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" It was amazing to be playing at Stamford Bridge with the stadium full. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
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" It was tough mentally at Chelsea, obviously not getting the game time. I had to be really patient and have the mentality to still train right and do all the right things. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Time
Game
Patient
" I'm not afraid of any competition. I'm not going to be intimidated by any player or team. That is fundamental in football if you want to do well. "
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Want
You
Team
" It's tough being at Chelsea. I work hard every day in training. It's a massive club with really good players, so you don't get the opportunity every weekend. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
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Good
Day
" It's been so difficult to go from playing every game then get to the seniors and not be given a chance. It's really difficult mentally. There's only so long you just enjoy training with top players. "
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Long
You
Training
" Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected. "
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You
Need
" I want to work really hard. "
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Want
Really
Hard
" I'm confident in my ability, and I just try to enjoy myself when I play. "
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Enjoy
Myself
Play
" I know how to deal with pressure. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Deal
How
Pressure
" As long as I get an opportunity, with my ability, I can do well. My England debut was an opportunity for me to show that, and I was really happy with how I did. "
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Opportunity
Happy
Long
" I don't understand what's going on behind the scenes fully, but Chelsea's a massive club, and I understand why chances don't come so often. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Understand
Behind
Club
" Ever since I was in the Chelsea academy, I've had that awareness that people were saying I would be the first one to break through since John Terry. I believed I could, but the opportunities didn't quite come for me. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Saying
People
First
" Managers are under pressure and maybe don't want to take a chance on a young player. "
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Young
Take A Chance
Chance
" I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
England
Time
Myself
" The experience of being a Premier League player playing every week is just massive. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Playing
Just
Experience
" I'd had success with the junior England teams. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Junior
Success
Teams
" You can only improve so much in training. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Only
Much
You
" Arsenal-Chelsea games can go either way. They are always competitive and physical and really good games technically. "
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Way
Always
Games
" Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Game
World
Tough
" I do understand Chelsea are a big club, and there is always pressure on managers to win games and trophies. So I understand they might not be willing to take a chance on someone at a bigger club. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Chance
Win
Understand
" I really liked watching Thierry Henry and Zidane, especially Henry in his Arsenal days. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Henry
Days
Arsenal
" To compare players at different stages in their career shouldn't happen. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Different
Career
Compare
" I've trained with some top players at Chelsea, but sometimes training is not enough. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Some
Sometimes
Top
" I'm glad I came to Palace because I am getting the game time I wanted. I am also learning to fight with some good players. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Learning
Fight
Game
" When you don't play, you really feel the difference of what matches give you. The match-sharpness, the fitness. It's what you need to progress. "
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Need
Progress
Feel
" Playing at the World Cup stage excites me. "
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Me
Stage
Excites
" As a youth player, I played for England and got used to it, and I have just to carry it on to the bigger stage. "
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Stage
Carry
Used
" Playing with some of the best players in the world, you're going to get better every day. "
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Every Day
Best
Day
" Coming to Crystal Palace, I'm really excited to be playing. There's still massive competition here. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Crystal
Here
Competition
" I'd been at Chelsea for a while and progressed quite quickly until I got to the first team, and then it was different. I was used to playing every minute of every game, but when you get to that level, the step up is massive. There are world-class players in front of you, and no matter how talented you are, breaking in is difficult. "
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Game
Difficult
You
" I won't be intimidated by any player or team, I think that is fundamental in football if you want to do well. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Well
Football
Team