Chelsea duo Tomas Kalas and Jay DaSilva have both been earning rave reviews at Bristol City following a loan move to Ashton Gate in the summer transfer window.
The praise comes after both earning Man of the Match awards for their recent performances for the promotion-chasing side.
DaSilva earned his praise following an impressive outing off the bench against Brentford the Luton-born full-back’s cross was converted by Niclas Eliasson in the 89th minute.
Previously the youngster had played just 165 minutes of Championship football in six appearances for the Robins.
DaSilva, who was brought in late in the summer window to replace the outgoing Joe Bryan has made his name in the Football League as one of the most exciting attacking young full-backs.
After two successful back-to-back loan spells at Charlton Athletic, the 20-year-old finally seems to be gaining significant praise in England’s second division. Not to mention the defender’s performances for both Charlton and Bristol City in 2018 earned him seven outings for Aidy Boothroyd’s England Under 21’s.
The youngster has given Lee Johnson a defensive conundrum over whether to field the former Charlton loanee ahead of Lloyd Kelly at left-back.
Twitter: @TheExiledRobin Jay Dasilva was brilliant when he came on as well. (@JackHocking)
Twitter: Jay Dasilva v Stoke
Great crosses from the left as he injected some verve into the Robins attack after the break (Gregor MacGregor) (@ChelseaLoanArmy)
Twitter: RT @BristolCity:
Last night’s @thatchers_cider MOTM.
What a performance from Jay Dasilva.
#BristolCity https://t.co/TT9X6pVvVw (@Fuaattt_CFC)
Not one to be outdone, 25-year-old Tomas Kalas was also on the end of his own praise from Bristol City fans following his Man of the Match performance against Stoke City.
Despite a 1-0 loss to the Potters the Czech looked widely impressive at centre-back and could be integral should Lee Johnson’s side try and mount a promotion push.
Speaking to Bristol City’s official website, the 25-year-old gave his thoughts following the defeat:
Obviously 1-0 is disappointing but for everyone who saw the game I think knows we didn’t deserve that.
Now is not the time for crying but we had 90 minutes to do something. We wasted the opportunity in first 45 minutes to play like we did in the second.
In the second half, there was only one team on the pitch and having been more lucky, calm or quality, more composure then we would have scored at least two or three goals and won, then it would have been a different story but it is one of those games.
Fans then took to Twitter praising his performances so far at Ashton Gate.
Twitter: Tomas Kalas v Hull
The centre-back looked a little rusty at first bit soon warmed up. At the heart of every cl… https://t.co/J4KLWwcFRG (@ChelseaLoanArmy)
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A very strong performance.
#BristolCity https://t.co/kKsfnESc5Q (@_Fin_HD)
Twitter: Tomas Kalas is premier league standard, trust me. https://t.co/ct6xncEif7 (@thewalshrole)
In what is his seventh loan spell in eight years Kalas continues to prove his worth to the Blues despite only making two appearances for his parent club.
Likened to Azpilucueta for his versatility and consistency, the door could still be ajar for the defender yet to make a name for himself at Stamford Bridge.
Should the duo continue their recent run of form, expect Bristol City to have a very prosperous year.
