Started following football from 04/05 season as an Arsenal fan and have been following his career ever since, even when he left for Barcelona. Henry and Fabregas were the only footballers in that time who I ever had a truly significant preference towards as individual players for Arsenal. I was fuming when Arsenal didn't activate the buy back clause in his contract at Barcelona and turned down the option to bring him back when he was offered to us. Went to Chelsea, won the league that season and was probably there most instrumental player that season for them. People forget just how good he actually was with time passing. He was an absolute sensation when he was coming through at Arsenal from 2004-2011 and played an integral part in every side that he won everything in the game with except the Champions League at both international and club level.

Miles behind the other Spanish players of his era.

@@jconnon that's why he was a regular starter in their euro and WC winning squads right?! 👍🏾

@@jconnon And miles behind his fellow countryman Arteta as a manager

​@graalera7803 in the first euro win he wasn't, he was usually a sub. Fierce competition for his spot though

12th place

He was never truly accepted at Chelsea. Cesc is more of an Arsenal man.

@@nascimentoarantesthis so very true ❤

Stop this objectification 🤦🏿‍♂️

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He didn't make hundreds of millions. He isn't Messi or Cristiano

Arsenal legend

I dont hate Cesc at all, he was great for us, but he's not an Arsenal Legend for me.

I don’t hold the decisions he made against him. Player’s careers are short and we weren’t competing when he left and we decided against bring him back when he went to Chelsea. Brilliant footballer imo

He was told no by arsene wenger, what did you want him to do then? Retire?