28 January,2017 10:16 AM IST | | AFP
Cesc Fabregas is not happy at his lack of game time under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and today he can make a case for more opportunities in the FA Cup fourth-round clash with Brentford
London: Cesc Fabregas is not happy at his lack of game time under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and today he can make a case for more opportunities in the FA Cup fourth-round clash with Brentford.
The 29-year-old former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder - a member of the Spain side that won the 2010 World Cup - has made just five Premier League starts this season and admits he has found it difficult to adjust to life on the sidelines. "I play football to win and enjoy," said Fabregas, who came on and impressed in last weekend's 2-0 win over struggling Hull that kept Chelsea eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. "When I don't play I'm sad and I don't enjoy it but I'm happy the team is doing well. Football is my life, it's everything to me."
Conte, whose inspired decision to switch to three centrebacks after a defeat by Arsenal has transformed the club's fortunes, is likely to rest his leading striker Diego Costa with Michy Batshuayi set to be handed a rare starting spot. Conte, who arrived at Chelsea after guiding Italy to a penalty shootout defeat by Germany at the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, has done an excellent job. He fielded many young players in the third-round win over Peterborough United.
