Lewis Baker was england's most watched young midfielder, and when he was in the youth team, he had a very high standard of big picture, long pass and long-range shooting, and had the reputation of "England Harvey". However, he was born a few years early and missed the era when Chelsea was most heavily used in youth training. However, if you have talent, as long as you find the right place, anyone can shine.
Lewis Baker is a chelsea native of youth and has been awarded a first-team starter back in January 2014. He was in the FA Cup when he came on as a substitute for the Brazilian Oscar. Unfortunately, Mourinho did not believe too much in young players, such as De Bruyne and Lukaku, who also ended up not very well, not to mention Lewis Baker, who was less famous than the first two.
After his debut, Lewis Baker was loaned to play for a number of teams, such as Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship and Milton Keynes Dons in League One, and in the 2015-17 season, he was also loaned to the Blues' satellite side Vites for two seasons. At Vitesse, Lewis Baker performed quite well, scoring 73 appearances in two seasons, delivering 20 goals and 11 assists, leading the team to win the Dutch Cup and qualify for the Europa League. This led him to gain The Attention of Conte in the summer of 2017 and had a chance in the warm-up match, but Conte did not choose him, but signed Bakayoko and Dresswater, two famous stars. Lewis Baker continued to be loaned after a successful loan season, with a loan from Middlesbrough.
However, due to personnel changes (Middlesbrough coach Munch was fired), Lewis Baker changed from a starter to a backup and sat on the cold bench for most of the season. He went on to play for Leeds United and Reading, Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga and Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super League. Although he occasionally had good works, he failed to impress the major teams to buy him out.
Lewis Baker's positioning is a bit awkward because he's a player who needs to be used as a core and built around the team. However, as a borrowed soldier, it is really difficult to obtain a core position. In many years of loan experience, only Vitesse, Middlesbrough (early) and Trabzun have given him the core position and more ball rights, so in three periods, he has actually performed quite well. His ability to pass long passes, shoot long ranges and free throws is excellent, and he is a full-fledged sixth-place player, while he can also move the front half to play the eighth position. However, because of the encounter and positioning, his loan experience was not satisfactory, and in this season, he was even more unsatisfactory, and was forced to stay in the team for half a season, until the winter window in January was acquired by Stoke City.
At Stoke City, Lewis Baker unexpectedly won the role of the core of the midfield, a position he had longed for for years. In just half a season, Lewis Baker was seamlessly integrated into the team, delivering eight goals and two assists in 19 games; he was able to produce a goal in less than two games, which is definitely the most efficient since he left Vites (in 2016-17, he was a superb statistic of 15 goals and 7 assists in 39 games). Of the eight goals, there is no shortage of wonderful long-range shots, and although Stoke City's record is still mediocre, it has made Lewis Baker the new favorite of the team.
Not every player can shine in the parent team, but as long as you work hard, you can always shine in different places and platforms. At the Blues, Lewis Baker didn't have a chance to play on the first team, but he finally found his way in Stoke City. Now 27 years old, he finally found his starting point, although it is a bit of a big device, but it is also a very good start.