Fab 4 out for Four Months

Today the news officially broke concerning Fab 4 - Fabregas's injury. It was confirmed by Arsene Wenger that our captain will be out of action for about four months, putting his return around April. So just how devastating is this loss and can we still win something this season without our midfield maestro?

Well losing Cesc at this point in the season is huge. This is just the time of year when we need a good leader and fine example in the team to show the whole squad how to play and what determination to show. We have all wondered what it would be like if Fabregas finally did leave the club and moved to Barcelona. Well here is our chance to find out.

Over the next four months, at least two of them will be without Walcott as well, which is the other of the two midfielders besides Cesc that has kept this team going this season. So we are now faced with the possibility of a midfield full of Nasri (our one last creative hope, but one that tends to get injured a lot), Denilson, Song, and Diaby. I'll be honest here: this frankly scares me.

When it's just these players the midfield never creates anything, the passing is sloppier, there is no penetration, and defensively we are a bit weaker. Maybe no one else has noticed, but Fabregas has been doing the job of both a defensive and attacking midfielder this season. Without him these duties fall to two different players in Denilson (for attacks) and either Diaby or Song (for defense).

Frankly, as much as I hope this brings the best out of these youngsters, I honestly don't think they alone will be good enough. I think now more than ever before me must sign a new defensive midfielder. And I think the very player responsible for taking out Fabregas should be the one we sign: Xabi Alonso. Alonso is both a midfield worker and defender, but is also a very creative player. I think a partnership of either he and Denilson or he and Song would work wonders in midfield, both allowing the other to show their strongest attributes.

But we mustn't get our hopes up. Arsene Wenger is very hesitant to buy anyone, and even if he is hiding behind his now customary "I haven't seen anyone special" montage and he really is planning to buy, no one will replace Fabregas. This may yet be the defining point in our season on all fronts, Premiership, Champions League, and F.A. Cup: how will this team play without Cesc Fabregas? Over the next four months we'll find out exactly what this team is made of.

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