No-one seems to have done this yet but the reserves started their campaign with a 3-2 win over Sunderland, with Phillip, Van aanholt and Lalkovic scoring.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Rhys Taylor; Todd Kane, Tomas Kalas, Carl Magnay, Patrick van Aanholt (c); Jacob Mellis (Rohan Ince 90+2), Conor Clifford, Kaby (George Saville 81); Billy Clifford (Marko Mitrovic 72), Adam Phillip, Milan Lalkovic.
Unused subs Jamal Blackman, Aziz Deen-Conteh.
Chelsea Reserves 3, Sunderland Reserves 2
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Out of that starting team today, I think the players that may make it are Kalas and PVA, maybe Billy Clifford.
posted on 15/8/11
How do you determine 'make-it' do you mean as a starting player or just as a squad player? I would say the whole starting line-up except 2 or 3 players could easily amke it as a squad player. Maybe that's a bit optimistic, but you can see the potential they have
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As a starting player. In terms of squad players, chelsea always bring in new players pushing the first team players back, so none will become squad players imo.
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chelsea always bring in new players pushing the first team players back
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All teams do.
Barca arguably have the best youth system in the world and yet outspend most teams every year.
posted on 15/8/11
Fair enough. Not suggesting they'll all make it as squad players btw!
posted on 15/8/11
Yea that's what i mean, unless the players are good enough to start, they will be let go imo. Look at Robert Huth, could of been kept as squad players but we let him go.
The Blue Kenyan ¡Viva Sturridge! I know what you ment.
posted on 15/8/11
Because he wanted more first team games. *
posted on 15/8/11
Kane has got a great future.
posted on 15/8/11
Speaking of the reserves does anyone know why we can no longer watch the reserves play live ??
I made an article on this before and nobody could give me an answer.
I miss the old days of paying a fiver to watch the reserves play at Griffin Park on a Monday night.