“Ugly” truth about Enzo is “not healthy” for Chelsea says former player

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·29 April 2026

“Ugly” truth about Enzo is “not healthy” for Chelsea says former player

Rob Green spoke on BBC 5 Live this week where he pointed out the ugly truth of the modern game and the players who run it.

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Calum McFarlane praised midfielder Enzo Fernandez after a match winning performance on Saturday.

The interim coach said his midfielder always performed when the pressure was on. That’s not quite true – Fernandez performs when he feels like it, and when he’s not trying to get his coach fired.

The way he gave up on Liam Rosenior was very clear both in his stats and in the eye test. Against Brighton, in Rosenior’s final game, he was invisible in attack and defence. The comparison to the game at Wembley was start.

Green on “ugly” truth of modern day football

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, former Chelsea player Rob Green said he’d seen it all before:

“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.

“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.”