Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea profession began with promise, however there was little to rejoice for Todd Boehly at full time.
Fernandez, the £106million Premier League file signing from Benfica, was named within the Blues line-up, however couldn’t make the distinction in a 0-0 draw with Fulham.
He, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz all went shut, however the Cottagers didn’t have an excessive amount of to fret about regardless of the west London derby hardly ever being so uneven.
Over £300m within the winter window took the Blues’ spending to double that since Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over the membership, with Fernandez the crown jewel.
The Argentine World Cup winner didn’t look misplaced, and earned the very best of reward from England legend and talkSPORT commentator Stuart Pearce.
“Fernandez what he’s finished on the ball, an impressive job.
“He’s been pretty much as good as something on the pitch in the intervening time, that’s for positive.
“He does all the things textbook, whenever you’re up at this angle you have a look at what a participant ought to do and the place they need to move and he does it’s all textbook.
“The biggest crime in football is do give the ball away and that’s one thing he never does.
“I’ve got a feeling the club shop will be selling out of those shirts very quickly.”
Unfortunately for Boehly and Graham Potter, though, there was just as impressive a display at the heart of the opposition midfield, from £20m Joao Palhinha.
“I’m looking at two players in their respective teams here, Fernandez and Palhinha and they’ve both done sterling jobs,” Pearce added.
“Fernandez what he’s done on the ball in the main, Palhinha just breaking things up when he’s had to.
“No players made more tackles in the Premier League this season, they’ll know plenty about each other, Fernandez and Palhinha.
“He has slotted into this team as if he’s been around for a while.”
In the end, Palhinha was enough, with Kenny Tete standing out at right-back and Tim Ream once again faultless in defence.
That means Chelsea remain mid-table in the Premier League without a goal in their last two matches, something hard to fathom when looking at the balance sheet.
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- Enzo Fernandez wows on debut however Todd Boehly appears to be like to the skies as £106m man is cancelled out by Joao Palhinha in scoreless draw after file £600m spend
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