Arsenal: Cesc Fabregas forgot crucial fact about Emery era

Cesc Fabregas said he would like to play for Arsenal again, but he forgot one crucial fact about the new Unai Emery era.

Arsenal‘s strength comes in their attack and their midfield, in case you haven’t noticed. Their mixture of youth and experience is a perfect blend to put up a fight against any defense out there. There are still some key absences, particularly on the wings, but that can be addressed in time.

What doesn’t need to be addressed is the possible addition of another midfielder. Not with the youth and promise already in the ranks. Any addition would block the likes of Maitland-Niles, Smith Rowe, Guendouzi and more.

In steps Cesc Fabregas, saying that he wouldn’t mind making a return to the Gunners, where he got his start as what many thought to be the long-term captain of the Arsene Wenger regime before he left.

That’s cute. I don’t think many fans would object to seeing Fabregas back at the club as a kind of novelty item, but aside from the obvious question of “where are you going to put him?” the other question that has to arise is “do we even want him?”

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Fabregas is always going to have a place in his heart for Arsenal, but there is one crucial piece of the puzzle that Fabregas forgot about this new era at his former club – it’s no longer run on emotion.

I do think that Arsene Wenger would be quite happy to take Fabregas back at this late stage in his journey, even if he wasn’t willing to when Fabregas was making his return from Spain. But Unai Emery operates this team in a much different way. He doesn’t choose favorites, he doesn’t let emotions drive his decision making.

He is going to make the soundest technical decision he can make based off of viability to the club, not where a player stands in his heart.

I don’t think that Fabregas would find his second-coming to be as he might be expecting. Of course, he’s not stupid, he knows Wenger is gone, but the club doesn’t really need to be harkening back to times gone by. They need to be looking forward, and I don’t think that Fabregas is the best way to do that.

Rumors have since emerged that the Gunners have played down a potential reunion with the old Gunner. That’s the right mindset here. Forward thinking.