“It’s easy to say Chelsea got it wrong with Rice and Nketiah. Both, after all, are now full England internationals following Nketiah’s debut last week against Australia. But it’s also possible that fateful day when they were shown the door at Cobham actually proved a springboard in each case. It may have forged in them the indefatigable spirit that has spurred them on to their current success.

For Nketiah and Rice, a day that could have broken them may instead have been the making of them.” - James McNicholas

  • HeelSteamboat@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    That was actually a nice article to read. Other tidbits:

    • Rice had a growth spurt and completely “lost his coordination”. Chelsea didn’t give him time to grow into his body
    • Eddie was released for being too small and not having the growth spurt
    • They also had James, Mount, Hudson Odoi, Musiala, Livramento, Abraham, Colwill, and Josh McEachren (supposedly better than Wilshere lol) in the academy at the same time!