How good will Fabregas eventually be?
Mother Nature has this one rule, no human being will ever have what is termed as everything in whatever sphere of influence they may exist. Some minor chink in the armour, some indiscretion will always make you human after all. You see, the rule is there must always be some failing, some thing or things that humbles you.
Much has been said about how good Fabregas is right now and I dare ask the question that scares me the most, how good will he eventually be?
In light of the first paragraph I am not sure that I want to explore it too much but there are a few examples of players who had so such striking ability that you never really wanted to know where they would take it to next.
George Best was the best(pun totally intended) of his generation by a country mile and he won accolades and prizes from all and sundry when he played for the Man Utd side of the 60s and 70s. And then at what would be considered by convention to be the peak of his career, he just picked up his bags and left. Just up and left. No explanations, just gone.
Thierry Henry lit up Highbury and when all seemed to be suddenly his, he divorced his wife and toddled off sunny Barcelona where a certain Argentinian lad is stealing his thunder.
Michael Owen was the Greaves of his generation, scoring for fun, then Achilles injuries determined his future in footie. Now they patch him up for the next time he will make a 3 minute substitute appearance
Then there is away from football, Jonny Wilkinson, the flyhalf who kicked the drop-goal at the world cup in 2003 in a fairy tale style. Since then England have sucked like a prostitute Amsterdam and the Wilko has had every injury in the book and has been the subject of a new study for injuries that were never thought possible. He is limping around the world cup right now and he is doing the dirty work and winning matches but you know that it is not the same mercurial Wilko of Aussie 2003.
So where does Fabregas go next? You can't ask him to slow down because that is a bit weird but at what point is he going to be the shadow of his former self.
I hope never but Mother Nature might have other ideas
Much has been said about how good Fabregas is right now and I dare ask the question that scares me the most, how good will he eventually be?
In light of the first paragraph I am not sure that I want to explore it too much but there are a few examples of players who had so such striking ability that you never really wanted to know where they would take it to next.
George Best was the best(pun totally intended) of his generation by a country mile and he won accolades and prizes from all and sundry when he played for the Man Utd side of the 60s and 70s. And then at what would be considered by convention to be the peak of his career, he just picked up his bags and left. Just up and left. No explanations, just gone.
Thierry Henry lit up Highbury and when all seemed to be suddenly his, he divorced his wife and toddled off sunny Barcelona where a certain Argentinian lad is stealing his thunder.
Michael Owen was the Greaves of his generation, scoring for fun, then Achilles injuries determined his future in footie. Now they patch him up for the next time he will make a 3 minute substitute appearance
Then there is away from football, Jonny Wilkinson, the flyhalf who kicked the drop-goal at the world cup in 2003 in a fairy tale style. Since then England have sucked like a prostitute Amsterdam and the Wilko has had every injury in the book and has been the subject of a new study for injuries that were never thought possible. He is limping around the world cup right now and he is doing the dirty work and winning matches but you know that it is not the same mercurial Wilko of Aussie 2003.
So where does Fabregas go next? You can't ask him to slow down because that is a bit weird but at what point is he going to be the shadow of his former self.
I hope never but Mother Nature might have other ideas
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