Originally Posted by
Toronto Gooner
It is interesting that we can look at the same situation and come to two different opinions. I agree that there is little or no difference between the Fabregas and Nasri situations, although the Fabregas one has been running for a longer time. And I also agree that Fabregas is not playing because he is not in the right frame of mind and there are negotiations being carried out. I was not happy with Fabregas last season and at the start of the summer, I wanted him sold. Everything this summer has only reinforced this belief. If he is not sold, then he can train with the youth team for the next year, with his spot in the squad going to someone who actually wants to be at and play for the club.However, I strongly disagree about how Fabregas has acted. Where you see virtue in "keeping his mouth shut", I see a cold, calculated, cynical attempt at manipulating Arsenal fan sentiment to ensure his "good standing" with the bulk of the fans. Need I have to point that those "Barca pricks" are people who have been his friends since he was 11 or 12, for the most part. If you think that Fabregas is not actively encouraging and orchestrating his friends' constant stream of media comments about his Barca DNA, his distress at being "indentured slave" at Arsenal, etc., then I have a great piece of prime land to sell you just outside of Miami.