Chelsea youngster Alex Matos has now been spotted in first team training ahead of tomorrow night’s EFL Cup tie against Blackburn.
Pictures on the club’s official 5th Stand App show the 19-year-old as one of a host of young players involved in training in the days prior to the game.
Matos has actually been one of the youngsters who has been seen in and around the first team this season under Mauricio Pochettino.
Perhaps mostly down to injury problems at the club, the former Norwich City starlet was actually handed his debut earlier in the season against Fulham.
This saw a number of his first team teammates take to social media to send him praise, with it coming no bigger than from club captain Reece James.
It remains to be seen whether Pochettino looks to Matos as one of the youngsters to play a role in tomorrow’s game, with a refresh certainly being needed for a large amount of their players right now.
Matos in Chelsea first team training
Enzo Fernandez in particular was noted to have muscle overload problems during last weekend’s London derby against Brentford.
He was not present for the game, and his control in possession in the middle of the park was certainly missed as they went on to lose the game 2-0.
Because of the strain that has been placed on those who have played near enough every game so far this season, there may be an appetite for the manager to rotate for when they play the Championship side.
With that being said, the competition currently holds their best chance of a trophy this season, and taking it seriously will certainly be high on the fans’ list of things to happen in the coming weeks.
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