Cesc Fabregas has today revealed that he congratulated Sir Alex Ferguson after our draw with them at Old Trafford saw us lift the Premiership for the third successive season.
“I don’t know Sir Alex very well and normally I just say ‘hi’ whenever I see him,” said Fabregas. “But the last time we spoke was last season when they won the league against us. I went up to him afterwards and said ‘Congratulations, well done, you deserved it.’ He said ‘Thank you very much.’ It was not so tough. I always want to win and I hate to lose but sometimes you just have to say that another team is better than you. Now it would be nice if this weekend he was saying the same to me because that would mean we have won the game – we have beaten Manchester United.”
Now, I know Fabregas is pretty young, but he surely is not this naive. The chances of Ferguson tracking down Fabregas at the end of this game and saying “Congratulations” if we’ve lost are slim to none. Not forgetting that Fabregas was one of the little pricks, alongside Ashley Cole, who lobbed pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson after we ended their unbeaten run in 2004. Thanks to a penalty we didn’t deserve and a last minute goal, United put a stop to a unbeaten stint which lasted 49 games. Arsenal fans and players do like to forget our keeper had just ONE save to make over the course of 90 minutes though, because it doesn’t give the impression that United winning was the right result, when the goal we scored from open play, our possession and our shots on goal all suggest otherwise.
Being magnanimous in defeat is certainly an admirable quality but I would be disappointed if our manager showed that little twat the tiniest ounce of respect, for all his spitting in player’s faces, throwing pizza at the most successful manager of all time, kicking one of our players off the pitch, grabbing his face and pretending to be dreadfully injured to get a mate sent off, and the like. Quality footballer, but total cock.
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all true but he was young and dumb u forget he is only 22 in that pizza accident he only 17 i am not making execuses but lets forget da past he was man enough to say we were better not the other arsenal players who tried to break evras legs
@ fabioandrafael
thats true
No player is perfect. Life is that kind of learning process where we only get wise through the experience of making mistakes.
Atleast he is big enough to come out and say that.
He is a very good player too!
Spot on Scott lad. What is with this cunt . Up Fergie and United’s arse all the time. Clearly would rather be a United player and win summat. Surprises me the respect he gets from some fans. Great player no doubt but a sneaky horrible little cunt.
RR – Grow up prick. Ain’t heard that before.
All the crappy united blogs i’ve wasted the last few minutes on seem very nervous this morning…
must point out, ballack himself said fabregas did NOT spit at him, but never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh. the truth is boring!
Read an article on Fabregas a while ago saying he’s a Man Utd fan and grew up supporting our team. Maybe he was secretly pleased. As for the pizza maybe he threw it at Cashly Cole and hit Fergie by mistake. lol
Asshat
Nervous? You have to be kidding me right
If you are on our blogs – that means you are the one that’s nervous
Chin up : )
Asshat – I think the fact you are trawling around United blogs suggests perhaps you are the one that is nervous.
Any reds on here been visiting Arsenal blogs today? I doubt it, because quite frankly we couldn’t give a shit about what you have to say.
We’ve got the right result against Arsenal in all the important games over the past few years – 4-0 in the FA Cup, the absolutely battering we dished out home and away in the CL semi, getting the point we needed to win the league against you last season, beating you 2-1 the season before last in the closing weeks of the season etc. You’ve beaten us in that time, but none of them have been season defining for you, like our victories over you were.
how pathetic to bring up that Ballack incident? Like asshat said, he didn’t spit on him but obviously just yells in his face. that pizza throwing was a cheap trick, I do admit, but if everybody were judged by their acts as 17 year olds we wouldn’t have any decent people in this world. He has grown up and him and Essien are quite clearly the best midfielders in the league.
Players mature with age .the captaincy has helped him.rooney acted like a prick too when he was young.look at how he has matured today
Scott the Red – Well, there is such a thing called newsnow. These blogs pop up at times.
As for Fábregas. 1) He didnt spit at anyone. Ever. It is proven. 2) Diving and/or simulation accusations from United fans (after having Ronaldo and Rooney in their team for years) should be taken lightly by all and 3) I’m glad that he planted a pizza slice on Fergies already greasy face at just 17 years of age. Gooner through and through.
Let’s hope for a repeat of last seasons PL game at the Emirates. Propaganda football.
I don’t think Fabregas is insinuating Ferguson should come and look for him after the game saying “well done” if Arsenal win. He was just saying it would be nice if the roles were reversed and Arsenal were the ones being congratulated.
Just for the record he didn’t spit in the face of Ballack, as was confirmed by Ballack himself.
Fingers crossed you’ll be writing more posts crying about Arsenal come 6pm this evening.
Akz – Yes I have heard of NewsNow. Plenty of Arsenal blogs pop up on our NewsNow but there is something called your brain and something called your finger, and believe it or not, you can make the choice not to click on the links. I don’t have any problems in not reading what Arsenal fans write on their blogs because I don’t care what they think about our club or players. Maybe your lot are just a tad sensitive or something, I don’t know?
