"I like all the academy guys but Reggie is the one I like more than the rest. I like Reggie because he is doing things that I'm demanding to the other players, but he is doing those things without me asking him to do that. I don't need to ask him to do something. What he's doing is already what I want from that player."
"It was almost like an Under-21s team, we hope we can give Reggie some more chances."
Reggie Walsh turned 17 and made his Champions League debut for Chelsea, replacing Romeo Lavia in the 65th minute against Ajax. He became the second youngest Englishman to play in the competition and Chelsea's youngest player in Europe's top-tier, breaking Dominic Solanke's 11-year record. Manager Enzo Maresca promoted Walsh from the academy during his GCSE year and praised him for performing demanded tactical actions without instruction. The match finished 5-1, and the Chelsea side averaged 20.6 years of age. Walsh previously became Chelsea's youngest player in European competition at 16 years and 193 days and the youngest to start a European match for the club.
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