It’s no secret to anyone who reads TheChelseaBlog that I genuienly believe the sun shines out of Josh McEachran’s rear end – I know a lot of our opposition suggest he’s overrated but they just wish he was. God knows why they’d begrudge us a bit of success from our academy though considering the last player we actually brought through was John Terry – or maybe that’s their point.
Anyway, thankfully it seems our new manager is as big a fan of McEachran as I am because he says “This is a youngster with so much talent. Physique-wise, there is nothing to him at the moment. In the changing room you see him getting ready to go and train and he looks nothing like a footballer. His power and pace is in his head. But you could say the same about Luka Modric, Jack Wilshere or Samir Nasri. All are built with slight physiques but they are all among the finest midfield players in the world. Josh is going that way. His brain is always five yards ahead of the rest. I see in him very much as part of the future of this club.”
And in spite of rumours we still might try another bid for Modric before the transfer window closes, AVB insists “I need a midfield player as a priority, also a winger. These are important to this club and I see business being done but it will not be at the expense of players like Josh.”
Quite right too.
Blue is the colour
