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TNT SPORTS was forced to apologize after the Chelsea captain, Reece James, could not contain his excitement after the historical appearance of the young Walsh Reggie.
Walsh, 16, became the youngest starter of the blues in Europe when he was appointed on the side which faced Djurgarden in the semi-finals of the Europa conference league on Thursday evening.
The Enzo Maresca team won a 1-0 victory overnight and a global victory of 5-1 which sealed its place in the final later this month, where they will face Real Betis on the side of Laliga. But the whole match after the conversation was focused on the Nifty No. 10, which received the 90 minutes from the competition.
Then the blues skipper targeted lyrical on the display of the adolescent. His praise so efficient that he seemed to forget that he was live television and had hinted an explanative when he pointed out on the ability of young people to reproduce his impressive performances by training in a real game.
“I saw it in lots of training, but training and games are different,” he said. “This is the first time that I have seen him play in a game and I was like F ****** H ***, I did not know how good he was.
“Training is a training and you cannot try too much what you see in the training.”
The midfielder Reggie Walsh has become the youngest starter in Chelsea in Europe Thursday evening
Chelsea entered the final of the league of the conference after a 1-0 victory against Djurgarden, 5-1 on the aggregates
Defender Josh Acheambong, himself only 19 years old, has also reserved special praise for the History manufacturer of Chelsea, adding: “ This is the first time that I also have played with Reggie. Even if I am young, he is much younger than me. I just told him to be confident, whatever you do within 18, 21, try to reproduce here.
With Chelsea surpassing almost all the parties they were faced with in the conference League, the competition allowed Maresca the opportunity to put opportunities for the Starlettes of the Academy.
Walsh obtained his first taste of the action in last week’s first leg and almost scored after arriving full-time. After the match, Maresca said: “I felt excited to give him a chance. It is suitable for our style. It is the first first of the academy.
“It is perfect for our system, but of course, it is also young, so we have to protect it. I told her to take advantage of the experience before his arrival. It was the perfect night – an important semi -final and a good result.
On Thursday, the Blues sealed their place in the final with a 1-0 victory thanks to a first half’s goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The midfielder cut on his left foot and found the lower corner. With this, the blues led by four goals on aggregate. Dewsbury-Hall was signed by Leicester for 30 million pounds sterling.
He played a minor role in the Premier League, but has managed more minutes than anyone in this competition and will be worthy of this medal if Chelsea can see him.
Chelsea will face their most difficult test in the municipality of Breslavia from Estadio in Warsaw on May 28. Laliga Côté Betis secured their place in the confrontation after a total 4-3 victory against the nails on the Fiorentina.
