- In the past two seasons, Reece James has only played 26 games for the team.
- Reece James has revealed he has overcome a chronic injury crisis and is now 100 per cent confident.
- In the 2-2 draw with Wrexham, James was given the opportunity to play in midfield.
Chelsea captain Reece James has revealed. He has overcome a string of injuries and is ready to return to action for the Blues after making just 26 appearances across the past two seasons. While also revealing the midfield role he played in the 2-2 draw with Wrexham was one he was familiar with during his time at Wigan Athletic.
“There were times when I was thinking, ‘Can I do this, can I do that?’ When you have that fear, you’re not fully confident. But now I can say that fear is gone. I feel free again. “The
roles of the players will change a lot this season. So trying to adapt to the roles that are given to you, the sooner you can do that. The more you can help the https://ufabet999.app team.”
“I’ve played in a central midfield position when I was younger and when I went on loan (to Wigan) I was also a central midfielder. So it’s not too different. It’s quite obvious, usually a defender will drop inside to help out through the middle a lot.”
Reece James moved to Championship side Wigan Athletic in 2018/19. Where he made 46 appearances throughout the campaign, 13 of them in central midfield.
Chelsea are next in action against Celtic in a friendly on July 27, before taking on Club America, Manchester City and Real Madrid in that order, before heading to Stamford Bridge to face Inter Milan. It will be interesting to see how much the role of Reece James and the rest of the squad changes before the Premier League kicks off.