Enzo Fernandez has his critics, and he’s far from the perfect player. But there’s no denying his productivity in front of goal. He’s developed into an almost Frank Lampard level sniffer of chances.
His assist today for Joao Pedro was unintentional – a Michael Kayode clearance smacked his leg and dropped to the Brazilian in front of goal. But if Enzo hadn’t been closing down so energetically, the ball never would have hit him.
Enzo assist keeps superb goal contribution rate up
Joao Pedro roof of the net goal.
Joao Pedro roof of the net goal.
That assist makes it 5 goal contributions in the last 6 games for the Blues. A superb return. His stats overall from the first half were great. 8 duels won, 5 entries into the final third, 3 tackles, 2 chances creates, 2 successful take ons and an assist. All in 45 minutes. We need him to keep that up in the second period.
What will be interesting will be where new manager Liam Rosenior sees his future. As a double pivot alongside Moises Caicedo, Enzo can be caught out by a lack of mobility. But dep
The problem is, that’s Cole Palmer’s positions. There are some tough questions for Rosenior to answer after this game, even if the Blues win it. Palmer has so much magic but isn’t producing, while Enzo seems to be able to get things done even when he’s not at his best.
In other news…
Cole Palmer had a very poor first half, and his bad form is really reaching crisis point now. He has been back from his injury for a while now but still looks to be short of fitness. This is becoming the first big crisis of Liam Rosenior’s reign.
Chelsea took the lead in this game through Joao Pedro, who took advantage of a bad clearance and slammed in a left footed finish high into the net.
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