The coach of Chelsea, Enzo Marescait is clear where you see the best performance of Enzo Fernández: closer to the rival area than from the ball outlet. The Italian said that the Argentine fits better as Mediapunta, backed by its statistics at this start of the season.
“I see Enzo as an attack midfielder and the numbers also demonstrate it with their goals and assists. I hope you can continue in the same way,” he said Maresca, highlighting that adapting to the Premier League is not simple, but that Fernández has taken firm steps since his arrival.
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In just ten official campaign games, including the Club World Cup And the first dates of the Premier League, the former River Plate adds three goals and four assists. His offensive influence has grown over the seasons: he did not mark in his first year with the ‘blues’, he scored seven times in the second and already has nine goals in the last.
Since he signed for Chelsea in January 2023 for USD 141 million, Enzo Fernández He has played 118 meetings, in which he has contributed 18 goals and 24 assists. Figures that far exceed those achieved in Benfica (4 goals and 7 assists in 29 games) and in River Plate (12 goals and 10 assists in 53 meetings).
His next challenge will be this Saturday against Brentford, in the derby of western London, before visiting Bayern Munich on the first day of the Champions League, where he will seek to continue demonstrating his offensive weight under the new vision of Maresca.
