Watch and learn, kids. The day began with one for the youth audience, Cole Palmer appearing on a live stream to explain the thinking behind his latest contract extension, and it finished with the oldest player to join Chelsea during the BlueCo era stealing the show with an all-action midfield display in a 5-1 win over Bournemouth.In the end even Palmer was happy to step aside as Jordan Henderson used his right foot to curl home a free-kick that drew comparisons with one of David Beckham’s specials. It was Henderson’s second spectacular strike of the afternoon – he marked his home debut by opening the scoring with a bending effort from 20 yards and also laid on an assist for Morgan Rogers to make it 2-0 – although it is fair to assume that Xabi Alonso did not bring the veteran to Stamford Bridge for his goalscoring prowess. The idea was more to lift standards in the dressing room. Chelsea needed more experience and are surely better off now a 36-year-old starting for them in midfield is no longer a laughable notion. Continue reading...