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Walsh highlights Chelsea’s vision for the future but also the ghosts of the recent past.
Against Ajax, Chelsea gave minutes to 10 players aged 21 or younger, without playing a player aged 28 since the beginning of last season.
Chelsea broke several other records on Wednesday, including:
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Marc Guiu, 19, who became the youngest Scorer in the Chelsea League
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It was broken 33 minutes later when Estvao Wildian, 18, scored a penalty
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Chelsea also became the first team in Champions League History with three Teenager Scores when Tyrique George George George Scored After half an hour
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Jamie Gittens is the youngest Chelsea player on record (since 2003/04) to make five or more goals in a Champions League match (21 years old), a record created by Eden Hazard, who also provided an assist.
The blues are the youngest team in the Premier League and one of the youngest teams in Europe’s top five leagues, coming in second to Sister Club Strasbourg.
Chelsea’s strategy, which sometimes faces criticism, is by design and one that they believe will lead to greater success in the long term, having won the Conference League and the Club World Cup last season.
However, signing more young players could send the wrong message to the club’s famous academy and there is a fine balance to be struck.
Chelsea were horrified when they lost attacker Rio Ngomoha to Liverpool in 2024 and vowed it would not happen again.
Since then, Maresca has given a record eight Academy players their debuts in the previous season, even in a small league competition in the conference league in the conference league in the conference league in the conference league in the conference league.
In addition to Walsh, senior Academy graduates George and Josh Achampong, both 19, have been given full-time first-team roles.
Meanwhile, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, 16, was on the bench against Ajax for the first time and is an exciting generation.
