The west London outfit currently have nine players over the age of 30, but the Portuguese boss insists that they also boast of a wealth of experience that could be imparted to the rest of the squad.<\/p>\n“These players still have a lot to offer,” Villas-Boas said. “Just look at the trophies they have won and how successful they have been.<\/p>\n
“Chelsea are the second or third oldest team in the Premier League and I must respect the recovery periods of the older players.<\/p>\n
“So I must find the correct balance between experience and youth and find out what kind of game we can play.”<\/p>\n
The Blues won 4-0 in a pre-season friendly against the Thai Premier League All Stars at the weekend, with Frank Lampard, Jose Bosingwa, Florent Malouda and Branislav Ivanovic getting their names on the score sheet.<\/p>\n
Young midfielder Josh McEachran also put in a strong performance, and earned the praise of his boss after the game.<\/p>\n
“Josh is an amazing British talent for the future who offers us flexibility. It’s all in his brain,” the former Porto boss said.<\/p>\n
“He anticipates problems with his speed of thought.<\/p>\n
“Against Malaysia last week we spent a lot of time passing the ball sideways.<\/p>\n
“Today we played more forward passes which gave us more penetration and more opportunities.<\/p>\n
“Everything that didn’t happen in Malaysia happened today. We scored some goals and everything looks more positive.”<\/p>\n
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