埃納：首次上陣，夢想成真 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/08/
ola_s-opportunity-with-childhood-dream-team.html

Ola's opportunity with childhood dream team

Wed 24 Aug 2016


Having accumulated the sixth highest number of minutes by any player in
pre-season, Ola Aina made his Chelsea debut last night in Antonio Conte's
third competitive game in charge.


In doing so, the 19-year-old joined his fellow Academy graduates Tammy
Abraham , Fikayo Tomori and Jake Clarke-Salter who were given their senior
bows in the closing weeks of the last campaign.


It looked set to be a 90-minute opening for Aina, until injury cut his
involvement in the 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers short by
quarter-of-an-hour.


Another of Aina's team-mates from his Academy days, Ruben Loftus-Cheek,
was handed his first start of the season too last night, and afterwards
Conte had words about both.


Selected at left-back, Aina did not look out of place performing in front
of a near-40,000 crowd at Stamford Bridge. Our Twitter coverage of the
match noted one exemplary moment.


The debutant spoke to Chelsea TV after the game and told the channel:


'It is the best feeling to be there in front of the fans, it is a team I
have supported from three years old so it is a dream come true. I wasn't
nervous, I was just excited.'


Aina said that having the experienced Branislav Ivanovic alongside him and
talking to him regularly helped him, and he was keen to credit the Academy
for the part they have played in taking him this far. His first coach
here, Joe Edwards, had reminded him earlier in the day of his first game
at the Bridge eight years earlier.


'I hope Aina's injury is not serious,' commented Conte as he looked ahead
to Burnley this coming weekend. The young player's debut had clearly kept
him in the head coach's plans.

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埃納的 instagram 帳號 olaaina2 發文

Nice to be through to the next round of the cup (歡呼) Also happy to make
my full @chelseafc debut, a dream come true for me especially being the
team I've supported all my life (振奮) (大心) All the help from my family
and friends also everyone at the academy, players and staff you have
helped me get this far. I appreciate all the messages and all the support
(拳頭) (大心) (大心) #cfc

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