https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/09/16/
lampard-on-his-plans-for-loftus-cheek
Lampard on his plans for Loftus-Cheek
16 Sep 2020
Frank Lampard has said that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be an option in the
'No.10' role for Chelsea this season and says he will give the midfielder
time to return to full form and fitness.
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The 25-year-old spent almost the entirety of last season on the sidelines
with a serious injury but returned to action at the end of the campaign
and started in our opening day victory over Brighton on Monday night.
He played just behind central striker Timo Werner against the Seagulls and
our head coach has said Ruben could feature there again, despite the
competition for places in the squad.
'Ruben obviously has been out for a long time and even his return to play
was pretty broken by the lockdown and the restart when he was just
available to play a few games,' said Lampard. 'So we certainly have to
give him a bit of time on those fronts.
'It's a position [No.10] that Ruben can play for us. We've got injuries
with [Hakim] Ziyech out and [Christian] Pulisic out as well,' said
Lampard, on deploying Loftus-Cheek in a more advanced role.
'They are players that will come back and give me lots of options, so it
was interesting for me to see Ruben in that number 10 position, he can
certainly give us lots in those areas.'