Fabregas has been with both Chelsea and Arsenal in the past, and even captained the Gunners team in the 2008-09 campaign. He feels that due to Arsenal struggling in the ninth position and Chelsea in the fourth, Arteta has a tougher job of bringing the team up to the top 5 at least, whereas Lampard had to make sure to maintain’s Chelsea’s consistency.
“Chelsea took a gamble with Frank because it was only his second year as a main coach and he’s done very well,” Fabregas told the Guardian.
“With Mikel it’s a little bit of the same. He’s been with Pep [Guardiola] for three years, and I’m sure he’s like a master for any young coach that wants to start being a manager.
“I think he’s done well [so far] and I’m sure he’s brought back some values to the club that was needed.
“Obviously it’s a much harder job than Chelsea in terms of rebuilding the squad, and they are very young, and they had problems because [Arteta] started much further down the line than Chelsea, but I’m positive that they will pick up very soon and that next season could be the one for them.”
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