Como manager Cesc Fabregas talks Nico Paz, Ancelotti, Alonso-Vinicius conflict at Real Madrid | OneFootball

A new generation of football managers is beginning to take over on the scene, and they bring more modern ideas and tactical flexibility with them, keeping the rapidly evolving style of the game.

Real Madrid’s appointment of Xabi Alonso and then Alvaro Arbeloa was a sign of the team trying to adapt to the new generation of ideas and evolving to the modern game.

The dressing room, however, has made it clear that no inexperienced manager fresh with ideas can control them, leaving the president on the hunt for an experienced and seasoned veteran as an alternative.

One of the young and promising managers who has indirectly helped Real Madrid, however, is Cesc Fabregas, who has been moulding and building Nico Paz into a special player at Como.

Fabregas speaks

In a recent interview with Partidazo COPE, Como manager Cesc Fabregas was asked if coaching Real Madrid was something he would ever consider, and he did not completely turn down the option.

“Is coaching Real Madrid a red line for me? No. A red line for me would be to be an assistant manager. I always wanted to be the head manager.”

He then opened up on his relationship with Real Madrid’s young midfielder Nic Paz and the player’s development.

“Nico Paz? He is like my son. Another year in Como would be very good for him. But we have not talked or discussed his future yet.”

Fabregas has made things clear regarding Nico Paz. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

Fabregas then made an admission that he would have loved to work with a former Real Madrid manager.

“I would have loved to work with Carlo Ancelotti.”

Finally, the Serie A coach was asked to comment on the situation between Xabi Alonso and Vinicius Jr. which seemingly began the entire domino effect that led to the team’s downfall this season.

“Xabi Alonso and Vini Jr. issue? You have to be prepared to make a good decision, and above all, what ultimately makes you a better coach and helps you build a good team is that you always have to think about the group first.”

“If you have the group united and strong, then no matter who loses control, you’ll still have the respect of the group,” he added on the importance of unity.

Affirming how no player should ever be seen as above the collective, Fabregas said,

“No one is better than the group, no one is stronger than the group, and no one is above the group.”

“In the long run, things will always turn out better for you.”