24. Reece James

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

On 14/10/2022 at 18:15, Nero said:

I mean like last season after that James and Chillwell thing?

To say the season is over is silly. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

Sorry but if Potter is like Tuchel and only has our attacking threat come from the wingbacks then what is the point?

James being out shouldn't be an excuse, no matter how important he is. 

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Sorry but if Potter is like Tuchel and only has our attacking threat come from the wingbacks then what is the point?

James being out shouldn't be an excuse, no matter how important he is. 

That’s the thing. The point was getting a manager who confirms with the owners idea of collaboration

potter does not have a magic formula TT has not. As long as we play 3 atb and only 2 or 3 dedicated atttackers we will always rely on our wingbacks for playmaking duties . And only the best like RJ can provide this. I am fine with that. Most of our attackers are quite average anyway and no manager in the world will get them to score 20g a season each. The mistake was not getting a proper backup. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

7 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

That’s the thing. The point was getting a manager who confirms with the owners idea of collaboration

potter does not have a magic formula TT has not. As long as we play 3 atb and only 2 or 3 dedicated atttackers we will always rely on our wingbacks for playmaking duties . And only the best like RJ can provide this. I am fine with that. Most of our attackers are quite average anyway and no manager in the world will get them to score 20g a season each. The mistake was not getting a proper backup. 

But we've already seen with Potter that we move the ball more directly and aren't afraid to have more bodies in the box. Tuchel's issue was his inability to improve our attacking play and attacking players, hence why we relied almost everything on our wingbacks. His possession play hindered our attacking players. 

We should not be over relying on James as we had done with Tuchel. 

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

22 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

But we've already seen with Potter that we move the ball more directly and aren't afraid to have more bodies in the box. Tuchel's issue was his inability to improve our attacking play and attacking players, hence why we relied almost everything on our wingbacks. His possession play hindered our attacking players. 

We should not be over relying on James as we had done with Tuchel. 

RJ was a huge part of us being able to move the ball more directly tho. Teams double up on him and give us more space in the middle. I still have not seen any attacking player improve under GP.Hence, I think we will need to switch formation in the absence of RJ to have more attacking interplay which in turn could leave Thiago less protected.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

12 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Sorry but if Potter is like Tuchel and only has our attacking threat come from the wingbacks then what is the point?

James being out shouldn't be an excuse, no matter how important he is. 

I'm more concerned about our defending on the right side rather than the attack.

Whoever plays RCB has to be extra sharp.

[Strike 7,217]

On 15/10/2022 at 15:37, Tomo said:

The one downside to having such a world class player is it's hard to get anyone of note in as backup knowing that's all they'll be. 

It was easier on the left because Chilwell isn't anywhere near untouchable even when fully fit.

Yeah. Need to sign someone comfortable in another position but its not impossible. Spurs had this problem with Kane and struggled with Carlos Vinicius, Llorente, Son covering and now seem to have got around it by signing Richarlison.  We'll have to get in a Simakan type who plays CB and RB rather than a specialist RB

[Blues11 213]

Feel for Reece. Obviously skipping the world cup will be good as a Chelsea supporter but the world cup is what players dream of. Getting to represent your country on the biggest stage is the pinnacle of most careers.

I'm sure he'll have his chances in the future but Fifa really fucked a lot of players having it in the winter. Greedy bastards.

More confident we'll be OK without Reece with Potter in charge. Potter's shown in game adjustments and various formations we can depend on. Tuchel seemed hellbent on making his system work no matter who the personel was. 

Time will tell though as Reece is undoubtedly our best player.  

[Gundalf 804]

If he gets selected you all know what will happen. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

Surely Kyle Walker Peters is more useful than a 1/3  fit Reece James. 

[Blue Armour 4,278]

6 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Surely Kyle Walker Peters is more useful than a 1/3  fit Reece James. 

Knowing our luck he'll still be included in the squad, as a backup. Or at least on standby

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[Reddish-Blue 2,345]

32 minutes ago, Strike said:

 

 

Probably a good thing, less chance of him making that injury worse.

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

2 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Probably a good thing, less chance of him making that injury worse.

Try telling him that, as fans we are selfish, but this poor lad will be absolutely gutted.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Great news. Thank god finally some reason. This desperate attempt to get fit in time was always a nonstarter. Hopefully it has not impeded his long term recovery prospects. 
he should get over it. Young enough to see 2 or 3 more phoney wcs 

fans have long turned their back to int football, hopefully players also will at some point. I Wonder if we can make some sign clauses to denounce their nt 

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

Feel for the lad, but the good thing is he is still young and  hopefully will have future opportunities.

[robsblubot 3,502]

He’s becoming a fairly injury-prone player which is a shame considering his quality.

It can really disrupt his career as it has just now with him missing a wc likely as a starter.

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