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Ruben Loftus-cheek Set To Make Chelsea Debut Against Sporting Lisbon by e2uk(m): 3:34pm On Dec 09, 2014 |
Chelsea prepared for Wednesday’s final Champions League group game against Sporting Lisbon without John Terry, Willian and Eden Hazard, but with José Mourinho expected to offer the teenage midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek his first taste of senior competitive football. The England Under-19 international, consistently excellent for Chelsea’s youth teams since joining the club at under- eight level, trained with the senior squad at Cobham on Tuesday morning alongside fellow youngsters Nathan Aké and the third-choice goalkeeper in European competition, Mitchell Beeney. Mourinho said it was important for the club to develop young talent. “Every manager in the world wants to bring young people up,” he said. “Go to other clubs and you see it’s not easy to bring kids through from youth competitions to the top level. “If you don’t bring kids through the academy then the best thing is to close the academy. It’s better to close the door and use the money to buy the players. “The relation between first team and the academy is changing. The first time Ruben trained with me is 18 months ago. The last two to three weeks he is training every day. Tomorrow is Ruben’s day, but it’s also academy day.” Loftus-Cheek, a highly rated midfielder who had featured for the senior side in two friendlies on their post-season tour of the United States in May 2013, was a regular in the club’s under-21s last term and captained the team to their FA Youth Cup success. “I’ve been at the club since I was eight so to be involved and training with the first team means a lot to me,” he said. Neither Dominic Solanke – who made his debut in this competition against Maribor earlier in the section – nor Lewis Baker was involved as Mourinho oversaw training. Of the regular senior squad, Terry, Willian and Hazard all sat out the session with the manager expected to rest them for the fixture given his team have already won Group G. Cesc Fàbregas, who is suspended for Saturday’s visit of Hull City in the Premier League having picked up a fifth booking of term in the weekend loss at Newcastle, was present with André Schürrle, Filipe Luís, Ramires and Petr Cech also expected to play. 1 Share
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Re: Ruben Loftus-cheek Set To Make Chelsea Debut Against Sporting Lisbon by acenazt: 3:44pm On Dec 09, 2014 |
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Re: Ruben Loftus-cheek Set To Make Chelsea Debut Against Sporting Lisbon by e2uk(m): 3:52pm On Dec 09, 2014 |
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