It's true, but it's (in general) a safe bet that if a guy is on loan in the Champ at 22 he is (probably) not going to be a star. I like Wilson, but I think it was clear that his ceiling was being a solid contributor on a mid table team, unless you were wowed by free kicks.
Christensen, oh Christensen. A funny player. He's forged an excellent career - I mean, ffs, he played an hour of a successful UCL Final - and yet there's always been a sense that he could've been more. His skillset left a very high floor, but there's a ceiling he never quite got to. He's barely different today than he was when he was great on loan at Gladbach. He relies on the floor his skillset gives him, and gave him at Gladbach.
The Chelsea youngsters I was historically highest on were, in order, Loftus Cheek, Mount, and Gallagher.
Loftus Cheek, I will always wonder what would've been if not for the Achilles injury in 2019. If he's healthy, hes a nailed on starter in the Lampard season, and probably extremely kicks on. He was brilliant down the stretch for Sarri. I'm so happy he's now really thriving in Italy, he's always had everything there to be unplayable.
Mount is Mount. I hope he regains fitness and confidence and shows the world what he can do, I just wish it was at Chelsea. I think every Chelsea fan knew he was the goods, the question was just where he would show it. After he obliterated the Eredivisie, it was clear.
Gallagher's Championship loans at Charlton and Swansea sold me. At WBA I was thinking "put this guy in a team with a better coach and he'll thrive." Then he went to Palace and was brilliant. Now he's our captain, and we'll probably lose him because we blow.
I also really liked Patrick van Aanholt, who never hit the highs I hoped he would.
