It was only just over four weeks ago that a full 1st team strength of Spurs ''reserves' tonked us at Brisbane Road 4-0, and just looking at Spurs squad for tonight's Reserve encounter at Griffin Park, their squad is as youthful as ours. With the Champions League encounter against Barcelona upcoming, Chelsea name Ricardo Quaresma as the only player with any 1st team experience.
The reserves have lost four and drawn two of their last six games since their 6-0 battering of Portsmouth way back in February. Tonight's game is the reserves last league game of the season, but in May there will be return home and away friendlies against Man Citeh.
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Chelsea: Jan Sebek, Nana Ofori-Twumasi, Jeffrey Bruma, Sam Hutchinson, Patrick van Aanholt, Daniel Philliskirk, Jacob Mellis, Jacopo Sala, Frank Nouble, Fabio Borini, Ricardo Quaresma.
Subs: Fabio Ferreira, Niclas Heimann, Ben Gordon, Conor Clifford, Adam Phillip.
Tottingham's Squad: Ben Alnwick, Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Samuel Cox, Ricardo Rocha, Gilberto, Steven Caulker, Calum Butcher, Jake Livermore, Yaser Kasim, Mtandari, Takura, Jacques Maghoma, Nathan Byrne, Simon Dawkins, John Bostock, Kyle Fraser-Allen.
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Posted by: 50 Years Over 100 Years (IP Logged)
Date: 27/04/2009 16:16
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
Fair play to Quaresma - dumped by Jose and it appears discarded by HUSS - he has given the young ones all the support and high fived some of them and has been involved in all three goals.
Tonight he has proved a point a deserves a place in the 1st team squad.
I say again, th fact they we are keeping Quaresma fit must be a sign that we intend to use him.
A cynic might suggest that the more we play him in the first team, the more we have to pay Inter....
"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
Thats it for the reserve season. Chelsea's league season is over and Chelsea cannot finish bottom of the Reserve League.
After four defeats and 2 draws in the last six games (including a 4-0 tonking against Tottingham a few weeks) ago, the boys did well.
The result speaks for itself.
I hope you have enjoyed the reserves coverage this season
- all we need is for Chelsea TV to provided live coverage of the Academy and the site will have the full service.
The reserves do have friendlies arranged before the end of the season and I hope Chelsea TV provide live coverage.
I just wonder any will get a look-in with the first team next season? Stoch and co are at least kncking on the door.
"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
Not just the result but the performance itself. Overall it was a good game and Quaresma was top quality.
Stoch and Mancienne have made their entrances in the first team - they are both in Catalan country tonight. I can see the likes of Mellis, van Aanholt, Hutchinson, Bruma breaking through and perhaps even Jan Sebek. He is as tall as Cech LOL
I am of the opinion that Mr A has spent all this money on the Academy its time to see his investment come to fruition.
Do a Man U, do an Arsenal and blood these boys in the Carling Cup - they will do a damm fine job.
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