Chelsea youngster Lewis Bate produced a sensational strike in their 8-1 FA Youth Cup victory over Barnsley on Saturday - leaving the Blues faithful desperate to see him break into the senior side.
Frank Lampard has not been afraid to give first-team opportunities to promising academy stars at Stamford Bridge, with Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Reece James, Billy Gilmour, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Fikayo Tomori all establishing themselves as key members of his squad.
He also handed senior debuts to Tino Anjorin, Armando Broja, Ian Maatsen and Marc Guehi during the 2019/20 campaign.
A number of other exciting Chelsea youth products will therefore hope to break into Lampard’s side in the near future, including 18-year-old midfielder Bate.
The England Under-17 star rifled home a breathtaking half-volley in Saturday’s FA Youth Cup victory over Barnsley, which certainly impressed Chelsea fans on social media.
Several of them have taken to Reddit to wax lyrical about Bate, who they believe should be given an opportunity by Lampard sooner rather than later.
One wrote: “What a bullet. Perhaps Bate will get a run out in the early FA Cup games this season.”
“Can’t wait to see Bate break into the team,” said another.
A third posted: “Cannot wait until this U18 group starts to get their senior team chances. So much talent in our youth at the moment.”
While one made a slightly bold claim and wrote: “Puskas [award] worthy”.
Bate’s stunning strike was Chelsea’s eighth goal on the day, with 16-year-old Jude Soonsup-Bell stealing the show by becoming the first academy star to score four goals in an FA Youth Cup outing for the Blues.
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Tino Livramento, Ben Elliott and Harvey Vale also got on the scoresheet for Ed Brand’s boys.
Meanwhile, Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher also staked a claim to breaking into Lampard’s senior squad in the near future, netting the winner for West Brom in their clash with Sheffield United on Saturday night.
