he chose to be just another player at a Barcelona. To some extent, there's nothing wrong with that - it was the best team in the world at the time and it's where he is from, so we knew he'd go back at some point, but I think he went too early. The Arsenal fans don't embrace him anymore because of what happened, and Barcelona fans don't consider him a club legend either.

@MindfulMastery- 5 ай бұрын

This man is my idol, i even tried to copy his playing style

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@MindfulMastery- 5 ай бұрын

@@oisin5684 Those stats are amazing. Thank you for sharing

@derdiyok96 5 ай бұрын

My captain absolute legend carried us for years never seen a better 17 year old then when he took charge of our Midfield and I wish he never left but can u blame him when he had Alex song and denilson next to him in midfield

@sammybokwe4902 5 ай бұрын

"Adapting to players talents" that is so much profound.

@AZ10644 5 ай бұрын

My favourite memory of Cesc @ Arsenal was when he single handedly went through the whole Spurs team & scored a beauty! THINK Ledley King was the last spud he nutmegged! 😍🤩🔥👀

@user-nz7ee3fi7o 5 ай бұрын

Beautifully articulated interview from the baller cesc! If given time and resources he can become an elite coach/manager.

@marcomarin1196 5 ай бұрын

I honestly don’t want to hear that, all of you guys left, live with your decision

@scramharoldinho 5 ай бұрын

that team of 08 is probably the best weve had since the invincibles,him and flamini in the middle or somebody else going with them when he had to play higher up the pitch in big games,adebayor rvp young flying walcott,the current team is getting there but still has a way to go for me that team had a lot of character and could have developped a strong leadership if it did not "disband" quickly because of the club letting the best players go then more often than not hiding behind the false narrative that they are snakes while they left for the best financial interest of the club aswell for most

@hankietduong2513 Ай бұрын

i love him when i was a young boy

@lloydsoul1528 5 ай бұрын

That's true cesc should of stay longer 😢loved him arsenal shirt he would've been head coach role like Mikel arteta, him van persie should've stayed longer

@hanifahandrafiqsabir563 5 ай бұрын

My captain said he had an okay career lol Interviewer couldn’t contain himself, there is humble then cmon Cesc. What a guy

@Polar4ty 5 ай бұрын

What a player

@oisin5684 5 ай бұрын

My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.

@sbuyiselosandile7977 5 ай бұрын

From Adebayor until Sanchez I will never forgive them for breaking my heart

@ace99100 5 ай бұрын

I wish i could meet him one day..

@chelseagodfather 5 ай бұрын

I'm happy that Cesc didn't stay longer at Arsenal and moved to Chelsea where he won 2 league titles plus other silverware.👍🏾❤

@IanLai 5 ай бұрын

All the fans wished the same. 2 further years at Arsenal would be great. And then Arsene decided not to bring you back from Barca. Proved to be one of his biggest mistakes.

@nbahighs5469 5 ай бұрын

Nice mistake for us 😂 he was class even tho he got injured quite a bit

@KelvinOwusuSersa 5 ай бұрын

For me Arsene was a bit too soft on these guys leaving us. I feel he could have done more keeping some of them RVP, cesc, nasri Sagan all could have stayed if he did a little more.

@JWRame 5 ай бұрын

Where's the timestamp where he says this? Im not sitting through 17 mins of a tech award interview

@Chrispy90 5 ай бұрын

I *think* its at 8:12 but I'm not watching it either, just happened to land on it where he says he would have waited to go to Barca

@JayDee-rm4zz 5 ай бұрын

If we never left Highbury we would of won way more. But understand we had to move 💔

@noufelouafi8313 5 ай бұрын

Emirates stadium was the worst thing we've done we weren't ready to build a stadium and we wasted 20 year's without winning Premier league or champions league

@JayDee-rm4zz 5 ай бұрын

@@noufelouafi8313 I mean we had to leave Highbury to compete financially with other top teams but it hurt us. We had to break down that invincible team to survive 💔 I can only imagine how strong we would of been and the trophies we would of won had we stayed.

