KEVIN KILBANE HAS said Cesc Fabregas is a “total arse” on the pitch, recounting a specific incident from a 2011 match to bolster his claim.
Kilbane, nearing the end of his career, was on loan at Huddersfield – currently a Premier League side but at the time residing in League One.
Speaking on Off The Ball, Kilbane recounted a 2011 FA Cup fourth-round encounter between his side and Arsenal, where Fabregas was a star midfielder at the time.
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“Cesc Fabregas was a total arse,” Kilbane said.
“He was an absolute arse on the pitch, Fabregas. So disrespectful. Just mouth.
The one thing that stuck in my mind — I was playing at Huddersfield, you know, I was on loan at little Huddersfield, and we went to the Emirates.
“We were drawing 1-1, and Fabregas comes onto the pitch, and he was going up against Joey Gudjonsson. Do you remember Joey Gudjonsson?
“He goes up to Joey Gudjonsson and he says, ‘You’re shit, your team-mates are shit’ and to be fair to Fabregas he scored a penalty and I was like, ‘Cesc, this is Huddersfield mate, what are you doing?’
“Like Jesus Christ, come on, give me a break. Time and a place. Do it to Paul Scholes or Roy Keane, not Joey Gudjonsson.”
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You’re scraping the barrel here for an article. This is one of the worst articles you have transcribed in a long time.
@Pat Comer: lay off. If you don’t like it just delete the app
@Pat Comer: I think missed out on the real story. I’m only a few short months it was Kilbanes influence, footballing knowledge, ferocious work rate and world class skills that brought around a meteoric rise in Huddersfield fortunes and they wouldn’t be where they are today if it wasnt for Kevin.
@Pat Comer: gunners fan ?
@Pat Comer: Really? I disagree. We dont hear enough of those anecdotes from former footballers about what ppl were really like. I never knew that about Fabregas and now id look on him in a completely different light.
@Buddy Bud: Man Utd fan
@Pat Comer: still a wankkkkkeeerrr
@Pat Comer: whoever you support, you’re a cranky c***
@Pat Comer: go read the Irish Times then
In fairness to Cesc hes done it to a lot better players than Joey Gudjonsson.
@Ciarán: what a truly stupid article.. why report this.. so what!
@Ciarán: in fairness to Cesc, he turned out to be a money grabbing bollocks, and never reached the heights his talent demanded.
@David: Are most footballers not money grabbing bolloxes?
@Sloop John G: probably, but you get the odd fewthat aren’t. Fabregas had a chance to return to Arsenal, where he was loved but chose Chelsea.
@Marcodub: over 7,000 views and it’s not even 8am. That’s why.
@David: wasn’t it the other way around Wenger rejected him? So went to Chelsea instead
@Sloop John G: Mata seems like one of the good guys with his 1% campaign (1% of salary to donate to charity).
The fact that only a select few have jumped on board however tells its own story
Fabregas couldn’t hold a regular place in the Spanish team or the Barcelona team . Wenger didn’t bother to take him back to Arsenal . He is probably letting down Conte this year as he did to Mourinho .
A good player the first time at Arsenal but I’d say injury reduced him as a player even before he left Arsenal . Personality wise he appears to be reduced full stop .
If Zenidine Killer Kilbane dishes him thats enough for me .
Oh Jordan, Jordan, where are you Jordan? To defend your old Arsenal buddy……….