Cesc Fabregas has revealed the difference between playing under Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho and City boss Pep Guardiola.
Cesc Fabregas is one of the few players that boast the unique privilege of playing under some of the most legendary coaches in European football.
After seeing his stock rise under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, the Spaniard returned to Barcelona in 2011 with Pep Guardiola.
Fabregas would then go on to win La Liga under the late Tito Vilanova before coming back to the Premier League and enjoying successes under Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Guus Hiddink.
Speaking on Catalunya Radio’s Tot Costa program, the 33-year-old has admitted that his second spell at the Nou Camp was better than he originally thought.
“I was a little out of tune with the club at the end,” he said about Barcelona. “I started the first year very well and then I think I had a very good year in the second, with Tito.”
“But football has no memory. My feelings are that that period with Barca, seen from my perspective now, was much better than it seemed when I left the club.”
Fabregas then moved to Chelsea where the Blues won the Premier League title in 2014/15 under the guidance of then-boss Jose Mourinho. The midfielder reveals that he still has a close relationship with the current Tottenham boss.
He added: “I have always liked to be valued and esteemed by the clubs [I play for], and when I saw that I no longer was at Barca, I saw that there were coaches in Europe who valued me more.”
“My first season at Chelsea, when we won the double, helped me a lot. He was the one who inspired me the most when I left Barca. He told me that we had [differences] on the field, but that it ended there.”
“He told me about his project and I prioritised the professional. Today I continue to write with him and I consider him a friend. He helped me a lot at the time.”
In contrast, Fabregas says Pep Guardiola remains his idol but the pair share no such close relationship at the moment.
“With Pep, nothing” he said. “There are things that happened that I don’t want to talk about.”
“He was my idol in my childhood and perhaps is the person from whom I’ve learned the most – as a player, an idol and a coach. That’s it.”
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