Chelsea have defeated Brighton and Hove Albion in their latest premier league match. Enzo Fernandez delivers in the crucial match and helps the blues get all the 3 points back home. Moreover, Chelsea are now at the 10th place in the league and they seem to aim for the champions league spot. They defeated Brighton 3-2 in a thrilling match. The Argentine midfielder opened the scoring for the blues. Furthermore, he converted the penalty in the 65th minute to give his team the match winning goal. However, Chelsea has a hard time getting this win because they were down to 10 men before the halftime. Conor Gallagher was sent off after receiving 2 yellow cards. This is the second consecutive game when a Chelsea player has been sent off. Reece James received the red card in the last match against Newcastle United as well.
As per footballtalk, Although Enzo Fernandez helped his team win the match, he didn’t have a very pleasing distribution stats. He made just 26 passes from 52 touches. However, he covered all that by winning 6 duels and completing 2 tackles. Chelsea needed this win after their recent loss in order to get back the required confidence to face the upcoming matches.
Enzo Fernandez delivers to shut the mouths of his critics.
The 22 year old Argentine midfielder received a lot of criticism when he arrived from Benfica last season. People were questioning his abilities because he was taking his time to adapt to the premier league. Moreover, Chelsea’s form at that time was an added pressure for him to perform according to the expectations of the fans. However, Mauricio Pochettino gave him time to adapt. The fellow countryman coach believed in the youngster. And the result is infront of us. Enzo Fernandez is starting to shine for the blues. He just needs to be trusted upon and he can do wonders for his team.
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