Francesc Fabregas - A Tribute

We love you for everything you did for us Capitano, you deserve to be where you want. Onto the new era

RealGunner wrote:

Did you have to post this ? This absolutely gave me goosbumps and made me shake...don't wanna know how it could have possibly felt if I were an Arsenal fan

watched it 5 times. Emotional stuff

I'm going to man up and watch that video.

Then promptly cry myself to sleep.

^ hahahhaaa

i really feel bad for him. He wont be loved that much at barcelona.

farewell captain.

Cesk never wanted to be a cap, he never was arsenal in his heart, it sadens me to see him leave, especially after all the talk from barca players. But if thats what he wanted there was no reason to keep him and no reason for nasri to stay... Goodbye! No tribute from me but no hate either, just another player leaving.
Now lets get a replacement....

this saga will bring the whole team & the fans together, now everyone knows their role us fans need to man up and continue to support arsenal in this transition phase. the players need to come together and work as a team. arsenal will benefit from this. Good luck.

farewell El Capitona. i really appreciate wat he did for us.

but honestly i dnt ish him the best. i want him to flop so that he regrets the move and ends up blaming Xavi, Alves or whoever talked abt the DNA sh!t.

Goodbye Cesc ):
I hope we get Barca in the Champions League Final, it goes to a penalty shootout, and Fabregas deliberately shanks his kick so we win.

At a minut-ish.

Cesc Fabregas hopes Arsenal fans will not be too angry with him after he finally completed his move back to boyhood club Barcelona, on what he described as a 'special day'.

The 24-year-old returns to the club he left as a 16-year-old back in 2003, and was unveiled to the Catalan club's fans and media after finalising his contract and completing a two-part medical on Monday.

"It's a special day, I'm returning home," Fabregas said in a press conference. "I am ready for this new challenge."

The midfielder, who joins on an initial £25 million deal that includes a number of clauses that will see the eventual fee rise past £35m, also moved quickly to defend former manager Arsene Wenger from growing criticism he has received.

Fabregas believes the French manager has an unfair reputation, particularly in Spain, and thanked him for all his help and guidance during the eight years he spent at the Premier League club.

"I think he doesn't have such a good image here, he has been portrayed as something he is not, in my opinion. I can say this because I know how it is. I am grateful to him," he said. "I don't have the words to thank him and show my admiration for him, because I will always have him in my heart. It is because of him that I am here now living my dream.

"I will never have enough words for Arsene Wenger. If Arsenal want to keep being the club they are now then they always have to be under his control, because he is the best and everyone respects him. For me, he is the best person I have met in football."

The World Cup winner admitted he found it very difficult to leave Arsenal after spending eight years at the club, and revealed that the fact he only claimed one medal at the club - the 2005 FA Cup - will haunt him for a long time.

"I was very sad to be leaving because I spent one third of my life there, but life goes on," he said. "No player is bigger than the club - I am not, I am nobody at the club, I was just a servant. I gave my all but it didn't really show in the [trophy] cabinet. My biggest regret I will probably have in my career is that I only won one trophy with the club.

"I will always be an Arsenal fan because what they have done for me is unbelievable."

He also had a message for the fans at Emirates Stadium, apologising for being unable to speak about his impending transfer during the summer and asking for them not to turn their back on him over the manner of his exit.

"I am sorry that I could not say anything for the last two and half months, Arsenal didn't allow me to talk to anyone even if I wanted to," he said. "I was disappointed because I still have a great relationship with the fans. It took me a while to build this, and I was disappointed to lose their support over it.

"All I have is words of gratitude. I will never forget what they have done for me. I gave absolutely everything for the club - I hope they know that - but I just thought the time was right for me to come back."

Barcelona's sporting vice-president Josep Maria Bartolomeu conceded that the Spanish champions had grown frustrated as they struggled for a number of months to conclude a deal with the Gunners, but believes that has only made the satisfaction of finally signing their former youth graduate even greater.

"It has been hard, it has not been as easy as it thought it might be, but when things are hard the satisfaction is even greater," Bartolomeu said. "We are happy to have Cesc with us today."

Tell me this doesn't hurt. Just tell me.

srigooner wrote:

Tell me this doesn't hurt. Just tell me.

It doesn't hurt. it kills

I was watching the whole thing on Sky Sports News earlier. Just seeing him looking as happy as can be in that Barcelona kit hurt a bit. You can see how genuinely delighted he is the move has gone through.

Well, he is gone. Lets try and move past this now. It is hard, no doubt, but it has to be done. All the very best Cesc, we really mean it. And we want you to prove those who think you will rot in the bench there (including me) that you are exceptional.

Great thread, Goonerjay.

Francesc Fabregas

I will forever love this guy. An will always consider him as an Arsenal legend.

He always gave 100% for Arsenal and the number of assists he has as an Arsenal players is juz out of this world, 100 out of 303. And he might have more.

I juz got out a book in which I paste pictures of football players and write notes about players, i do this in my free time, and i love it.
And I made special two pages about the: Best Players of the year 2009

Cesc was one of them. And I wrote this next to his picture:

"He is 22 and already one of the world's best. Cesc Fabregas was one of the best midfielders in 2009. He is Arsenal's captain and key player, and you can tell that he loves Arsenal. And who can forget his 28 min. cameo against Aston Villa on the 27 December!"

And yes, that is my best'es memory of all the best memories that I have of Cesc Fabregas - his display and brace against Aston Villa on the 27th of December 2009!

Thank You, Francesc Fabregas

GoonerJay29 wrote:I was watching the whole thing on Sky Sports News earlier. Just seeing him looking as happy as can be in that Barcelona kit hurt a bit. You can see how genuinely delighted he is the move has gone through.

Yes he's delighted, because this is what he has wanted for some time now.

I agree. It hurts, it kills. However, we all knew that this day would come.

all the best to him,,,we have seen him flourish in arsenal..........always to be remembered (hurts real bad)

i find funny that Barca only paid us 39m for him but put a 200m Clause on him....

@cesc4official : "To all Gunners: A big thank you for your unconditional support during the last 8 yrs. Just say that I will always carry you in my heart!"

@JohanDjourou
Johan Djourou

Well my friend, i wish you all the best. I know you since we were 15 and i can say what a great player you become and a great friend as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLUproNoihw


My personal tribute video to Cesc.