José Mourinho very publicly put his faith in Gedson Fernandes when the boy first arrived from Benfica, describing the 21-year-old as a special loan. So this was no Georges No’Cluedo type situation, this is a player that had been absolutely endorsed by the gaffer.
Obviously, Gedson’s arrival couldn’t have been more badly timed, he’d barely joined the squad and the Coronavirus hit wiping out Premier League for months on end. That said, Mourinho wasted no time in keeping the lad involved, and to date, Fernandes has featured in 7 Premier League games, plus the recent friendlies.
Did Fernandes deserve the abuse that so many supporters took to social media to inflict? It seems in my opinion to be somewhat of a chronic knee-jerk, given that these preseason games are the last matches to make drastic decisions about the quality of players.
Here’s just a few of the fan comments that we were able to publish…
