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Liverpool were the better side and deserved to win. Matic, Costa, Cahill and Ivanovic were awful. Hazard got bullied too and had poor touches. I thought Fabregas was the only one who tried to create something today. Created the penalty too.

Just watch him to play great the entire season. :neymar:

Not as simple as that. Forcing an unhappy player to stay is never a good idea.

Yeah, he had 20 assists that season according to some sites, but Opta counted only 17 for some reason.

Is that true that Iniesta unfollowed Messi?

Ahem. It was said with a bit of sarcasm. I don't really blame Cesc. He's much better than any midfielder we currently have and he was badly managed here. Bad management is the main reason of all our problems.

Well, if a former Arsenal captain can play so well for Chelsea without letting guilt affect his performance, why can't Messi? Not that we'd sell Messi to Chelsea, but I don't buy this argument. They're all professionals. They look after themselves first and foremost. Not to mention Antonella...

His passing range is certainly far inferior to Fabregas's. Just watched Chelsea's game. The amount of accurate long balls Fabregas does is unreal. Rakitic's "babysitting duties" shouldn't hurt his passing. Only 60% forward passes is very poor, no matter how you swing it. And Fabregas does enough...

I don't buy it. Cesc's freedom is limited too when he plays in the pivot. He doesn't have an anchor who stays behind in front of the defence - Matic goes forward pretty often too. Ivanovic tends to recklessly bomb forward all the time, leaving the right side where Cesc plays vulnerable, so he...

It still doesn't excuse Rakitic's lack of creativity. Only 60% of his passes are forward passes! It's incredibly poor. He provides next to no creativity and forces Messi to drop to the midfield all the time. In comparison, Iniesta - 69%, Xavi - 68%, Cesc has 77% forward passes.

I think it's pretty fair to compare. Fabregas plays deep in the pivot, so he has more defensive responsibilities and spends a lot of time defending too, but unlike Rakitic, it doesn't hurt his creativity.

To be fair, in the last few seasons we played a more direct football in the first half of the season than in the second, so there was a difference. I've seen quite a few matches of Chelsea this season and I found several differences between how he played for us and how he plays for them. 1) His...

Why don't we compare their stats from this season, when Fabregas actually plays as a midfielder all the time and is trusted by his coach? STAT Tackles won Fabregas - 36. Rakitic - 12. Fabregas can't defend, yep. :neymar: Aerial duels won Fabregas 12...

This is false. He didn't have more through balls than Fabregas in La Liga. Last season no one had more through balls than Fabregas not only in La Liga but also in Top 5 leagues of Europe.

He offers nothing. He seemed incredibly nervous, no composure at all. Not a big game player.