Cesc Fabregas Prepares Como for Tough Match Against Frosinone

Cesc Fabregas knows exactly where Como stand. And he is in no mood to let anyone get carried away.

On Sunday afternoon at the Stadio Benito Stirpe, his fast‑rising Como side walk into what he calls one of the five toughest matches of their Serie A season, away to a buoyant Frosinone. For a club that has rocketed from Serie B to the Champions League places in three years, it would be easy to start talking about Scudetti and dynasties.

Fabregas is having none of it.

‘I’ve won zero titles’

Asked whether he would watch the Roma–Inter showdown and whether Como belonged in that title conversation, the Spaniard cut through the noise.

“In my view, they are the two strongest teams in Italy. I will watch it because I love football and think it is going to be an incredible game, not because they are our direct competitors for position,” he said.

The comparison game has already started around him. Some have suggested he is building at Como what Johan Cruyff once built at Barcelona. Fabregas shut that down with a line borrowed from one of his old mentors.

“I am a long way from so many, let alone him. Jose Mourinho said there are coaches who have won titles and others who won zero titles, and I am in the latter camp.

“The most important thing is Como, not me. I am within this project and I give it my all.”

That project has moved at remarkable speed. Promotion, consolidation, then a surge into the Champions League places. It has left opponents uncertain whether to treat Como as a fairy tale or a genuine power. Fabregas, instead, talks about something far less romantic: time.

“The key for a coach is time to work, and I think this team has improved so much over the last two years. If we can continue with this same side for two, four, five years, then we can really do something, but if we change every six months, it’s difficult.”

Warning shot before Frosinone

The romantic story pauses in Frosinone, where Massimiliano Alvini’s newly promoted side have taken two wins and a draw from their last three games and look anything but overawed by Serie A.

Fabregas’ respect for them is clear, and pointed.

“It is going to be one of the five most difficult matches of our Serie A season,” he insisted. No dressing it up, no attempt to play down the threat.

“Frosinone are in great form, watching them I can see 11 friends giving their all for each other, they play with courage and on the front foot. We need the perfect performance and I really enjoyed seeing Massimiliano Alvini’s team in action.

“They have a fluidity and a very positive mentality, they’re a genuine danger for anyone they face, and if we want to win, we need our best performance of the season.”

For a coach whose own team has been praised for its structure and style, that is a serious compliment. It is also a clear message to his players: this is not a routine away day, this is a measuring stick.

Full squad, big decisions

For the first time this season, Fabregas has a full squad at his disposal. Jayden Addai is back on the bench after surgery on a torn Achilles tendon, a significant boost to depth and competition just as the schedule begins to bite.

It also creates a very modern problem for a young coach with big ambitions: which goalkeeper carries the shirt.

Jean Butez has been the long-term No.1, an ever-present until the last match. Robert Sanchez, on loan from Chelsea, has arrived with medals and experience of constant pressure.

“Sanchez arrived from a very important club, he won trophies and knows how to deal with constant pressure to win. We didn’t expect him to come here, but it’s important for every player to get rest, even the goalkeepers. The last game was the first time in a year and a half that Butez didn’t start.

“That was a test, we’ll take it one game at a time and see what happens.”

It is a rare luxury for Como: genuine choice between two established goalkeepers, options across the pitch, and a coach who refuses to let the narrative run ahead of reality.

On Sunday, away to an aggressive, confident Frosinone, Fabregas does not need Cruyff comparisons or title talk. He needs exactly what he demanded from his players.

The perfect performance.