""I said after the [Ajax] game it was a special night, special for the club and the fans with so many young players. We are full of good, young, talented players and the main thing for me is just to try to help them day by day get better and better. It's the only way to improve the team if you can help the players.""
""The balance for me is quite easy in terms of, we have 24 or 25 good players but in the end only 11 can start. Since I joined the club, I showed that depending on the game and plan, we will change players. I know that when they don't play they are not happy but it's not about one, it's about all of them. They also know that they cannot play every game.""
Chelsea produced a 5-1 Champions League win over Ajax with teenagers Marc Guiu, Estevao Willian and Tyrique George on the scoresheet and 17-year-old Reggie Walsh making a debut. The squad contains many promising young players, but only eleven can start each match, so rotation and selection depend on game plan and recovery. A second match within four days raises concerns about overtaxing developing players, prompting consideration of a more experienced lineup for the Sunderland fixture. Sunderland sit seventh after promotion, have invested in Premier League-ready talent, and present a well-organised, defensively solid challenge.
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