Joe Edwards is confident one of his U18 prospects will be the first Chelsea academy player since John Terry to establish themselves in the Blues' first team.
Owner Roman Abramovich watched on as the young side retained the FA Youth Cup with a 2-1 win over Manchester City to secure a 5-2 aggregate victory.
It meant the Blues retained the title they won in dramatic style against Fulham last season and the U18s boss believes this group will see players graduate into the first team.
Edwards said: “I am confident (one or two of these players will make it into the first team)
“I think that this is a special group, we have had back-to -back FA Youth Cup wins, and that comes on the back of our European win a couple of weeks ago.
“And the boys are still young. I don't think that the boys should be able to walk into a club like Chelsea at 17, but you have to be a winner to come into a team like this.
“All you can do is keep knocking on the manager's door and letting them know that you have that in you as well.”
With the owner watching on, Chelsea U18s fell behind on the night early on but goals from Izzy Brown and Tammy Abraham secured the trophy.
And Edwards is happy to have put on a show for the Russian, who is understood to been keen on seeing the money invested in the academy deliver players to the first team.
Edwards added: “It just shows the support and how interested he is in us? And we wanted to put on a good performance for him.
“It “wasn't just about sitting back as we had a two goal cushion coming into this game and just win the trophy, we we wanted to give a performance tonight and hopefully we did that.”
It marks a long 10-year road for Edwards and Dom Solanke, who have worked together since the U8s, and the boss was thrilled at their progress.
He said: “When I was a young coach working with the young players you are aiming for hem to be the best they can be when they are about 14/15 and then wondering where they can get to.
“So for me to witness at first-hand and keep helping them is nice for me. Hutu also when you have that bond with them,, they trust you and you trust them and that makes nights like this a lot easier.
“I think you have seen that in the past with Brendan Rodgers and Paul Clement and Cteve Holland. There are a lot who step up through the different age groups.
“I came in at an early age. This club is not just a great place to develop as a player but also as a coach.
“It's was excellent place for staff to watch the likes of Mourinho and Rodgers and develop as well.”
