Chelsea suffered a severe defeat at the hands of Newcastle at St. James’ Park in the round of 16 match of the Carabao Cup 2024-25. It was 2-0 for the ‘Magpies’, who advanced to the quarterfinals, while the ‘Blues’ were eliminated. From this meeting, Enzo Fernandez He suffered harsh criticism from the fans, but also caused the annoyance of his coach, Enzo Maresca.
The London team had already surpassed its rival in the Premier League a few days ago, with a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. However, for the Carabao Cup, the story was different and the team Eddie Howe managed to make a difference in the first half with a goal from Alexander Isak and one against Axel Disasi.
The elimination of the Carabao Cup means the impossibility of adding a title this season for Chelsea, a very big need for the current board headed by Todd Boehly. To make matters worse, one of their most expensive signings, Enzo Fernández, (121 million euros) did not have a good performance and was evident.
Enzo Fernández lost the starting position at Chelsea and Enzo Maresca showed his annoyance over a play in the Carabao Cup
In Chelsea’s last games, Enzo Maresca decided to dispense with the ownership of Enzo Fernández. The axis of the midfield was the Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo and the belgian Roméo Lavia. Precisely, the latter is the one who took his place from the Argentine midfielder. This is a weakness of the current coach.
Roméo Lavia, who played against Newcastle in the Premier League (IMAGO / Sportsphoto).
In several press conferences, Maresca praised Lavia and had hinted that he would be important to the team. And that was what happened with his last starts, which coincided with good results for the ‘Blues’. This is how Fernández began to lose ground.
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Although, for this match against Newcastle, the former River and Benfica player had the opportunity to fight again for the position in a starting eleven with a majority of substitutes. However, his performance was not good. Although he was precise with the ball (106 completed passes out of 121), the truth is that He was not the decisive player that is usually seen in the Argentine National Team.
In fact, a video that shows an error by Enzo Fernández when giving a leaked pass went viral on social networks. After the ball was stolen, Enzo Maresca, Chelsea coach, could be seenso angry and not wanting to watch the game. A gesture of annoyance at the Argentine’s mistake.
Pree Maresca’s reaction….
The criticism of Chelsea fans against Enzo Fernández: “It’s very bad”
Maresca’s annoyance was not the only gesture that was evident against Enzo Fernández’s party. On social networks, Chelsea fans questioned him and launched harsh criticism, some with insults and others even asking for his departure from the institution.
Source: X @kobbx7.
“It’s very bad. “I’m tired of Enzo’s fans trying to make this story about him saying that he needs to be deeper and control the pace,” a totally outraged ‘blue’ fan even said on X (Twitter). “It’s a shame for the shirt“, threw another.
Fuente: X @graham_dan79626
“It is the worst signing in the Premier League in the last three seasons“, considered a fan. While another asked: “Enzo, please ask your agents to find new options“. Social networks were lapidary towards the Argentine.
Source: X @majority_
Source: X @humblecfc
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