Reece James let’s show off together Chelsea after being absent due to injury. Do the Blues dare to force James directly to go fast?
James started when Chelsea faced Burnley at Turf Moor last weekend. This is the first time James has played after missing the start of the year with a hamstring injury.
Without James, Chelsea’s attack line is indeed less bite and makes them far behind in the title race. The proof is for five games in the league without James, Chelsea can only make six goals!
Well, when James played again, Chelsea stepped on the gas with a four-goal win without replying to Burnley. James made one goal and one assist before being substituted in the 70th minute.
James’ statistics are getting sharper with five goals and six assists from a total of 17 matches. James’s 11-goal involvement only lost to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s involvement with 13 goals, two goals and 11 assists.
Seeing James’ performance, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is happy because his flagship player is now able to play again. Moreover, Chelsea had difficulty scoring goals during James’ absence.
Therefore, Tuchel hopes that Reece James can continue to be fit and help advance Chelsea for the rest of the season. The West London club still have the Champions League and FA Cup to pursue for the remainder of the season.
“I’ve said it many times. I think our biggest difficulty this season is the injury to key players and there are also long absences like Reece who is one of our key players, as well as Ben Chilwell,” Tuchel said as quoted by Antara. Independent.
“The good thing in my opinion is Reece can make a big difference if he plays 65-70 minutes or even 90 minutes, which is now more ideal because we have four days off which allows him to play against Norwich.”
“Nevertheless, we have to be able to guard and not force Reece James.”
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