Is Enzo Fernandez a £106m problem? Chelsea are thriving in the midfielder's absence - but it would be foolish to write him off

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Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea side have hit a purple patch without Enzo Fernandez, but it's unfair to suggest he was holding the Blues back

Mauricio Pochettino's side have hit a purple patch without their big-money midfielder, but it's unfair to suggest he had been holding the Blues back

It was telling that the official confirmation of Enzo Fernandez's season-ending surgery was greeted with such a muted reaction by the Chelsea fanbase. You would think that the loss of their £106 million midfield maestro - in the thick of a European chase - would be considered catastrophic. However, the vast majority responded with well wishes amid an unspoken acceptance that this was the correct course of action.

In his quest for a contingency plan in Fernandez's absence, head coach Mauricio Pochettino has almost inadvertently turned Chelsea's form around; the Blues have won three of their last five league games without Fernandez and in emphatic fashion, resulting in claims that the 23-year-old is surplus to requirements. But are they

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