Yes, I'm back with my latest blast of Arse and, let me tell you, this one's gonna be a cracker. Oh yes.
We start this afternoon, with a commendable show of maturity from our captain in the Spanish capital. Speaking at a promotional event for some perfume (why, Cesc, why?), with the Spanish press apparently desperate for Cesc to publicly state what everyone is taking for a fact (I include myself in "everyone", by the way), Cesc said instead:
"A player who is not frustrated at not winning titles is either lying to himself or lacks ambition.
"There is a good team and a good manager and one of the most faithful fan bases in Europe. With those I believe we can make progress and one day win an important trophy.
"I am an Arsenal player. I have been very happy for eight years and I am very happy. I am not thinking about football right now, just about my holidays.
"There have been no decisions. The truth is that it doesn't always depend on the player and at the moment I don't know anything.
"He (Wenger) is the boss, the one who makes the decisions. You should ask him. I was injured at the end of the season and I haven't seen him for about six weeks."
"I am very happy where I am. Anything else would be speculation that is untrue. You can never say never in this life as so many things happen that you can never predict."
Of course, that penultimate paragraph could, and probably will be spun- by those who choose to do so- as "FABREGAS LOSES TOUCH WITH WENGER!". However, whilst there is a clear implication that Cesc wants to go home and play with the big boys (which we knew anyway), I think there are words of comfort to those who believe Cesc will stay at Arsenal this summer. Particularly those relating to his happiness and that when he talks of Arsenal progressing and winning trophies- he says "we". That said, I think that, bottom line, all we really take from this is the fact that Cesc isn't going to put Arsenal in the position of having to sell him to Barcelona at a cut rate price- even asBacary Sagna tries to do it for him (Bac, I love you but shut up, please?)- by publicly declaring his intention to quit. Not after eight glory filled... oh. Regardless, I am touched by Cesc's diplomacy and respect for the institution that is Arsenal.
