Frank Lampard has ushered in a new era at Stamford Bridge, one in which younger players can justifiably dream of working their way into the first team.
Reece James, Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham are all examples of the Blues' new-found faith in youth, and one of the later talents to take advantage of Lampard's approach was right-back Tariq Lamptey.
The diminutive defender had been a star in the reserves for a good few years and had long been seen as a player destined to make an impact on senior football. Chelsea saw that potential in him when he was just seven years old.
"I joined Chelsea as an Under-9, but it originally started at Under-7 when I was playing in a local tournament," Lamptey says in an adidas & 90min podcast to celebrate the release of the new X Ghosted boot. "After the game, a scout came up to my dad and said 'we want to see a bit more of him, can he come down to the development centre at Chelsea?'.
"I used to play in every position. I used to get the ball from deep and just start running. You could put me up front and if someone's going to go through on goal and score, I'd run the whole length of the pitch back and tackle them.
"I started at right wing, but I moved around quite a bit because they're really good with helping you develop your all-round game. Throughout the ages, I went from centre-mid, to right wing to right-back, so I played in a variety of positions on both sides of the pitch."