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		</div><p>Ruben Loftus-Cheek has lifted the lid on the double-edged sword of a powerful physique blighted by chronic back problems.</p>
<p>The Chelsea and England midfielder has seen his return from long-term Achilles trouble delayed by the coronavirus shutdown.</p>
<p>Loftus-Cheek was inching towards his first action since May when the Premier League was suspended on March 13.</p>
<p>The 24-year-old has branded his latest injury battle “my toughest hurdle yet”, in an Instagram post revealing an engaging video feature on his recovery.</p>
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<p>Loftus-Cheek tore his Achilles tendon in Chelsea’s Say No To Anti-Semitism charity match against New England Revolution in Boston in May, missing the Blues’ Europa League final triumph over Arsenal later that month.</p>
<p>Now itching to get going as and when football resumes, Loftus-Cheek has opened up on how he has to manage long-standing back troubles – and the power of positive thinking.</p>
<p><em>“My physical presence, how powerful I am, is my biggest strength,”</em> said Loftus-Cheek.</p>
<p><em>“But my body is also my weakness. And that’s just what I have to manage.</em><br />
<em>“I have to manage my body, and that’s what I’ve learned a lot about.</em></p>
<p><em>“So it’s working smart, working hard but listening to your body as well.</em></p>
<p><em>“Be aware of your journey and pay attention to it.</em></p>
<p><em>“The mental side of being injured is hard; it’s hard.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><em>“Going through the tough times it hardens you, and makes you a better player.</em></p>
<p><em>“I have to have the mindset of not regretting those things.</em></p>
<p><em>“I have those moments: ‘who would I be now if I hadn’t had those injuries?’</em></p>
<p><em>“But I have to counter that as well and say ‘who would I be without those injuries?’</em></p>
<p><em>“There’s a right way to think, and a wrong way to think.</em></p>
<p><em>“You have to practise, it’s a skill, to think properly.</em></p>
<p><em>“I just really didn’t want to rush (back from the Achilles injury).</em></p>
<p><em>“The hardest part for me (of being injured) has been actually watching the games.</em></p>
<p><em>“Seeing them play, and seeing them win, and lose in the bad times, that’s so hard.</em></p>
<p><em>“I just really didn’t want to rush (back from the Achilles injury).</em></p>
<p><em>“The hardest part for me (of being injured) has been actually watching the games.</em></p>
<p><em>“Seeing them play, and seeing them win, and lose in the bad times, that’s so hard.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>New Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has handed out a club-record eight debuts to academy products this term, ushering through a wave of new talent in west London.</p>
<p>And now Loftus-Cheek cannot wait for the chance to line up alongside the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and Reece James, who have all broken through in style this season.</p>
<p><em>“The manager has always said ‘give players a chance if they’re good enough’,”</em> Loftus-Cheek told Chelsea’s official club website.</p>
<p><em>“It’s not like he’s just throwing academy players in left, right and centre; it’s because they are really good players. They are helping the team win.</em></p>
<p><em>“Honestly, I’m so excited. I can’t wait to play with them, and share the pitch with them.”</em></p>
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