Ruben Loftus-Cheek

[!Hazard! 3,394]

So Hazard doesn't defend enough, RLC doesn't defend enough.....and yet he keeps Cesc on the pitch week after week. Jose has lost it beyond repair I'm afraid. He wants to make Eden a fullback and turn our brightest academy talent into another Mikel. I'm lost for words.

[LondonsFinest 692]

I still fail to see why he can't play a 4-3-3 with RLC and Matic. Does he see Ruben as a DM?

[lucio 5,362]

I still fail to see why he can't play a 4-3-3 with RLC and Matic. Does he see Ruben as a DM?

he wasn't a DM yesterday so im not sure. 433 with him and matic , is clearly our best option.

[supporter 3,088]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek vs Aston Villa (Home) 17/10/2015 HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhdPFdR0bY

IMO Ruben Loftus-Cheek was having a good performance yesterday. I don't understand why Jose sent him to the bench.

For me His best position is as pure midfielder, not N.10, but he needs to accumulate minutes in our first team and maybe N.10 position is best for him to acquire more experience.

If I'm honest I would not change Paul Pogba instead of Ruben Loftus-Cheek under any circumstances. RLC is an extraordinary player and he can become one of the best players in the world in a short time.

Hopefully Jose decided to bet heavily on him because RLC is ready. In fact, he should be in our starting eleven from now until the end of the season. I Do not see any reason to do not bet on him.

[DYC. 7,542]

He lacks a specialty. That hurts him as a player.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He's a great player our manager is just a joke. He really played him as a #10 and phased him out the game. He barely touched the ball.

[DYC. 7,542]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek vs Aston Villa (Home) 17/10/2015 HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhdPFdR0bY

IMO Ruben Loftus-Cheek was having a good performance yesterday. I don't understand why Jose sent him to the bench.

For me His best position is as pure midfielder, not N.10, but he needs to accumulate minutes in our first team and maybe N.10 position is best for him to acquire more experience.

If I'm honest I would not change Paul Pogba instead of Ruben Loftus-Cheek under any circumstances. RLC is an extraordinary player and he can become one of the best players in the world in a short time.

Hopefully Jose decided to bet heavily on him because RLC is ready. In fact, he should be in our starting eleven from now until the end of the season. I Do not see any reason to do not bet on him.

Good performance? The video you posted only confirmed my initial feelings after his performance. Just look at it. He did nothing. Even worse, he constantly lost possession.

I didn't think taking him off was undeserved tbh. Cesc was poor as well but Mourinho was always going to stick with him rather than RLC, most managers would. Greater chance of him turning his performance around (which he kind of did) and he's more likely to produce a match-winning moment.

I hope to see more of him though. Maybe a three-man midfield with Cesc, Matic and RLC against Kiev.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek vs Aston Villa (Home) 17/10/2015 HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhdPFdR0bY

IMO Ruben Loftus-Cheek was having a good performance yesterday. I don't understand why Jose sent him to the bench.

For me His best position is as pure midfielder, not N.10, but he needs to accumulate minutes in our first team and maybe N.10 position is best for him to acquire more experience.

If I'm honest I would not change Paul Pogba instead of Ruben Loftus-Cheek under any circumstances. RLC is an extraordinary player and he can become one of the best players in the world in a short time.

Hopefully Jose decided to bet heavily on him because RLC is ready. In fact, he should be in our starting eleven from now until the end of the season. I Do not see any reason to do not bet on him.

Baba needed more protection on the left hence Matic coming on.

RLC had been ok and it could have been another player but Mourinho wanted to get the job done and close the game down. Experience counts here

[King11Didier 916]

He is ready... For one half?? Another Mou joke this season. It looks like he started him only because he said so in front of the journalists. I'm sure Mou massively boosted his confidence after taking him off, leading at half time, against the worst team in the league.

[manpe 10,855]

The Chelsea boss said: “He is brilliant with the ball. He doesn’t look 19 – he looks solid, stable and mature.

