The success brought to Chelsea in recent years has mainly been orchestrated by members of the Cobham academy, in particular Mason Mount and Reece James.
Both players have been a consistent presence in Chelsea's squad since their inclusion from club legend Frank Lampard at the start of the 2019/20 season. Lampard followed Mount to Stamford Bridge after his play-off finish with Derby County the season before, whilst James returned from a loan spell at Wigan as the Latics' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.
The continuous advancement of young characters has followed throughout the years. Defender Andreas Christensen made over 160 appearances for the club before joining Barcelona in the summer, Ruben Loftus-Cheek remains at the club, Callum Hudson-Odoi is currently on loan at Bayer Leverkusen and Conor Gallagher has been touted to become a midfield regular.