{"id":1306,"date":"2026-04-27T12:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:08:21","slug":"mcfarlane-points-out-something-really-interesting-about-enzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1306","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane points out something really interesting about Enzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Enzo Fernandez won today\u2019s game for Chelsea with a great header, and after the game Calum McFarlane had a lot of praise for his captain.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A headed goal from Enzo Fernandez was enough to win Chelsea today\u2019s FA Cup semi final against Leeds, and after the game caretaker manager Calum McFarlane was full of praise for the midfielder, particularly for his header:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI said that to him at the end, I said, \u2018you like scoring at the back post for me\u2019. And he just laughed,\u201d McFarlane said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe does that really well, he\u2019s done it all year. It\u2019s one of his biggest attributes, that when you attack down the right, his timing of his runs, his ability to actually get good distance and height on his jump and his heading technique is really good. He\u2019s a winner, he\u2019s got so much talent, he\u2019s got so much fight, he\u2019s massive for this group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Enzo\u2019s heading more than just good positioning<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve said ourselves many times that Enzo\u2019s positioning and timing of his runs is what\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to hear from someone who has coached him that it\u2019s more than that \u2013 he also has great heading technique and timing of his jump. For a player not known for his physical attributes, he certainly does well in the air.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>McFarlane also spoke about one key decision he had to make in his team selection in defence.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues stayed in the game in the second half thanks to some smart saves from Robert Sanchez, including this one from Joe Rodon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON 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: A Phillips Family Takeover!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DnlR-0nm4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Enzo Fernandez<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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