The midfielder followed Enzo Maresca to Stamford Bridge from Leicester City, leaving his boyhood team following promotion. The step up to Chelsea was an opportunity he couldn’t afford to miss.

Speaking to the midfielder, you immediately sense his drive and determination to be a success. He wants to win trophies, something he believes he can achieve with Chelsea, and is targeting a Conference League triumph this season.

Dewsbury-Hall hopes to lift the trophy next month in Poland, but first, a stern test against Legia in the capital of Warsaw awaits. The motivation to progress is strong.

‘Winning trophies, of course that’s what I want to do,’ the midfielder states ahead of tonight’s quarter-final first leg. ‘I want to win every competition that we enter and lifting trophies is what you want to do as a player.

‘It would be nice to be the first club to win every European trophy available and all the players are striving towards that goal. That’s enough motivation in itself.’

We’re approaching the business end of the season, with the Conference League and the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League high on the agenda.

While Dewsbury-Hall has been in and out of the side this season, he maintains that the atmosphere within the dressing room is high and believes he has ‘grown’ as a player since moving to Stamford Bridge.

‘The atmosphere is good,’ added the former Leicester man. ‘The last couple of weeks of training have been at a really good standard. You can see the lads are really pushing each other, and that’s all you can ask for as a team.

‘As long as that’s happening, it’s bringing the best out of everybody. We know we’re in a position where we can finish the season well and can be successful. I think that is enough motivation for everyone to put everything to the back of your mind and focus on what we to do, how we need to do it, and then do it.

‘I’ve enjoyed the season and it’s been a learning curve for me. I’ve had to adapt, and grow as a person and a player.

‘I expected that [rotation], I knew I wouldn’t play every game even though, as a footballer, you want to. It was a move I wanted to make, and I was aware of the challenges I would face coming to a huge club like Chelsea.

‘I’ve learned a great deal, I’ve grown as a player and a person and it’s been a good learning curve.

‘We’re at the business end of the season with some huge games coming ahead. I want to play my part so whenever I’m called upon, I’ll be ready. I’ve been working hard to make sure that I’m ready to help the team whenever needed.’