Mauricio Pochettino must hand teenager his first Chelsea start after what happened against Luton – opinion
Mauricio Pochettino will no doubt have been overall pleased with what he saw at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.
His Chelsea side picked up their first win of the season against Luton Town, eventually running out 3-0 winners.
A large part of this can be put down to the brilliance of Raheem Sterling. The England international looked back to his best as he scored twice and assisted the other goal.
However, it will be performances all over the pitch that will have pleased the manager, whether the players started the game or came off the bench to make their impact.
With the injury crisis currently ongoing at Stamford Bridge, the substitutes certainly did not give the impression that the money recently spent on the squad was ready and raring to go for the current season.
However, one new signing who came off the bench to impress was Lesley Ugochukwu. He was brought in earlier this summer.
Pochettino should start Ugochukwu
The teenager had already made an appearance for the Blues in the Premier League, although he was certainly given more of an opportunity to show what he could do in the routine win at Stamford Bridge.
He showed tidiness in possession, and proved that he has more than enough ability to stick around with the first team this season.
Now fellow midfielder Andrey Santos has completed his loan move to Premier League side Nottingham Forest, the opportunity certainly looks as if it is there for the youngster to deputise.
With the upcoming EFL cup game against Wimbledon this week seeing the pressure taken off, it will be the perfect opportunity to show what he can do from the start.
If he does stay, there are no better players to learn from than Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez.
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