WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ENZO FERNANDEZ... THE TRUTH

[@AGuyCalledHenry]

Enzo is such a tricky topic! Enjoyed doing this pod - hope you all enjoy 👊

[@iamkiddoh6304]

Ruto must go🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@fantasyface9540]

Enzo has the hardest job in the team, when Chelsea attack and move in formation 3-2-5 Enzo's job is to get into the half space on the left side of the pitch while Palmer gets into the right side half space. When Chelsea loses the ball Enzo has to run all the way back to his own half and get into 4-2-3-1 formation and do defensive work. His lack of pace is the only reason he can't do such a great job transitioning from attack to defense and vice versa but I'm sure he will find his form with this new position and do great. He is still has the best passing abilities in the squad and it's very noticeable when he is not on the pitch how Chelsea can't keep the ball as good!

[@yaredmussie4086]

You solve all those issues by just playing Lavia. Lavia can make those passes and undoubtedly can track back on defense.

[@romessio]

Its annoying how fans cant see this....and I hate how they talk about enzo, talking about misplace passes and defensive work, when other midfield players arent even looked at in the defensive areas

[@akachied4166]

​@@yaredmussie4086I totally agree

[@JMC1992]

Cannot operate effectively under direct pressure, so how does it get better?

[@joinmeng]

@@yaredmussie4086 Lavia has no ability to do through pass or long pass like Enzo does, have you seen how each of them play? Lavia is a central defensive midfielder, Enzo is a central attacking midfielder, that alone already tells you their roles. If we play Caicedo with Lavia or Veiga, it would mean we are focusing on defense.

[@mickodillon1480]

Lavia suits Caicedo far better. Enzo looks like a 40M player whilst Palmer looks like the 105M player.

[@johannespitkamaki1369]

If someone pays 15for enzo its miracle

[@lieutenantwolf5437]

He’s basically our captain tho since Reece probably won’t kick a ball and you won’t drop ur captain ever so I don’t see a way maresca drops enzo

[@xZetaa]

Nah mate we gotta utilize Enzo and his attacking ability. Enzo is our best midfielder when moving forward and we need to use him to his full potential

[@Joey-y5e]

@@lieutenantwolf5437caicedo or Palmer should be imo. Both take charge/ownership on the pitch

[@lieutenantwolf5437]

@@Joey-y5e caicedo to me makes more sense as I feel like he has leadership quality where as to me palmer doesn’t

[@yaredmussie4086]

Good job inviting Henry to your podcast, you guys have a good back n forth and he knows his stuff 👍🏽

[@AGuyCalledHenry]

👊

[@Ryzeex.]

I think Enzo is a top class player. Not on his best form, but he has real quality. As a fan base we've gotten really bad for turning on a player, writing him off, and then say "haha whoops, he's actually pretty good" and not learning. Jackson and Cucurella are perfect examples.

[@Monochromatic_Spider]

Enzo is very good at what he's good at, but reality is that not every player is going to fit into what the team is doing. Enzo is essentially a younger Jorginho but he's playing like he's Jorgi's age and living badly. And the problem is that we cannot play with defensive fullbacks in a back four and also have two defensive'ish midfielders and still have enough people to open a reasonably good organized defense.

[@Monochromatic_Spider]

What generally seems to be left out of this discussion is some basic numbers in terms of who defends and who attacks. The norm, used by just about everybody, is a 5-5 split. 5 players generally stay back in a defensive posture, 5 players push forward. And if Enzo is part of the front 5 but literally stops being a useful player the moment we enter the final third then then we effectively only have four attackers for that job. Four attackers against eight defenders? How is that even supposed to work? People seem to gloss over this otherwise fairly obvious issue. I think it is because Enzo is the second CM and a second non-attacking CM in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system is perfectly normal. But in a standard 4-2-3-1 there's going to be at least one offensive fullback. We don't have that. We have a full five dedicated full-time defenders behind Enzo. For that to work, he needs to do more. Think back to Conor Gallagher who had largely the same role during that end run last season. The brilliance of Gallagher wasn't what he did on the ball, because he mostly didn't do much of anything. It was just that he ran, he ran with intensity, and he did so in both directions. And whenever Gallagher made a run around or into the box, someone had to follow. That created movement and thus the potential for errors. What we see with Enzo is that he doesn't make forward runs a lot, he doesn't hit the aggressive passes that Palmer and Sancho will do in a heartbeat, and he doesn't move with the same kind of intensity that Gallagher did. Bluntly speaking, he jogs and recycles. And that leaves our attackers a man down when trying to open a deep defense. Who supports Sancho wide left? Who supports Jackson in the box? Enzo doesn't. Yes, it is very nice to have that additional midfield guy when moving the ball forward but what do we do once we've gotten into the final third? Who are our actual chance creators in that situation? Who are our goalscoring threats? Reality is, Enzo should be one of them. But he isn't.

