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Levi Colwill made a successful return from injury, playing a full match for Chelsea's Under-21s against Middlesbrough. Despite his comeback, sporting directors were notably absent from the match.
JT watches Chelsea defenderâs comeback â but sporting directors donât bother to watch 90 minutes
It was a delight to see Levi Colwill in action for Chelsea, and there were a few notable figures at Kingsmeadow to enjoy the U21s win.
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After a friendly appearance last week, Levi Colwill stepped up his return from a season-long injury absence with a full game for Under-21s in their PL2 playoff game against Middlesbrough.
The young Blues got a nice â if narrow â win to make it to the next round.
There were a few important people there to watch â two of our five sporting directors, for a start. And a former club legend, according to the Athletic.
âFormer Chelsea captain John Terry, also in attendance, appreciated the beautifully weighted pass from his fellow centre-half which put Landon Emenalo in the clear.â
Amusingly, the piece reveals that the two sporting directors in attendance couldnât be bothered to watch until the end of the 90 minutes. They left Levi and his colleagues to it â and they saw out the game and almost ten minutes of added time safely.
Itâs looked likely for a while that we would see him in the first team before the season is out, and watching this outing it could be sooner rather than later.
Levi Colwill played a full match for Chelsea's Under-21s, marking a successful return from a season-long injury absence.
Sporting directors did not attend the match to watch the full 90 minutes, despite the presence of other notable figures.
Levi Colwill returned from a season-long injury absence that had kept him off the field.
Devdutt Padikkal links his IPL success to his captaincy experience.

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