GdS: Loftus-Cheek Becomes Allegri's Utility Man - Potential Fourth Role Beckons

Loftus-Cheek pushes for minutes to keep his World Cup chance alive

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is thinking about next summer’s World Cup and wants to try, in the second half of the season, to get back into the pool of options Thomas Tuchel might consider, helped by the current squad rules, which went from 26 players at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 30 for the next one. To do this, he needs more minutes and a steadier rhythm. At Milan he has played 15 official matches so far, with one goal, scored against Lecce on match…

GdS: Loftus-Cheek becomes Allegri's utility man - potential fourth role beckons

By: Oliver Fisher In the comeback win over Torino, Ruben Loftus-Cheek played three different roles, and each were equally important.As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall, against Torino Loftus-Cheek started as a box-to-box midfielder, moved into attack after Rafael Leao’s injury, and ended out wide to the right in the second half when Massimiliano Allegri decided to move Alexis Saelemaekers to the other flank.It doesn’t stop there, beca…