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Cesc is absolutely Fabregas says Henry:Posted By: Kirk Griffin LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry has hailed 'amazing' Cesc Fabregas, the Spanish teenager instrumental in plotting Juventus' downfall at Highbury.The 18-year-old scored one goal and set Henry up for the second in the Gunners' 2-0 quarter-final first leg tie to utterly eclipse the homecoming of Patrick Vieira, his predecessor in the midfield slot. His starring performance has inevitably led to the prodigious youngster plucked from Barcelona's youth ranks by Wenger two years ago being rated the natural successor to Vieira. And Henry, earmarked for greatness as a teenager himself, insists Fabregas is one of the finest talents he has ever seen. "The whole team played well but you cannot fail to mention Cesc. The way he is playing at the moment is amazing. "You have players like Wayne Rooney, Patrick Vieira or Ronaldinho who were just like that when they were young. But there are not a lot of them. I just hope he has the same career." Fabregas was anxious to play down comparisons with Vieira who had a wretched return to the club he helped guide to three Premiership titles - the Frenchman picking up a yellow card which rules him out of next week's return leg in Turin. Fabregas said: "I don't know and I don't like it. I have always tried my best. I work hard in every training session and I always give my best. "In the last few weeks we have won games and done well and it reflects well on a player individually, but I don't think that's fair. It's the team. "I am getting better. I feel stronger in training and I am playing better but it is also because the team is playing well. We are young and improving a lot as a team." He says helping Arsenal to the brink of what would be a first ever Champions League semi-final was vindication for his gamble to leave home at 16 and move to London. "It was the right decision, definitely. I am really happy to have made that decision when I was so young. So many people have believed in me so it's great." Henry said he'd always believed Fabregas' talent would shine through even when things weren't going as smoothly as they did on Tuesday night. "I had faith in Cesc but, at the beginning of the season, he wasn't playing that well and people were having a go at him. "Suddenly you play well and people say: `What a genius'. In a year's time if he isn't playing well they will say: `What has happened?'. "He has to cope with this now but he can take it. That's why he is where he is. Some players just drop if you have a go at them but Cesc can handle it. "He is already old in his head. You can see from the way he plays. I just hope he can carry on like that for a long time. "He is doing extremely well but, for now, let the guy grow." Fabregas grew up in the coastal town of Arenys del Mar near Barcelona and had his first introduction to the game playing in the five-a-side league his father set up especially for him. That must seem a world away now, especially with the prospect of a place on Spain's World Cup team hardly damaged by this week's performance. "I would love to be at the finals. I have only played one game (for Spain) but it helps if I am playing well," he said Courtesy Of: Yahoo! News The information reported above is property of Yahoo! inc. and reprinted or modified with legitimate permission. We thank Yahoo! inc. for the kind cooperation with us and other shareholders. |
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