Cesc Fabregas has placed Como’s immediate task ahead of every broader discussion, with Frosinone arriving as a stern test before a demanding spell in the calendar. The coach said his priority remains the club and that the work under way requires patience rather than grand claims.
Speaking before the match, Fabregas reflected on José Mourinho’s distinction between coaches with major honours and those without them. He put himself firmly in the latter category, saying he still has a long way to go before he can prove himself as a good coach.
Quick facts
- Como have every player available for the Frosinone match.
- Fabregas expects nine fixtures across four weeks after the international break.
- He described Frosinone as potentially among Como’s five hardest games of the season.
- The coach believes the whole squad will be needed once the run beginning with Roma starts.
- Fabregas named Roma and Inter as Italy’s strongest sides at present, but did not frame their meeting as a Scudetto decider.
Frosinone, in Fabregas’s view, demand full attention in their own right. He pointed to their intensity, courage and style of play, arguing that Como will face one of their most difficult afternoons of the campaign.
The international break will not ease the pressure for long. Como are set for nine matches in four weeks once the season resumes, a sequence Fabregas sees as a major examination for the group.
He has no injury concerns going into the Frosinone fixture, with the entire squad available. That depth will become increasingly important in the weeks ahead, when rotation will move from preference to necessity.
Fabregas said he wants his players to trust his decisions while maintaining a close relationship with them. He recalled the coaches he played under and the choices he appreciated or disliked, adding that his door remains open, though not simply for him to justify selections.
He referred to earlier conversations with the goalkeepers as an example of that approach. From the match against Roma onward, he said, the schedule will make it impossible not to involve every member of the squad.
The longer-term argument is for continuity. Fabregas believes Como have made significant progress over the past two years in mentality, fitness and technical level, and suggested that keeping this group together for another two, four or five years could give the club a platform to achieve something meaningful.
Frequent upheaval would work against that process, he said. Changing a large number of players within six months would make the task substantially harder.
Fabregas will also watch Roma’s meeting with Inter, a match he called an outstanding occasion between the two best teams in Italy at this moment. Their numbers support that judgement, he said, but he stopped short of treating the game as a direct contest for the title.
