Coach Eddie
Newton has jumped to the defence ofChelsea’s policy of shipping numerous
players out on loan.
The Premier
League leaders currently have 38 players temporarily plying their trade at
other clubs.
The policy has
led to accusations of stockpiling on Chelsea’s behalf, while it’s alleged the
young players are not being given a chance.
“What people
don’t see is the due care and process we put into our players,” Newton is
quoted by the Evening Standard.
“I oversee the
programme and I’ve got two coaches, plus four analysts, medical staff and a
conditioner for all of the loan players.
“We run it
seamlessly considering there’s 38 players — everyone gets seen and everyone
gets analysis and feedback on their games.
“So you can
slander our loan process as much as you want but some of our loan players who
are in Germany and Spain are getting looked after better than some clubs who
are supposed to look after the players that are right in front of them. I’m
very proud of it.”
Newton, a
former Chelsea player who won the 1997 FA Cup with the club, admitted it was
difficult for a lot of the loanees to break into the first team but that the
system has its merits.
He said:
‘Sometimes it’s frustrating for the players because everyone wants to play
first team but only eleven players can get in there, but the loan system is a
tool for us to develop players in a senior league instead of playing under-21s
football.
‘Every player
is different – some will produce very quickly, but others take time to come to
fruition.
‘With the
money that’s in the league, top clubs are under pressure to win titles and
bring in the best players, but we have a belief at this club that we’ve got an
abundance of talent that in the next three years are capable of pushing to at
least be a permanent squad member, and then it’s up to them to see whether they
push on to become a number one in the side.’
Newton served
as assistant manager at Chelsea to Roberto di Matteo, having worked with him at
MK Dons and West Bromwich Albion, and helped the club win the Champions League
in 2012.
CHELSEA’S
35 LOANEES AND THEIR ESTIMATED FEES
Loic
Remy, 30, forward (Crystal Palace) – £8m
Tammy
Abraham, 19, forward (Bristol City) – £12m
Christian
Atsu, 25, midfielder (Newcastle) – £5m
Isaiah
Brown, 20, forward (Huddersfield) – £5m
Tomas
Kalas, 23, defender (Fulham) – £8m
Kasey
Palmer, 20, midfielder (Huddersfield Town) – £3m
Lucas
Piazon, 22, forward (Fulham) – £6m
Jake
Clarke-Salter, 19, defender (Bristol Rovers) – £4m
Charlie
Colkett, 20, midfielder (Swindon) – £2m
Jamal
Blackman, 23, goalkeeper (Wycombe) – £500,000
Jordan
Houghton, 21, midfielder (Doncaster) – £500,000
Alex
Kiwomya, 20, winger (Crewe) – £500,000
Nathan
Baxter, 18, goalkeeper (Solihull Moors) – £350,000
Dion
Conroy, 21, defender (Aldershot) – £350,000
Cristian
Cuevas, 21, defender (Sint-Truidense) – £500,000
Matej
Delac, 24, goalkeeper (Royal Excel Mouscron) – £500,000
Islam
Feruz, 21, striker (Swindon) – £500,000
Wallace,
22, defender (Gremio) – £500,000
Joao
Rodriguez, 20, forward (Cortulua) – £500,000
Baba
Rahman, 22, defender (Schalke) – £8m
Andreas
Christensen, 20 (Borussia Monchengladbach) – £32m
Michael
Hector, 24, defender (Eintracht Frankfurt) – £5m
Juan
Cuadrado, 28, winger (Juventus) – £23m
Mario
Pasalic, 21, midfielder (AC Milan) – £7m
Lewis
Baker, 21, midfielder (Vitesse Arnhem) – £6m
Matt
Miazga, 21, defender (Vitesse Arnhem) – £5m
Nathan,
20, midfielder (Vitesse Arnhem) – £6m
Danilo
Pantic, 20, midfielder (Excelsior) – £3m
Bertrand
Traore, 21, forward (Ajax) – £10m
Victorien
Angban, 20, midfielder (Granada) – £1.5m
Jeremie
Boga, 20, midfielder (Granada) – £1.5m
Kenneth
Omeruo, 23, defender (Alanyaspor) – £500,000
Fankaty
Dabo, 21, defender (Swindon) – £500,000
Jay
DaSilva, 18, defender (Charlton) – £500,000
Marco
van Ginkel, 24, midfielder (PSV) – £8m
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