Fabregas is strong and relies on his fired-up squad to see themselves through.


Cesc Fabregas has maintained that Arsenal FC greatly miss their legend, Thierry Henry, but admits that life must go on without the FC Barcelona striker. Youthful Fabregas is hopeful that the new bunch of Arsenal players will help the team achieve what they did while under Thierry Henry. The Gunners are top of the league table in England, and players like Fabregas, Van Pierse and Nigerian-born Togolese striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, have been productive in the Arsenal revival. Fabregas says:

Life without Thierry Henry was very difficult in the beginning because he is a great player. We all miss him, not just on the pitch but also in the dressing room. But we have to accept it. Life goes on and we have to move on. I think right now we are doing very well, as we have other options. Adebayor and van Persie are doing really, really well and Eduardo is adapting very well.

Henry left Arsenal for FC Barcelona over the summer in the heat of administrative crisis. The Frenchman explained to coach Arsene Wenger that he needed to move on and the coach accepted this fact with full support to his legendary star. The clouds and storm having cleared, Henry is planning to make a return trip to London during the winter break to say a proper farewell to his fans, friends, Wenger and the entire Arsenal FC crew.