Xabi Alonso has handed a competitive first team debut to 16 year old Reggie Watson, and has spoken about his decision to do that.
If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.
Chelsea’s team news for today’s game against Leeds was always going to be interesting. As it turns out, the biggest headline was the inclusion of 16 year old Reggie Watson. The midfielder featured in preseason, and now starts his first competitive game for the Blues.
Alonso speaks about “responsible” Watson ahead of debut
“He’s one of those players that all the coaches like: responsible, very reliable, focused on the game. You see that he has a football background from family, so it’s a great day for him,” Alonso said of Watson in quote picked up by the club’s official website.
“I mentioned in the team talk that we have all been Reggie Watson one day, and hopefully he will enjoy it. My advice to him is that he deserves to be there because of what he has shown, because of his football, because of his mentality during pre-season when he did really well.”
“We want to encourage the Academy as well, that they see the players have a chance in the first team.’
It’s so well said – and we just can’t wait to see Reggie in action again tonight. We will have to wait a little longer than expected – kick off has been delayed by 15 minutes.
In other news…
Mykhailo Mudryk has made the worst possible start to his Spurs career by picking up a 6 to 8 week injury.
There have been some worrying rumours about Estevao Willian – but Joe Cole has talked some sense about him.