[@Thermodynamics6543]

Maresca have it spot on with his first eleven. Our bench are loaded with super-subs who are managed well due to their injury history. Of course as the season goes on they all will start premier league games when players from the current first eleven drop off some form due to fatigue, injuries, etc.

[@akachied4166]

Enzo can be our prime Thiago Alcantara, they have similar natural abilities.

[@philipikputu1862]

Tf!🤦

[@davidkariuki5813]

Are you ok really?

[@starlet2559]

Spot on

[@BillyRayV]

He had a bad day at the office in the last game. He’ll be back for Liverpool on fire. 💯

[@jsbach6529]

Everyone's talking about Enzo Fernandez, even at the grocery store just now -- and I don't even live in England :)

[@markusmanstroma3156]

Maresca is proving that he can make are team consistent and top 4 contenders but you have to ask yourself is he playing Enzo so much because of the pressure we paid for him? I miss Conor because he worked hard, could tackle and score goals. Big test coming up against Liverpool and if we walk away with a point I will be happy! 💙

[@yaredmussie4086]

Yup, you got it, he is only on the field because the Board decided to pay stoopid 🤑 💰 for him. Mudryk would also be playing but he was only on 80m, the team was saved by getting J Sancho. Same goes with Fofana, they invested so much in him but honestly Tosin is better. If Fofana does not improve this season Tosin will take his spot. The problem with Enzo is that he has been given the captaincy in James' absence, so its like he is forced to start.

[@Thermodynamics6543]

Enzo is a key player in Maresca system just as important as Cole Palmer.

[@7MOONS2023]

Based on what??

[@rhajaystephenson9286]

Gimme some of what you’re smoking

[@benjameniiyambo697]

Enzo is the best possession suited player we have, Y'all don't watch football. How many balls did Caicedo lose?

[@imbross]

Simple solution is putting VEIGA next to Caicedo if Lavia can't stay fit. Veiga and Caicedo in the middle of the park would destroy teams. Veiga would be a presence in the box and give Chelsea a Matic type unit centrally to win battles.

[@davinchristian7295]

Enzo is getting unnecessary hate honestly. The midfield is more balanced with Enzo, Lavia is more athletic but doesn’t know how to control the tempo of a game nor does he have the vision of Enzo. Some fans only care about G/A and if Chelsea could convert chances the Enzo would be behind Palmer in assist. I would have lavia in the starting lineup if we want to play a bit more defensively, but other than that Enzo would get the nod because without him, in the midfield the ball only goes side to side and back to the CB’s

[@rhajaystephenson9286]

Are you blind and mad?

[@starlet2559]

Enzo gets unnecessary hate

[@Thievoid]

The minute i started looking for some chelsea related podcast George Benson Post 💙💙💙

[@ChimazuruEhujuo]

I agree with Henry... it's only Arsenal that I can see a draw... But anything can happen... it's about who is more hungry for it...

[@Samson_benjamin]

@gbfc as much as I love to watch your analysis, I’m beginning to think you speak from a bias especially about Enzo Fernandez especially from the last game.. Enzo had the 3rd most key passes after Palmer and madueke, he won more ground duels than caicedo, having fewer touches compared to the rest of the squad and making and even had a better performance rating than the whole back line, including caicedo, and playing just 80mins. Cole Palmer had an amazing game from the position he played. Enzo may have dipped in form and recently he’s getting his sequence back, your agenda on him is not helping the fans see him differently.. And Henry saying he’s not had a better game since Liverpool last season shows how little he thinks of him.. Enzo was literally the 3rd best Chelsea player last season and second best Chelsea player in his first season for Chelsea based on performance rating. If pochetino didn’t invert cucurella last season, Chelsea would not have been dominant at latter stages of the season, it wasn’t caicedo, neither Gallagher, it was cucurella, they just benefited from it. The same way caicedo goes for the ball in Chelsea is the same way de Paul goes for the ball in Argentina while Enzo conducts the tempo and vision of the game, and many times outplaying the whole midfield 3 or 4 for Argentina.

[@chikaeze3640]

Henry the man 👊

[@kebbacham3811]

First again from The Gambia. Bless up George

[@deblueholt6704]

Caicedo n Lavia needs to start if we have a shot at winning/drawing the Liverpool game!!!..

[@BenGLvin]

i’ve just spilt water on my charger in the middle of the night and i’m low on battery, so glad you have it up on spotify so i can use less…NO!!! WHERES THE NEW EPISODE ON SPOTIFY???

