TA wrote an article analyzing Enzo's performance at Chelsea, and pointed out that Enzo is crucial to Chelsea - both the data and Maresca's formation prove this.
TA wrote that Chelsea’s current head coach Maresca relies heavily on the 24-year-old player-Fernandez played 69 times in 81 games when Maresca coached Chelsea.
Since this year, Chelsea has played 52 games in six events, and Fernandez has only missed two games due to injury-the game against Wolves in January and the away game against Nottingham Forest last month. He was an unused substitute in three of the other four games he missed, so he remained actively involved in the team's preparations.
This season, Enzo has been the player with the longest playing time in the Chelsea team. Until the Champions League match against Karabakh earlier this month, Caicedo came on as a substitute to replace Romeo Lavia who came off due to a quadriceps strain. The gap between the two is very small.
Caicedo: 1261 minutes
Enzo: 1242 minutes
When talking about the large turnover of team personnel, Enzo said: "I have experienced an incredible journey in the club, and there have been many changes during this period, but today, I and I My teammates, the coaching staff, I get along really well and I work with them every day. To be honest, I'm very happy today."
The players with the highest goal participation (goals and assists) in the current team in 2025 are shown below. I guess you can guess who is number one.
Enzo-10 goals-10 assists-total goal participation 20
Palmer-8 goals-8 assists-total goal participation 16
Neto-9 goals-6 assists-total goal participation 15
In Chelsea's last two league wins over Tottenham and Wolves, although Fernandez was not directly involved in the goals, anyone who has watched these two games will notice that he is one of the most influential players on the field. Fernandes is also one of the key leaders in the dressing room, often captaining Chelsea when Reece James is not on the pitch.
Some sources within the club who asked not to be named (to protect relationships) said that he is the most improved player since Maresca coached. These sources also believe that he is a perfect fit for the Italian coach's tactical system.