Jose challenges Loftus-Cheek to show he deserves starting role

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged Ruben Loftus Cheek to work harder to push for a regular berth in the first team.

The youngster has started only eight times since his debut last December after he was dubbed the best talent from the Chelsea academy since John Terry.

Mourinho says he has space for youngsters in his team, but they need to show they deserve a place in the starting line up consistently.

Sometimes young players can argue that the chances were not too many for them, Ruben is the last one who can complain about that. He is a player who we have lots of hope for but, sooner or later, he – him, not me – has to give one step forward to be more stable in the first team.

It’s easier to get chances in smaller clubs. At big clubs, not many players his age have the opportunities he has had to start matches in the Premier League, Champions League and the cups, to be on the bench for lots of matches consecutively, living and learning with top players.

So he is having everything.

Jose Mourinho, Source: Daily Express

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