JaneB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Ruben Loftus-Cheek | Profile | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club (chelseafc.com) Just randomly getting our old threads back up for lots of future discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Good luck, Ruben. He was a hell of a talent coming through the academy and was unfortunate to get a nasty injury when he did. Even in the past two seasons I think he's done a decent job wherever he's played and has proven to be a good squad player so it's a real shame to see him go. The standing ovation was amazing. Happy for him. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I remember watching the academy games years ago and thinking he was going to be our Yaya Toure. He glided through games swatting the opposition aside. Sadly injuries took their roll. I for one will miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Ham said: I remember watching the academy games years ago and thinking he was going to be our Yaya Toure. He glided through games swatting the opposition aside. Sadly injuries took their roll. I for one will miss him. Unfortunately his languid style makes him look lazy when in reality it's his lack of effort that does it. There is literally nothing to miss. Edited May 28, 2023 by Mark Kelly 1 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Seems like you put the cat amongst the pigeons there Mark. How many chances does a player need to impress? I don't know how committed he is,but he should be part of the get rid brigade...without prejudice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 28/05/2023 at 21:18, Ham said: I remember watching the academy games years ago and thinking he was going to be our Yaya Toure. He glided through games swatting the opposition aside. Sadly injuries took their roll. I for one will miss him. It's difficult to know whether people are being serious here. 'Gliding through games' is one way of putting it.Another is to say he 'strolled through games'. Go luck to him and I hope he is the first of the many deadwood players that we offload. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 45 minutes ago, kev61 said: It's difficult to know whether people are being serious here. 'Gliding through games' is one way of putting it.Another is to say he 'strolled through games'. Go luck to him and I hope he is the first of the many deadwood players that we offload. Serious or not RLC will make the club money, unlike a majority of the deadwoods who are being shown the door 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 52 minutes ago, ROTG said: Serious or not RLC will make the club money, unlike a majority of the deadwoods who are being shown the door A lot of the deadwood are in the final year or two of their deals meaning low remaining book values, it's quite possible we make money on several of these players from an accounting perspective. Eg: Loftus-Cheek has a remaining book value of around £12.5m, Pulisic £15.6m, Kovacic £10.4m, Ziyech £15.6m and so on. Good chance we make money on all the above for example outside of maybe Ziyech, who at worst we make a marginal loss IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, ROTG said: Serious or not RLC will make the club money, unlike a majority of the deadwoods who are being shown the door Reasons to be cheerful...part one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, kev61 said: Reasons to be cheerful...part one. A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it, Money should repair it (hope Ziyech goes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 46 minutes ago, xceleryx said: Good chance we make money on all the above for example outside of maybe Ziyech, who at worst we make a marginal loss IMO. Potential big negatives are Lukaku, KK, Cucurella, what a balancing act. Fortunately we got a new chief executive who's got a bean counting background 44 minutes ago, kev61 said: Reasons to be cheerful...part one. Part three, might will not be so cheerful, if the club goes spend money on more Brighton level players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, kev61 said: Seems like you put the cat amongst the pigeons there Mark. How many chances does a player need to impress? I don't know how committed he is,but he should be part of the get rid brigade...without prejudice. I was possibly being a bit unkind really . however the fact we've seen him running about with purpose once Milan were reportedly interested irked me somewhat. Maybe he's just fed up with never getting a proper chance in his proper position ? That said I can't imagine an RLC YouTube video to feature much in the way of highlights unless they do a "Quite good against Spurs" reel . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I think some are being a little harsh on RLC and I think it comes from what the expectations were for him when he first broke through all those years ago and he’s just never lived up to that, unfortunately. Injuries haven’t helped him, but he’s always willing to work and fight for the team, he’s moved around into various positions without moaning and tries to do the job asked of him. I think he’s a decent player, but for one reason or another he just isn’t quite at the level we would want for where we want to compete. He’s been a solid squad member, filling in where needed without being spectacular. Not gutted to see him move on, but I won’t be celebrating it either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said: I was possibly being a bit unkind really . however the fact we've seen him running about with purpose once Milan were reportedly interested irked me somewhat. Maybe he's just fed up with never getting a proper chance in his proper position ? That said I can't imagine an RLC YouTube video to feature much in the way of highlights unless they do a "Quite good against Spurs" reel . He's just not good enough that is all.Lament the fact he does his best without imposing himself.He is just not good enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I think some are being a little harsh on RLC and I think it comes from what the expectations were for him when he first broke through all those years ago and he’s just never lived up to that, unfortunately. Injuries haven’t helped him, but he’s always willing to work and fight for the team, he’s moved around into various positions without moaning and tries to do the job asked of him. I think he’s a decent player, but for one reason or another he just isn’t quite at the level we would want for where we want to compete. He’s been a solid squad member, filling in where needed without being spectacular. Not gutted to see him move on, but I won’t be celebrating it either. His sore spot is his football brain, he for a lack of a better combination of words - lacks one. Dominated at youth level through his physicality, once he broke through into the mens game he couldn't just rely on that to get him through. He spent too many formative years on the fringes of the first team not playing, when in reality he really needed to be out on loan working on his understanding of the game. Too often he looks tactically naive and lost, be it through not reading situations quick enough to react or position himself accordingly. Even now we still see this happening and he gets exposed for it. All of this become highlighted when Jorginho gave him a couple of sprays over the last few seasons about what he needed to be doing, or where he needed to be - in and out of possession. Otherwise agree - not sad to see him leave, nor am celebrating it as a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Mark Kelly said: I was possibly being a bit unkind really . however the fact we've seen him running about with purpose once Milan were reportedly interested irked me somewhat. Maybe he's just fed up with never getting a proper chance in his proper position ? That said I can't imagine an RLC YouTube video to feature much in the way of highlights unless they do a "Quite good against Spurs" reel . I said the truth as I see it - my view being that he’s shit - and everyone got all triggered ❄️🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCW Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 45 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said: I said the truth as I see it - my view being that he’s shit - and everyone got all triggered ❄️🤣 The idea that people are snowflakes if they happen to disagree with you is, in itself, a bit snowflakey Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, RDCW said: The idea that people are snowflakes if they happen to disagree with you is, in itself, a bit snowflakey Matt! No no - I don’t mean that. Disagreeing is all good. Free speech. But people did throw their toys out 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RDCW Posted May 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said: No no - I don’t mean that. Disagreeing is all good. Free speech. But people did throw their toys out 🤣 Absolutely. I find myself in the "RLC is a victim of circumstance" camp, rather than the "he is shit" school, but my pram is still fully stocked with rattles and trinkets. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneB Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Goodbye, Ruben Loftus-Cheek | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club (chelseafc.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, JaneB said: Goodbye, Ruben Loftus-Cheek | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club (chelseafc.com) He's made for the walking football of Italy. In the land of the blind the one eyed man is King. Go become the player you showed promise you could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Singleton Posted June 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2023 Sad to see him go. Promised more than he achieved, though injuries are - I believe - chiefly to blame. His languid style made some believe he was lazy, but I never got that impression. From the outside, he just seemed like a 'good guy' who never complained, played wherever he was told to play, and did his best for the club. Italy should suit him and I wish him all the best. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Nicely put Bob. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) A bit of a rollercoaster career at the club with loans and injuries. Quite sure he will become a valuable member of the Milan team Edited June 30, 2023 by ROTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bison Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 Love that. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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