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Could Enzo Fernandez be more effective for Chelsea if Mauricio Pochettino deployed him in a different role?
Alex Barker takes a look 🧠
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27 Comments
Enzo is best suited to play as a double pivot with Caicedo. Against Aston Villa, Enzo and Caicedo bossed the midfield. It enables Chelsea to quickly build from the back when Enzo is deeper.
Maguire has more assists in the league than Enzo…
short answer: yes
Long answer: yes
Video topic is a question, video ends with question. Hmm ….
He's an extremely progressive passer and a not particularly creative one. He's also an industrious defender but not a particularly mobile one, much like Jorginho before him. So he shouldn't be playing higher up.
Also transfer cost doesn't correlate to how high up the pitch you should play.
Poch was hired to baby sit these young players. Ain't no was Poch is managing them in a year or so when they are all settled in. He is not a winning coach. He is a runner-up.
Enzo is shockingly overrated.
Idk
Easily hes wasting him. We have seen what enzo can do. As a DLP or a Kroos role. I understand the thought of his using his passing higher but its just not working. Having him closer to caicedo could help speed up Build up and could help switch play a lot faster
Doing it to accommodate Gallagher
no. chelsea fans cant talk
He has played as a 10 in River. He's not that much of a creative assister, but he does score goals up front. Strong middle range shooter and decent runner into the box. He's better as a double pivot.
So asked a question, didn't answer then asked us back?
I mean Boehly bought Caicedo, Enzo and Lavia basically three same players and did not buy a box to box mid😂
They have these statistics available to them, it's wild how they don't realise this
You look like the reincarnation of Sean Lock
We've got a similar but opposite problem at Liverpool with our Argentinean midfielder. His underlying numbers have been exceptional but people still say he's being misused. People have been coming around to the idea recently tho and at least ours cost a third of theirs
Pochettino is a daffy
Couldn't happen to a better traitor
Duh
He has played levi colvill at LB.
He did it again last night against palace. First half Enzo was so high he was playing like a ten and was terrible. 2nd half plays much deeper and had a good game
Are you mad? Is Gallagher not playing ahead of Enzo generally?
Please open sofa score and compare Conor Gallagher and Enzo's heat maps and you tell me who's playing deeper. Only some games he has pushed up.
I have never seen such a poorly researched or objectively wrong video by this channel. Please maintain your own bloody standards guys
Where do you place the blame for Chelsea's underachievement this season?
If Chelsea bought a new Enzo Fernández then maybe you can put one further up. Right now the team really needs him further back.
I thought Anne Robinson was doing this video. 😂😂
Is Enzo going to high constantly? 🤔