Jose Mourinho is ready for a clumsy reunion with ex-Chelsea star Ruben Loftus Cheek who performed underneath the long-lasting supervisor.
Mourinho’s Roma tackle AC Milan on Sunday (January 14) in a blockbuster conflict between the Serie A sides and one the place’ll he line up in opposition to the 27-year-old since he joined Milan.
The Englishman left his boyhood membership after 19 years this previous summer season to affix the Italian giants the place he was joined by fellow ex-Chelsea ace Christian Pulisic.
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Loftus-Cheek has had a constructive begin to life in Italy the place he is performed a starring function for Stefano Pioli’s facet who sit third within the league. The midfielder briefly performed underneath Mourinho in his second spell for Chelsea as he didn’t make a very good impression on the Portuguese supervisor.
The 60-year-old famously accused Loftus-Cheek of feigning harm in a pre-season sport in opposition to Sydney FC in 2015 to shirk his defensive tasks.
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Just 19 years previous on the time, Loftus-Cheek was introduced off after 27 minutes as Mourinho admitted his efficiency had precipitated a fracture of their relationship. “Ruben was saying he had a pain in his back but what I was feeling was that he only had this pain when Sydney had the ball,” Mourinho surprisingly stated.
He took goal at his lack of labor on the defensive facet of the ball and wasn’t afraid to name him out. “When Chelsea had the ball he was playing very well but when Sydney had the ball I think he was more impressed by watching [John] Mikel Obi and [Nemanja] Matic work, instead of him working himself.”
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Mourinho stated the midfielder needed to massively improve his work fee and questioned whether or not he understood the magnitude of enjoying for Chelsea. “With Ruben, it’s one step back in terms of my relationship with him. If he doesn’t know what it means to play for me and Chelsea, it’s one step back.
“Ruben has to be taught that, at 19, it’s important to run 3 times as a lot as the opposite guys and it’s important to play to your limits.” Ahead of Sunday’s conflict, Roma sit a lowly eighth whereas AC Milan are comfortably third with 4 wins of their final six league video games.