Enzo Fernandez joined Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer, and Conor Gallagher as one other Chelsea participant to achieve a serious ultimate this summer time as he helped Argentina beat Canada 2-0 on Tuesday evening 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 received
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1/1 aerial duel received
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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 capable of work out his greatest place.
Mauricio Pochettino used to play him far too superior, typically within the left half house as largely a ten or a sophisticated 8. It didn’t work.
I typically stated 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 recreation to play there, but it surely may work in opposition to groups who sit again and don’t supply a lot menace, for certain.
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 very best out of his unimaginable imaginative and prescient and passing capacity.
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 frequently noticed Moises Caicedo because the deepest midfielder. So the place does Enzo slot in there? As soon as once more, this may see him as a sophisticated 8, and the priority is whether or not that may carry the very best out of him?
I completely suppose he will be good as a 8, but it surely must be in a box-to-box position and never in a primarily attacking position. So that you’d want steadiness 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 maintain saying although, it is going to be very attention-grabbing to see how Maresca traces up and makes use of all of them. Quite him than me. I can’t wait to see our first lineup in a few weeks time!