“But without the ball he doesn’t look as good tactically. I wanted more stability defensively".

I agree with Jose here. In my eyes RLC was a defensive liability, his lack of work rate is a concern. Too often I caught him casually walking around when there were gaping holes in midfield that needed covering and he could have jogged to those areas, shown some more determination, but he didn't. Matic made us more solid. RLC can expect more game time once we stop being afraid of relegation teams, which could take a while.

[Amblève. 4,995]

He lacks a specialty. That hurts him as a player.

I found his runs through midfield pretty special when he played for the Youths

[DYC. 7,542]

I found his runs through midfield pretty special when he played for the Youths

Those runs are so hard to pull of at top level though. How often do you see that?

I really miss a stand out quality in his game. Great dribbler, passer or shooter? FK or set-piece specialist? Goal-scorer or assist-provider? Exceptional pace? Huge physical presence?

A jack of all trades is a dangerous prospect.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Those runs are so hard at top level though. How often do you see that?

I really miss a stand out quality in his game. Great dribbler, passer or shooter? FK or set-piece specialist? Goal-scorer or assist-provider? Exceptional pace? Huge physical presence?

A jack of all trades is a dangerous prospect.

Not exactly top level but he showed a few great runs vs Maccabi and vs Walsall. When he feels comfortable he'll do them more often would be my guess. In general, his game so far has been safer than during those 2 games mentioned before so I'm not worried; he's still adapting to the pace of the PL (which then again is a rather weird thing to say considering our lulling approach this season).

[didierforever 7,349]

Those runs are so hard to pull of at top level though. How often do you see that?

I really miss a stand out quality in his game. Great dribbler, passer or shooter? FK or set-piece specialist? Goal-scorer or assist-provider? Exceptional pace? Huge physical presence?

A jack of all trades is a dangerous prospect.

muller is one. and for me, he is one of the best players in the world. people talk about messi, CR and then talk about hazard, neymar, suarez, bale, sanchez. sorry, but i would take muller ahead of all of them in my team (obviously except for messi and CR).

[DYC. 7,542]

muller is one. and for me, he is one of the best players in the world. people talk about messi, CR and then talk about hazard, neymar, suarez, bale, sanchez. sorry, but i would take muller ahead of all of them in my team (obviously except for messi and CR).

Muller is a great goal-scorer and assist-provider (and a deceptively good crosser) though. His positional sense is also among the best in the game. And he's big game player as well. Never a jack of all trades imo.

It will be interesting to see how RLC develops. He has an impressive physique so that's something he can work with. And I want to see how he'll refine his technique.

[didierforever 7,349]

Muller is a great goal-scorer and assist-provider (and a deceptively good crosser) though. His positional sense is also among the best in the game. And he's big game player as well. Never a jack of all trades imo.

It will be interesting to see how RLC develops. He has an impressive physique so that's something he can work with. And I want to see how he'll refine his technique.

goal-scorer,

assist provider,

good crosser,

good passer,

good dribbler,

good pace,

brilliant work rate

brilliant movement

brilliant understanding of the game.

for me, he is the epitome of jack of all trades.

he can as easily play LW/RW as LM/RM as CAM as ST.

[Stats 6,980]

Muller is a great goal-scorer and assist-provider (and a deceptively good crosser) though. His positional sense is also among the best in the game. And he's big game player as well. Never a jack of all trades imo.

It will be interesting to see how RLC develops. He has an impressive physique so that's something he can work with. And I want to see how he'll refine his technique.

Muller for me is certainly a jack of all trades. He does not necessarily have an outstanding attribute but he has all of them which makes him a superb player.

[lucio 5,362]

Those runs are so hard to pull of at top level though. How often do you see that?

I really miss a stand out quality in his game. Great dribbler, passer or shooter? FK or set-piece specialist? Goal-scorer or assist-provider? Exceptional pace? Huge physical presence?

A jack of all trades is a dangerous prospect.

He is a huge presence , and his driving runs , we caught glimpses of them vs lisbon and villa. I imagine he will be very good at interceptions too.