Ebbsfleet United manager Dennis Kutrieb says Franklin Domi and Ben Chapman set blueprint striker Nathan Odokonyero can follow as he seeks path to first-team squad

Ebbsfleet manager Dennis Kutrieb wants new signing Nathan Odokonyero to follow in the footsteps of Franklin Domi and Ben Chapman.

Odokonyero joined the Fleet from Isthmian Premier Bognor on Saturday and Kutrieb believes there’s already a clear development route being established within his squad.

The Fleet boss pointed to 24-year-old Chapman’s progression since joining from Dulwich in 2020, along with Franklin Domi, who moved permanently to Ebbsfleet at the start of last season from QPR.

“I think if you can build players up over a longer period of time, like Franklin Domi now one- and-a-half years or even Ben Chapman, who has been here for three years,” explained Kutrieb.

“Chapman was young when he came to us but now he’s very mature and knows exactly how we want to play. For me that’s a positive because if you can build them over a few years, they will make a massive impact because they just learn and get better and better.

“You should try to find a good mix. Yes, you can go with experience and that’s what we do, and I like to do as well. But if you have a few young players in there as well that don’t have the expectations or the pressure from the manager, they can just evolve and get better and better.

“With Franklin Domi, he was with us for six months and when he played against Worthing for the first time everyone was like ‘wow’ because he was calm, a good character with a high work-rate. He waited for his chance and already had everything on board.

“He came back on in the second game against Colchester on Saturday as a holding midfielder but he had great movement there because he knows what we want to do.

“From that point of view it’s always interesting to see the young players developing and if they are calm enough