It ought to be cause for celebration that four academy youngsters could play a part for Chelsea in Greece on Thursday, but that Josh Acheampong is not among them will do little to ease concerns over the link between youth and senior ranks at Cobham.
Lucas Bergstrom, Samuel Rak-Sayki, Tyrique George and Shumaira Mheuka have all been included in the travelling party for the Conference League meeting with Panathinaikos, with Enzo Maresca opting to leave five senior players at home, in addition to those he never registered for the group stage campaign in the first place.