[@ChimazuruEhujuo]

Chelsea makes more impact when Palmer touches the ball often... We struggle most times when he touches the ball less...

[@peterenderson3064]

You don’t play Enzo in the Liverpool game, just play Lavia .

[@robbieabel9053]

I'm really surprised that Fernandez isn't being used in the same role Maresca used Harry Winks in last year at Leicester. Playing him higher up the pitch isn't really working all that well in *most* cases. George mentioned that Fernandez always looks good at the international level. I won't pretend to be an expert on the Argentinian national team, but having watched nearly every Copa America match, the thing I noticed is that when he looked best, he was playing the deeper role rather than in an advanced 8/10 role. All of that being said... I concur. I **need** to see a Lavia-Caicedo midfield.

[@beejay1830]

I've always said that the Enzo X Caicedo dynamic might never really work the way we want it to. A caicedo X lavia partnership or an enzo X lavia partnership is the way forward for our midfield.

[@peterenderson3064]

The missing link in Chelsea midfield is getting a player that play like Frank Lampard

[@glantedavid9728]

If Tchouameni is available in summer, Chelsea should go for him an sell Enzo to Man utd 😂😂😂

[@iamkiddoh6304]

Ruto must go 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@medpulseportal]

what has that got to do with chelsea?

[@munnabusirokizito4209]

You my friend are just being "politically correct", but Enzo Fernandez just doesn't do it for Chelsea, he must be on the sub bench, it's time Lavia earned his money !!

[@justingames452]

Not watched the video yet but everyone goes over the top when he has a bad game like hes not allowed , he has had so many good games for us and we only realise when he doesnt play

[@rhajaystephenson9286]

When has Enzo ever had a great game? Not an okay game Not an alright game A good game A great game When?

[@cloudyjdiketso8750]

Thing is i think we need another passer of the ball besides palmer....lavia doesnt have tht...enzo is capable but lacks the physicality in his game....

[@nathanwilliams5965]

I wanted to ask as part of the Enzo discussion is it time for Levi to be captain? Maybe that would help Enzo play better with less responsibility, I think Levi is ready to be captain from what I’ve seen but I wonder what you all think.

[@ScoobyFermentation]

Can someone summarize this 43 minute video for me? Thanks!

[@mazacarRB]

These guys trying not to rate Enzo pretty much.

[@PromiseKenechukwu]

I think Enzo will click this season

[@Trendingupdatestv]

He is too slow. And plays like a 35 yrs old. He can never click

[@z3nm38]

Enzo is jus a more expensive version of Jorginho...

[@BluePoppies05]

Bros, I'm still worried about United... they turn into prime Barca when they play us at Old Trafford. But guys, I still don't like how you're okay with draws even though we know this team can win even against tough teams. We had this mentality last season season and it was disappointing because we did see we could beat all Liverpool, City and Arsenal if not deserving to win at all.

[@wandilesibiya9243]

Caicedo doesn’t suit Enzo. As good as Caicedo is, he doesn’t accommodate Enzo in possession, because he always passes back. Enzo could definitely improve on the defensive end though

[@musfafizulmuhammad5607]

caicedo should be captain and cucurella is 2nd

[@wandilesibiya9243]

@@musfafizulmuhammad5607Nah Levi Colwill should be captain

[@terryli1783]

I think what Enzo does gets largely unnoticed because it’s the linking assist before the assist, there was one game where he didn’t play (think servette) where we looked very disjointed in defense into attack and that’s Enzo’s job. I do agree I wish his final pass and shooting were better but I just don’t think he’s that type of player.

[@PiastTorun]

I still think Enzo is good you know. You just have to build around him, and we can't afford that right now.

[@musfafizulmuhammad5607]

he is good under potter tho im not support enzo or what but we pay a lot for him 😅

[@barry4649]

Enzo is class but going badly at the moment. Feel like he’s in his own head a bit, I feel like his form will massively turn around like Rudiger and now Cucurella have over time

[@sniper3883]

The club and Maresca needs to do more about the discipline. It's becoming annoying especially with Jackson. I believe if Maresca could introduce a stiff penalty for descent based yellow card, this trend will surely change

[@fransnawadiseb3099]

I would prefer lavia over enzo.. Lavia is a beast and can do better then what enzo has to offer

[@fatherumuiyoo]

Enzo is wasted investment because his role on that needs someone that can assist and support defensively and I think Caicedo will do better there and let Lavia play deep where caicedo do play now

[@davidkariuki5813]

If you look keenly he slows down the attack while also a defensive liability. Then wth is he for. Count your losses and sell bring back loanees

[@ramsayt6515]

Enzo isn’t what we think he is, he’s a big liability in defense and doesn’t get assists or goals either, a big waste of money

[@johannespitkamaki1369]

Hes trans guy trying to be good but has no attributes of top footballer

[@MBryn]

Leave Enzo alone.

