Cesc Fabregas claims he “forgot how to play football” and had “no confidence” as Chelsea suffered a horrendous run of results at the start of the season.

The champions, under Jose Mourinho, endured a run of shocking results which left them just above the relegation zone with several of their star players, including Fabregas, struggling to find their form.

One of nine league defeats before the turn of the year was against newly-promoted Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on December 5 and Fabregas has revealed how he didn’t know what to do with the ball.

“One time after a game, after Bournemouth, I was in bed and I spoke to my wife,” he told Goal during a Q&A at a Puma boot launch. “I forgot how to play football, I have the ball and I don’t know what to do with it.

“It was hard, those two or three months from November, when I had no confidence.”

Fabregas was dropped by Mourinho and also left out by new boss Guss Hiddink in a bid for the former Arsenal man to find his form.

Mourinho was sacked just two months after the Bournemouth reverse and veteran Dutch coach Hiddink was appointed until the end of the season and his arrival as manager coincided with Fabregas returning to the form he showed in their title-winning season.

“Everything has changed in the last few months, I’m playing very well,” added Fabregas.

“Most importantly, it isn’t how you get [knocked] down, it’s how you get back up. I can be better now.”

And the Spain midfielder, whose side still have title-chasing Tottenham and Leicester to play at the Bridge, is hoping Leicester can go on to take the crown.

“I want Leicester to win. What they’re doing is remarkable. It takes real passion and guts,” added the 28-year-old, who has said he has no idea what the plans of new coach Antonio Conte will be.

raumdeuter:


Ribery that you tried to compare Hazard to in his peak was a regular double digit assist provider and same with iniesta. Hazard is at his peak has spent 4yrs at a top club can you say the same for him.

AdeLaNa1:
4 games to go. And like play like play, Hazard still doesn't ve a league goal this season.

What a time to be alive

dmcdad:

Abeg who be Hazard?

mathys:


Sotey....! When una dey on una not winning streak,i fit count the number of cfc fans wey troll una yet,na so so cfc fans una use cry for una thread. Stuffs like classless fans,blah blah blah keeps on flying upandan for una thread. Asides airmark who visits your thread and hensben (before) over hazard matter i doubt you will see any cfc fan wey dey constantly show face for una thread or discuss barca matter for here.

raumdeuter:


You know some Chelsea fans have camped permanently on Barca thread I think his username is elxander plus airmark and 2 other guys

As excellent as Torres was at Liverpool, his personal accolades were not matched by a single trophy. As pitiful as he became at Chelsea, he won a Champions League, a Europa League and an FA Cup in three years. Football is a curious beast.

mathys:


Bros ,I dey see say u don make chelsea your second club? Most of you barca guys go dey una thread they throw jibes at cfc at will,no one go cry a river. Una go comot from una thread come park well for here,no one go disturb una. Even for weeks when u and your goons turn here to playing ground just before and after mou got the sack,only few peeps complained here.

Sotey....! When una dey on una not winning streak,i fit count the number of cfc fans wey troll una yet,na so so cfc fans una use cry for una thread. Stuffs like classless fans,blah blah blah keeps on flying upandan for una thread. Asides airmark who visits your thread and hensben (before) over hazard matter i doubt you will see any cfc fan wey dey constantly show face for una thread or discuss barca matter for here.

Hope say when una no carry shibi at the end of the season,then we decide to descend on una,hope una go take am as mehn and not do linda ikeji style on us?

mathys:


Dk i sincerely doubt say elxander na cfc fan. Airmark na constant for their thread that one am sure of. Hensben hardly show face there since no need to compare hazard and neymar again. The last person must dey invisible bros however, I have a reason for bringing up this isssh... and na bcuz some of this guys own don dey too much.

mathys:


Dk i sincerely doubt say elxander na cfc fan. Airmark na constant for their thread that one am sure of. Hensben hardly show face there since no need to compare hazard and neymar again. The last person must dey invisible bros however, I have a reason for bringing up this isssh... and na bcuz some of this guys own don dey too much.

Nihilist:


Seems like this MMA is here to stay sha.

At a previous job, my manager was so into the sport that he used to fight white collar and then come into work with koko and bandage.

I didn't really rate it until someone at my current place of employment put me on to Anderson Silva and Jon Jones.

Now I can't get enough

raumdeuter:


Currently on the Barca thread there is a Chelsea fan trying to prove the Iniesta is irrelevant, There is another chelsea fan who has been at it all season with gifs attacking Busquets, Never mind the long Hazard vs Neymar comparison and the this and that cannot play in EPL

So how do you expect barca fans to respond? Can you suggest?

dmcdad:

Yeah sometimes we complain of how some of you guys are classless. Such complaints ain't made because we are Barça fans and we don't want such persons to say whatever they like. No! It's just that when peeps start saying things like Iniesta is unproductive, Busi is whack, Neymar can only play in La Liga, Suarez is a cheat, Piqué is average, Mascherano is this, and Alves is that, then the same peeps at some other times would come and tell you Barça won this or that because of they have an elite team. At this juncture, you begin to wonder what some people's problems are. The only non-average player in Barça is Messi, and even that too can't play in EPL as some of you guys would say.

