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Enzo Maresca has not held again in his evaluation of Reece James following the defender’s latest 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 start out 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 turn 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 by way of 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 by way of management.
“For me, as a result of you’re the captain, you must give greater than the remainder. Typically, ‘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 all the time extra by way of 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 dangerous 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 every of our guys from the academy however this is likely one of the explanation why he has to point out extra by way of persona.
“Once you don’t have a correct chief, you want to construct that. I believe we don’t have a correct chief. Most likely Tosin [Adarabioyo] is likely one of the guys that’s. The remainder, 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 initially of the season was not a frontrunner however now you’ll be able to see that he is likely one of the guys that’s all the time talking. We have to construct that.”
Maresca’s latest 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 gentle in James’ place with Jules Kounde the aspect’s solely senior recognised right-back.
