‘i Was Really Dizzy’: Enzo Fernández Reveals Scare In Heat Of Club World Cup

Enzo Fernández has said that the precocious temperatures astatine nan Club World Cup are vulnerable and revealed that he needed to dishonesty down during Chelsea’s triumph complete Fluminense because nan power near him emotion “really dizzy”.

The Argentina midfielder is nan latest subordinate to criticise nan tournament’s scheduling and telephone for Fifa to make changes earlier nan World Cup takes spot successful Canada, Mexico and nan US adjacent summer.

Challenging upwind conditions successful nan US person been a awesome talking constituent during nan first version of nan expanded Club World Cup. Thunderstorms person caused delays to games, and teams person besides had to woody pinch mid-afternoon kick-offs successful aggravated heat.

Temperatures were precocious erstwhile Chelsea faced Fluminense astatine 3pm successful nan first semi-final astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey past Thursday. Local authorities had issued a power informing and Fernández, who was conducting media duties earlier Chelsea look Paris Saint-Germain successful Sunday’s final, saying that he needed curen successful nan 2nd half will heap unit connected Fifa to see precocious kick-off times astatine nan 2026 World Cup.

“The power is incredible,” Fernández said. “The different time I sewage a spot dizzy during a play. I had to dishonesty down connected nan crushed because I was really dizzy. Playing successful this somesthesia is very dangerous, it’s very dangerous.

“Moreover, for nan spectacle, for nan group who travel to bask nan stadium, for nan group who watch it astatine home. The game, nan velocity of nan crippled is not nan same, everything becomes very slow. Well, let’s dream that adjacent twelvemonth they alteration nan schedule, astatine slightest truthful that it remains a beautiful and charismatic shot spectacle, right?”

Levi Colwill agreed that nan power has led to slower games. “If you move nan crippled into a hoops lucifer successful this heat, it’s not going to thief anyone,” nan Chelsea centre-back said. “You person to power nan shot measurement more, prime nan correct times to onslaught and effort to score.”

There was an effort to inquire Fernández, who said and fielded questions exclusively successful Spanish, astir him singing a homophobic and racist song aft Argentina’s Copa América triumph past year, but nan 24-year-old did not look to understand nan question.

Chelsea are underdogs earlier facing PSG but person been boosted by Moisés Caicedo shaking disconnected an ankle injury. Roméo Lavia did not train again and Noni Madueke has near nan campy to complete a £52m move to Arsenal. Bournemouth person agreed a £25m woody to motion nan Chelsea goalkeeper, Djordje Petrovic.