Hall: I was on the verge of "nervousness dying" when I got into the starting lineup, and it took me hours to calm down

Live bar January 9 In an FA Cup match played today, Chelsea beat ChesterField 5-1. Chelsea youngster Hall played the whole game, revealing in an interview with Goal.com that he was almost "nervous to death" after learning that he would start in the FA Cup.

The 17-year-old defender played the full 90 minutes of the Blues' FA Cup match. Youngster Hall admitted he was on the verge of "nervous death" after his FA Cup debut against Chesterfield on Saturday.

It was an unforgettable afternoon for Hall, who played the full 90 minutes in his first appearance at centre-back. Hall said in an interview: "I've been at Chelsea since I was a kid and that's what I'm trying to do. I finally got this opportunity – it was an incredible feeling in front of my family and amazing fans. ”

"I was in the Chelsea academy from six to eight, got my first contract at nine and have been improving until this moment. When he [Tuchel] announced the team's starting list, we had a meeting during the day and I was really nervous. I saw my name on the squad and I was shaking. I spent hours dealing with this. ”

Chelsea boss Tuchel saw his side remain dominant in Saturday's game, with Werner, Hudson Hudson, Lukaku and Christensen all scoring in the first 40 minutes, with Ziyech scoring his fifth goal after half-time. He was also delighted to see that Hall had a positive impact on the team, while being quite surprised to hear about his performance: "Did he say a lot in the interview? I haven't heard him say so much in training! Tuchel joked to the BBC, "But he deserves to play, he's a good player, very calm." He seized the opportunities that belonged to him and was involved in some goals. I'm happy for him. ”

Tuchel added to reporters: "He showed great calmness and performed very well in the small confrontations he trained in our game. They never really trained with the whole team, so it was more of a small range of games, but he did well. ”

"He deserves to start, we need to rotate the main defenders and we have three defenders left and he's one of them. We are very clear about what the players in this position are asking for and that helps them. It's a very harmonious dressing room and all the more experienced players have an attitude of supporting young players, so it's very helpful for the development of young players. ”

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