Fabregas: Football has become less about talent and more about 'running a lot'. Cesc Fabregas has declared that “talented” players are becoming increasingly preferred in the modern game, with fitter, faster and more powerful players being preferred across 90 minutes. “Today it’s more difficult for the more talented players to succeed,” he told Chelsea TV. “I don’t think my physical abilities are the best – I’m not the quickest, I’m not the strongest, I’m not the sharpest, so you have to be ahead of the game if a player like me wants to succeed in football." “To be a football player today... if you are very strong or you run a lot or stuff like that it’s easier. That’s why I try to get even better because football is growing in a way that before I don’t think it was. “Everyday you see less talent and more power and players running around.”