Logo
Football
Written by

hrachoff22

17-01-2018 | 14:28 Football
159 Views

Antonio Conte: 'Youngsters must deserve chance'

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has reiterated that he will only use players from the club's youth setup when they deserve their chance to represent the first team.

The 48-year-old specialist has claimed that many of his experienced players are tired after needing to rotate his relatively small first-team squad, but the Italian has opted against using academy talent on a regular basis. "First of all the young player has to deserve the chance. Not just because they are academy and young. For this reason Ampadu has deserved this chance and will probably play tomorrow. He has deserved the opportunity and taken his chance," Conte told reporters. On Hudson-Odoi, he added: "I think we are talking about a player with good potential. He needs another step before having this chance to play with us. For sure he is a very interesting player for us and we have to continue to work with him and to improve, to have another step to be able to face this type of game.

Related News

Standings

England, Premier League