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Chelsea defender Tomori: Dad always available for good advice

Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori admits he leans on his father for regular advice about his football.

Tomori, who picked up his first England cap in 2019, admits it was his father who had to convince him to be a defender following a long desire to play as a striker.

"I was always playing centre back when I was 14 but I wanted to be in midfield," he said.

"My dad asked 'what was wrong with that? It's natural for you to play centre back'.

"He's more of a watcher than a player. He's that kind of person, likes to watch the game and analyse it. I've got the manager to help me with that as well but he's good with pretty good input to be fair."

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