Fabregas: ‘No such thing as perfect tactics, we’ll have to see about Chalobah’

ITALY - OCTOBER 11: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, reacts during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AS Roma at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on October 11, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Cesc Fabregas says that he is pleased with what he saw from his Como players during their 3-1 victory over Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, but admits there will always be risks with the way that his team sets up: ‘There’s no such thing as perfect tactics’. 

Como claimed a 3-1 win away against Fiorentina at the Stadio Franchi thanks to goals from Mattia Liberali, Nico Paz and Tasos Douvikas, which has lifted them up into fourth place in the Serie A standings with a few more games left to go before the end of Week 7. 

You can see how the action from Sunday’s Serie A matches unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Fabregas speaks after Fiorentina 1-3 Como victory

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Fabregas explained where he thinks his side have suffered in previous Serie A matches and said that he was pleased to see his side correct some of those issues against Fiorentina on Sunday. 

“We suffered from balls in behind the defence against Frosinone, but it’s not just us who have had that. 

“We suffered less in terms of depth today, we played a very complete game. There are risks when you play the way we do. There’s no such thing as perfect tactics: Spain, Barcelona, PSG, Bayern, everyone tinkers to their opponents and might still concede.”

Fabregas was asked for an update on Trevoh Chalobah, who was forced off injured early on in the first half.

He replied: “I think Chalobah came off in time, but Diao said the same thing, so we’ll see tomorrow.”

Fabregas was also asked about his decision to play Lucas Da Cunha in an advanced midfield role towards the end of proceedings and whether that might be a tactic he seeks to deploy regularly this season. 

He said: “In the end, it’s the attitude towards the game that counts, despite the difference in characteristics we have with our players. At the moment, Fiorentina are suffering without the ball, so we wanted to keep it and I chose to keep him, Caqueret, Milla and Perrone together.”