Leif 6,006 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Chelsea have named the biggest playing personnel in the Premier League for the new campaign:[CREDIT: Dan Levene/ @BluesChronicle]The Blues have handed in a mammoth squad list containing 83 names: most youth & academy players.It shows how much investment Chelsea have made in youth: with their junior list longer than that of any other club.The first team over-21 squad carries few surprises: except the inclusion of Florent Malouda; and the Scrabble-winning extent of Hilario's full name – it goes off the edge of the page!Home-growns (8)Cole, AshleyLampard, Frank JamesMoses, VictorTurnbull, RossSturridge, DanielCahill, Gary JamesTerry, John GeorgeBertrand, RyanNon home-growns (12):Cech, PetrIvanovic, BranislavAzpilicueta Tanco, CesarLuiz Moreira Marinho, DavidSantos Do Nascimento, RamiresTorres Sanz, Fernando JoseMata Garcia, Juan ManuelMikel, John ObiMalouda, Florent JohanFerreira, Paulo Renato RebochoMarin, MarkoHilario Meireles Alves Sampaio, HenriquesThe U21 list contains names already seen in the first team (Oscar, Eden Hazard), those on-loan (Josh McEachran, Thibaut Courtois), and those playing at junior level for the club.There are high profile additions (the Musonda brothers), and one or two impressive middle names on display (full credit to Todd Arthur Lucien Kane).Under 21 players (contract & scolars) (63) Affane, AminAke, Nathan BenjaminAshton, James AlexanderBaker, Lewis RenardBamford, Patrick JamesBangura, SamuelBeeney, Mitchell RyanBlackman, Jamal Clint-RossChalobah, Nathaniel NyakieChristensen, Andreas BodtkerClifford, BillyClifford, ConorCole, GeorgeConroy, Dion JohnCourtois, ThibautDabo, Fankaty SheikamDavey, Alex JamesDavila Plascencia, Ulises AlejandroDe Bruyne, KevinDeen-Conteh, Abdul AzizDelac, MatejDos Santos Emboaba Junior, OscarFeruz, IslamFigueira, WalterGnahore, Ambrose GnahouaGordon, Benjamin LawrenceGordon, AlastairHazard, EdenHazard, Thorgen Ganael FrancisHoughton, JordanHoward, TomInce, RohanKakuta, GaelKalas, TomasKandi, ChikeKane, Todd Arthur LucienKillip, BenKiwomya, Andrew AlexanderLalkovic, MilanLoftus Cheek, RubenLukaku, Romelu MenamaMcEachran, Joshua MarkMitchell, Reece StevenMuleba, JonathanMusonda, Lamisha ChashiMusonda, Tika KafushaNditi, Adam Eric RichardNortey, Nii NorteiOmeruo, KennethOsmanovic, AnjurPappoe, Daniel MillsPhillip, AdamPiazon, Lucas DominguesPirez Araujo, Jhon AlexanderSaville, George AlanSeremba, IsmailSsewankambo, Isak SsaliStarkey, Jesse AaronSwift, John DavidVan Homoet Bruma, Jeffrey KevinVidal, Oriol RomeuWalker, Samuel ColinWright, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 If 10% of those players make it to the highest level I'll be more than happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 and max 30% of them will make a first team appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,565 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 quite a few ot those are out on loan out of the under 21`s ,so it`s a tad misleading.. lot`s of quality on the books at the club tho. i`m sure more than 10% will make it tho Artinho,more than that already have.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,565 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 and max 30% of them will make a first team appearancethat would be about 27 players by my calculations..i think they have already done that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 That's just massive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 that would be about 27 players by my calculations..i think they have already done that.. 24.9 ~ 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 This mean, literally, f*ck all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuf 1,448 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 what about Bruma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 shame that not more than 25-27 will get the first team experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 what about Bruma?Bruma is still at Hamburger. The loan deal was for two years (or one year with an option to make it two, I don't recall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Mole Rat 437 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 what about Bruma?Bruma's on the list as well. Van Homoet Bruma, Jeffrey Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuf 1,448 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Bruma is still at Hamburger. The loan deal was for two years (or one year with an option to make it two, I don't recall).I thought he wasn't at the list Bruma's on the list as well. Van Homoet Bruma, Jeffrey Kevin.didn't see that, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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