{"id":2268,"date":"2026-04-29T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:28:47","slug":"mikel-believes-fernandez-has-changed-after-rosenior-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2268","title":{"rendered":"Mikel believes Fernandez has changed after Rosenior sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandez is a changed man following the departure of Liam Rosenior according to former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel.<\/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>The Argentine scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup final after a 1-0 win against Leeds at Wembley on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Having struggled under Rosenior, Fernandez looked back to somewhere near his best, and the Blues will need that version of him if they are to have any hope of a top six finish.<\/p>\n<h2>John Obi Mikel on Enzo Fernandez<\/h2>\n<p>Fernandez was handed a two game ban under Rosenior following comments he made about his future during the March international break.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a decision which is believed to have not gone down well with the squad, and one which certainly didn\u2019t help Rosenior\u2019s standing within the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez was named of the match in the FA Cup semi final, and Mikel has claimed he\u2019s a changed man following Rosenior\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCredit to Enzo, Enzo Fernandez does what he does, which is what I said,\u201d he told The Obi One podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s become the master at that, arriving late at the box and scoring goals. 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