In this episode, Ishan is joined by ChelseaYouth, one of the most knowledgeable people about Chelsea's Academy. Phil, aka ChelseaYouth, who has covered Chelsea's Academy for two decades, provides us insight into the Cobham talent factory and his journey covering the Academy teams.
Timestamps:
0:00 Who Is ChelseaYouth?
3:25 First Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge
5:20 Origins of support for the Youth Team
7:45 Becoming ‘ChelseaYouth’
15:00 Changes in Academy structure
19:25 Holistic Development of Academy players
24:45 New U-21s Manager Filipe Coelho
28:25 Riches of attacking talent
32:05 Potential Loans and Transfers in January
36:45 U-21s Season so far
39:45 U-18s Season so far + standout players
43:10 Cobham at England
45:30 Who is the most talented Academy player?
47:10 Favourite Academy player
49:15 All-time Chelsea Academy squad
52:44 Why Chelsea is the best Academy in the world
55:00 Blue Flowers
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