Chelsea had 4 players starting for England U21s against France in the opening game of the Euros in that age category.
We wrote yesterday about how this could be a defining moment for some of these young players, and even though they lost last night, Jake Clarke-Salter put in an impressive shift that had plenty of Chelsea fans on Twitter excited.
Obviously they are being a little hyperbolic, but it looks like as England captain, JCS will have a great chance to improve his loan standing for next season at least with some good performances in Italy.
You can see some of the reaction here:
https://twitter.com/EMG_38/status/1141072322411028481
Did you just watch the same game I did? Clarke-Salter played really well and there is a reason why he's got the captaincy.
— Jared Chammach ⭐⭐ (@JaredLuiz12) June 18, 2019
Tomori and Clarke-Salter were excellent. DaSilva was good but the French RW Kone had him beat for pace and was a menace when cutting onto his preferred left-foot to shoot, which is how the first goal happened. Mount & Tammy came on late with England on the backfoot. Didnt do much
— Mr. Panos (@KyriosPanos) June 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/LiverpoolTay/status/1141093526857560069
Now a timely block by Clarke-Salter keeps France at bay. Still gonna be the best part of ten minutes to hold out.
— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) June 18, 2019
THIS game exactly shows us why people should stop rating players based on popularity & reputation, but on ability.
Clarke-Salter and Tomori are outperforming the French cb's our people are hyping. Dasilva is outperforming all the fb's including one who's supposed t cost £50m..
— Enes (@EMG_38) June 18, 2019
