GUUS HIDDINK is ready to give youth a chance at Chelsea.
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| Guus Hiddink hopes to give the Chelsea youngsters more of a chance this season |
John Terry is still the last academy graduate to make it as a first team regular at Stamford Bridge.
But Ruben Loftus-Cheek's first goal for the club, against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup, looks set to pave the way for more to get the opportunity.
"We have some youngsters and I am getting to know them better day by day," said Hiddink.
"I now have a good impression of all the guys, and Kenedy is one who will stay until the end of the season because we might need him and we might give him more experience.
"He came on in the last game and he did well.
"I like his penetration very much.
"You see now that his level is up and down and that is why young players need to play, but they get a lot of experience on a daily basis from practising with the experienced guys.
"He will stay at least until the end of the season and further on."
The Dutchman says he hopes to see more of Loftus-Cheek after his second half display in the win over Scunthorpe.
He added: "We have a lot of games to go and I was happy with his performance [against Scunthorpe].
"The first day I came in I had not seen the statistics of when the players were born and I thought he was 22 or 23.
"He is a big guy, but he is 19 which means he still has a lot to learn and to get his experience, but whenever it is possible he will get his minutes, and it is good for him and the club to have a homegrown player."
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