And it's not just tokenism because he combined starts 94 in the amount of minutes that young players have played for Chelsea this season.

How much do you see that as a positive?

Jamie is good for everyone in the academy.

Young players to get a chance.

I mean, you could probably say that, stat.

For the last 10 years, one of Chelsea ever bought young players for apart from now, lot managers didn't want to bring him through A lot of thought.

They practice weren't strong enough, but it shows you that they are there.

But he's seen opportunity, and he certainly took his in mid week.

Billy, does he look like he's ready?

Roy from what?

You saw him in the week Well, from his performance the other night, it was fantastic.

I was sitting on my carpet in butter chocolate in front of me and I didn't have the volume on.

I was looking at it as a game staff that I literally got out of my seat, which I very rarely do.

Who is this kid?

A midfield on?

Do certain traits you want from a midfielder officer would be quality in the ball.

Football intelligence, composure.

He had everything.

It was one of the best performance I've seen in a long, long time.

Downside for the kid.

No, he's gotta back it up.

You know, he started so well and Frank's made the point.

Here.

It's okay, a common in Duma.

He's gotta keep that up now on a different type of test today.

No, from again to back it up.

Was there a particular moment that made you sit up?

That's just his general play to play.

The game started.

I thought it just was like a war class player.

That's what he looked like straight away.

And I thought was one of their experience, lads and I just talked, and then I just kept a close eye, interested again and everything.

You don't throw it again.

It just has quality written all over it for solving.

It looks a small kid, but not a big composer boredom, and I'm looking forward to seeing him again today.

It would be easy to soothe.

I mean, you could rhythm a little bit more than the rest of the guys.

It wasn't so long ago that you're 18 and making it your debut.

I mean, what will you be going through?

Yeah, I think you just got to be careful, because I I burst onto the scene, didn't.

And I was gonna be the next best thing on dhe.

Yeah, I want a Premier League, which is the best thing you could ever do.

I want the F A Cup, and I got to play for a team that I loved.

But I underachieved because sometimes as a player, you can believe the hype.

Your injuries didn't help me, but you just gotta keep these feet on the ground.

He's got a manager there who believed in his talent manager there will keep his feet on the ground as long as it does that.

I think he's got a really, really general first on the scene.

Do you remember that?

No.

One.

A few defenders board.

I don't play for England.

18 youngest ever defended to play for England, I would say that's bursting onto the scene.

I'm actually Well, we're remember the postmatch going after I've scored against Israel a put you and then in the paper.

The next day they put You'll never get your shirt back the next time I was in the score.

We've never really didn't speak to me.

He's a bit like that.

Yeah, Gary put it.

I don't think that.