Sturridge urges Chelsea youngsters to make most of FA Youth Cup experience

Chelsea striker Danny Sturridge is urging his young teammates to make the most of their FA Youth Cup experience.

Chelsea are in the middle of a semifinal against Blackburn Rovers and will host the second-leg at Stamford Bridge leading the tie 1-0.

Sturridge had great times in the Cup with Manchester City and he told chelseafc.com: "I'd already played for the first team at City but it was still a buzz to be in such a big stadium with a big crowd, even though I wasn't too popular that night because I scored the City goal.

"Playing in the Youth Cup in front of a big crowd was a great feeling. I remember the game at Stamford Bridge, I was playing for City obviously but the atmosphere that night was amazing; there were a lot of people there.

"It is a great tournament, it really opens your eyes as a kid and even though I missed the second leg of the Final I still have my winners' medal at home, it's all great memories."

Read more:

Get involved. Your opinion matters - like us on

Tribalfootball Store

Newcastle United 1984 Home Retro Football Shirt Made by Score Draw Newcastle United hero Kevin Keegan waved goodbye to his promoted teammates after 78 matches and 48 goals and leaves by helicopter.

£29.99 Buy

Aston Villa 1982 Champions of Europe Retro Football Shirt Made by Score Draw Aston Villa wore this shirt to celebrate the reign as Champions of Europe during the 1982-3 season Colour Claret/Blue

£29.99 Buy

Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud 11/12 SS Home Football Shirt Made By Macron Sponsor La trinitaine Colour Orange/Blk

£49.99 Buy

Predator Absolado CL SG Football Boots Made By Adidas.

£29.99 Buy

Tiempo Legend IV FG Football Boots. Made By Nike. The Tiempo Legend IV Football Boot offers a Kangeroo Leather Upper for Superior Comfort, Which enhances comfort and ball feel.

£109.99 Buy

11 Nova TRX AG Football Boot, Made by Adidas. adidas 11NOVA TRX AG to natural hard coatings.

£54.99 Buy

Performance Rugby Socks made by Gilbert. Colour Navy. Produced in Acrylic with cotton cushioned sole for increased comfort.

£5.99 Buy

Speed Agility Hoop Ladder Set Made by Precision Training A set of 12 hoops in an interlocking ladder formation that is designed to improve speed, footwork and coordination.

£17.99 Buy

Comments (2)

the kids are better than senior squad.

It was a joy to watch Dermot Drummy's lads in action last week, especially in the first half when they should have scored several to be honest. I hope we try and avoid punch-ups. It would cost these kids a place in the final if we can get there and last week's Blackburn bash was a little bit naughty!
Gokan Toure is brilliant though however he should be kept down the left. He reminds me of a young Clive Walker.... and we all know how good he turned out be (and still is if you follow Chelsea Vets).

I hope the fans fill the ground and I hope that they are not charging an entry fee for this!!

These kids are possibly our future so let us get behind them.