{"id":5476,"date":"2026-05-07T17:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:08:44","slug":"cesc-fabregas-would-be-respected-by-chelsea-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5476","title":{"rendered":"Cesc Fabregas would be respected by Chelsea players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I think I agree with Glen Johnson when he says that Cesc Fabregas would \u201cdefinitely get the players\u2019 respect\u201d at Chelsea.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And to be honest for me, this is going to be the most important thing about the next permanent manager of Chelsea. They need a personality and name that will demand their respect and someone they will listen to and buy into. If they fail to do that, they could be in big trouble next season.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Manager candidates being put off by state of affairs, many players up for sale, First choice summer targets not keen on joining, Plan C targets being approached!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These players are immature and can often be very pedantic. They need someone to come in and instil some discipline, but they need someone they can believe in and respect. Fabregas is certainly a good shout on that front, but I think it\u2019s pretty clear he wont be coming to manage Chelsea any time soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Johnson on new managers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-158614 has-webp\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas at Como.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cesc Fabregas at Como. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In words quoted by SPTC today, Johnson said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth (Andoni) Iraola and (Cesc) Fabregas have credentials, having Premier League experience as a manager is huge whereas Cesc knows the club a lot better and as a former player, would definitely get the players\u2019 respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are in a pickle with their strikers \u2013 they have a few on the books, but only one looks any good. Ben Jacobs put out his latest information on the striker situation this week.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has become the latest journalist to predict that things could get better very quickly at Chelsea. Pretty clear he speaks to Chelsea and pumps out their PR on the regular!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Andoni Iraola<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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