{"id":10009,"date":"2026-03-03T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:45:13","slug":"cesc-fabregas-robert-moreno-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/en\/cesc-fabregas-robert-moreno-en\/","title":{"rendered":"What Cesc F\u00e0bregas Says About Robert Moreno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n    .rm-article {\n        max-width: 860px;\n        margin: 0 auto;\n        padding: 60px 24px 80px;\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n        color: #e0e0e0;\n        line-height: 1.85;\n        font-size: 17px\n    }\n    .rm-article__header {\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 48px\n    }\n    .rm-article__badge {\n        display: inline-flex;\n        align-items: center;\n        gap: 8px;\n        font-size: 11px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        letter-spacing: 3px;\n        text-transform: 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class=\"rm-article\">\n    <header class=\"rm-article__header\">\n        <span class=\"rm-article__badge\">&#128221; Article<\/span>\n        <h1 class=\"rm-article__title\">What Cesc F&agrave;bregas Says About Robert Moreno&rsquo;s Methodology<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"rm-article__subtitle\">The midfielder&rsquo;s statements, reported by multiple international outlets,\n            reveal the impact of Moreno&rsquo;s work at AS Monaco<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__meta\">\n            <span>&#128221; <strong>Blog<\/strong><\/span>\n            <span class=\"rm-dot\"><\/span>\n            <span>Robert Moreno<\/span>\n            <span class=\"rm-dot\"><\/span>\n            <span>March 2026<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"rm-article__intro\">\n        <strong>Summary:<\/strong> Cesc F&agrave;bregas, World Cup winner with Spain and a reference in international\n        football, has publicly praised Robert Moreno&rsquo;s working methodology on multiple occasions. His statements,\n        reported by outlets such as <strong>AS.com<\/strong>, <strong>Goal.com<\/strong>, <strong>Mundo Deportivo<\/strong>\n        and others, offer a first-hand account of how Moreno works as a coach: his ability to convey ideas, his tactical\n        modernity and his human management of the dressing room.\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"rm-article__content\">\n        <h3>&ldquo;He is a student of football&rdquo;<\/h3>\n        <p>F&agrave;bregas and Moreno worked together at <strong>AS Monaco<\/strong> during the 2019-2020 season. The\n            Catalan midfielder did not hesitate to describe Moreno with a label that speaks volumes about his\n            professional philosophy:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__quote\">\n            &ldquo;He is a student of football. He conveys his ideas very well and has a very modern working\n            methodology.&rdquo;\n            <span>&mdash; Cesc F&agrave;bregas, in AS.com<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p>This statement, reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/2024\/03\/06\/internacional\/1709741704_228222.html\"\n                target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AS.com<\/a>, came when F&agrave;bregas was speaking about his direct\n            experience working under Moreno&rsquo;s management. Far from being a token comment, the midfielder delved\n            into specific aspects of his working methods.<\/p>\n        <h3>&ldquo;He has brought order and a playing style&rdquo;<\/h3>\n        <p>In an interview with <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/fabregas-hails-monaco-s-robert-moreno-appointment\/15qclbvwccf1e1kxkqo0ggtzee\"\n                target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal.com<\/a>, F&agrave;bregas was even more explicit about Moreno&rsquo;s\n            immediate impact on the team:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__quote\">\n            &ldquo;He has a philosophy that he adapts to his players. He has brought order and a playing style. You can\n            see the team&rsquo;s improvement after just a few matches.&rdquo;\n            <span>&mdash; Cesc F&agrave;bregas, in Goal.com<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p>The fact that a player of F&agrave;bregas&rsquo;s experience and pedigree &mdash;World Cup winner, two-time\n            European champion, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A&mdash; highlights a coach&rsquo;s ability to transform a\n            team in just a few matches says a great deal about the level of impact Moreno has on dressing rooms.<\/p>\n        <h3>&ldquo;My friends from the national team spoke very highly of his methods&rdquo;<\/h3>\n        <p>F&agrave;bregas also revealed that Moreno&rsquo;s reputation preceded him. Before working together at Monaco,\n            other Spanish internationals had already told him about his quality as a coach:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__quote\">\n            &ldquo;My friends from the national team spoke very highly of his methods. He is very innovative in his\n            style.&rdquo;\n            <span>&mdash; Cesc F&agrave;bregas, in Goal.com \/ Mundo Deportivo<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p>This quote, also reported by <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/as-monaco\/20200214\/473577879685\/cesc-fabregas-defiende-a-robert-moreno.html\"\n                target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, confirms that the positive assessment of Moreno was\n            not an isolated view: the very internationals who had worked with him during his time as Spain head coach\n            passed that opinion on to their teammates.<\/p>\n        <h3>&ldquo;I have very fond memories of him&rdquo;<\/h3>\n        <p>Years after their time together at Monaco, F&agrave;bregas maintained his opinion. In statements reported by\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/2024\/03\/06\/internacional\/1709741704_228222.html\" target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener\">AS.com<\/a> and Latin American outlets such as <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.nacion.com\/puro-deporte\/futbol-nacional\/cesc-fabregas-habla-de-robert-moreno-como\/5T7HWMAKWBBHRPWJLQQ56THCSY\/story\/\"\n                target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Naci&oacute;n<\/a> (Costa Rica) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ole.com.ar\"\n                target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ol&eacute;<\/a> (Argentina):<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__quote\">\n            &ldquo;He is a positive person. I have very fond memories of him. It was a positive period, with a very\n            modern working methodology.