Following a fantastic start to the season, Arsenals Cesc Fabregas
says he is likely to stick around for a while, adding that the
departure of Thierry Henry has freed the team up.
The Gunners form is in stark contrast to that predicted by the
purveyors of doom in the pre-season, who suggested that the team
would struggle in the absence of Thierry Henry.
On the contrary, according to new Arsenal hero Cesc Fabregas, who
believes the team plays with more freedom in the absence of their
record goalscorer.
"Henry intimidated us," he confessed in The Times.
"He is a great player but it was not easy to play alongside
him.
"We were a bit inhibited - dependent on everything that he wanted
to do.
"Everyone was saying that this year without Henry we would be
nowhere. That has motivated everyone."
Fabregas himself was rumoured to be on his way out of The Emirates
in the summer, meeting with Real Madrid officials, and not ruling
out a move in the future.
But after the start Arsenal have enjoyed, Fabregas thinks hell
stick around for a while. When asked if he saw himself at Arsenal
in ten years time, the Spaniard reacted positively.
"Right now, yes," said Fabregas.
"I love everything about English football. The pace of the game,
the attacking style.
"I feel like a kid playing in the street."
