Is Cesc Fabregas rightly hailed as a leader by Arsene Wenger? (Part 2)
In all honesty, modern football has evolved into a terrible beast when it comes to coercing referees and influencing their decisions. Arsene Wenger has himself been blamed for influencing the referees in the past. He has not been
the only one; Sir Alex Ferguson has also been acused of using similar tactics to gain favourable decisions from the referees. As they say when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that is exactly what Cesc Fabregas has done.
He stood up for his team and did what he thought was right to let the referee know clearly that his mistake was an unforgivable one. Most importantly, he showed character and took responsibility for the rest of the match as he
led Arsenal’s comeback against Everton. Is that what leaders are supposed to do? Yes, it might be against the rules but as it was elaborated, earlier, referees are not making it any easier for themselves by constantly failing to incorporate consistency in
their decisions.
Great team leaders such as Roy Keane and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Vieira-c29316 had done the same thing. During Keane’s reign, the entire Manchester United squad surrounded the referee in their 1999 F.A. Cup semi final after the officials had disallowed
their goal against the Gunners. Similarly, under Vieira’s leadership Arsenal indulged in the same sort of activity countless times during their unbeaten season.
Under Fabregas’s mentorship, Arsenal have cemented themselves as credible title challengers. Currently, they only find themselves five points adrift of the league leaders, Manchester United. The Red Devils are yet to visit the
Emirates stadium.
Moreover, Ferguson’s men also have important away fixtures against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/William-Gallas-c36874 as
the club captain at Arsenal, the ex-Barcelona http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787 player has led the Gunners quite effectively. He has not broken down like his predecessor during tough times and has the character to pull his team out of dire situations; the case in point was Fabregas’s
remarkable contribution to Arsenal’s comeback against Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal last season.
The Gunners eventually lost the encounter due to Lionel Messi’s four goals at Nou Camp, but Fabregas played in the first leg of the two-legged tie with a broken fibula and rallied his troops to a two all draw against the Spanish
champions. During that fateful match, Fabregas took the responsibility of taking the crucial penalty kick, which brought Arsenal on level terms with the Catalan giants.
It should also be remembered that Fabregas is just 23 years old at the moment. Still young and naïve to some extent, he has been tasked with leading one of Europe’s most renowned clubs at this tender age. Before issuing a judgment
on the Spaniard’s temperament, Fabregas should be given the benefit of the doubt in this case due to his young age and the referees’ failure to spot the evident.
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