Fabregas expresses surprise. We can enter the Champions League with only 17 players

The coach of the Italian Como club, the Spaniard Cesc Fabregas, warned that his team could be forced… Playing in the Champions League with a very limited squad of no more than 16 or 17 players.

This is due to the strict restrictions and regulations set by the European Football Association (UEFA), as the team lacks the required number of players to graduate from the club’s youth academy, while also showing that he welcomes the new signings that his team has recently signed, such as Matia Liberal, Luis Milla and Caille.

These challenges come after the rapid progress made by the team. After being active in the second division just two years ago, the Italian club, after finishing fourth in the Italian league last season, found itself preparing to participate in the most prestigious competitions on the continent.

This rapid growth surprised the club’s management, which faced a ban on UEFA rules regarding local players and academy graduates. Last season Como suffered from having only one Italian player in their squad who played just one minute all season.

Fabregas explained this crisis during the press conference, saying, according to the website.Football Italy“We have limitations in the UEFA roster, and since we do not yet have a youth academy that can provide us with certain requirements, we will appear in the Champions League with only 16-17 players. That is why we are building our players, a process that takes time and cannot be done in two or three years.”

As the club sought to redress this imbalance, Como signed Mattia Liberali, an Italy Under-21 player and former AC Milan youth player, from Catanzaro. Fabregas commented on his joining saying: “Liberal called me a few days before the start of preparations because he wanted to be with us from the first day. He showed great will and quickly understood our ideas. He will play tomorrow where he can play as a playmaker or as a fake forward.”

As for the summer transfer market, the Spanish coach expressed his satisfaction with the new deals to replace the departed, saying: “We knew about the departure of Alberto Moreno and Sergi Roberto, but we were able to replace them quickly as Caike arrived to replace Moreno, while Luis Milla is an option we have been monitoring since last January due to his management personality and organization. passion and defensive tackles and we are now working with him to develop his style on the ball.”

Fabregas referred to the squad’s young stars returning from international break, such as Nico Paz, who was with Argentina at the World Cup, in addition to Asan Diaw and Martin Baturina. Emphasizing that the high expectations around them increase the pressure and that the role of the technical staff at this stage is to support them. Paz will return on August 17, the coach saidHe ruled out his participation in the upcoming friendly match against “Liverpool”.

Fabregas welcomed the decision to re-appoint Roberto Mancini as coach of the Italian national team, praising his technical capabilities and great coaching history. He noted that he had always admired his footballing philosophy since his time at Manchester City, describing himself as a “winning manager who plays fun football”.

The decision was made official after Mancini returns to the Azzurri’s technical leadership three years after he was sacked to coach the Saudi Arabian national team. The Italian FA preferred to re-engage him after talks with big names such as Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Andrea Pirlo, an option that some saw as a step backwards, with Fabregas disagreeing with them, stressing that it was a positive step for Italian football.

According to Fabregas Italian website“I have always admired Mancini and have followed him since his Manchester City days. I have spoken to him several times and he is a winning and demanding coach who plays good football. He proved how to achieve success when he won the European Cup of Nations and I am very happy for him.