Saturday, 2 May 2009


Arsenal’s star midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, has brushed off any threat of suspension from the FA over a misconduct incident against Hull City, saying that he believes his conscience is clear.

Fabregas was accused of spitting at a Hull City coach in a match at the Emirates stadium in March. Fabregas will be suspended if he is found guilty of the incident but persists in his claims that he has done nothing wrong to warrant such criticism and attention.

Fabregas said today: “I don't really know what I've been charged with. Eight players were on the pitch as well, so then everyone should be suspended. If I'm suspended for spitting, my heart and mind will be well because I did nothing wrong.”

The point is that Fabregas is attracting undue attention for an incident when he should really face up to his responsibilities and carry out his duties as the club’s captain and as a role model to thousands of people all over the world.

Suspension would be justified due to the way he has handled everything to do with the incident since. It has dragged on far too long when simple words and actions at the time would have been enough to stop hours of trawling through video tapes andtestimonies for FA individuals.

Any imminent decision could have a potential on Arsenal’s Premier League run in, although it is likely suspension will cover the Gunners European campaign, which now will be the sole focus of their season. Fabregas should be worried about this, he is very lucky in the respect that domestically Arsenal’s position is not a lot more important.

Fabregas would do well to learn a lesson from a couple of individuals at Manchester United. Players such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes who stay well and truly under the radar and have nothing to do with outside media attention or opposition staff once a match is finished.

A lot of words have been written since the incident and if Fabregas is cleared then the whole thing will be put to bed and forgotten about. If the FA find him guilty then we are likely to read a lot more stories in the media about the issue as the player and Arsenal’s manager, Arsene Wenger, are clearly going to have somethin g to say.

Fabregas is one of the most talented players currently playing in the Premier League. He is admired and respected by a whole host of other clubs so he needs to conform to his comments and get on with football, not talking about the incident again.

Ity is time we only read about such gifted players in how great they have been during a match and not how they have been acting on the pitch when they have not even been involved in the match squad. The high profile football stars of the modern game easily forget about their responsibilites of football, all we ask is that they curb the
ir attention and focus their efforts into something good and not derogatory.

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