Chelsea’s midfield has some concerns with Enzo Fernandez questions – Talk Chelsea

Chelsea’s squad is currently far too big, that’s just a fact. Whilst yes, there will be more outgoings, I still fear that our squad is going to be too big and as a result, we are going to see players squeezed into positions that are not their best and as well as that, we are going to see players warming the bench who will be feeling that they should be playing.

Yes, that is all part and parcel of playing for any big club, there will always be competition and you do need that. And of course, we tend to get very bad luck with injuries and are also in an extra couple of competitions this season. So we will need numbers and a slightly bigger squad than others will need.

But my concerns are this, quite simply, we have spent almost £300m on our midfield signing Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. That’s without mentioning Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer, who are both looking like they could be used as 8s this season. Then you have the likes of Carney Chukwuemeka as well.

Where do they all fit? For me, as I did my starting Xl formation last week, you’d have seen that I left out Enzo Fernandez and Dewsbury-Hall. But in all reality, are Chelsea going to be happy leaving out a £100m asset? So where does he play? Where does he fit? Does he start ahead of Lavia or Caicedo, another £100m plus midfielder? Does he start in the 8 or 10 role over the likes of Nkunku or Palmer, and do they then get squeezed into unfamiliar positions that are not their best?

I’m so passionate about having players playing in their best positions to get the very best out of them. Whilst players like Malo Gusto are proving that some of them can just do a very good job wherever they are on the pitch, not all players are that ‘swiss army knife’ and nor should they be.

The very best of Enzo’s game comes from deep, in a double pivot as a 6. That’s where he won a World Cup and Copa America with Argentina, and that is where he has always played…

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Author : Simon Phillips

Publish date : 2024-08-06 07:33:00

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