Cesc Fabregas Fans

Arsenal play Barcelona in their mid-week Champions League fixture. Whilst Gallas is back in the squad, Fabregas will be assessed again tomorrow to see whether he is fit enough to play.

Wenger said that there was a forty per cent chance of Cesc playing:

“He didn’t appear in training because at the moment he is not fit to play. We will give ourselves 24 hours more and we will assess the situation tomorrow. But today he would not be available.Sometimes you do not want to take a gamble in training because 24 hours more can help. You don’t want him to get another kick so it was better that he didn’t train.

“I would say it is 60 against, 40 for him playing. Cesc is desperate to play in every single game we play. But if he is not capable to play I wouldn’t even put him on the bench. We have 19 players in the squad, that means I have considered the possibility of ruling him out completely.But if Cesc is fit I will play him. And I cannot give you an answer today because the medical staff tell me there is still a chance he will be available. But that will decided in the warm up tomorrow night. That tells you how late we will leave it.”

Yaya Toure spoke about Cesc being a threat:
“Arsenal have Cesc, but we have Messi and for me he’s the number one. There are no doubts about it.

“Cesc is a top-class player. The Spanish guys of Barcelona have been telling me marvellous things about him, so it will be crucial to stop him at the Emirates”.

Cesc spoke to the Daily Star over the weekend and said that he had no intention of leaving Arsenal.

“We don’t need to talk about my future. I don’t understand all the rumours about me. I’ve always said that I’m happy at Arsenal. I can say a thousand times that I won’t go to a Spanish club but nobody believes me. Arsenal is my home and I don’t have any plans to leave.”

Wenger also spoke to the Daily Star about Fabregas’s development since he signed for Arsenal:

“He has been a ­special talent since I first saw him as a 17-year- old in the World Youth Championships, where he was voted Player of the Tournament.He looked a bit weak then but he could score goals.His form disappeared slightly when he played with seniors but we helped him here to get it back.We made him more relaxed, offered less ­tension and helped him to gain his physical ­power.I believe the team and how we played provided him with more freedom to become the player he is now.”

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