Jermaine Jenas raved about Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez after his weekend display in the 1-1 draw against West Ham.
The Blues dropped more points in the league on Saturday, this time being held to a draw at the London Stadium.
Graham Potter’s side, who played some fantastic eye-catching football in periods today, did hit the front with Joao Felix’s goal in the 16th minute. The Blues attacker hit a composed volley in the box after getting on the end of Fernandez’s weighted cross.
However, Chelsea did concede to Emerson Palmieri’s goal before the hour mark, with the club’s former player coming back to bite them.
Enzo Fernandez impresses again
Fernandez yet again showed why Chelsea pushed so hard to sign him from Benfica in January.
The 22-year-old central midfielder bossed things for large proceeding with his passing and aggression. It was great to see such a delicate assist as well, which highlights he offers so much in all areas of the pitch.
When deciding his player of the match, Jenas told BT Sport (2:25pm, 11 February): “I’m going to go with Enzo Fernandez. I think he’s been solid in the second-half when they’ve had those moments of instabilities. He’s put in some vital challenges. He’s been very good on the ball. Obviously his assist in the first-half.”
In our view, Fernandez is just getting started in a Chelsea shirt.
He’s had different combinations alongside him in the midfield already so it will take time to build relationships. His partnership with Felix seemed to hit it off straight away today, though.
Hernan Crespo has tipped the Argentina international to become one of the best midfielders in history.
The early signs of the midfielder is that Chelsea have got a huge gem.
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