{"id":454,"date":"2026-04-24T15:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=454"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:31:53","slug":"its-a-mess-emmanuel-petit-tells-fabregas-to-snub-chelsea-and-names-another-club-as-job-that-makes-sense-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=454","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s a mess\u201d &#8211; Emmanuel Petit tells Fabregas to snub Chelsea and names another club as job that makes sense for him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5157923\" data-slug-id=\"2771998\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Emmanuel Petit has warned Cesc Fabregas against taking the managerial role at Chelsea, telling the Como boss the west London club is a \u2018nightmare\u2019 for managers.<\/p>\n<p>Just less than four months into 2026, Chelsea have parted ways with two managers, with Liam Rosenior being the latest to be axed from the position.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Fabregas has emerged as one of the most sought-after managers in European football following his outstanding work at Como. The former midfielder guided the Italian club to a ninth-placed finish on their return to the Serie A last season. He has picked up from there and is on the verge of taking them to their first-ever Champions League campaign, with the club currently fifth in the table.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Andy\u2019s Bet Club, Petit advised Fabregas to snub Chelsea, suggesting that a move to Barcelona would make sense for the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCesc Fabregas to Chelsea? No, no, no. If you have to choose between Chelsea and Barcelona, definitely you go to Barcelona, not Chelsea. Chelsea is a mess. It\u2019s a mess,\u201d Petit said. \u201cIt\u2019s a nightmare for managers, it\u2019s kind of a nightmare as well for the players, actually. You will find more serenity even if you will face a lot of pressure, at Barcelona.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Frenchman added that joining Barcelona would provide Fabregas the opportunity to compete for LaLiga every single season as well as the Champions League.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut he\u2019ll have the chance to be present in La Liga every single season to win the title over there, but as well you have the chance to compete at the highest level in the Champions League, too,\u201d Petit continued. \u201cFabregas going back to Barcelona would make sense. I think Spanish managers are probably the best actually on the market: Pep Guardiola, Unai Emery, Xabi Alonso, Luis Enrique, and Fabregas.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, Fabregas represented both clubs during his playing days. The 38-year-old came through the ranks at Barca and played for their senior team between 2011 and 2014 before joining the Blues.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fabregas expresses desire to coach Chelsea one day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Petit may have urged Fabregas against managing Chelsea, the former  Barcelona and Arsenal man has openly expressed his desire to coach the Blues one day.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Fabregas reminisced about his time at Stamford Bridge, saying he wished he had started his career there. He added that the west London club gave him what was difficult for him to get at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was so loved at Chelsea that I started wishing I had started my career there,\u201d he said. Chelsea gave me what was difficult for me to get at Arsenal. No disrespect to Arsenal, I love them too, because that\u2019s where Chelsea noticed me. I\u2019m happy I was able to win trophies with Chelsea, not just play for them. Hopefully, one day I\u2019ll be a coach at one of those two clubs. It\u2019s a dream for me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During his time with the Blues, Fabregas registered 79 goal contributions in 198 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Ezekiel Olamide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmanuel Petit has warned Cesc Fabregas against taking the managerial role at Chelsea, telling the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}