Exactly he’s 19, look at Rodwell be Barkley at everton, pushed too hard and are going to have injury problems their whole careers, Owen and Rooney the same. And abroad pato and jovetic.

Players in Italy rarely achieve first team status below 21, he is 19 and still building his ability, if it were left to the likes of you England would have a bunch of burnt out injury prone players like Michael Owen, Viali was questioned years ago regarding Forsell and he replied it was the Italian way the reason Pirlo & co. can play so well for so long. Go and beat up the Manchester clubs for once.

He is 19 and won’t get into the Chelsea team. Is that a problem? Ryan Bertrand is now, what 23, went otu on loan, did it on loan and is potentially going to e our left back for the next 10 years.
Too many of our players when sent out on loan, don’t do it. They should look at the success (Ryan, Daniel Sturridge).
If you are saying because he can’t get into the Chelsea team at 19 he is finished, and he thinks that, then he is finished.

it’s a tricky one.  Josh didn’t play well in his 2 pre-season appearances so far, but it’s understandable if he’s a bit rusty.  He has all the talent but is easily knocked off the ball, and that’s why he’s not in the first team picture.  He’s only young though  - there’s plenty of time for him.

I was really pleased when Josh came to Swansea.  Swansea play possession football and when you lose it you get it back, pronto.  Josh has a fabulous footballing brain but looked lost in our system.  His reactions were slow and his movement off the ball sluggish.  Also he seemed to lack the required physicality.

The days of the footballing genius in the centre of the park, making the killer pass whilst the defence and attack do their thing, are over.

Also it was obvious at Swansea that the stakes were too high to play Josh to aid his development.  Our first season at in the PL and relegation had to be avoided at all costs.  On the flip side Chelsea are playing for for bigger stakes than Swansea but the same criteria exists for them.  Josh will never get into the Chelsea side until he has developed at competitive level elsewhere.

I find the Wigan rumours odd too, surely they have the same kind of survival oriented priorities as Swansea? 

————Torres/Sturridge
Hazard————Mata————Oscar/Marin (rotating)
Lampard/McEachran–Mikel/Ramires

Many sports would not consider a 19 year old as they have not physically matured enough for the strains of the game. Footie or soccer depending on your geographical preference is a very tough sport on the human body especially the higher you go on the professional ranks. In this case having Josh continue to develop until he is 21 or 22 is not a failure but shows that the team is committed to his long term development and a future together and not just a one year throw away.

What a load of hyperbole, you drama queen!  LOL.  Chelsea will have a wealth of youngsters who will get playing time in the first team this year— Bertrand, Hutchinson, Piazon, and Josh (unless loaned out).  Best youth academy in the country by a mile currently (after a few false dawns) and has been for the past 3+ years.  Calm down!

I don’t agree with the tenor of this article at all. I think Chelsea have handled Josh fantastically. The ball is firmly in his court. He can’t expect to waltz into the team and “learn on the job.” I would say he has about two more years of learning before he can establish himself. Xavi was slightly older than Josh when he began to setablish himself in Barca’s team. Began being the key word. Iniesta only began establishing himself at 20-21 as well. I don’t think Josh’s problem is the result of Chelsea’s poor youth management but rather the lack of an alternative competitive forum where they can hel him progress under their watch. Xavi and Iniesta graduated via Barca’s B team. 

Messi made his breakthrough at 19, but even then he played less than half of his team’s games. The loan system is a compromise to try and get the players in game situations but unfortunately, once you loan out the player, his fate is out of your hands. Kakuta had a succesful spell in France that was preceded by a disastrous spell at Bolton. But Sturridge, Welbeck, Cleverly, Bertrand and even Lampard and Terry show that the loan system, though not ideal, can be a viable alternative. 

Chelsea’s academy is less than 10 years in the making in its current incarnation. But already quite a few full internationals have been spawned from there (off the top of my head: Gokhan Tore, Fabio Borini and Miroslav Stoch.) That’s no mean feat. The academy is in rude health. Over the next few years, I fully expect the likes of McEachran to slowly trickle into the first team as the academy kicks on with the wonderful work they have been doing thus far.

Chelsea have tried everything they can to have Josh prove he can hold a spot in the starting IX.  When he was with Swansee he didn’t even start, which shows that he needs work.  Chelsea have a lot to prove with Journalists like yourself bashing them with every chance you can get weather it be over the management, their spending, the gaps in their squad, them not giving home grown players a chance blah blah blah.  Bertrand and Hutchinson have proven that they deserve a shot at being apart of the 1st squad, Josh hasn’t.  So instead of writing article after article complaining how Chelsea is running their organization, try writing about what Chelsea Fans can look forward to, or how their spending this year has been nothing but positive for this year and the future. OR just write about your own club.

He should be giving a chance all the way. come on rdm play him!!!

I think Joshs main problem is that as you have stated above, he can be used as a deep lying play maker like Andrea Pirlo, knocking passes to the attacking players all over the pitch and his movement is good. But he cannot defend to save his life and is fairly light weight. Playing him further up the pitch would be playing him too high… Its a dilemma, especially as he has been trained under Lampard, but has none of his defensive or shooting abilities.

Its up to Josh now on how he improves, but time is ticking!   

He doesn’t have to stay at Chelsea. I’m sure he can get first-team football elsewhere. Look at Jack Cork, Scott Sinclair etc

You miss the point. The academies in Engagland and particulaltly at the big clubs, are failing. Yes Chelsea have produced internationals, but foereign internationals who were targeted at great expense from abroad and already had established themselves at that age group. The problem lies with youth team mangers and coaches. They focus principally on short term sucess. Winning a youth league or cup and not on developing players. They also cannot talent spot. Unless a boy is 6ft 6 when he is 11 they dont believe he has the raw material to make it. Xavi and Inesta would have been shoved out on the wing and, because they are not super quick, eventually drifted out of the game if they had grown up in England. 

Replace youth team coaching in England with better educated more development focussed individuals.

I can’t believe this guy is actually paid to contribute here – Calvin please see - http://www.lifesapitch.co.uk/laptv/chelsea-are-sustaining-their-academy/