Cesc Fàbregas: “If I lose, I want to lose my way”

Cesc Fabregastechnician Like 1907explained at the Festival dello Sport the keys to a project that continues to grow and that this season faces the enormous challenge of Champions League. The one of Arenys de Mar He defended his way of understanding football, recalled why he decided to continue in Italy despite the offers and spoke about his commitment to young people.

Cesc Fàbregas, on the bench directing Como in the Gamper played at the Johan CruyffPep Morata

The Como coach is clear that his success is not measured only in titles. “I know that a coach is ultimately judged by his trophies, but my trophies are the growth of young players like Da Cunha,” he explained. And he put Nico Paz as another example of a bet that makes him proud.

Fàbregas is clear about his way of understanding football and is not willing to give it up. “If I lose, I want to lose my way. I always prepare a game to play our style,” he said. A philosophy that also explains his decision to continue in Como despite the offers received, including that of Inter. “I don’t feel the need to leave them, or to abandon the identity that we are trying to build,” he added.

The Catalan coach also spoke about his learning and acknowledged that he still feels “like a young player on the bench.” An admirer of Wenger, with whom he regularly speaks, Fàbregas confessed that he would like to receive advice from Gian Piero Gasperini, his next rival.

Verona (Italy), 10/05/2026.- Como#{emoji}146;s head coach Cesc Fabregas reacts during the Italian Serie A soccer match Hellas Verona FC vs Como 1907 at Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy, 10 May 2026. (Italy) EFE/EPA/EMANUELE PENNACCHIO
Cesc, very intense in the band EMANUELE PENNACCHIO / EFE

“I would love for someone like him, after the game, to come and tell me that I did something wrong and want to talk to me. For me, that would be a real treasure.” In addition, he defended the work to develop Italian players in the quarry and recalled that Como faces an unprecedented season, with three games a week and the added demands of the Champions League.