Cesc Fabregas has heaped praise on new signing Eduardo da Silva,
but he insists the forward is not a substitute for Thierry
Henry.
The Brazilian-born Croatia international arrived at the Emirates
Stadium this summer in a ??million deal from Dinamo Zagreb and
Fabregas likes what he has seen.
Da Silva netted his first Arsenal goal in their recent 2-1 friendly
victory over Lazio and Fabregas is hopeful the striker will
continue, without comparisons to Henry.
The French striker is now at Barcelona, following a move, and
Fabregas hopes Da Silva will help the club move on.
"Of course I am very satisfied for Eduardo scoring his first goal,"
Fabregas told the Daily Star.
Move forward
"It's always nice to score and to do it early in his Arsenal career
is very good.
"He is very clever. He has a lot of skill and will do well for
Arsenal this season.
"But he is Eduardo and he is his own player in his own right.
"He is not Henry, they are two different players and should not be
compared.
"Thierry has gone and we must move forward with the players we have
now and focus on the season ahead."
