OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Needs to focus on getting himself fit and sustaining a good run of no injuries over the next few seasons. Has all the tools to be an absolute stalwart here but has to get that part sorted. Particularly when people have shown how important playing is regardless of how good you are with the whole Kante situation. Edited June 21, 2023 by OneMoSalah Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Needs to focus on getting himself fit and sustaining a good run of no injuries over the next few seasons. Has all the tools to be an absolute stalwart here but has to get that part sorted. Particularly when people have shown how important playing is regardless of how good you are with the whole Kante situation. He has too. No excuses now as Gusto looks like a player that will thrive in Poch's system given his attacking traits. Vesper and OneMoSalah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Just now, MoroccanBlue said: He has too. No excuses now as Gusto looks like a player that will thrive in Poch's system given his attacking traits. Yeah, with Gusto arriving it will be much easier to give James a rest every once in a while. That is assuming Gusto isn't a total dud of course. Especially now having a season with no European football the match load for James should be significantly lower than usual so let's hope he can get over whatever's injury problems he's been having over the last couple of years. Vesper and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 38 minutes ago, Jype said: Yeah, with Gusto arriving it will be much easier to give James a rest every once in a while. That is assuming Gusto isn't a total dud of course. Especially now having a season with no European football the match load for James should be significantly lower than usual so let's hope he can get over whatever's injury problems he's been having over the last couple of years. He looks like he's slimmed down too. Probably realising bulking up probably contributes to his top heaviness. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Blue Armour and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVINAA 129 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) Reece James dad talking to The beautiful game podcast Nigel James - my son Reece almost left Chelsea Video length - 1 hour 55 minutes The beautiful game podcast - google podcast - episode audio link https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzYzZmYzMzhjNDYzMGNkMDAxMWI5MjVlOA/episode/NjRhNmFlYjZkYmRlZTcwMDExOGE4OTNj?ep=14 Edited July 11, 2023 by KEVINAA James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,270 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Thank god for Gusto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 5,322 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, Vytis33 said: How does this keep happening getting ridiculous now! 🙄 bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, James said: How does this keep happening getting ridiculous now! 🙄 Hopefully just a precautionary thing - but his sister gets injured all the time as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 At this point I think that guy would tear his ACL while fucking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Where has his personal PT disappeared to? Recall him being vocal about Chelsea rushing him back from an injury, all quiet now. Sad news for Reece, most likely down to him trying to impress and going hard, Kinsella reported this week has been harder than the whole of last preseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Again?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,319 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) All good. People panicking for no reason. Edited July 14, 2023 by NikkiCFC Blue Armour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 15:19, NikkiCFC said: All good. People panicking for no reason. Good news, but equally there are rightful concerns about his durability. From my perspective owing to his heavy build, he looks predisposed to picking up joint injuries. This is one of the reasons I would like to see him given a chance as a DM, as in that position he wouldn't have the demand of bombing up and down the wing all the time. Additionally, I can see him dominating midfiled there like Essien used to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, King Kante said: Good news, but equally there are rightful concerns about his durability. From my perspective owing to his heavy build, he looks predisposed to picking up joint injuries. This is one of the reasons I would like to see him given a chance as a DM, as in that position he wouldn't have the demand of bombing up and down the wing all the time. Additionally, I can see him dominating midfiled there like Essien used to do. Essien was an underrated passer of the ball though. I know people on here have said that Reece James has succeeded in the DMF role when with Wigan in the Championship, but I still have my doubts with regards to doing that in the league. OneMoSalah and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) On 15/07/2023 at 19:21, Blue Armour said: Essien was an underrated passer of the ball though. I know people on here have said that Reece James has succeeded in the DMF role when with Wigan in the Championship, but I still have my doubts with regards to doing that in the league. I don’t see why people want to change him from RB to CM. He is one of the best and most complete fullbacks in the game when he is fully fit, yet people think we should play him as a CM? Mind blowing. Be like Man City playing Haaland as a CB. Also above someone mentioned fitness and injuries and trying him in midfield, saying he could be like Essien. I am sorry but central midfield is probably the toughest position to play physicality. You have to cover so much ground. You have to be ultra fit, I wouldn’t dare risk putting a RB who’s broken down so many times in the past 2 years in arguably the most physically challenging position on the pitch. Edited July 17, 2023 by OneMoSalah Beigl, The Rising Sun and Blue Armour 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: I don’t see why people want to change him from RB to CM. He is one of the best and most complete fullbacks in the game when he is fully fit, yet people think we should play him as a CM? Mind blowing. Be like Man City playing Haaland as a CB. He's one of the best wing backs in the game, he's absolutely wasted in a back 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Just now, YorkshireBlue said: He's one of the best wing backs in the game, he's absolutely wasted in a back 4. And well if he’s one of the best wingbacks in the game whys play him as a central midfielder? Does that not totally contradict how good he is as a fullback/wingback? I mean its 90% likely we go to play with a back 4 under Poch. Look at the likes of Walker and Trippiers development under Poch. If Reece can cut out the slackness in his game at times as well as the injuries, he has the potential to be the best right back in world football for years. Putting him at CM would be a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: And well if he’s one of the best wingbacks in the game whys play him as a central midfielder? Does that not totally contradict how good he is as a fullback/wingback? I mean its 90% likely we go to play with a back 4 under Poch. Look at the likes of Walker and Trippiers development under Poch. If Reece can cut out the slackness in his game at times as well as the injuries, he has the potential to be the best right back in world football for years. Putting him at CM would be a waste. A wing back is basically a box to box midfielder but on the wing, James has all the qualities to play in midfield for sure, if he should or not is a different question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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