The fact that you think it makes a player “Gooner through and through” that they would throw food at the most successful manager of all time is a good indication of the lack of class Arsenal has. Thanks for reminding us! I’m not particularly fond of Wenger but I would be embarrassed if one of our players behaved in the same way.
AnArsenalFan – do you have a link to Ballack saying that? Arsenal fans always say Ballack denied it happened but I’ve searched long and hard and never been able to find the quote. I’m sure you will have it though so please post it on here so I won’t make the same mistake again.
Not nervous at all. Its a big game so want to win it especially while we’re chasing Chelsea. But not worried about the game at all. I worry more when we play teams like Stoke and Birmingham Away, teams that Utd slip up against. Arsenal deserve respect they have earnt it unlike Shitty and Chelsea who have tried to buy it.
Come on Utd!
@ james21, He grew up supporting Barcelona though didn’t he?
We can’t judge what he has done at 17 years of age because he wasn’t mature enough. Maybe he was egged on to throw the pizza slice by Ashley Cole? Anyway, I would love to have him at Utd. He says all the right things about us, as does his teammate Walcott, who has said many times that he would love to achieve what Giggs has achieved in football. Maybe they secretly want to play for us.
However the way he and his teammates tried to hurt Evra the day we won the title last season at home after his comment “11 men against 11 children” was just idiotic. Evra has come out and said he wasn’t being serious, although what he has said was plainly true. I guess Arsenal players cannot accept the truth.
There’s no winning with United fans, eh. Your arrogance, ignorance and bitterness never fail to amaze me. I’m amazed the myth that Fabregas threw the pizza still persists despite any evidence, and I seem to remember several Bayern officials coming out and claiming Fabregas didn’t spit. Fab has been immature in the past no doubt, the comment about Tottenham’s womens team springs to mind, but players are immature when young. I know you love this seige mentality that its you against the world but every now and again you could say fair play to a compliment…
Jonny – to see an Arsenal fan call another set of fans “arrogant” is hilarious. You haven’t won anything for years but are by far the most arrogant bunch of fans, babbling on about your beautiful football, great business plan and Arsene Wenger. At least we actually have a reason to be arrogant.
The Fabregas pizza story isn’t a myth. One of the stewards who worked in the tunnel (before he sadly past away a couple of years ago) was a friend of mine in the local. He came to the pub straight after the game and told us all about it. Wenger was offering Fergie a fight and all sorts. Choose not to believe that but it is the truth, and one of the reasons I will always think Fabregas is a classless prick. It would suit you better not to believe it though and I understand that. I wouldn’t want to believe my hero was a disrespectful, classless toe rag either.
If Ashley Cole paid Arsenal a compliment, would you say “fair play”? I very much doubt it. Compliments that come from rival players who I have respect for can be taken on board, but I don’t see why I should pat Fabregas on the back for telling Fergie the best team won last season. That was just fact and nice of him to say so, but I’m not going to suddenly change my opinion of him.
The sooner he fucks off to Barca (which we both know he will do sooner or later) the better.
@ Jonny,
1. Arrogance: Well, we do have every right to be arrogant, what with being the most successful English team in the whole history Premier League, for aiming to win a fourth leage title on the trot. Every other team with a history of ours would have a set of arrogant fans, no?
2. Ignorance: We fully acknowledge the quality of your team and no one is saying you are shit. What ignorance are you talking about?
3. Bitterness: Personally I see that Arsenal fans are the bitterest of all. I mean, when was the last time you have won a trophy…You crave for the experience and gut that your players lack, the confidence which is vital to winning the title. Things that are drummed into out players.
@ akz
Fergie’s already greasy face? Show some respect to the most successful manager in British football, or grow up. How childlish, even a 5 year old don’t say these things. And how on earth is Fabregas a “gooner through and through”? I guess you wouldn’t be thinking the same when you fail to not win anything (again) this season. Result = Fabregas begging Wenger to let him go.
@Fze123
. Think it was one of the Sunday Mags.
Alot of the players who have broken into teams around the age of Fabregas have grown up watching the Premier league. It was just an interview I read and He said He loved Man Utd and watched them all the time when he was younger. Wish I’d have kept it now
The spitting and pizza incident was written in the papers, thats why I take with a very small pinch of salt what is put in the papers coz they’re full of fiction.
Fabregas is a great player no doubt and shouldn’t be judged on anything he did as a teenager. If he did throw pizza so what.
you’re on fire today scott! well done!
Angling for a move to United again.
I remember a couple of seasons ago he said he wouldn’t rule out joining United, saying something along the lines of “in football, anything can happen.”
Apparently he always plays as United on FIFA and Pro Evo too. YHIHF.
People on here respect Roy Keane despite admitting to delibertely breaking Haaland’s leg in his autobiography.
I don’t know what are you trying to prove Scott.
THANKS SCOTT FIRE ON !!!
I agree with the first two comments: we should forget about Fabregas’ involvement the pizza incident. I think he has shown enough maturity to walk to Fergie and congratulate him.
Maybe we can buy him haha.. I would welcome him on our team.