Billy Gilmour knows he must take his opportunities when they arise.
Frank Lampard has guaranteed the 19-year-old midfielder a start against Krasnodar in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Gilmour has only recently returned from injury and understands he must impress Lampard to win regular playing time.
"There's been a lot of new signings, good players, good additions to the squad and you can see the competition for places in the team is a good thing and that's why we're playing so well," the Scotsman told reporters.
"Chelsea are a massive team and everyone here knows the standards you need to go and win and that's why we've been doing so well in the league.
"You can see they're good players that have come in and in an attacking sense we've been doing really well with the goals we've been scoring, but I'm looking forward to coming back into the team and playing again.
"The competition for places in this team, it's very hard to get a game, but with the opportunity I've got tomorrow, I've got to take that and show why I should be in the team. We've got a big game tomorrow, we're going to go there with the right mentality to win the game first."
