{"id":4266,"date":"2026-05-05T14:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:39:33","slug":"dream-come-true-winger-looks-on-the-bright-side-of-special-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4266","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dream come true&#8221; &#8211; Winger looks on the bright side of special day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chelsea winger Jesse Derry\u2019s afternoon went from amazing to terrible after he was given a full senior debut \u2013 then taken off on a stretcher.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Young Chelsea starlet Jesse Derry has put out a message on social media updating fans on his status after a sickening clash of heads led him to be subbed off against Nottingham Forest yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dream come true to start at Stamford Bridge for my Premier League debut,\u201d Derry wrote as the captain on his Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank all the Chelsea medical staff, everyone at St Mary\u2019s hospital, my teammates, and all the fans for their great support. <span>I can\u2019t wait to be back playing in front of everyone very soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Jesse Derry can hopefully get more minutes before season is done<\/h2>\n<p>Derry was the best player in Blue on the pitch in the time before he was taken off, which just adds to the frustration. We haven\u2019t seen nearly enough trust in our academy players this year, it was brutally ironic that we finally got one starting, then saw him taken off in such awful circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>We hope he\u2019s got no concussion symptoms and can be back playing more minutes before the season is out.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Francesco Farioli is keeping himself far away from the Chelsea project it seems, with the latest reports saying he\u2019s staying in Porto.<\/p>\n<p>Joao Pedro at least had the courage to speak to the cameras after yesterday\u2019s defeat, where his goal was the sole positive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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