Enzo Fernandez joined Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer, and Conor Gallagher as one other Chelsea participant to achieve a serious remaining this summer time as he helped Argentina beat Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night time to get to the Copa America remaining.
Apparently, Enzo performed in what the native media known as a 5 place, which is what we name the 6 place. He principally performed as a single pivot, which allowed Alex Mac Allister to free roam. Enzo was the holding midfielder, and he performed effectively.
Stats vs Canada:
56/60 passes
1 help
4/5 floor duels gained
1/1 aerial duel gained
1 clearance
1 interception
3 tackles
0 fouls
By the way, it was additionally on this place the place he helped Argentina win the final World Cup.
At Chelsea, he has performed in every single place, and managers haven’t been in a position to work out his greatest place.
Mauricio Pochettino used to play him far too superior, typically within the left half house as principally a ten or a sophisticated 8. It didn’t work.
I typically stated that we have to see Enzo play deeper to get the perfect out of him, and the above all backs that up.
I don’t really see him as a single pivot although, I believe he’s susceptible within the defensive aspect of his recreation to play there, but it surely might work towards groups who sit again and don’t supply a lot risk, for positive.
However Enzo for me is greatest in a double pivot alongside a extra defensively conscious participant. He must function and go from deep to get the perfect out of his unimaginable imaginative and prescient and passing capability.
The query is although, will Enzo Maresca even play a double pivot? The Athletic have reported he’s prone to play in a 4-3-3 formation, which might see Romeo Lavia because the deepest midfielder, and final season we regularly noticed Moises Caicedo because the deepest midfielder. So the place does Enzo slot in there? As soon as once more, this could see him as a sophisticated 8, and the priority is whether or not that will convey the perfect out of him?
I completely assume he might be good as a 8, but it surely must be in a box-to-box function and never in a primarily attacking function. So that you’d want stability of a deep midfielder, a box-to-box 8, after which an attacking 8.
Utilizing Lavia, Caicedo, and Fernandez in these choices doesn’t actually provide you with that.
As I hold saying although, it is going to be very fascinating to see how Maresca strains up and makes use of all of them. Relatively him than me. I can’t wait to see our first lineup in a few weeks time!
