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Fabregas Praises Arsenal’s Patience With Arteta and Long-Term Plan

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Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has praised the club for maintaining faith in Mikel Arteta through difficult early seasons. Speaking after Como’s pre-season friendly against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, Fabregas said the club’s patience and commitment to a long-term plan are rare in modern football. Arsenal drew 1-1 with Como before winning the shoot-out. Fabregas noted that Arsenal continued backing Arteta despite three eighth-place finishes and missing out on the Champions League in the following season. He said that stability helped the team develop its identity and eventually win last season’s Premier League title. The Como manager said he hopes to build a similar culture of patience, clear values and steady progress at the Italian club.

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isaac

How much of Arsenal's progress do you think came from patience, and how much from Arteta adapting after those difficult early seasons?

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yemi

Do you feel the long-term plan mattered more than the adjustments made along the way?

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hala

Fabregas highlighting the long-term plan is notable because it recognises that the difficult seasons were part of the journey, not simply something to forget.

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kaka

Exactly, patience is often dismissed until the bigger picture starts making sense.

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grace

Patience deserves credit, but it only works when there is visible direction. Clubs cannot treat every poor start as proof that a long-term plan is working.

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kris

The useful lesson is to judge a manager by clear progress over time: recruitment, style, player development, and results, rather than reacting to every rough spell.

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