"He accepts limits too early" - Thomas Tuchel claims 26-year-old Chelsea midfielder doesn't know how good he is after upturn in form

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has praised Ruben Loftus-Cheek, saying that the English professional possesses all attributes of a top football player. However, the German manager feels that Loftus-Cheek is unaware of his true potential and accepts his limitations easily.

Tuchel believes that the England international will grow as a better player for Chelsea and has a bright future ahead of him. Despite their Champions League exit, Tuchel praised Loftus-Cheek for his performance against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.

Speaking ahead of the FA Cup semi-final clash, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel showered praise on the 26-year-old midfielder as seen in the Daily Mail. He said:

''He has everything. He has everything it takes to play otherwise I would not count on him. But he has heard it for so many years. He has heard it too much."

Tuchel later added:

‘He is a very nice, quiet guy. It’s not over confidence. It is the opposite and he needs to impose it by keeping focussed and pushing himself to this next game and to the physical limit.’

The Blues boss also said that the club will continue to push the England international to achieve more. He further said:

''I don’t think he is fully aware of what he can produce, what he can physically give. He is still in the situation where he accepts limits too early. He is used to that and this is where we are. We will keep on pushing. And hopefully he can produce more of these performances without being injured because this is another part of his story.''

The 25-year-old is a Blues academy graduate who made his senior team debut for the club in 2014. He had a couple of loan spells; the first in the 2017-18 season with Crystal Palace and another with Fulham in the 2020-21 season. Overall, he has made 113 appearances across competitions for the club till date, scoring 12 goals and giving 15 assists.

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The remaining bidders for the Blues are LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, Sir Martin Broughton and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca. Members of the Ricketts family partnered with US billionaires Ken Griffin and Dan Gilbert for the bid. However, the two parties of the consortium did not agree on the final details of the deal despite several rounds of discussions.