[New post] Stats show Chelsea were right to sell Jorginho to Arsenal after signing Enzo Fernandez – despite midfielder dribbled past more than any other Premier League player
Jake Lambourne posted: " Chelsea have been vindicated in their decision to offload Jorginho for Enzo Fernandez - despite the club failing to win following his January transfer. The Blues smashed the British transfer record on deadline day after agreeing a £106.8millio" talkSPORT
Chelsea have been vindicated in their decision to offload Jorginho for Enzo Fernandez - despite the club failing to win following his January transfer.
The Blues smashed the British transfer record on deadline day after agreeing a £106.8million deal with Benfica for the 22-year-old midfielder.
Fernandez made the move to Chelsea in January in a British record transferJorginho has impressed for Arsenal since his £12m transfer from Chelsea
His transfer paved the way for Jorginho to link up with the club's London rivals Arsenal in a £12m switch.
The Brazilian-born Italy international has starred for the table-toppers, where he has impressed in Thomas Partey's absence.
Jorginho has quickly won over the Arsenal fans following his move, where he has started the last three Premier League matches.
He has seamlessly slotted into Mikel Arteta's side, with the Spaniard's style of play bringing the best out of Jorginho's technical abilities.
Fernandez has appeared in four top-flight games just like Jorginho, but the Argentine World Cup winner is yet to help Chelsea pick up a win.
The west Londoners have suffered back-to-back defeats in the league to leave them in tenth spot - 26 points behind leaders Arsenal.
The stats show Fernandez has fared better than Jorginho since their January transfers
But despite the Blues' grim form - coupled with Jorginho's impressive outings for the Gunners - there should be plenty of optimism from Chelsea fans regarding Fernandez.
Fernandez has played more minutes than Jorginho since their January transfers, though he has started four games compared to the ex-Napoli man's three.
Therefore it should come as no surprise that he has made almost 100 more passes with 353 compared to Jorginho's 262.
Though the Arsenal maestro has recorded more progressive passes with 83 - five more than Fernandez.
Arsenal fans have taken to Jorginho quickly since his arrivalChelsea are yet to win since signing Fernandez from Benfica
But it is Fernandez that boasts the better passing accuracy, while he has also chipped in with one assist which is more than his counterpart.
In total, the duo have created three chances each with neither getting on the score sheet.
Though Jorginho's stunning strike from distance away at Aston Villa forced an own goal from Emi Martinez as Arsenal ran out 4-2 winners in dramatic fashion.
Fernandez is also ahead of Jorginho in terms of total carries, with his 95 more than double the 46 of the Euro 2020 winner.
It's not just passing and dribbling that Fernandez is better at too, with his defensive statistics blowing Jorginho's out of the water.
He has made 15 tackles compared to Jorginho's eight, while he has made eight interceptions - double the tally of the 31-year-old's four.
In addition to that, Fernandez boasts almost 150 more touches with 431 compared to the 293 from the ex-Hellas Verona midfielder.
Fernandez has also won possession back [34] ten times more than Jorginho, while also having a higher dual success.
Fernandez boasts better stats than Jorginho since the start of February
Though a possible concern for Graham Potter and Chelsea fans is the amount of times that Fernandez has been dribbled past by an opposing player [12].
Since his Premier League debut, no other person has been dribbled past more, with Fernandez being run past three times on average a match.
Jorginho meanwhile has only been dribbled past eight times - the same as his Arsenal teammate Martin Odegaard.
Big things are expected of Fernandez following his record-breaking transfer, and the stats show he has started in fine fashion - despite Chelsea's shocking results in 2023.
And you can be sure that he will continue to get better as he adapts to the Premier League and Potter's philosophy.
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