2023-11-15 02:32:53
Cesc Fábregas always says that Luis Aragonés has been the coach who had the most impact on him when he was a footballer. Even once, he revealed in “Goal”, he grabbed him by the neck in the locker room and said: “Why are you angry? Because? Who provided the goal assist? It was me? “You are very important to my plans.” And so much so that he was, because his unforgettable penalty against Italy in the 2008 Euro is like a turning point in the history of La Roja, the moment to start believing.
The origin of the anecdote he tells is the face the midfielder had when he started that game on the bench. Afterwards, he came out and passed the winning goal to Capdevila. “El Sabio” was a coach who played with that psychology with his players. Cesc, therefore, has a good teacher to rely on for his new job.
Because if Luis Aragonés went from the grass to the bench from one day to the next, Fábregas is almost going to do the same. “He wanted the transition from player to coach to be quick,” he confessed recently in an interview with “La Vanguardia.” “Let’s say I don’t miss being a footballer.” […]. I suffered from injuries in the last stage and I would get up in the morning, put both feet on the ground and ask myself: ‘How am I doing today? Can I train? I can play?’ The only thing that motivated me was the game. Now I’m enjoying being a coach,” he added.
The champion of two European Championships and a World Cup with Spain, he paved the way as a young man, when it was not so common to see Spanish players abroad. He left La Masia and went to Arsenal as a child, aged 16. He became captain of the “gunners” at 21 and played in the Champions League final, which they lost against Ronaldinho’s Barça and the still young Messi (although he was injured that day). With Leo he had shared grass in the Barcelona youth team, and later there was a reunion when the team in which he grew up recovered him. He found continuity in Del Bosque’s Spain (he gave the pass to Iniesta in the most important goal in the history of the national team) and also went through Chelsea and Monaco, to finish his career in the modest Italian Como, where he retired last summer. He has played in four of Europe’s major leagues. He has been under the orders of Wenger, Guardiola and Mourinho. Arsene, Pep, Jose, Aragonés, Del Bosque… An impressive cocktail to have a personal booklet that will not take long to put into practice.
Cesc hung up his boots and began training the Como reserve team, a club of which he is also a shareholder, but after the unexpected dismissal of Moreno Longo he will make the jump to the first team, which is currently in Serie B and is seeking to reach the maximum category of Italian football. Right now, Como is sixth, a position that would allow it to compete in the promotion playoff. His debut as a coach will be on November 25, in the first game after the national team break, at home against FeralpiSaló, bottom of the category.
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