Is £44m too high a price for Cesc Fabregas? - Part 3
The answer cannot be given easily. Two totally opposite decisions can be taken about Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard will definitely fit Barcelona’s style of play as Arsenal follow the same pattern on the pitch. However, with already so many options for Josep
Guardiola, Fabregas’ introduction in the team is going to make it hard for the Catalan coach to choose.
The perfect position for Cesc Fabregas right now is the one in which Xavi Hernandez performs his duties – centre midfield. Xavi is known as the best midfielder of his era, and has raised the bar for midfielders all around the globe. Without a doubt, Xavi
Hernandez and Andres Iniesta form the best partnership in the midfield alongside Sergio Busquets. However, with Fabregas inclusion in the team, it is definitely going to be a hard decision for Josep Guardiola.
Even though, Xavi Hernandez is near his retirement age, the Spaniard recently expressed his desire to continue playing till the FIFA World Cup 2014. The Spanish maestro is the best midfielder available and with Cesc Fabregas in Barcelona, Josep Guardiola
is definitely not going to replace Xavi Hernandez anytime soon.
There are a few options available for Barcelona. As Andres Iniesta can perform on the left wing, Cesc Fabregas can easily replace Andres Iniesta as an attacking midfielder, while Pedro Rodriguez sits on the bench. However, the young Pedro has done a lot
for the team this season and making him sit on the bench will be equal to wasting an important player of the team. With the help of Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, and David Villa, Barcelona has scored outrageous amount of goals this season – 81 (only in the
Spanish La Liga) and still counting.
Another option available for Barcelona is to buy Cesc Fabregas and keep changing him with Xavi Hernandez during the second half. This way Catalan club can save Xavi Hernandez for bigger matches. However, by doing this, Cesc Fabregas is not going to get the
first team games that he deserves; especially after being the captain of a big club like Arsenal.
Another role that Cesc Fabregas can take in the Barcelona first team is of a holding midfielder. Even though Sergio Busquets is doing a fine job in the holding midfield, Cesc Fabregas can also perform his role in that position. However, Barcelona will be
wasting two players who can perform in that role far better than Cesc Fabregas – Sergio Busquets and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071. Both players are simply extraordinary in the holding midfield position.
Looking at the statistics, Sergio Busquets is a vital player for Barcelona. Whenever http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 has not started for Barcelona, the Catalan club has suffered, as the midfield magician is simply phenomenal at winning the ball in the midfield.
One way for Barcelona to take advantage of Cesc Fabregas is by changing the formation to 4-2-3-1. With four defenders, Barcelona can play two holding midfielders just like in the Spanish team. One holding midfielder can be Sergio Busquets, while Xavi Hernandez
can perform his role as a box-to-box player alongside him. Andres Iniesta can move to the left flank, whereas http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 can take his position on the right flank. Cesc Fabregas can act as a traditional attacking midfielder like Mesut Ozil in the Madrid team
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 can play up front as a sole striker.
Even though this formation looks to satisfy the team’s demands, there is no doubt that Barcelona have already adapted well with their favourite 4-3-3. Moreover, by playing this formation, Barcelona is going to be wasting Pedro Rodriguez yet again – a player
who has proven to be valuable for the Catalan Giants this season.
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