The Enzo Fernandez Chelsea Problem

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Daniel Childs reacts to Enzo Fernandez's start to the season at Stamford Bridge and whether he is performing well enough to justify more minutes?
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[@douglasackerman8454]

I think all this hate is coming from the lack of understanding of Enzo’s role and the difficulty of it. You expect him to have de bruyne levels of creation while also running around the entire field. His role is mainly ball retention and helping in possession. Last time we played without him we could barely progress up the field. He is also 3rd for chance creation for our team. This hate is just because of that first man city game and you ‘ve attached to the notion he sucks. So stupid

[@brandons6323]

Ill be the first to say I expect more from Enzo Fernandez, BUT, the way everyone is jumping on his back and scapegoating him is ridiculous. First game vs Servette, we looked horrible, Caicedo started that game and we still didnt look like we had control until Enzo Fernandez came on the pitch, then it became a comfy 2-0 win with him getting the assist for Madueke and adding stability to the midfield. Game vs Bournemouth was easily Chelsea's worst performance of the season despite the 1-0 win, and Enzo Fernandez did not play, that is not a coincidence. Fernandez was getting in the way of Sancho a few times vs Brighton but they have only just started to play together, that will fix itself, but Enzo could have had 2 assists that same game as Palmer hit the post and then scored an offside goal. Enzo could also have had an assist in the Forrest game where Madueke headed straight at thr keeper. Enzo has not been amazing, but he has not been horrible... it is easy to see that we look more organised with him in the team, he has leadership qualities and always has that south american fire in him where he will battle for the team. Yes he should do better, but the fans need to get off his back and support him, he is a very good all round midfielder and can absolutely contribute meaningfully to this Chelsea team. As soon as international break comes around, one youtuber makes an enzo fernandez criticism video and the rest of the unoriginal youtubers jump on and follow suit, creating negativity amongst the fanbase, poor.

[@JMC1992]

He contributes little, he is weak, slow, lacks balance and if he plays deeper he is a bigger liability. Who sees him improving? Only those who aren’t seeing reality. Don’t sell him too soon? He either sits or runs risk of another injury. Not a Prem player. Sell.

[@gregorioarevalo9928]

I’ve been having exactly the same concerns about Enzo Fernandez and his low levels of performance this year. He loses the ball frequently and that has generated dangerous counter attacks from the opposition in many occasions. If that happens against the likes of Liverpool or Arsenal we’ll be toast. I’d rather see Romeo Lavia instead of Fernandez. He’s a much better passer and is also excellent off the ball, something Fernandez sorely lacks. I hope Lavia can start against Liverpool together with Caicedo in midfield. I think Chelsea will be much better with those two players.

[@douglasackerman8454]

So are you saying Lavia in the advanced 8? Lavia is incapable of playing that role. His attacking quality is severely lacking. He is much better in the 6 role. If Caicedo plays the advanced 8 we will have ball retention problems. It’ll most likely be a rotation of the 3 throughout the season

[@Nix-nb3zn]

@@douglasackerman8454 not like enzo is contributing to the attack anyways, might as well get a runner in there

[@aldintonottey2413]

up to the time

[@daeball125]

He's an integral player for Argentina

[@projectkuzan3425]

Was just talking about him i was saying why cant any manager play him as a deep lying playmaker like he does for arfentina

[@davekabuyaya]

Enzo Fernandez has to study De brune vidéos and try them

[@djacks247]

You all are finding things to complain about. Complaining is not a rational perspective all the time - sometimes its just being negative. Not every player on the pitch has to make superstar passes. What you want from Enzo is to be more selfish, show off, and make it about himself...because "that's the way he is marketed." That is antithetical to squad building and winning football. A lot of the 'superstar' roles that we bought Enzo for...has been taken up by Cole Palmer. Not Palmer's goals but the way he drifts into the open area, moves around, and make key passes was all the stuff the directors envisioned Enzo doing. No one expected Palmer to do the role. Now, Enzo is making sacrifices for the success of the team. Also, who else on the team can do the job that he's doing as disciplined and professional as Enzo currently? The only one is if Lavia in Caicedo's role and Caicedo in Enzo's role.

[@ivano8391]

Dude you just gave an IRRATIONAL perspective with that rant of yours. Just chill lol.

[@DesmondOmoregie]

He is slow, sad and sloppy with the ball

[@jamesscdow]

Sad 😂

[@calvinh.4682]

I am eagerly waiting Enzo Fernandez ban by FIFA for racially abusing black french national team football players. Chelsea is better team without him. The dude is most underwhelming player at Chelsea. The club should seriously attempt to move him on. He has needlessly been given the captaincy, his corner kicks are poor, lacks mobility, doesn’t track runners don’t do any pressing, and his passing accuracy is awfully error prone and erratic. The dude is just a younger version of Jorginho.