Cesc Fabregas has hailed the ability
of Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho to read games and quickly make the changes his
side needs.
Fabregas opted to play under Jose
Mourinho when he left Barcelona this summer, despite the enmity between the
former Real Madrid coach and the Catalan club, and the midfielder's move is
still being digested by many in Spain.
Asked about the decision, Cesc told Radio Marca that such
transfers often happen in football, and that he had already been very impressed
with the way Mourinho could pinpoint and fix problems during games.
"That is football, and in the
end I wanted what was best for me," Fabregas said. "Mourinho reads
the games very well, above all during half-time. Everything we are doing badly,
he nails."
The 27-year-old rejected a
reporter's suggestion that his time under Pep Guardiola at Barca had been less
positive, denying that he felt "tricked or disappointed" at not being
given enough opportunities after he had returned to the Camp Nou from Arsenal
in 2011.
"I will leave it at saying
those were three very good years for me," he said. "Happy -- nothing
else. I had expectations that ended up as something else. Life is reality. I do
not feel tricked or disappointed by Guardiola. I do not expect anything from
anyone in football."
Former Sevilla playmaker Ivan
Rakitic is currently getting a chance to play regularly in central midfield for
Barca under new coach Luis Enrique, but Fabregas said he was not concerned about
comparisons with the Croatian.
"I do not know if they like
[Rakitic] more than me," he said. "He is a great player. It does not
worry me too much that they compare me with him. Barca is a very demanding
club."
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