Chelsea’s Young Lad on His First Goal Against Everton

[Emmanuel Offia]

Chelsea defender says that he ignored the tactical instructions of his manager Mauricio Pochettino in order to be able to score his first goal in a Chelsea shirt last night.

The defender went charging up the pitch to get involved in an attack when his side were 5-0 up against relegation battlers Everton. And then after a bit of a ping pong session in the box, Gilchrist stormed in to smash home his first goal for the club that he has supported since birth.

It was an incredible moment for the young academy captain who has been heavily involved in the Chelsea first team setup under Pochettino this season. The Argentine seems to really like Gilchrist, but the young Englishman revealed that he ignored the instructions of Pochettino!

‘I think the celebration speaks for itself,’ he said after the match as cited on the Chelsea website. ‘It was a crazy moment for me. I’m over the moon and so happy to get my first goal for the club.

‘When I came on, the manager said to me: “same again, keep it simple”, `