@noufelouafi8313 5 ай бұрын

@@JayDee-rm4zz totally agree ,but we didn't need to leave Highbury to be successful we were already a successful team anyway u can't change the past but I still love Arsenal peace from Algeria North Africa

@Steph_D_1st 5 ай бұрын

Should have been a legend at Arsenal. They were growing together - him, RVP and Nas. Now they are just strays, no where to call home!😢😢😢

@c0mbat15 5 ай бұрын

It hurt when Cesc moved but in hindsight it was 100% the right decision for him. Arsenal weren't the team they once were during his time at the club and the years after Cesc left validated his choice. I would still put him in my top 5 or 6 Arsenal players ever. He's an Arsenal legend no matter whether he went to Chelsea or not.

@ChefBillMkono 5 ай бұрын

Wenger declined his Arsenal return so he decided to go to Chelsea

@beehivecluster7496 4 ай бұрын

You don’t know the meaning of the word legend. A very talented journeyman who wanted to have his cake and eat it.

@ndamulelogumani 2 ай бұрын

Could have been an Arsenal legend and an icon.

@sns14 5 ай бұрын

Stayed? He means come back in the 14/15 season. He got the chance to train and play with one of the best teams of all time in 2012-2014 with all his Spanish teammates and Messi. Imagine, The world and European champions who all play for the same club begging you to join them. Not easy to turn down. The best football of his career is at barca. Just watch some of the highlights and goals and assists he did during his time. But there was too much of the English game in him to stay disciplined at barca and wait for xavi to go. It would of been him instead of Rakatic as the barca midfield 2016 onward. If he stayed at arsenal and then went in 2015 he would of then been the main midfielder.

@ayajulmalik 5 ай бұрын

Legend of a player, unlucky that Xavi and Iniesta formed one of the best partnerships ever seen in the same era, and still managed to get over 100 caps for Spain 😮

@AAknows783 5 ай бұрын

Honestly, I don't blame him during that time. We were not ambitious enough and Wenger was struggling with finances that we can use for players.

@allhaildrewzavic2838 5 ай бұрын

Cesc should coach Arsenal one day.

@mrbeatwave7021 5 ай бұрын

Incredible player

@louiegrant2294 5 ай бұрын

This headline is so misleading. He says ‘maybe I would have stayed at Arsenal a bit longer but really I have no regrets’

@Joshboyes1 5 ай бұрын

he chose to be loyal to a club that wasnt loyal to him. He made me fall in love with football, but when he turned his back on arsenal, it was a shame.

@morufudeen 5 ай бұрын

As an Arsenal fan. I will say to you Cesc, that I understand why you had to leave. I would have regretted if you hadn't won all the accolades that you had in your career had you not left. Unfortunately, you were with us in an era where our competitiveness dropped, but you still gave us plenty of amazing memories. Having said that though, I'd like to see you back at Arsenal some day as a coach and hopefully fulfil a wonderful career trophy laden🙏🤞

@warrengomez67 5 ай бұрын

Wish he did stay longer

@liamr1064 5 ай бұрын

Chelsea legend

@FELIXKENU17 5 ай бұрын

Interesting how the interviewer made sure not to mention Chelsea fc , a club Cesc played so much football at and won a whole lot at , a real shame and a clear indication how this English media hate a great football club 😢 Like dude it wouldn’t take anything away if you ask the guy his time at Chelsea, dude won things he could never win at Arsenal , goodness gracious.

@franklinforfun 5 ай бұрын

Wisdom comes from difficult times 😂

@Ayefsee 5 ай бұрын

Should never have gone to Chelsea you broke our hearts Cesc and we can’t forgive you after watching you lift titles with a rival

@Daniel_ss4 5 ай бұрын

He wanted to come at arsenal & asked wenger about it but he got told no because the team already had ozil & cazorla.......I thought this a well known thing

@dan.808 5 ай бұрын

Come on mate, he won two prems with us and was with us for nearly half the time. Coming to chels was his best ever decision

@mrflyyo 5 ай бұрын

@@dan.808 you don't need to console Asna fans for hating our players mate, let them hate and you enjoy your tea.

@ShiNooBi1986 5 ай бұрын

@@dan.808Nah I agree with you. I'm a gunner. Barca was his home and Wenger said No I got Ozil. What does one expect him to do? Gotta admit those Chelsea teams he was in were class, he had a great Partnership with Matic. Didn't hurt anywhere near as much as RvP.

