Thomas Tuchel’s demand to Chelsea’s potential new owners over academy has been proven right almost immediately with the Blues having booked their place in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Taking on Crystal Palace, the Blues were frustrated in their efforts to open the scoring in the first-half, the Eagles remaining stubborn.
Chelsea did eventually find a way through though with Ruben Loftus-Cheek blasting them ahead with his first goal for the west London club for three years, whilst Mason Mount followed that up with a cool finish of his own. Tuchel and supporters alike will no doubt be delighted to see both academy prospects on the scoresheet - something that has almost instantly proven the German right on the need for the club’s new owners to invest in Cobham.
Speaking ahead of the FA Cup showdown at Wembley, the German said: "Chelsea’s academy is a big part of this club and the huge investment of Roman Abramovich, and the women are as well. Chelsea is much more than only the first team, so I can only think that everybody sees that and takes care about it in hopefully the same way.
