Jeremie Boga

[sdrcfc 461]

This lad really should be around the main squad, prefer him to Salah already.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

He needs an aggressive loan. Hazard was playing for Lille at 17, Boga needs that sort of opportunity in order to fully develop. u-21s is not going to do him a lick of good.

Yes I do think he has Hazard-like potential.

[zolayes 14,489]

Not every player needs a loan. Some are just that good that they can skip that process and this might be that one. He can beat a man, has nice pace, can pick a pass, finish and seems to be fairly strong already. Reminds me a tiny bit of a young Rooney.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu7wm9FB0Ag

not sure about the rooney comparison but agree NOT EVERYONE need a loan ,, we need to take the risk and USE him ,,

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Not every player needs a loan. Some are just that good that they can skip that process and this might be that one. He can beat a man, has nice pace, can pick a pass, finish and seems to be fairly strong already. Reminds me a tiny bit of a young Rooney.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu7wm9FB0Ag

He needs a loan because he won't get a lot of chances here. Agree with everything you said though, wouldn't mind him getting a loan to a club like Feyenoord or Marseille

[Jype 6,398]

He needs a loan because he won't get a lot of chances here. Agree with everything you said though, wouldn't mind him getting a loan to a club like Feyenoord or Marseille

The lad is 16, you don't loan out kids who probably still stay with their parents and have no idea how to live independently.

Absolutely no need to rush him.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

The lad is 16, you don't loan out kids who probably still stay with their parents and have no idea how to live independently.

Absolutely no need to rush him.

He's actually 17 and from Marseille we would likely be sending him home to his parents if he goes to Marseille.

[killer1257 3,282]

We can test him in the first two PL matches and if Boga should suddenly play really bad,we can loan him still out,but at least we would give Boga his deserved chance for a starting line up in the PL.Maybe he is the next big thing in football and plays well,who knows?

What I really like about Lois Van Gaal for example is that he likes giving young player their deserved chances,because he realised that a young player,even though he is on the paper only 16 years old(Seedorf in Ajax time was only 16 years old when VAn Gaal gave him his chance),he knows that these players can play better than 30 year old players.Messi was only 19 years old,when he started to play first team football.

Just give him his deserved chance.Boga and Musonda are our best young prospects.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

The lad is 16, you don't loan out kids who probably still stay with their parents and have no idea how to live independently.

Absolutely no need to rush him.

He's actually 17 going on 18. He'll be 18 by the turn of the year on Jan 3rd. The timing is perfect for him to be loaned.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

We can test him in the first two PL matches and if Boga should suddenly play really bad,we can loan him still out,but at least we would give Boga his deserved chance for a starting line up in the PL.Maybe he is the next big thing in football and plays well,who knows?

What I really like about Lois Van Gaal for example is that he likes giving young player their deserved chances,because he realised that a young player,even though he is on the paper only 16 years old(Seedorf in Ajax time was only 16 years old when VAn Gaal gave him his chance),he knows that these players can play better than 30 year old players.Messi was only 19 years old,when he started to play first team football.

Just give him his deserved chance.Boga and Musonda are our best young prospects.

I personally will put Lewis Baker ahead of Musonda. And maybe even Loftus Cheek. Musonda is a very talented player but he still has a lot to prove this season in the U21's.

[Jype 6,398]

He's actually 17 and from Marseille we would likely be sending him home to his parents if he goes to Marseille.

So you think the rest of the family didn't come with him to England at the time he joined Chelsea when he was 10? They just stayed back in Marseille while their pre-teen son moved to London to pursue a career of a professional footballer?

I don't consider it a good idea to let a 17-year-old lad make that kind of a move on his own just yet and asking his parents to move with him for such a short term loan isn't really fair on them. We've all seen these cautionary tales of players who get too much too young and we don't want Boga to become like that, let's just let him be a kid while he still can and when he's mature enough he'll either get his chance to go on loan or be promoted to the first team.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

So you think the rest of the family didn't come with him to England at the time he joined Chelsea when he was 10? They just stayed back in Marseille while their pre-teen son moved to London to pursue a career of a professional footballer?

I don't consider it a good idea to let a 17-year-old lad make that kind of a move on his own just yet and asking his parents to move with him for such a short term loan isn't really fair on them. We've all seen these cautionary tales of players who get too much too young and we don't want Boga to become like that, let's just let him be a kid when he still can and when he's mature enough he'll either get his chance to go on loan or be promoted to the first team.

Actually his family moved to London THEN he joined Chelsea.

And besides, you really think the club is gonna loan out a kid and leave him on his own??? LOL They will find him a family to billet with much like they have done for players who come to London, Ake comes to mind.

[iseah100 5,612]

Boga or Baker? Higher ceiling? Go.

[ja1 1,166]

A loan to a football league wouldn't be too bad, even a short term one. Like someone else said, while he is still young for an U21 squad member he is 17 going on 18, the same age Chalobah when he had his best loan to date at Watford. Boga has done what Chalobah/McEachran did and been making an impact at U21 level right from the age of 15/16, he's already experienced/comfortable at reserve level. It would be good this season if we saw progression from that, keep testing him.

[ja1 1,166]

Boga or Baker? Higher ceiling? Go.

Hmm, I think Boga has more potential but that's not to say Baker doesn't show huge promise. TBH I'll be disappointed if both don't go on to be good players at the least.

[Stats 6,980]

I know the situation is different with us and Liverpool as we have a lot more money and therefore the younger ones find it difficult to come in at the expense of the players bough whereas at Liverpool they have money but there expectations are not as high but it will be a shame to see the likes of Sterling come through their academy and thrive and be one of their most important players while the likes of Boga who has come through our academy, leave due to a lack of opportunities.

Boga is 17. Sterling broke through the Liverpool first team at 17 years of age and look where he is now. I was just looking at the chelsea youth twitter page which is brilliant and saw one of the statements being made is that it could be argued that Boga is better at 17 than Sterling was at the same age. It is a big statement but one I agree with as well. I have been following Sterling from his QPR days and because he lived very local to me and when he eventually moved to Liverpool I followed him more. He was far too good for the reserves and U18 and deserved his first team call but then Sterling relied on his pace and trickery. Boga is not as fast but his acceleration with the ball is excellent and while he thrives in the no.10 role he is also good out wide. Boga can dribble, got an eye for a pass, has tons of flair and scores some fantastic goals. Sterling is a much better all round better player now but Boga can be as good if not better but I just would hate to see him make a mark at another club because I reckon if he was given the opportunity he would thrive because I have no doubt that if Boga was at other PL teams his potential and current ability itself would be too good to ignore and he probably would be integrated into their first team already.

Such a good feeling when you see young ones who excite but it is even better if you see them make the breakthrough. IMO, the only thing that will stop Boga making it here is the club. He is good enough and will get better but the question is when he reaches an age where a first team call up is warranted will he be given it? I hope so because he is a genuine talent. He has everything and if the likes of Sterling can come through at Liverpool, there is no reason we can't do the same with Boga but I hope he keeps impressing Mourinho and hopefully he is one who makes it here.

The greatest thing is we all know how good he is but to non-Chelsea fans he is an unknown player and if he is given chances, teams/fans won't even know what has hit them.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Chelsea will never play him in the first team from a mere pre-season. No point being excited by his recent performances. Until we see a major change at this club money/system wise then the best we can hope for is a successful loan spell that forces Chelsea to acknowledge him.

[Namika 922]

He's going to be a star for us.

[nono 791]

If this guy can't make it then there is really no hope for our youth system.