Chelsea youngsters must fight for first-team action - Mourinho

Football Soccer - Chelsea Training - Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel - 23/11/15 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho during training Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic

(Reuters) - Chelsea's academy players should fight to break into the first team, manager Jose Mourinho has said, while defending the way in which he is using the youngsters.

The Blues, who currently have 33 players out on loan, have had many young players under contract in recent years, most of whom were out on loan and were eventually sold, and 34-year-old John Terry is the last academy graduate to win a regular place at Stamford Bridge.