{"id":633778,"date":"2026-04-27T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/633778\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:26:11","slug":"chelsea-news-fernandez-shines-as-players-show-up-for-mcfarlane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/633778\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea news: Fernandez shines as players show up for McFarlane"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green says Blues midfielder Enzo Fernandez “ran the game” against Leeds<\/a> in the FA Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n

The Argentine was the matchwinner and game’s outstanding performer, just weeks after being at the centre of controversy during Liam Rosenior’s reign when he received a two-game internal ban<\/a> for publicly discussing a potential transfer to Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Chelsea are a product of the system they are in and modern-day football,” said Green on BBC Radio 5 Live. “It’s ugly but they have all the power and it was epitomised by [Enzo] Fernandez as he ran the game.<\/p>\n

“It was down to him how they played. That is not healthy for a football club but, for Chelsea, it gets them to finals. Give a player an inch, they take a mile.”<\/p>\n

Calum McFarlane has been put in interim charge until the end of the season, but who will get the permanent job is still unknown.<\/p>\n

“There’s some good candidates,” said former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison on the Football Daily podcast. “More will be available in the summer too. <\/p>\n

“Andoni Iraola is leaving Bournemouth<\/a>. Marco Silva might leave Fulham<\/a> and he’s a very good manager. Would Frank Lampard go back? I don’t think he will and I think she should stay at Coventry<\/a>, but it’s not a bad shout.<\/p>\n

“Oliver Glasner’s name is in the mix too – and Cesc Fabregas.<\/p>\n

“At Chelsea, the owners sign the players so they don’t need a manager, they need a coach. Someone who will say ‘yes’ a lot.<\/p>\n

“That’s why they can’t bring in someone like Unai Emery because he signs his own players and has control. Most managers won’t like that, but they just have to get on with it because it’s still Chelsea Football Club.”<\/p>\n

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