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Chelsea ace Cesc: So easy to play with these great players

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas admits he's buzzing being part of the Blues setup.

Fabregas believes he is playing the best football of his career - and puts his scintillating form down to the quality of his Chelsea team-mates.

"There is no secret," he said.

"I am playing next to great players and they are playing very well and helping me. We have a very young, talented team.

"The mood is great and, hopefully, it will grow up as the season goes on because you know that for the next two months it's going to be really, really tough - a lot of games."

When asked if playing in a deep role alongside Nemanja Matic was his preferred role, Fabregas was emphatic: "Yes, 100 per cent. 100 per cent," he replied.

"I feel more in control of the game, I touch the ball all the time, I feel happy, I go and get the ball from here, from there, I can go forward, Oscar drops deep. I feel free, I feel confident, I feel in control and that's what I like the most in football.

"Sometimes in the last three, four years in the national team and Barcelona, I was playing like a number nine. I mean I have to do it for the team and I enjoy, and it's all good. But, here, where I am playing today, it's where my football I enjoy the most."

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