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Chelsea supporters could not be more excited for what the future holds for Estevao Willian - and rightly so - but expectations need to be managed.

All the talk is about the little Brazilian right now after his match-winning goal in the crucial victory over Liverpool at the weekend. Estevao entered the pitch with 15 minutes of normal time remaining and produced a remarkable performance, topped off with the winning goal deep into stoppage time to send Stamford Bridge into ecstasy.

Understandably, there are calls for Estevao to start more for the Blues given his impact - not only on Saturday but throughout his short time in west London so far. The 18-year-old has been in and out of the team under Enzo Maresca, who has an abundance of wide options to choose from, with 265 minutes from a possible 630 in the Premier League, with four starts and two appearances off the bench.

Estevao has been restricted to cameo appearances in both of Chelsea's Champions League matches thus far, and was also named on the bench for the win against Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup. While Maresca cannot speak highly enough about the teenage Brazil international,...

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