Cesc Fabregas prefers
* Q: Coffee or Tea? A: Tea
* Q: TV or Radio? A: TV
* Q: Birthday or Christmas? A: Christmas
* Q: Bath or shower A: Bath
* Q: Magazine or newspaper? A: Magazine
* Q: Cricket or Tennis? A: Tennis
* Q: Pepsi or Coca-Cola? A: Coca-cola
* Q: Chocolate or crisps? A: Chocolate
* Q: McDonalds or Burger King? A: McDonalds
* Q: Cats or dogs? A: dogs
Police Search!
On the recently aired Nike: Cesc Fabregas Live Show, Cesc told the audience about the time there was a police search for him!
He was new to London and got lost on the Underground via the numerous lines, he planned on phoning roommate, Philippe Senderos, only to discover his mobile phone battery was dead. Having borrowed a fellow passenger's phone, he asked the Swiss international to send a taxi - but after an hour's wait and no cab, it was clear no one would be saving him.
Cesc said, "I then asked a stranger for a lift, and he started asking me all sorts of questions... I said that I'm a footballer, that I had got lost and had no money."
But the questions became increasingly personal and made Cesc increasingly uncomfortable so he admitted, "I opened the door and jumped out."
Having finally made his way home, he discovered his landlady had rung the police and that they were desperately searching for his whereabouts across North London.
After that his Landlady gave him a Tube map which had pride of place on his bedroom wall!
Fabregas Firsts
* Arsenal Debut: October 28, 2003 against Rotherham. Arsenal's youngest ever first team player
* First Arsenal goal: December 3, 2003, against Wolves. Arsenal's youngest ever goal-scorer
* English Premier League Debut: Aug 15, 2004, against Everton
* First English Premier League goal: Aug 25, 2004, against Blackburn Rovers
* Champions League Debut: October 20, 2004, against Panathinaikos
* First Champions League goal: Dec 7, 2004, against Rosenborg. Arsenal's youngest scorer in European competition and the second-youngest goalscorer in Champions League history
* Spanish National Team Debut: March 1, 2006, against Ivory Coast. Spain's youngest senior player in 80 years
* First Spanish National Team goal: June 10, 2008, against Russia
Just Hangin'
Cesc likes to relax by watching films and emailing all his friends back home in Spain, but mostly his girlfriend, Carla. He enjoys shopping, particularly for clothes.
He says he likes Playing football on his X-Box, "I'm happy to play wearing just my boxer shorts and it's good to log on and play against other people who don't know who I am and see how good they are or how good I am."
He has also said he like to watch TV and his favorite shows include, Lost, Prison Break and (yes it's true) Desperate Housewives. Although he mostly watches football.
Comment: OMG, he loves Prison Break too!
The Cesc Diet!
"My diet?" asked Cesc. "I eat a lot of pasta with tomato sauce. And then fish. The best is when we go to the Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf before games and they give us potatoes, fish, chicken, pasta, eggs. I love it. But I have to admit that sometimes when I have a day off I like to go to the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop."
"When we play on a Saturday at home, after the game I go there and it's like a party. A doughnuts party. Because you can see all the cars parked there and everyone eating their doughnuts inside their cars. Ay, ay, ay. It's like a discotheque. I like the boxes with six to 12 different toppings!"
"I don't think Arsene Wenger would tell me I was doing wrong. No, because I know when I can eat things that are not best for my body and when I have to eat properly."
"I have smoked, like, one cigarette in my life. No, not one whole cigarette. I once had one puff. It was the day of my Confirmation in Spain. There is a tradition in my family that as soon as you get confirmed you can have one puff. But I didn't like it. I didn't take the smoke in, I blew it out instead."
Likes: Chicken, chocolate krispy-kreme donuts, kinder eggs, coca-cola (hopefully not all at the same time)
Hates: mushrooms.
A Day in a life
"On a normal day I'll get up at around 09:45, which isn't so bad. It depends if it's during the season or not, there are many times when you are more tired than others: times when you need to sleep for longer. Sometimes I'll get up early to be at training earlier to do some exercises and be better prepared before starting the session.
"After training I sometimes need to stay behind and have a massage, or, do some specific exercises, which means working in the gym for a little while afterwards. I usually eat at the training ground and hang around chatting with Flamini. We'll stick around there until about 3 or 4 in the afternoon before going home.
"When I get home, sometimes I'll study or maybe hang out with a friend, play on the Xbox. I have a cook (Sue) who comes round and prepares dinner and then after I've eaten I'll maybe watch a football match or a television show - whatever happens to be on. I might chat with my friends on the internet, chat with my girlfriend, and then it's off to bed to sleep, ready for training the following day.
Arsene Knows
Here are some quotes both new and old from Arsene on Cesc Fabregas
Aug 2004: "If he [Cesc] plays better than the other players he will be in the team," said Wenger. "But ideally he will wait one more year. "He is an exceptional player and there is more to come from him."
March 2006, "I admire his [Cesc's] intelligence. You know when you play football it can look very complicated, but the best sign of an intelligent player is making it look simple."
September 2007, "Cesc is very like Paul Scholes of Manchester United. He uses his brain and is intelligent in the game."
"He has exceptional passing ability and he knows how to time his runs to get into the box, and he's only 20!"
Feb 2008: "Cesc is committed and you always like your players to have a winning attitude,"
"Sometimes it can go a little bit over the top but Cesc has behaved remarkable well this season - I cannot remember one incident."
"There was maybe a stage, for about six months, where he went a bit the wrong way but he corrected that very well, without any special management from me. He is so intelligent that he realised that is not the way he wanted to go. If I feel that the players aren't managing to do it themselves then I will help them to do it. But in his case, there was no need"
"Talented, great professionals always have a fair assessment of their performances and their behaviour. They go home and they ask themselves: 'What did I do right today and what did I do wrong today?'"
March 2008: Cesc's vision is comparable to Platini's. It is a compliment but he is at the start of his career. Cesc has it all in front of him, but he has a vision."
May 2008: I believe a midfielder reaches his peak between the ages of 25 and 30. At age 21, he [Cesc] is four years more advanced than most and he can certainly be the best midfielder in the world."
June 2008: "His intention is always to play football, and that is fantastic to see at a young age," stated Wenger. "I see him every day, and he has a great understanding of the game."
Back to School
In October 2007, it was reported in several newspapers that Cesc had decided to go back to school and to eventually study towards a university qualification.
He told the press, "I passed everything at school but when I came here I had to stop, now I'm starting again."
Cesc began a correspondence course in the Spanish equivalent of A-levels, fitting his studies in around his football duties. He said: "I'm doing the course to get into university. There are seven or eight subjects, including maths, science, spanish, catalan, english and french. First I have to pass an exam, which is in May. Then I have to do a course for one year and then I can go to university."
Cesc did not return to the classroom in the traditional sense. Spanish teachers come to his home in Enfield to teach him maths and science, "they are the most difficult" for four hours a week and some of his tutorials take place in Spain and are beamed to him via webcam. Much of his time will be spent studying at home or on the road.
The course is Spanish-based. "It's a bit strange but they know I live here and cannot go there. Once a month I have to go to visit them," said the midfielder.
"I just study when I feel fresh and good. There's no point if I'm tired. When the team goes to a hotel I bring my work with me just in case I am bored."
When asked his motivation for hitting the books when he has the football world at his feet, Cesc replied, "My parents want me to do it and also because I think it is good for the future."
taken from: www.4cesc.com
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