Chelsea Academy is known as one of the best in the world Players such as Reece James, Conor Gallagher, Mason Mount, Jamal Musiala & Declan Rice all grew up at Cobham. Over the last 10 years, the club won 5 FA Youth Cups in a row and has consistently produced Premier League players Chris Robinson was a crucial part of Chelsea's scouting team during this period and is here today to reveal to us exactly what goes on behind closed doors in an elite Premier League academy. ⚽

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:37 How did you get into football?
2:33 4:20 How did you start at Chelsea?
4:20 5:24 What do you look for in players?
5:24 6:36 Scouting Evan Ferguson.
6:36 8:57 The best and worst players.
8:57 11:20 Why was Chelsea's recruitment so good?
11:20 12:54 How does scouting work in football?
12:54 14:34 Best player who hasn't fulfilled potential.
14:34 14:49 Coming Up
14:49 18:59 The loan system explained
18:59 20:03 Academy football in England
20:03 22:02 Scouting Dele Alli, Joe Gomez & Jadon Sancho
22:02 23:33 Who decides to sign a player?
23:33 24:05 Craziest way you've scouted a player.
24:05 27:39 Chelsea signing Darius from Rising Ballers
27:39 29:59 The darker side of football
29:59 30:14 Coming Up
30:14 35:24 Difficulties scouting and rejecting players.
35:24 38:28 Young footballers having too much money.
38:28 41:11 Why Chelsea started playing youngsters.
41:11 43:56 Mistakes in your career.
43:56 44:09 Coming Up
44:09 45:41 What kind of players make it.
45:41 47:58 What would you change about football?
47:58 50:57 Advice for players trying to make it
50:57 51:52 What’s next for you?
51:52 52:10 Question for The RB community.
52:10 52:25 Outro

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