How Do you think our youngsters performed against Fullham?

[EskWeston 696]

This wasn't the easiest game for the youngsters to debut in, ideally we would have drawn lower league opposition but we didn't and they still got played and did very well overall.

Ryan Bertrand was solid throughout i thought, nothing spectacular but solid defensively. Still think he has a great future at Chelsea, needs more games now though and i would start with Swansea tommorow. He gets in good attacking positions without being careless. I know there is more to come from Ryan too. Nice debut from him.

Oriel Romeu was a real treat. Lets be honest it is so hard for any holding midfielder to get credit for some reason. But i saw a composed player who had a great passing range, did everything calmly. Covered so many times Luiz when he burst forward which showed a great level of inteligence in that position. I think in a year or 2 could be the perfect player for the holding role if he continues in that vein. Was man of the match for me against Fulham.

Josh McEachran did Ok. Not one of his better performances for sure but he was as always good on the ball. Want to see him play a little higher up the park though like we saw Mata do against Man Utd, he can do so much more damage there.

Romelu Lukaku has taken a little bit of stick for his performance in this game but i thought he did well. Fitness wise he struggled big time once we hit extra time but i think that is understandable. He showed signs of his strength and power, again there is so much more to come from him.

Like i said, on the whole i think we can be very proud of how our youngsters competed in the Fulham game. Hopefully we will get a nice draw in the next round to let them express themselves even more.

[Kojo 4,676]

Can Sturridge adapt on the right wing or will he keep playing like he has done these last two games?, i can't believe how he's under performed these last two games.

[termninja 5,290]

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Since we've got Lukaku, Torres and Drogba he can hardly get a chance as a CF. I agree though, he disappointed me also, but we should give him more time.

[Kojo 4,676]

That's the bummer of it all... he can't play in the centre with all our strikers. I hope he starts adapting to the left wing and puts in good performances.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

From my point of view all youngsters bar Josh put in a 6/10 performance. Solid and probably reliable but not exciting or outstanding.

I'd rather see that, than see them play brilliantly and become blinded by overwhelming pressure, á la Kakuta.

[didierforever 7,349]

i think all 4 of them were very good.

BERTRAND - the biggest compliment to him would be that we dint miss cole so much (atleast defensively). but that has to be accepted given that he would have nerves but even while attacking he was quite decent.

JOSH - just awesome.if not for sturridge he would have had a brilliant goal. his passing was superb. he ll be an even better lampard.

ROMEU - really good. though tried to do too much sometimes and was caught. his back pass would ve cost us but it was good to see him track back and rectify his mistake. passing, movement were way better than obi (movement definitely was).

Lukaku - i would like to call him DDC (didier drogba clone).. needs some time but was good overall. awesome fight to last 120 mins in his conditions. technique is a bit raw but dont forget that he is just 17 and he has as many years left. he ll be a legend. plus i think the talk of loaning him next season is rubbish. more time he has in drogba's presence the better.