Fabregas: I forgot how to play football!

The Chelsea midfielder has revealed his
confidence struggles he endured towards the
end of Jose Mourinho's reign at Stamford Bridge.
Cesc Fabregas claims he "forgot how to play
football" in his lowest ebb at Chelsea earlier this
season.
The reigning Premier League champions
embarked on a shambolic run of results in the
first half of 2015-16 that took them from title
favourites to hovering above the relegation
zone.
Among the defeats was a 1-0 loss to newly-
promoted Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on
December 5, two weeks before the club axed
Jose Mourinho, and Fabregas reveals how
serious his crisis in confidence was during that
period.
"One time after a game, after Bournemouth, I
was in bed and I spoke to my wife," he told
Goal during a Q&A at Puma's #choosetricks
boot launch in London. "I forgot how to play
football, I have the ball and I don't know what to
do with it.
"It was hard, those two or three months from
November, when I had no confidence."
Guus Hiddink's arrival as caretaker boss has
coincided with Fabregas' return to his usual self,
the former Arsenal captain claims, as Chelsea
aim to get revenge on Bournemouth this
Saturday.
"Everything has changed in the last few months,
I'm playing very well," Fabregas, 28, continued.
"Most importantly, it isn't how you get [knocked]
down, it's how you get back up. I can be better
now."
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2016
With title glory a long-forgotten prospect, the
Chelsea midfielder is rooting for Leicester City
to defy all pre-season expectations by winning
the Premier League.
"I want Leicester to win," Fabregas added. "What
they're doing is remarkable. It takes real
passion and guts."
Chelsea host Leicester on the final day of the
season and the result from that game could
decide whether Claudio Ranieri wins the title at
his former club or Tottenham claim their first
championship since 1961.