Former Real Madrid midfielder, Wesley Sneijder, has hit out at Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez over his performance against Los Blancos in the Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie on Tuesday night.
Sneijder said that Fernandez is not a great footballer, adding that the Argentina World Cup star lost the ball against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge.
Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League last-8 on a 4-0 aggregate win after beating the Blues 2-0 in the quarter-final second-leg clash, thanks to Rodrygo’s brace.
Speaking on RTL7, Sneijder said: “If you’ve been brought in as a player for €100m (Chelsea paid €121m, or £107m), then you can at least expect that he will run his lungs out, right?
“But he walked! He loses the ball himself, then he has a moment of mourning. You see, Enzo, a €100m purchase, trudges a bit while Gallagher runs past him.
“That isn’t possible, it must be addressed.
“You look at a boy like that and I wonder: what does he take ownership of? He doesn’t. I would call that boy on the mat tomorrow.
“I don’t think he is a great footballer either. You [the show’s presenter] said he did it for Lionel Messi [at the World Cup]. I thought he would do it at Chelsea too, but he doesn’t.
“If things don’t go smoothly in football, and you are not scoring goals, then you’ve to make sure you don’t concede. You’ve to run your lungs out, and he won’t do that.”
