'IF THIS WAS KROOS YOU WOULDN’T HEAR THE END OF IT' - CHELSEA FANS CLAIM ENZO FERNANDEZ WILL BE 'LIKE A NEW SIGNING' UNDER ENZO MARESCA AFTER INCREDIBLE MOMENT FOR ARGENTINA

WHAT HAPPENED?

Fernandez had a stellar outing on Saturday as Argentina came back from behind to thrash Guatemala 4-1. The midfielder played an important role in the team's third that saw him sending a brilliant long ball to Messi before delivering an outstanding lobbed pass towards Lionel Messi, who in turn set up a perfect ball for Lautaro Martinez to score.

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

As the Argentine performed brilliantly in the international friendly, Chelsea fans across the world started hailing their star player and some of them went on to compare him to Germany legend Toni Kroos.

A handle named Vintage CFC wrote on X: "Look at this sequence from Enzo Fernandez. If this was Kroos you won’t hear the end of it."

Another handle named Gbenga manifested that Enzo would send a similar pass to Chelsea linked Crystal Palace forward Michael Olise next season as they wrote: "Enzo long pass to Olise is what I'm seeing already."

A handle named CFC Factosv4 called Enzo the next generation Kroos as he wrote, "Enzo is literally next gen Toni Kroos ffs. Can’t believe we’ve been robbed last season due to Poch using him in some Dele Alli SS role. Will laugh so much next season."

ModernPlaymaker believes that the Argentine will shine for the Blues in the upcoming season. "Enzo Fernandez will have his best season ever next season mark my words," they wrote.

Similarly a fan named RealtorJubey remained confident about the midfielder's success next season: "Next season we would see the real Enzo Fernandez."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The 23-year-old did not find much success in his first full season for the West London side as he appeared in 40 matches across all competitions where he scored seven goals and provided three assists. However, he will hope to transform his game in the upcoming season under new manager Enzo Maresca.

WHAT NEXT FOR ENZO FERNANDEZ?

The former Benfica player will be next seen in action for La Albiceleste on June 21 as they take on Canada in their Copa America 2024 opener.