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Loftus-Cheek on breaking down a low block, 'poacher' Giroud and his own
on-pitch progress

15 Jul 2020


Ruben Loftus-Cheek's first Stamford Bridge start since May 2019 ended in
what the midfielder described as a 'massive' victory, leaving our
Champions League fate next season in our own hands with two league matches
remaining.


https://i.imgur.com/3h6CtmZ.jpg


The 24-year-old was named in Frank Lampard's starting XI for the second
time since football in this country resumed, having come off the bench in
the five games following the win at Aston Villa last month. It was his
first appearance from the off on home soil since the Europa League
semi-final second-leg success over Eintracht Frankfurt, with the win over
Norwich another step taken in avoiding entering that competition again.


'We had to bounce back after the last game because it wasn't good enough
for us or our fans,' said Loftus-Cheek.


'It was a big game and to get the three points is massive, especially as
results in the last couple of days went our way. At 1-0 there was always a
chance they could get a lucky goal. I felt like we had a lot of possession
and we didn't take our chances with that possession.


'The gaffer was saying we had to keep a clean sheet. Norwich were good to
be fair, it was hard to break them down. That's what teams are doing
coming up against us, staying in a low block and sitting back. The goal
calmed us down a bit and we had chances but couldn't stick them away, but
mostly I'm happy with the three points.'


Loftus-Cheek had words of praise for the man who able to stick one of his
chances away: Olivier Giroud.


'He's really important for us. He's a finisher, a poacher in the box,
which is what we need at the moment when teams are sitting back and
defending against us. You always have a chance to sling it in the box and
Oli might be there to put it in. Great team player.'


https://i.imgur.com/uT40bjJ.jpg
Giroud crashes home the only goal


Of his own performance, which lasted 67 minutes before Ross Barkley
replaced him, Loftus-Cheek senses progress being made as the weeks tick by
and he continues to build up match fitness following that awful Achilles
injury last May.


'I feel like I'm improving. My game's coming on. I was really happy to
start and get some more minutes. This injury is a lot different to
previous ones I have had, and the explosiveness is still to come, but I'm
getting there.'


With Manchester United and Leicester City playing on Thursday, the gap to
fourth and fifth is, for now at least, four points. Those two sides meet
on the final day.


'We have to manage the pressure,' stressed Loftus-Cheek. 'We're used to it
playing for Chelsea, that comes with it. We have to do the job, and we
really want to be in the Champions League next year so we'll give it our
all.


'We have two really tough games against Liverpool and Wolves to come, so
it's in our hands. We don't want to be reliant on other results to put us
through to the Champions League. We're in a good position. We have got to
nail it down and give it our all.'

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、惡魔、男人或女人，包括尚未出生者，若有任何的生靈，不論偉大或渺小，是善
還是惡，我們都將懷著復仇與憎恨之心直追到天涯海角，直追到世界結束之日。


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