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" Managers are under pressure and maybe don't want to take a chance on a young player. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Young
Take A Chance
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" I know how to deal with pressure. "
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" It was amazing to be playing at Stamford Bridge with the stadium full. "
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" It's hard to compare the faith of Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson and my lack of chances at Chelsea because it's such a big club. "
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" It's hard to keep training at your best, but I made sure I did for when the time came, or when I did get opportunities like at Palace. "
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" 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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" At Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week. "
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" 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. "
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" I was 14, but it was on a thing called day release, so we took the day off school on a Wednesday to train and do school at Cobham, and at the end of the day, we got asked to train with the first team just because of numbers. There was a drill where it was like a 1v1 drill, and I got partnered with Drogba. I was going 1v1 with Drogba when I was 14. "
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" The more you play, the more you feel part of the squad, and then, in turn, you end up playing better. I think it's a psychological gap as well - if you don't think you're a first-team player, then you won't be. "
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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. "
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" Training has always been top level. No matter if it's at a World Cup or not, training's been really good and at a high level. "
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" Chelsea is always hard to break into, but I believe in myself, and if I work hard, then hopefully things will go well. "
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" I had problems growing up. I had a sudden growth spurt at 15 or 16, and I got a lot of injuries as a result. I gained all this muscle, and my bones couldn't cope. I used to get so tired. "
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" 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. "
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" All I do is try to do my best, and I try to enjoy my football as well. "
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