Is the letterboxing there for copyright reasons or to give it a more "cinematic" look? Just curious.

great to see eddie neutron bomb giving him a prep talk

the lad needs more pitch time, lets hope this is the start

A goal as a sub in-front of the home crowd. Poor lad, would be too light-headed to sleep tonight.

Looks assured and confident, a real beast of a player, when he gets fully integrated with the first team his confidence will rocket....

Was so happy for him when he scored, sometimes only one goal means a lot.

It might need the club to lose a youth player to recognise what they have. A Pogba situation should stop them looking elsewhere and appreciate what they've got.

I'm convinced Bertrand got sold because he was under appreciated. He never let us down whenever he played for us. Real shame.

Got sold with a champuons league medal in he's pocket, your right a real shame. He's was learning from the best as well.

Loved he's first touch with he's shoulder class

Guus saying that he's someone that needs to prove he is first team capable, and that his display was good but there are areas he needs to improve.  I think that's good, fair, honest feedback for the lad.

 

I think in the U21's he played more as a CM than a CAM

That is totally fair imo, not only to Loftus-Cheek but also to the fans.

Much prefer this to the constant hyping up of his abilities.

Meanwhile when Jose did the same thing he was "destroying his confidence"

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Meanwhile when Jose did the same thing he was "destroying his confidence"

Did Guus haul him off 20 miniutes after he came on as a sub? Must have missed that

Should have started in the first place...glad he scored, for his confidence and perhaps to inspire more faith from others...let's see him more Guus please

My thing is, who is he going to displace in the squad/team?

We've just given a contract extension to Ramires, Mikel has about three years left on his contract.

Matic and Fabregas are the big earners and generally seen as first choice.

There's so many players blocking his path to the first team I just don't know where the opportunities will come from.

My thing is, who is he going to displace in the squad/team?

We've just given a contract extension to Ramires, Mikel has about three years left on his contract.

Matic and Fabregas are the big earners and generally seen as first choice.

There's so many players blocking his path to the first team I just don't know where the opportunities will come from.

 

Ramires and Mikel are both squad players and if Matic and Faregas continue to have dips in form like they have for some months, then he could replace ANY of these.

 

 

I think there are less players blocking youngsters paths right now than there have been for some time - by that I mean nailed on first 11 starters. There have been very few "untouchables" this season.

I thought (hope) that the Ramires extention was done to retain his value in the market.

My thing is, who is he going to displace in the squad/team?

We've just given a contract extension to Ramires, Mikel has about three years left on his contract.

Matic and Fabregas are the big earners and generally seen as first choice.

There's so many players blocking his path to the first team I just don't know where the opportunities will come from.

If we include Oscar who he replaced yesterday thats 6 players for 3 spots in the starting lineup. I know were all foreign to the concept of rotating since José never did, but that would leave him with plenty of oppurtunities under a manager that likes to utilize a bigger squad

My thing is, who is he going to displace in the squad/team?

We've just given a contract extension to Ramires, Mikel has about three years left on his contract.

Matic and Fabregas are the big earners and generally seen as first choice.

There's so many players blocking his path to the first team I just don't know where the opportunities will come from.

The next long term injury is only a question of months. 

Ramires and Mikel are both squad players and if Matic and Faregas continue to have dips in form like they have for some months, then he could replace ANY of these.

I think there are less players blocking youngsters paths right now than there have been for some time - by that I mean nailed on first 11 starters. There have been very few "untouchables" this season.

The point I was trying to make was that with so many players with indifferent form I just see the manager going with tried and tested and rotating between the established four senior players.

I think it was a bad decision to extend Ramires contact personally, he's never been a regular starter for club and having the same squad players year after year stagnates the team.

If the club really are serious about giving youth a chance we need to stop blocking their path by giving lengthy contracts to mediocre players.

If we include Oscar who he replaced yesterday thats 6 players for 3 spots in the starting lineup. I know were all foreign to the concept of rotating since José never did, but that would leave him with plenty of oppurtunities under a manager that likes to utilize a bigger squad

Some managers believe heavily in squad rotation, sometimes to the detriment to the team and others, like Jose have their core of players who when fit always plays (also sometimes to the detriment of the team).

It's a difficult balance, I want RLC to play because he deserves it, not because it would be nice to see a youngster have a go.

It's a tricky one.

He kept coming back to get the ball and playing it too simple.

 

 

How dare he keep it simple.

Oh for God's sake, it's been a horrid season so far, let us marvel in our youngster scoring his first of hopefully many goals without being accused of getting carried away.

 

Look at that goal again, how many players do we have who can finish with their left peg like that ? Fab ? nah. Oscar ? noope ? Willian ? not with is left. Hazard ? he wouldn't even of been in that position to score. Ramires ? dont be stupid. Matic ? HAHA, Mikel HAHAHAHA

Loved he's first touch with he's shoulder class

 

Just out of interest, I'm curious why you always use 'he's' instead of his?

I think it is fair criticism for him to have received from Guus.  

 

Let's not get carried away, more lets be excited about the prospect we have.  I think it will be very telling on how he is utilized the remainder of this season, knowing that his contract with us is as good as up.

 

I think his versatility makes him compete with Matic and Oscar more than anyone else.

what i don't get is the amount of hype musonda gets and he cannot get anywhere near the first team. pretty sure musonda was being compared to the best belgian players currently, or maybe that was just from delusional belgian football fans, but he is obviously a talent. why can he not get on the bench for the cup games at least? 

as for loftus-cheek. he definitely didn't do that much when he came on (barring the goal) and i was surprised he didn't track back more and seemed to stay behind costa a lot! definitely has to get more games and a manager who will give the right guidance and coaching.