Enzo Fernandez joined Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer, and Conor Gallagher as one other Chelsea participant to succeed in a significant ultimate this summer season as he helped Argentina beat Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night time to get to the Copa America ultimate.
Apparently, Enzo performed in what the native media known as a 5 place, which is what we name the 6 place. He mainly 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
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1 help
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4/5 floor duels gained
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1/1 aerial duel gained
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1 clearance
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1 interception
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3 tackles
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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 all over the place, and managers haven’t been in a position to work out his greatest place.
Mauricio Pochettino used to play him far too superior, usually within the left half area as principally a ten or a complicated 8. It didn’t work.
I usually mentioned that we have to see Enzo play deeper to get the very best out of him, and the above all backs that up.
I don’t truly see him as a single pivot although, I feel he’s susceptible within the defensive facet of his sport to play there, nevertheless it may work towards groups who sit again and don’t provide a lot menace, for positive.
However Enzo for me is greatest in a double pivot alongside a extra defensively conscious participant. He must function and move from deep to get the very best out of his unimaginable imaginative and prescient and passing potential.
The query is although, will Enzo Maresca even play a double pivot? The Athletic have reported he’s more likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation, which might see Romeo Lavia because the deepest midfielder, and final season we frequently noticed Moises Caicedo because the deepest midfielder. So the place does Enzo slot in there? As soon as once more, this is able to see him as a complicated 8, and the priority is whether or not that may deliver the very best out of him?
I completely suppose he might be good as a 8, nevertheless it 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 preserve saying although, it is going to be very fascinating to see how Maresca strains up and makes use of all of them. Moderately him than me. I can’t wait to see our first lineup in a few weeks time!