@dan.808 5 ай бұрын

@@mrflyyo Weirdo mate

@joe7397 5 ай бұрын

pulled on the chelsea shirt cant of loved arsenal that much

@d_tbrit8439 5 ай бұрын

Fabregas Cazorla & Ozil are the last 3 world class Midfielders at Arsenal. Odegaard has the potential to reach those heights, but they still need a No.8 to go alongside him.

@beehivecluster7496 4 ай бұрын

Rice and Odegard are world class. 22 and 18 on the Guardians new list respectively.

@enemywithin1295 5 ай бұрын

Went from being the main man to just another player. Oh well, shouldn't have been a snake.

@__meilleur 5 ай бұрын

As a Chelsea fan this hurts reading. Thought he loved the blues more.

@rootsenglish4287 5 ай бұрын

He should have been a legend, while fond in our hearts it is a real shame. He was supposed to be one of us.

@allhaildrewzavic2838 5 ай бұрын

When he went to Barca something died in me.

@franklinforfun 5 ай бұрын

Always painful to watch fabregas but i keep coming back

@morenabohlale8615 5 ай бұрын

Is it because of his departure from Arsenal ?

@khadaareofficial7992 5 ай бұрын

RVP, Fabregas and Nasri broke the fans heart, but I feel for them they wanted to win something because professional footballing career is too short 15-20 years. Kroenke run the club like business. The guy never put a penny to the club, it was all about money (typical American). I respect Arsene and love him, if it’s not for him we would’ve been Championship team or just another Stoke City. He built Stadium, keep us in the top 4 with spending way les than the likes of Chelsea, Man United, City and at times even than Tottenham. I don’t wanna take nothing from Arteta or the previous managers, but every we’re today is because of Wenger.

@annewalden3795 5 ай бұрын

Face facts Arsenal is a business and Kroenke wants it to make money .

@oldfourtse5707 5 ай бұрын

Arsenal need him more than barca. He should deeply know that.

@Vain1989na 5 ай бұрын

Not a fan how his Chelsea career was just skipped

@kg6987 5 ай бұрын

Wenger made a big mistake not bringing him back when he left barca.

@2Sho4Dem 5 ай бұрын

They all say this now that we are doing decent again because they enjoy watching us and it probs gives them nostalgia but it is what it is

@mr__OK 5 ай бұрын

If only Wenger had decided to buy him back instead of getting Xhaka 😅😅😅 imagine him Ozil and Santi

@drchunkybiscuit9973 5 ай бұрын

Twot!!!

@sharmajikabeta7878 5 ай бұрын

Loved him at arsenal but sadly he betrayed us

@jonathany9519 5 ай бұрын

I wish you had stayed longer at Arsenal, too 😭

@ginger_breadman 5 ай бұрын

It’s ok - Chelsea gave him that EPL trophy … thank you Cesc

@sashankabarman7217 5 ай бұрын

Fabregas is known for the time he played at Arsenal with the above average team. None of chelsea, barca days.

@throwthrow5345 5 ай бұрын

From a footballing perspective he peaked at Arsenal and played his best stuff there. From a career perspective, yeah he won trophies at chelsea and Barca but it wasn't his best footballing days.

@sapete1936 5 ай бұрын

He will never have a statue at the Emirates.

@mohammedfaiisal 5 ай бұрын

Tbh you should wish to have stayed a year longer at Barcelona. Would have won the treble

@shamirritei9544 5 ай бұрын

it wasnt a mistake by arsenal or him leaving at that time 2011,,it was good for him(homesick),,, but a big mistake and regret arsenal choosing not to resign him in 2014,,,the arsenal side was on the up at that moment, winning the FA cup twice in a row, that team with the passion of Cesc would have done great stuff. i believe deep down Wenger regrets that decision.

@onesmuskiio1544 5 ай бұрын

No he doesn't regret. Wenger used so much time teaching Cesc. The moment he left for Barcelona it was a betrayal of loyalty to Wenger.

@nickwong31 5 ай бұрын

Let't just make it very clear, He wanted to come back to Arsenal, but the big man said no. Can't hate him for going to chelsea.

@beehivecluster7496 4 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with a talented journeyman looking for a better deal. But don’t claim you love a club which you forced yourself out of when captain and talisman. He loved his career.