Cesc Fábregas: 'Wenger will bring Arsenal back to where they belong'

Cesc Fábregas, enjoying life in Barcelona. Photograph: Puma

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that Arsenal is painful to watch but belives manager Arsene Wenger will bring back glory days.

Fabregas finally rejoined Barcelona, his home-town club, last summer but remains in touch with Wenger and has watched "90 per cent" of their games on television this season.

"It has been painful," said Fabregas. "It's been painful because I want them to do well as a club, and they're my friends and then there is the boss, who I admire so much and who I'm so grateful to.

"I don't want to see them losing or being sad or having bad moments. Hopefully they will finish the league well. I watch virtually every Arsenal game - unless we play at the same time. I've watched 90 per cent of their games this season."

Of Wenger, Fabregas said: "Whatever he suffered I suffered it as well. We feel the same and we always try our best.
"The boss is very strong and he believes in the club so much I am sure he will find a means to bring Arsenal back to where it belongs. I have no doubt because he's a great man. He knows when he is wrong and when he is right. He will find a way - for sure."

Fabregas also compared both the training and the system at Barcelona with Arsenal.

"At the training ground it's unbelievable," he said. "This is the best group of footballers I've ever seen in my life. The quality is incredible. Everyone is so humble and the atmosphere is the best I've ever seen.