Cesc Fabregas has spoken of his delight at Chelsea’s current style of football and says he gets more pleasure from it than his own goals and assists.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder has played an important part in helping Chelsea top the Premier League table and added another goal to his tally in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
But, the Spanish international has insisted that his unconcerned by his goals and assists, and prefers to concentrate on the team’s style and performance on a whole.
“I like to play this kind of football, and Eden and Oscar do as well, and the three of us connect very well and that goal showed well the qualities of the whole team,” Fabregas told the club’s official website.
“Now I am playing deeper in midfield there will be moments during the season when maybe I go five or six games without a goal or an assist, and I am more proud about the team work, the discipline, the way we coped with the sending off, than my goals or my assists. I give those to other people to talk about.
“We played a good second half when 10 against 10. We did have difficulties in the first few minutes but thankfully Oscar scored a fantastic goal and it helped us, and 10 against 10 is a different game and it was a solid performance.”