[@jithren8167]

Replace jackson with someone who scores...problem solved.

[@jeffbruin5487]

It's back chat to the refs. The refs are anti Chelsea anyway so why make it easy for them to show the yellow/red card!

[@AdrianBeckford-dd4px]

The harsh truth is u all have agenda against the player I see it clearly now

[@ChimazuruEhujuo]

Chelsea will win Liverpool... It might be tight... All things being equal, Chelsea will win...

[@peterenderson3064]

The Enzo hype is too much. Enzo must lear from Frank Lampard. The guy can’t shoot from behind. Lavis should be starting . He must learn from the bench

[@hadehamed1220]

He is not been good at all for chelsea . I think r lavia better along side cacideo .

[@karabomolotsi7335]

in all honesty KDH is better suited to the ENZO ROLE. ENZO should be relegated to the MIKEL role. Close off the game.

[@AdrianBeckford-dd4px]

I don't mine u all critize someone but do it in a fear way and for me u all are being harsh on the guy I mean we all watch the game bro and for me this is jus agenda against enzo I watch back the game I can a hundred times but to say the guy gave away the ball so many times it's shows the bias against this guy I watch the and every single player gave the ball away more than once u all are haters of enzo and it's fact bro we have eyes to see bro and we watch the game u don't like the guy and this is crazy u all are crazy

[@mozes254]

Finally people are realizing how Enzo is overrated. I like his passion, but he lacks pace, difensive abilities, stamina and keeps giving possession away. Man can't even score, unless to an open net

[@jackjames6829]

I was at the bridge for the game, gusto and enzo were poor they seemed confused in their positioning and worried about losing the ball, Cucurella was brilliant. As for the attack we didn’t really look like earning a goal all game the wingers weren’t dynamic enough just staying on the touch line and Jackson was poor in linkup, brings back worries about us when against a low block

[@Nix-nb3zn]

Enzo needs to hold bench

[@mohdroshidi1636]

Enzo like enzo

[@IconTitan]

Caicedo and Fernandez don't work. I'm not a Fernandez fan. I struggle to see what he actually adds to us Caicedo plays much better without Fernandez

[@jimminassian8007]

ENZO is poor off the ball

[@canjier8353]

enzo fernandez being our captain after the racist chants and us have a lot of French players is actually a terrible joke and a huge mistake at the same time not to mention the way he behaves on the pitch he has way 2 much of a temper to be a captain and lacks any form of composure but the most major thing at the end of the day is that he just doesnt suit the team and has played like trash for almost a year now we always end up losing or drawing with him in the team

[@starlet2559]

PURE WAFFLE

[@canjier8353]

@@starlet2559 the typical response one have when they dislike that facts has just been spoken

[@chresna1]

hes our Achilles heel, last season on our last few matches it has been clear. Someones need to accept that.

[@johannespitkamaki1369]

Enzo cant do anything in attack and lets be real only reason he has spot in lineup is cos he costed so much. He needs to work but hes just as bad as jorginho, slow and has the worst ideas going forward.

[@JMC1992]

Passenger Fernandez cannot cope with the physicality of the Prem. Sell. Lack of key passes is a result of Enzo not facing the defenders with the ball, not turning, not riding pressure effectively, inability to carry the ball against direct pressure, etc; you see him playing back and sideways more and more b/c he already sees himself as unable to push the ball forward under pressure.

[@ls_zlatan9744]

First

[@Thehazardcfcversion]

Ever since the season started, Enzo has been our worst starter in EPL. Lavia in, Enzo out.

[@braydenjj1163]

I agree, Enzo gives great effort, but he isn't delivering the goods ... a small handful of nice passes over the past several games doesn't absolve his errors and lack meaningful production to these games

[@zakaung]

it's still too early to judge Enzo but so far he is not being promising tho. Time will tell

[@carlosnunes929]

Too early? Miss me with that rubbish

[@musfafizulmuhammad5607]

@@carlosnunes929debut season showing potential but we do not know how long

[@Cocobod-k9u]

How has he not been promising. I don't think you were saying this for the past three weeks. He had a very bad game. That's all.

[@truthfinder9618]

Enzo n Sancho are lazy players. Felix too unserious. All 3 players are too weak to play for Chelsea. Lazy bunch

[@augustaugust4050]

Enzo is sooo bad. He drags the team back. He’s absolutely shit!

[@JuliaAllens-m8b8b]

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