&rdquo;\n            <span>&mdash; Cesc F&agrave;bregas, 2024<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <h3>Moreno, defender of F&agrave;bregas against the boos<\/h3>\n        <p>The mutual respect between the two was also evident in Moreno&rsquo;s public defence of F&agrave;bregas when\n            Monaco fans booed the midfielder over his alleged lack of physical fitness. Moreno did not hesitate to stand\n            up for him with a statement that went viral:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__quote\">\n            &ldquo;If you expect Cesc to beat Bolt in a 100-metre race, no, that&rsquo;s not going to happen. But having\n            a player with his experience, with what he brings to the team, the control he gives to the game&#8230; There are\n            no good or bad players, only contexts that favour them or not.&rdquo;\n            <span>&mdash; Robert Moreno, in a press conference (reported by <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2020\/robert-moreno-defends-cesc-fabregas-against-criticism-from-monaco-fans\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#10b981\">Get Football News France<\/a>, <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.elconfidencial.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#10b981\">El\n                    Confidencial<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elespanol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n                    style=\"color:#10b981\">El Espa&ntilde;ol<\/a>)<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p>Moreno backed up his words with concrete data: he pointed to specific plays in which F&agrave;bregas won back\n            possession that led to a goal, or a corner kick of his that ended in a score. A defence based on facts, not\n            rhetoric &mdash;something characteristic of his analytical approach to football.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rm-article__highlight\">\n            <p><strong>&#128200; Key fact:<\/strong> Moreno arrived at Monaco in December 2019. Within weeks,\n                F&agrave;bregas himself acknowledged that &ldquo;you could see the team&rsquo;s improvement after just a\n                few matches&rdquo;. Moreno implemented a style based on ball control and rapid recovery, prioritising\n                style over system: <em>&ldquo;The system is not important; what matters is the style and putting the\n                    players in the best conditions&rdquo;<\/em>, said the Spanish coach at his unveiling.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <h3>A testimony that carries real weight<\/h3>\n        <p>F&agrave;bregas&rsquo;s statements carry enormous weight in the football world. This is not just any player:\n            we are talking about someone who was trained at <strong>La Masia<\/strong>, achieved success at\n            <strong>Arsenal<\/strong>, returned to <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, was a key player at\n            <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> and ended his career at <strong>Monaco<\/strong>. Today, he is also a coach himself\n            &mdash;he manages <strong>Como 1907<\/strong> in the Italian Serie A&mdash; which gives his opinion on\n            methodology a dual legitimacy: as an elite player who experienced Moreno&rsquo;s methods first-hand, and as\n            a coach who understands the complexity of the profession.<\/p>\n        <p>When F&agrave;bregas describes Moreno as &ldquo;a student of football&rdquo;, he is not merely praising his\n            knowledge: he is recognising a fundamental attitude in elite sport: <strong>the permanent willingness to\n                learn, evolve and adapt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"rm-article__source-box\">\n        <h4>&#128279; Verified sources and links<\/h4>\n        <ul>\n            <li>&#128240; <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/2024\/03\/06\/internacional\/1709741704_228222.html\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AS.com &mdash; F&agrave;bregas on Moreno: &ldquo;He is a student of\n                    football&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/fabregas-hails-monaco-s-robert-moreno-appointment\/15qclbvwccf1e1kxkqo0ggtzee\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal.com &mdash; F&agrave;bregas hails Moreno&rsquo;s appointment at\n                    Monaco<\/a><\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/as-monaco\/20200214\/473577879685\/cesc-fabregas-defiende-a-robert-moreno.html\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mundo Deportivo &mdash; F&agrave;bregas defends Robert Moreno<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2020\/robert-moreno-defends-cesc-fabregas-against-criticism-from-monaco-fans\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Football News France &mdash; Moreno defends F&agrave;bregas from\n                    criticism<\/a><\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.nacion.com\/puro-deporte\/futbol-nacional\/cesc-fabregas-habla-de-robert-moreno-como\/5T7HWMAKWBBHRPWJLQQ56THCSY\/story\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Naci&oacute;n (Costa Rica) &mdash; F&agrave;bregas on Robert\n                    Moreno<\/a><\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.elconfidencial.com\/deportes\/futbol\/2020-02-14\/robert-moreno-monaco-ligue-1-silbidos-cesc-fabregas_2458697\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Confidencial &mdash; Moreno reproaches boos against\n                    F&agrave;bregas<\/a><\/li>\n            <li>&#128240; <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.elespanol.com\/deportes\/futbol\/20200214\/robert-moreno-reprende-aficion-monaco-silbar-fabregas\/467735831_0.html\"\n                    target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Espa&ntilde;ol &mdash; Robert Moreno admonishes the fans<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/en\/press-room\/\" class=\"rm-article__cta\">\n        See more in Press Room &rarr;\n    <\/a>\n    <p style=\"margin-top:48px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/en\/blog\/\"\n            style=\"color:#c9a962;text-decoration:none;\">&larr; 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