Kai Havertz said he knew that Chelsea teammate Enzo Fernandez was capable of making incredible passes like the one he did against Leicester City last weekend.
Many Chelsea fans kept saying that the club failed to replace Cesc Fabregas since 2019.
Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic are very good midfielders, of course, but they don’t really have Fabregas’ vision — at least not at his level.
This is until Chelsea spent a club-record fee to sign Fernandez from Benfica.
The Argentina international, who has already averaged more progressive passes than any other Chelsea player this season, is an exceptional playmaker.
Havertz never doubted that and this led to his goal-of-the-season contender against Leicester.
“It was a good goal,” the Germany international told Chelsea TV when speaking about his goal at the weekend.
“I saw Enzo… he looked at me. I mean the pass was also perfect.
“We know he has these passes in his locker. So yeah, it was a very, very good pass and he has a lot of qualities on the ball.”
Speaking about Chelsea’s three-game winning run, the Germany international is hoping to extend it against Everton this weekend.
“It’s about being consistent again and continuing that run and win games, score goals, and I hope we continue like that on Saturday,” he explained.
This will be Chelsea’s last match before this month’s international break, and it is a good opportunity for Graham Potter to go all out with his team selection.
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