"Ligue 1 is Not as Easy as People Think" - Cesc Fabregas Sends a Warning to Lionel Messi
Cesc Fabregas has issued a warning to his former team-mate and good friend Lionel Messi, insisting that Ligue 1 isn't as easy as people think.
The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder is currently playing for Monaco, who nearly finished above PSG last season, and sent a warning to his friend that Ligue 1 is much harder than it looks.
The Spaniard said: "Certainly when PSG don't win the league, everyone sees it as a disaster because they spend a lot of money. Everyone sees it as a one-team league, but in the last five years Monaco and Lille have put a break in it.
"It's not as easy as people think. It's very intense, very aggressive, very fast and strong players. They (the teams) defend very well."
Cesc Fàbregas: "All the boys are super excited. For some, they were just dreaming of this and now they have a lot of enthusiasm knowing that they are going to play against Lionel Messi." pic.twitter.com/e4pJZm5OSn
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Fabregas scored the winner for Monaco in a shock victory against PSG which ended up being one of Thomas Tuchel's final games in charge of the Ligue 1 giants. When asked if Monaco can upset PSG yet again this season, he added: "We will try. Who said Lille would win the title last year? They tried and did a good campaign, stuck together and worked hard.
"On paper, yes - they (PSG) are the best team. But that doesn't guarantee anything. We (Monaco) are tough, we're a young group full of energy and we are very proud of what we are doing - we keep going as a team and manage to compete with them at least until the end. Having a fantastic team helps, but it doesn't guarantee anything to win the title.
"The league is a good league, it's a league that's improving. It's already physical, aggressive players in a good way, they defend very well. In attacking, they used to be not very talented but they're improving. New foreign, modern coaches are coming in and it's a league that's going up with the generation of coaches and players.
"I think we will see a very interesting Ligue 1 this year. Lille are competitive, Marseille have signed well. Lyon have a good team with a good coach, we are a good team as well. Five or six teams will be competing at the top, it will be a good year."