Fabregas plays down Cruyff comparisons
Cesc Fabregas's Como side will hope to preserve its unbeaten start in Serie A ahead of the international break as it travels to Frosinone, with the boss being compared to Dutch legend Johan Cryuff in the lead-up to the game.
Como has made a strong start to the Italian top flight season, winning 10 points from its opening four games to stay third on the table ahead of matchday five, when it faces Frosinone.
Its impressive form also comes off the back of a stellar campaign last term, as it secured UEFA Champions League football for the first time in its history with a win on the final day of the season.
Having overseen Como's impressive rise from Serie B, Fabregas has been compared by some onlookers to the great Cruyff and the Dutchman's impact when he was boss at Barcelona.
However, Fabregas does not place himself anywhere near that level.
"I am a long way from so many, let alone him," Fabregas said when asked about the comparisons.
"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 in this project and I give it my all.
"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."
Only Roma and Inter Milan have won more points in Serie A this season than Como, and the top two couldn't be separated in a 2-2 draw on Sunday (AEST).
