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Little-known teenage defender Jeffrey Bruma has been making steady progress at west London giants Chelsea, and has recently been introduced to the training regime of the first team where he has confessed to learning from England captain John Terry, and Brazilian Alex, who showed with a series of strong performances last season that he is a top class reserve.
"The club has told me I will have every chance of playing for the senior team, which has given me a lot of confidence," Bruma is reported to have told the press.
"I talk every day with guys like Alex and John Terry. They say
that I just must have patience, then take my chance when it comes.
"They tell me to train hard, harder than the others - and to do extra work after the regular training sessions.
"This is the way forward for me," he concluded.
John Terry is the last notable academy graduate, but the club have been making strides to bring through more youngsters, as Franco di Santo and Miroslav Stoch were introduced to regular cameo substitute appearances.
Alan Dawson, Goal.com
