Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has praised the club’s latest batch of youngsters, suggesting the Carling Cup affords them the perfect opportunity to impress Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti. In particular, the Ivorian singled out Josh McEachran for special praise, intimating the 17-year-old Englishman has all the necessary credentials to become a first team regular at the club.
McEachran is widely considered to be the most promising of Chelsea’s emerging talent, having starred during the club’s Youth Cup triumph last season, and again for the England Under-17s in the recent European Championships.
Ancelotti is rumoured to have rejected several offers to take the starlet on loan during the summer, suggesting the club feels the former public schoolboy has the necessary credentials to make inroads into Chelsea’s first team this season.
Already a regular in the England Under-19 setup, Drogba claims the prodigious youngster, alongside the more established Gael Kakuta, is the finest prospect he has ever seen at the club.
Speaking ahead of their League Cup tie against Newcastle United, the towering forward told Chelsea TV: “These kind of games gives us a chance to see our young players who did well last year.
“It's good for them to have some minutes on the pitch and to see the difference between being a reserve and a Premier League player.
“They will improve and this game is going to be good for them.
He continued: “McEachran is one of the best midfielders I have seen since I have been here. Him and Kakuta are very good players.
“Gael won the European Under-19 Championships with France in the summer and is improving being with us.”
McEachran is widely considered to be the most promising of Chelsea’s emerging talent, having starred during the club’s Youth Cup triumph last season, and again for the England Under-17s in the recent European Championships.
Ancelotti is rumoured to have rejected several offers to take the starlet on loan during the summer, suggesting the club feels the former public schoolboy has the necessary credentials to make inroads into Chelsea’s first team this season.
Already a regular in the England Under-19 setup, Drogba claims the prodigious youngster, alongside the more established Gael Kakuta, is the finest prospect he has ever seen at the club.
Speaking ahead of their League Cup tie against Newcastle United, the towering forward told Chelsea TV: “These kind of games gives us a chance to see our young players who did well last year.
“It's good for them to have some minutes on the pitch and to see the difference between being a reserve and a Premier League player.
“They will improve and this game is going to be good for them.
He continued: “McEachran is one of the best midfielders I have seen since I have been here. Him and Kakuta are very good players.
“Gael won the European Under-19 Championships with France in the summer and is improving being with us.”
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