Como v Udinese: Fabregas won’t risk Addai, focused on Como not Chelsea | OneFootball

On the eve of the match between Como and Udinese, the Lariani coach, Cesc Fabregas, spoke at a press conference to the club’s official microphones.

Como, Fabregas on the eve: “We’ll move for some loans, nothing to say about Chelsea’s interest”

A few hours before the match that will kick off Serie A’s Saturday between Como and Udinese, the Spanish coach of the biancoblu, Cesc Fabregas, spoke at a press conference. Here are his words, as reported by Lario Sport:

On the transfer market

“First of all, happy new year to everyone. The transfer market isn’t closed, we’ve always said it would be a difficult market. Right now, I can’t say we won’t do anything, just as I can’t say that no one will arrive. We’re looking for opportunities to improve the team, but for now there’s nothing. I don’t think we’ll make any permanent signings; if we do something, I think it will be a loan.”

On the attack

“You earn a starting spot when you play well. Tasos needs to be consistent in his performances; for me, training sessions matter a lot too. No one guarantees you a spot—you have to give your absolute best. He’s improved a lot, but he still has huge room for improvement. I see the potential and the desire to reach it. He’s very physical and he can score goals, but for our style of play he still needs to grow. I can talk to him face to face calmly and he doesn’t take it badly, and I like that.”

Without Morata, Addai, and Diao, we have few options. We’ll see—I can’t tell you what we’ll do, but we’ll evaluate if any opportunities arise. Otherwise, we’ll keep working with what we have: I’m very happy with our team, I can only thank the guys for everything they do.”

On Chelsea

“Nothing to say. I’m here and I’m the coach of Como, and I hope to be for quite a long time.”

On Lecce

“I really liked the first half. We play with a certain calmness, and after the eighth minute of the second half we struggled a bit, but we managed those moments well. We lost a few duels, but we held on and that’s a good sign. We’re still far from being the perfect machine we want to be.”

On Udinese

“They’re a physical team that’s afraid of nothing; they’re strong players in this context. We have to try to play our game with our strengths—I think we can hurt Udinese.”

On Addai

“Addai won’t be available tomorrow; together with the medical staff we decided it’s too soon. He’s started sprinting in training, but we’ll have to play a lot of matches and we’ll need everyone.”

Raffaele Morra

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.