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Enzo Maresca has not held again in his evaluation of Reece James following the defender’s current return from harm.
The 24-year-old made his long-awaited return towards Liverpool final weekend after being dominated out for almost all of final season.
Thrown straight into the deep finish and requested to begin towards Arne Slot’s Reds six days in the past, James was clearly off the tempo and appeared a shadow of the participant as soon as tipped to change into England’s first-choice right-back.
Enzo Maresca slams Reece James for ‘lack of management’
And talking forward of Sunday’s thrilling matchup towards Newcastle United, Maresca didn’t mince his phrases when discussing James’ first efficiency again.
“I anticipated from him extra when it comes to management, contained in the altering room,” the Italian advised reporters.
“He’s on the best way, he’s doing effectively, he’s progressing however from Reece I anticipated extra additionally when it comes to management.
“For me, as a result of you’re the captain, it’s important to give greater than the remaining. Generally, ‘OK, I’m the captain, I may give much less’. No. He’s one of many captains and I anticipated from him, and his team-mates anticipated from him, to offer at all times extra when it comes to management.”
Step up or danger shedding captain’s armband
Occurring to match James’ psychological attributes to the remainder of the Chelsea squad, Maresca feels the Blues lack a ‘correct chief’ — probably unhealthy information for James, who was named membership captain by Mauricio Pochettino earlier than the beginning of final season.
“He understands we anticipated extra from him,” the supervisor added.
“He’s one in all our guys from the academy however this is without doubt one of the the explanation why he has to indicate extra when it comes to character.
“While you don’t have a correct chief, it is advisable construct that. I believe we don’t have a correct chief. In all probability Tosin [Adarabioyo] is without doubt one of the guys that’s. The remaining, we have to construct them.
“Reece is there, he’s on the best way however he’s not there. He must make an effort in that one. Levi [Colwill] most likely at first of the season was not a frontrunner however now you possibly can see that he is without doubt one of the guys that’s at all times talking. We have to construct that.”
Maresca’s current feedback are unlikely to go down effectively with the Chelsea defender and can gasoline hypothesis over his future on the membership.
Barcelona and Benfica have already been linked with shock approaches with the previous particuarly mild in James’ place with Jules Kounde the facet’s solely senior recognised right-back.
