Cesc Fabregas - otra vez

Yesterday morning's effusive blog feels like a long time ago this afternoon. And it's not because most of the papers are predicting a minimum of three weeks out for Cesc Fabregas.

A scenario being predicted only because Arsenal delayed a scan on the offending hamstring to allow the injury time to settle and so there is no actual news on it. No, I headed west again yesterday afternoon for a belated Christmas celebration with members of my mum's side of the family - although as my mum, dad and sisters are all in Spain at the minute, none of them were present. And, due to a communication breakdown with my auntie Susan - the BBC journalist - we headed back home rather than stay, as she expected, at her place last night. Oh well.

That move probably saved me a very sore head this morning, so it might not have been a bad thing.

Anyway, enough of me, what's happening with the captain? Well, immediately, as I've already said, there is no news. Though, given the scan that has presumably taken place today, it's safe to assume we won't be seeing him tomorrow evening at Portsmouth. LadyArse has voiced her opinion, in the comments, that the injury didn't look too bad when he jogged off and that's probably true. I remember tearing my hamstring and barely being able to walk, having already collapsed in a heap.

So, maybe a three week prognosis is unduly pessimistic. With Alex Song available tomorrow night, however, Aaron Ramsey chomping at the bit and Abou Diaby hitting good form, Thomas Vermaelen is confident that Arsenal can cope without the "best midfielder" he's ever played with. According to Football365, we might even catch a glimpse of Tomas Rosicky tomorrow night.

Vermaelen's view, it has to be said, is not neccessarily one shared by the likes of Patrick Barclay. Mr Barclay who; in this article, makes no mention of having expected an ordinary Aston Villa side to beat Arsenal and chooses, instead, to focus on how long Arsenal can expect to have Cesc at the hub of the side.

Apparently, and it isn't the first time it's been mentioned, Manchester City do believe that they can tempt Arsène north. What is new is the suggestion that he might bring Cesc with him. Are these people mad? Do they honestly think that, having offloaded him at a monster profit, boss is going to be in a hurry to work with Mr Adebayor again? Or that Cesc would swap all that he has in North London for the Manchester circus?

Luckily for me, for us, you don't have to take my word for it. Yes, it's denial 431 and it's difficult to imagine that Cesc could be any clearer than this;

"I have a cool head, I am very happy at Arsenal and in England and there is still a lot for me to do," he said. "That's all I can say. I am not thinking about anything else. I am very content and have a good deal still to do in the Premier League."

You'd think that would a message easy to understand in the boardrooms of Eastlands, Madrid and Barcelona, wouldn't you?

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