If you were in our shoes, how would you feel? Taking into full cognizance of the facts that when arguments ensues, Barça players are all supermen, but at other times, this or that player are carry-alongs. You sef no go tire for such persons?

No one is complaining about trolling us when we lose. That in itself is normal and part of the fun as fans of such clubs. If you can brag about your club being the best or one of the best because you win matches, why can't you take the heat when it's time to mourn for your club's losses? So that's normal.

At this juncture you can now vividly see why sometimes we complain. The bone of contention ain't because you guys troll us, but that some just out of the blue start spewing certain ridiculous and inconsequential gibberish which makes the subject matter at the fore absurd.

I hope you caught my drift. Cheers.

dmcdad:

[s]Wetin you dey even talk sef?

How many times you don see Barça peeps dey camp here to make ridiculous and unintelligent comments about CFC players?

Imagine make person start to dey talk down Lampard's impact for Chelsea, how you go feel? If at any time any Barça guy talk about CFC players, you will definitely see say e worth am. Why? Because so many things are wrong. The club is in disarray. Some of its players are disinterested. So at this point in time, if you make certain claims about these players, the reality won't be far-fetched.

Imagine make I come here come mock Hazard all season long. And I no come for once to acknowledge when him really make impact, tell me if that makes me a reasonable fan or a mere hater. Of course we all are entitled to our own opinions, but some people's opinions are utter bizarre and startling. As much as everyone trolls, one should still know when to call a spade by its name. No?

And when such is not being done, that's when we point it out.[/s]

diggz:

Guy, ain't got no problem with you or any of ur fellow cules trying to stand up for your club! Never will bro.
However, I do have an issue with you guys when you skip addressing an issue with a particular person then you choose to insult the entire CFC fans bro! That is where I do have an issue and will continue to.
Ibime and nihilist na CFC fans but both defer sharply on iniesta matter. Airmark get him views about busi but,how many CFC fans u see support am? Or hensben still with the neymar vs hazard matter.......yet u guys do always find it convenient to categorize all as one. I swear if no be the kind of poster I see u as for NL,na better insults I suppose use follow you yan this matter.seriously!
Anyways, I know say na DK naim spoil plenty of una,if not, na who actually dash monkey banana?

airmark:


Forget all these things most of the time na your people dey mention my moniker and when i come with facts that you guys dont want to see you keep blaming every broom and mopping stick for an untidied environment. Bounce


Dmcdad's maturity starts and ends in his moniker, he does n't have the mind of his own. Last time i dropped comment on their yeye thread , it was in response to his mentioning my moniker over there. Cry cry baby calling himself dmcDAD.

diggz:



Guy, ain't got no problem with you or any of ur fellow cules trying to stand up for your club! Never will bro.

However, I do have an issue with you guys when you skip addressing an issue with a particular person then you choose to insult the entire CFC fans bro! That is where I do have an issue and will continue to.

Ibime and nihilist na CFC fans but both defer sharply on iniesta matter. Airmark get him views about busi but,how many CFC fans u see support am? Or hensben still with the neymar vs hazard matter.......yet u guys do always find it convenient to categorize all as one. I swear if no be the kind of poster I see u as for NL,na better insults I suppose use follow you yan this matter.seriously!

Anyways, I know say na DK naim spoil plenty of una,if not, na who actually dash monkey banana?

A40:

MMA is very much here to stay. Boxing don turn WWE for my eye. The Mayweather vs Pacman fight only reinforced my belief

Go and watch how Teixeira brutalized Rashad Evans just recently

Or Overeem decimated Junior Dos Santos

Those guys are savages

LogoDWhiz:
Una go just dey brag.

As long as you are on a public forum. Even a 40 year old man is same with a 16 year old kid.

Especially when the 40 year old man acts like a 16 year old kid.
Throws banter up and down. Trolls thread up and down. How are you then different from a secondary school kid.

Respect is earned not asked for.

Good morning everyone.


3 points in the bag.
#KTBFFH

dmcdad:

You for use insults follow me? Seriously? Wow... I no know say e don reach like that.

And to say DK spoil us, it's an insult to my person. Do you know me? Bro, I don't wanna brag but, 80% of folks here won't stand me in terms of intellect. I won't come here to tell you I have a degree in this or in that blah blah blah, but raw intelligence, mehn you go run. I'm a melancholic guy (commonly known as introvert) and by personality I'm a thinker and a perfectionist. So I know how to hold myself together and overlook certain things.For the records even, I for one don't make such generalisation as to saying all Chelsea fans are this or that. Regardless of how majority of you guys are, I still know there are sensible ones at least on here, and hence the need for me not to generalise.

I come here sometimes and analyse your match objectively. I could remember I analysed your match against Chelsea with the way it transpired. I did that with some of your guys. I gave my views as regards where you guys went wrong and what could have been done, but of course your likes would never have known because you don't expect anything positive from us. And I dare say you have never come to our thread to make such sensible and objective post other than to troll us. So, you are as guilty or even more guilty than me or some of my folks.

He who is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone. Good morning.