Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea insist youth system is in good order
Chelsea believe they are finally silencing critics who think theyare incapable of producing young talent. And the club plan to buildtheir team around the likes of 17-year-old Josh McEachran.[LNB]Chelsea's opponents on Sunday, Arsenal, are often credited for theirability to develop youth, but the champions have not produced a starsince John Terry. [LNB]With manager Carlo Ancelotti away because of the death of his father- the Chelsea boss is expected to return for Sunday's match - assistantRay Wilkins stepped in to defend the club's production line. [LNB] Bright young thing: Josh McEachran is expected to be a big hit at Chelsea[LNB]Against Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday, Chelsea fielded three players aged 21 or under Gael Kakuta, 19, Daniel Sturridge, 21, and McEachran. Wilkins says they will remain in the first-team picture even when Frank Lampard and Salomon Kalou are fit. [LNB]'We hope that these young men coming through now will be the mainstay for a few years to come,' he said. 'The academy have worked really hard in the last couple of years to produce young lads. It's coming to fruition now.'[LNB] The bigger the stage, the happier I am: Chelsea's new star Gael Kakuta isn't feeling any pressureJamie Redknapp: Chelsea kid Josh McEachran can be next big thingAncelotti defends thin blue line at Chelsea and insists kids add strengthCHELSEA FC
