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Chelsea keeper coach Lollichon: No surprise Ruffier hasn't moved to England

Chelsea goalkeeper coach Christophe Lollichon can't see St Etienne goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier moving to England.

Ruffier has been linked with Arsenal and Everton this year.

But Lollichon told France Football: "Ruffier is still a shot stopper with huge stops, a span beyond the average on his line, but no longer influential beyond his 5.50 meters.

"There are a lot of goalies like him, with a speed of movement and reflexes that impress, but who do not have a good reading of the game beyond their goal. The big clubs know it.

"Why deprive today yourself of an eleventh player with a good floor game? Football is no longer played at ten plus one! I'm not so surprised that he never had calls from England."

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