Fabregas: Henry Intimidated Us

getborn · Post by **getborn** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:59 am

Following a fantastic start to the season, Arsenalâ€™s Cesc Fabregas says he is likely to stick around for a while, adding that the departure of Thierry Henry has freed the team up.
Arsenal continued their scintillating form with a 5-0 win against hapless Derby on Saturday, retaining their lead of the Premiership after six games.

Arsenal now sit two points ahead of Manchester United in second, but have a game in hand over their rivals.

The Gunnersâ€™ form is in stark contrast to that predicted by the purveyors of doom in the pre-season, who suggested that the team would struggle in the absence of Thierry Henry.

On the contrary, according to new Arsenal hero Cesc Fabregas, who believes the team plays with more freedom in the absence of their record goalscorer.

"Henry intimidated us," he confessed in The Times.

"He is a great player but it was not easy to play alongside him.

"We were a bit inhibited - dependent on everything that he wanted to do.

"Everyone was saying that this year without Henry we would be nowhere. That has motivated everyone."

Fabregas himself was rumoured to be on his way out of The Emirates in the summer, meeting with Real Madrid officials, and not ruling out a move in the future.

But after the start Arsenal have enjoyed, Fabregas thinks heâ€™ll stick around for a while. When asked if he saw himself at Arsenal in ten years time, the Spaniard reacted positively.

"Right now, yes," said Fabregas.

"I love everything about English football. The pace of the game, the attacking style.

"I feel like a kid playing in the street."

sounds a lot like what henry said before he left for barca.

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:29 pm

he wont leave

getborn · Post by **getborn** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:36 pm

Rigoni 10 wrote:he wont leave

he will, eventually.

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:37 pm

getborn wrote:
Rigoni 10 wrote:he wont leave
he will, eventually.

2018, yeh that would be alrite i guess

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:56 pm

he will, when arsenal start to slump

Jimmy · Post by **Jimmy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:57 pm

Yeah Henry's no superstar for Arsenal now the superstars are the likes of Fabregas, Rosicky etc. their time to shine

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:59 pm

ronaldo07 wrote:he will, when arsenal start to slump

has to retire one day, he can't play his whole life

pires7 · Post by **pires7** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:01 pm

Well he wont be going anywhere without a hefty fee!
Football these days there are not many one club players out there, but with the departure of Henry, we learnt the lesson that no player is bigger than the club!!

crouchy15 · Post by **crouchy15** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:51 pm

fabregas is staying with arsenal
he is over rated
i think its funny how by selling henry it was to become less of a 'one man show' but now they are back where they started

pires7 · Post by **pires7** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:07 pm

But cesc aint having a whinge when a teammate makes a mistake and with Henry there was a gulf in (class+experience) between him and the next best player in the team and he couldn't handle it!

Arsenal made the mistake of trying to keep him by giving him the captaincy but that role was a burden for him. So he moved on. The timing was obviously right and he is a legend of the club!!

Jimmy · Post by **Jimmy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:31 pm

crouchy15 wrote:but now they are back where they started

Back to fuk'n winning thats where!

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:41 pm

Jimmy wrote:
crouchy15 wrote:but now they are back where they started
Back to shiraz'n winning thats where!

PWNED!!!