Roy Hodgson may no longer be in charge of England, but the FA still has a lot to thank him for. It was the Crystal Palace manager who finally gave Ruben Loftus-Cheek the chance he so desperately needed after three years of false dawns with Chelsea. In 2014, Loftus-Cheek starred in Chelsea’s FA Youth Cup triumph. But since then, Loftus-Cheek has made only six Premier League starts for Chelsea, two of which were in dead rubbers at the end of the 2014-15 title winning season under José Mourinho. Four different managers have occupied the Chelsea hot seat since Loftus-Cheek made his debut and he has seen five central midfielders join…

Source: The Times May 23, 2018 23:03 UTC