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Chelsea defender Clarke-Salter happy playing for Birmingham boss Clotet

Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter says he's a very different player to the one who made his first team debut in 2016.

The England U21 international is currently on-loan at Birmingham City.

He said, "Physicality has been added with my age, and more maturity in the way I play. I don't get into situations anymore where there are duels I shouldn't be going into, or decisions I shouldn't make. I think I read the game better now and have become an all-round better player than I was a few years ago.

"I would like to add more goals. I feel like I am a threat at set-pieces. I've got one this season, a header from a corner against Millwall, but I think I can add a few more."

Clarke-Salter is playing for Pep Clotet at St Andrew's and added: "The club philosophy is they want to try to play as much football as they can but mix it with the other side of the game and I think we have a good balance with that, and we just need to keep playing well.

"We have been on a good run recently and haven't lost in seven games so it is just about pushing on and finishing the season strong."

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