How have Chelsea's on-loan youngsters done this season

Ok, its been a while since I wrote something on the blog. The season has not exactly turned out to be good one so far as we struggle to ensure Champions league next season. Inconsistent displays has meant that Chelsea languish in 4th, below Tottenham as of today in the league standings. With a FA cup quarter final at Old Trafford this Sunday and a first leg loss to Steau at the Europa league, all that remains is slim hopes of a title this season. We can just hope for the best to come from the FA cup and the Europa league while consolidating the Champions league spot will be of primary important.

We know how the current team has done- brilliant at times, but really inconsistent. But how have the youngsters on loan deals done so far? I had covered performance of the youngsters early in the season in two parts:

http://forthechelseafans.blogspot.in/2012/10/how-are-chelseas-on-loan-youngsters.html

http://forthechelseafans.blogspot.in/2012/10/how-are-chelseas-on-loan-youngsters_2.html

Now just before the end of the season, lets take a look as to what promising defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Patrick van Aanholt have accomplished this season(so far)

Kenneth Omeruo:
Nationality : Nigeria
Age : 19
Position : Center Back
Club: ADO Den Haag ( Netherlands)

Kenneth Omeruo has been impressive for both club and country this season and according to the lastest reports, Chelsea are planning to include the Nigerian in the senior squad next season.The Center back will have to fight for his chances with Terry,Cahill,Luiz and Ivanovic for a spot in the center back, but with a string of impressive performances at the back for Nigeria in its African Nations cup, Omeruo has certainly established himself a one for the future and may be in the senior squad as early as next season, especially with Terry struggling with injury and form this season and Luiz always prone to mistakes.Stats suggest that the Nigerian has really benefited from the loan spell, with him making 28 apperances for ADO Den Haag this season so far.

Appearances for ADO : 28
Goals : 2
Appearances for Nigeria : 6 ( Title Winning Campaign)


Total Appearances this season (Club and Country) : 34
Goals : 2

Verdict : With a couple of our defenders struggling for consistency, Chelsea should be recalling Omeruo next season and even if a loan spell is planned next season, a deal with another Premier League club will the better choice and there won't be any lack of suitors for his services.

Patrick van Aanholt
Nationality : Dutch
Age:22
Position : Left back
Club: Vitesse

Now that Ashley Cole has signed a one year extension to his Chelsea contract and with Ryan Bertrand waiting in the wings, left back may not be exactly a position of concern for Chelsea next season. There is no doubt that Cole can still do the work next season, but I am not the biggest admirer of Bertrand and between Bertrand and van Aanholt, I think the Dutch youngster is slightly better than Bertrand, especially going forward. After the exit of Alexander Butner to Manchester United at the start of the season,van Aanholt has made the left back position his own at Vitesse. May be the Chelsea hierarchy will wait till Cole leaves after the next season before they decide on van Aanholt,but I don't think that Bertrand should be the seen as the natural successor to the spot.  Chelsea should be considering van Aanholt also to the role


Appearances in Eredivisie : 24
Goals: 1