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5 Blues Who Could Become Chelsea FC’s Next Captain

By George Perry

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: John Terry of Chelsea appeals to an assistant referee during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on March 19, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: John Terry of Chelsea appeals to an assistant referee during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on March 19, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea holds off Omri Ben Harush of Maccabi Tel Aviv during the UEFA Chanmpions League group G match between Chelsea and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea holds off Omri Ben Harush of Maccabi Tel Aviv during the UEFA Chanmpions League group G match between Chelsea and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

5. Ruben Loftus-Cheek

If you don’t want Ruben Loftus-Cheek to be the future of Chelsea, you’re probably not reading something called The Pride of London. RLC is primed to be the first academy product to become a first-team regular since John Terry emerged. He admires and aspires to play like Frank Lampard. He even has a purer youth lineage than either of those legends, having only ever worn Chelsea blue.

Despite being only 20-years-old, he already has 9 U21 caps for England and has more experience with Chelsea than anyone other than Terry. Loftus-Cheek knows this club and this club knows him.

There are five remaining games and nothing to lose. Hiddink has already shown his willingness to give young players increasing amounts of playing time and responsibility, both to train them up and to show his successor what he will inherit.

My advice to Guus: go one better, and give the young man the armband and his trial by fire. Maybe we missed our chance to let Loftus-Cheek lead the team against Aston Villa, a match in which he opened his Premier League account. But with the next fixture against a Bournemouth team with as little to play for as we do, why not jump ahead to the inevitable?

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It won’t take long before Loftus-Cheek, Conte, the club and the fans get used to the armband being on his sleeve.

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