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Players’ sports cars mix with bulldozers. At La Turbie it is time for work: they are working on a new futuristic sports hall. the Monaco is returning from the trip to Little, where the assistance of Fabregas and the goal of Pellegri they were not enough to avoid an undeserved defeat. Oleg Petrov, the vice president, does the honors. Good morning Tuttosport. Are we ready for the Golden Boy? “. From Montecarlo, the international award of our newspaper passed in 2017, assigned to the best Under 21 protagonist in Europe, although Kylian Mbappé He took him to the skies after moving from the Principality to PSG. But a Golden Boy still has it, the Monk. IT IS Cesc Fabregas. The Catalan triumphed at Arsenal in 2006, collecting the legacy of a certain Lionel messi. The 33-year-old former Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder is a “carrambata” more than just a game. 14 years have passed since his triumph and in the meantime Fàbregas has enriched the showcase with all kinds of trophies, starting with the European Championship (twice) and the World Cup with Spain. Yet the 33-year-old Monaco midfielder seems to caress the Golden Boy just as happily as he did then. “Is it really so – says Fàbregas – You have given me a great gift by giving me back a trophy that really matters to me, but unfortunately in 2011 it was stolen from my house in London ».
If you think about your Golden Boy?
“When I was a young talent, I experienced this prestigious recognition as the Ballon d’Or of promises. And for the new generations it will be the same and perhaps even something more, given that in recent years great champions have triumphed. I remember how the pride I felt was now, in 2006, but also the joy of my great friend Leo Messi, who triumphed twelve months earlier ».
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Golden Boy History, in 2006 the award to Cesc Fabregas
This year Haaland won: do you agree with the result of the votes of our international jury?
“Yes, because Haaland has grown a lot and is strong. We are talking about a bomber that scores a lot. He and Mbappé are the forwards of the future.
Prediction for the 2021 edition?
«There are several interesting talents, but I think that if he returns to the top after injury, the big favorite will be Ansu Fati. He is a fast player and always scores: everything to be a benchmark for Barcelona in the coming years.
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Will his teammate Messi stay at the Blaugrana after the summer chaos or does he imagine him elsewhere?
«Barcelona is his home, it has been his team since he was little. They are very personal choices, I do not interfere.
What would you say to a child who is curious to know who Messi is beyond the goals and magic?
“What I often tell him myself: ‘Leo, you don’t realize how big you are.’ Messi doesn’t really have the perception of being a football god, he’s a very humble and sunny boy. He loves living like normal people so much that, despite being a star, he would like to move without the security men. He also has a big heart, he is always ready to help sick children and the poorest people “.
Would you recommend Messi Monaco as the last stage of his career?
“Given the situation, it seems difficult to imagine it here. But I’m sure I’m happy and I’m very happy in Monte Carlo ».
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What did you find special about the Principality?
“First of all stability, which was my priority when in 2019 I decided to leave Chelsea because I wanted to play more. I had many offers, but Monaco was the club that showed me the most interest. The length of the contract also affected my decision, as I didn’t want to force my family to change cities every year. Here is an interesting project. This year I am the most experienced of the team, I am surrounded by talents and I like this role. We have a young but high-quality group, and the team, beyond the defeat against Lille, is achieving good results.
Is qualifying for the next Champions League a specific objective for this Monaco?
«The priority is to return to the Cups. If we continue to play in this spirit and grow, we might as well achieve this goal. In this season without Europe, playing once a week, we have the opportunity to work hard, prepare well for our commitments in Ligue 1 and get a small advantage from them.
Does the new Croatian coach Niko Kovac remind you more of Mourinho or Guardiola?
“Kovac is very knowledgeable, he’s smart. He is an experienced coach, who has already won between Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt. He looks more like Guardiola in style, but we are talking about three different coaches. Even though…”.
Even though?
«Everyone thinks that Guardiola and Mourinho are opposites. In reality, on the contrary, they only play the kind of game. But as coaches and lifestyles, soccer is identical: they are maniacs. And above all winning. Mou and Pep have marked an era, lately Klopp has also joined them. If I think about the best coaches of the last twenty years, I also put Wenger, Ferguson, Lippi and Ancelotti alongside them.
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Does seeing Pirlo on the Juventus bench affect you in his absolute debut as a coach?
“It doesn’t surprise me, also because life is made up of opportunities that must be seized. Guardiola, Zidane and Arteta did very well despite not having a mess behind their backs. Pirlo was a genius on the field and players with these characteristics become great coaches. Not to mention that he was trained by first-rate coaches like Ancelotti, Lippi, Conte … I have no doubts: Pirlo will become a great coach ».
Can you imagine a future on the bench for you too?
“It can be an option. I certainly see myself more as a technician than a manager. I like the countryside, not being on the phone behind a desk ».
He still has time to think about it given how the careers of the best players are lengthening: Cristiano Ronaldo is 35 years old, Ibrahimovic 39 …
“I don’t know Cristiano personally, but everyone tells me he is super professional and has an incredible mentality. The CR7 will no longer be the one that jumps the men in the dribble, but it scores a lot. And win. I hope to reach 36 years of age, to have a 20-year career. Now it is less complicated than in the past because the players have more information and we handle ourselves better: from rest to recovery, to nutrition. For example, I never drink alcohol or carbonated drinks. The only tear is a holiday beer.
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“In the first leg the Blaugrana played very well, but it was a more balanced match than I have heard … In Morata 3 goals were annulled for millimeter offside”.
You, who are close friends with Morata, have you understood the secret of her rebirth?
“In recent years he has lacked a bit of regularity, we used to talk about it when we were teammates at Chelsea. Now he has found it again: thanks to Juve and the family, who are very happy in Italy. I just heard him, he’s very happy. Álvaro and Ronaldo are a good attacking couple, they compensate and both score ».
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Juventus also has a Golden Boy: De Ligt.
«I like him a lot, he has a great personality. You can become a number one, like Sergio Ramos. Among the top of recent years I also put Piqué and Puyol “.
Will we see Fàbregas in Serie A sooner or later?
«I was close to three Italian teams before coming to Monaco. I spoke with Ancelotti, when he was training at Napoli, and also with Gazidis, when he moved to Milan. But I preferred to choose Monaco ».
He got a taste of Italy in Chelsea first with Conte and then with Sarri, whom he divorced after just half a season in 2018-19. Why?
“Sarri wanted to bet on Jorginho, who had had at Napoli and had come to Chelsea for 60 million. It was not enough for me to play the Europa League and the League Cup, I have always been a starter … I always wanted to be a protagonist in the Premier League. So in the end I left. Sarri is a good coach and a person at heart. But he has very strong convictions on a tactical level, he is superstitious and it is very difficult to make him change his mind. If I think about the history of training … ».
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That is to say?
“Sarri always set us training at 3 in the afternoon. Those with families like me didn’t see their children like that all day. In the morning they went to school and when I came back in the evening after training, they were already in bed. So one day we asked Sarri to move the sessions to the morning. But he told us that we had to train at 15 because an academic from Pisa had scientifically proven that this is the best time for the body. Well, it will be … I just know that family time is also very important for any player.
If you close your eyes and think of Maradona?
“I remember when I was ten years old they gave me a CD about Diego: what impressed me the most about that video was his warm-up before a European game against Bayern. Maradona dribbled incessantly and in every way. I was speechless, paralyzed by so much spectacle. ”
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