Fans hail Cesc Fabregas after Como boss' coaching masterclass during punditry on Sky Italia with Arsenal icon dubbed 'Arsene Wenger's real son'
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- Cesc Fabregas gave an intriguing analysis of his coaching style on Sky Italia
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Fans were left raving after Cesc Fabregas' recent stint on Sky Italia, in which the Spanish coach gave an intriguing peak behind the curtain at his coaching style.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona great has taken Italian minnows Como to a mid-table finish in Serie A in just his first permanent managerial role, naturally earning widespread praise for his efforts.
While he has thrived at Como, he has unsurprisingly be linked with moves to more established clubs on the continent.
With Carlo Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil, and Xabi Alonso expected to replace him, Fabregas has reportedly emerges as a frontrunner to replace his compatriot in Germany.
Yet, judging by a fascinating segment on Sky Italia this week, the World Cup winner doesn't seem to be thinking about much other than how to extract every ounce of talent out of his squad.
'We play with many No 10s and No 6s, so we play deeper, but always offensively and looking to move the ball quickly with the intention with moving forward as fast as possible,' his mini-lecture began.
'With [Maximo] Perrone, for example, a player that I like very much and he does many things well, the thing I work with him on most is his posture; looking around first, and seeing how much he can play forward, forward, forward, playing it square or diagonally.
'They press you from behind, one touch, they press you from the front, maybe you need to move a little further to play it diagonally more easily, and this is what I worked on.
'Yesterday, he gave an assist, and I almost went into the centre of the field to shake hands because we worked so much on this, and then he told me: "Finally, boss, I did it, finally it happened."
'It was nice, because there was so much work that went into it behind the scenes.'
After returning to the Italian top-flight for the first time in 21 years, Como have gone on to secure a highly-creditable mid-table position.
With two game to go they have 48 points and are sat in 10th position, having gone unbeaten since mid-March.
His coaching masterclass on Sky left some fans in raptures, with a number of Arsenal and Chelsea supporters suggesting he could be the future of their clubs.
'This is Wenger's real son in the game - Fabregas guest on Sky Sport Italia, analysed his season in Como 1907 and spoke about how he set up his midfield without a “real” playmaker and emphasis on "posture" with a midfielder Perrone and playing forward,' one fan enthused.
Fabregas played 303 times under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, scoring 57 times and providing 97 assists and was made captain before leaving for Pep Guardiola's Barcelona team.
'If, and/or when Mikel Arteta gets sacked or resigns from his managerial role at Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas is the next best man to be new face of Arsenal,' added another.
A third Gunners supporter wrote: 'Maybe Cesc should be our priority transfer this summer...'
'Chelsea need to get him asap. He is going to be ready in a season,' one Blues fan chimed in, with another writing: 'You just know that Chelsea is gonna make him manager.'
