In late January, Chelsea supporters had gotten their wish. Lewis Hall was starting a Premier League match for the Blues in the centre of midfield. After a run of games playing in the left-back role, the 18-year-old was finally used in his favoured position.
Hall, however, lasted just 55 minutes in what turned out to be a bitterly disappointing goalless stalemate at Anfield against Liverpool. The teenager knew he had missed his opportunity to shine in the middle of the pitch.
"It definitely feels like a season of progress, especially between the start of the season and January," Hall told the club's in-house media back in May. "I feel I took a big step. Everything was going well and I put in performances I was really pleased with.
