When Gareth Southgate announced his latest England squad on Tuesday, something immediately stood out - the sheer number of players that have been developed at Chelsea's Cobham facilities in Surrey. Marc Guehi, Mason Mount, Reece James, Fikayo Tomori, Conor Gallagher, Declan Rice and Tammy Abraham all came up through the ranks.
And in truth, there could have been many more - the likes of Trevoh Chalobah, Tariq Lamptey, Dominic Solanke, Eddie Nketiah and Ruben Loftus-Cheek might consider themselves unlucky for missing out - or at least harbour ambitions of reaching that goal. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tino Livramento might have been looked at had they not been injured.
It might be no surprise to see the England squad dominated by Chelsea youth products considering the outrageous amount of talent that has come through their academy in recent years. But Southgate's most recent announcement shone a light on the sheer distance that has been made in recent years at Stamford Bridge.
