{"id":11108,"date":"2026-05-20T05:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11108"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:42:37","slug":"calum-mcfarlane-says-enzo-fernandez-was-exceptional-v-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11108","title":{"rendered":"Calum McFarlane says Enzo Fernandez was &#8216;exceptional&#8217; v Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea\u2019s interim head coach Calum McFarlane has picked out the player who \u201cwas exceptional\u201d vs Tottenham last night.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t an easy win for Chelsea, far from it, but they got the job that they needed to do done in the end and got the all important three points.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Enzo Fernandez directly tells Chelsea to sign Tottenham player this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For Chelsea fans, it was a nice chance to keep their London rivals sweating into the last game of the season with their Premier League safety still not a dead cert. They need to win their final game now to ensure they do not get relegated to the Championship. If they had got at least a point against Chelsea last night then they would have been safe and staying in the Premier League. So in that sense, it was a good night for Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>McFarlane has said that midfielder Enzo Fernandez was exceptional in the game, but he was also reluctant to single out players for praise and put the emphasis on the team.<\/p>\n<h2>McFarlane reacts<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-414x268.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-630x407.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-768x496.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-770x498.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-900x582.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-1200x776.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-1536x993.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-2048x1324.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"2234\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160481 has-webp\" alt=\"Calum McFarlane speaks about Chelsea's win.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-414x268.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-630x407.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-768x496.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-770x498.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-900x582.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-1200x776.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-1536x993.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Calum-McFarlane-speaks-about-Chelseas-win-2048x1324.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3456\/2234;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calum McFarlane speaks about Chelsea\u2019s win.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As quoted on Football London, McFarlane said:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI thought Enzo (Fernandez) was exceptional tonight. I thought his goal was brilliant. His assist as well, he\u2019s obviously made a massive impact. I don\u2019t think there was anyone you could name on our team that didn\u2019t give absolutely everything to get the win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today..<\/h2>\n<p>With Chelsea winning the game against Tottenham 2-1 last night, it was actually Enzo Fernandez who slammed a great goal to put The Blues ahead, striking one from range into the back of the Spurs net.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was midfielder Andrey Santos who bundled in the important second goal, with Fernandez grabbing the assist for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! 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