Andre Villas-Boas predicts Chelsea and England youngster Josh McEachran to succeed
The Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has praised young versatile midfielder Josh McEachran and has predicted a bright future for the 18-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 under-21 international. The former FC Porto manager spoke out in defence for his old players but at the same time mentioned the importance of young players like McEachran.
Villas-Boas felt it was important to retain the services of the senior players at Stamford Bridge for the upcoming season, but said it was essential to simultaneously focus on youth development. The central midfielder c*m attacking midfielder has proved to be highly impressive for both club and country over the past season.
This is exactly the reason why he has earned praise from the new Chelsea manager and now looks to be an important part of the club in the future. It was after his impressive form against the All Stars, in which he helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Branislav-Ivanovic-c7994 find the back of the net along with an overall amazing performance that Villas-Boas spoke to reporters about the youngster.
Villas-Boas said:
“Josh offers this flexibility; he's an amazing British talent for the future and can go on a run and get plenty of experience in the Premier League.
Josh has to show he is competitive and perform with the others. We need the collective to perform.”
The youngster recently signed a contract extension with the Blues, a five year deal which will keep him at the club until the 2016 season. McEachran revealed he was extremely pleased with signing the new long-term deal with the Blues. The youngster has been with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 youth side since 2001 and made his senior debut last season.
McEachran said in an interview:
“It is what I wished for when I was a kid and hopefully I will spend my career at Chelsea.
This season my target is just to play more minutes. Hopefully I will play more games and keep improving.”
McEachran made 17 appearances for the senior squad in all competitions under former manager Carlo Ancelotti. Even though he was mostly used as a substitute, the Englishman managed to make an impression, which has guaranteed him continued inclusion in the squad even under the new manager, who replaced Ancelotti this summer.
The England under-21 star revealed he was excited about working under Villas-Boas, who takes over the Chelsea manager post after considerable success with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186. The 33-year-old Portuguese manager led Porto to the Primeira League, UEFA Europa League, Portuguese Cup and Portuguese Supercup last season.
McEachran continued:
“I can see the manager is young and hungry and wants to take the club forward so I want to be part of that and I thought it was best for me to stay.”
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