Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has mentioned the membership’s dressing room lacks a “correct chief” and has been left “anticipating extra” from captain Reece James this season.
James returned from one other prolonged hamstring damage layoff to make his first begin of the season within the defeat in opposition to Liverpool final weekend — his first aggressive look below Maresca.
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When requested on Friday how James helped command the staff throughout his outing injured, Maresca informed reporters: “He’s on the best way, he is doing effectively, he is progressing, however from Reece, I anticipated extra additionally by way of management.
“More often than not when they’re captain, they assume that as a result of they’re captain they’ve extra, ‘as a result of I’m the captain, I count on that you simply give me extra’. For me, as a result of you’re the captain you need to give extra. It’s important to give greater than the remaining. And generally it is, ‘OK, I’m the captain I can provide much less’, no.
“He is one of many captains and I anticipated from him, and his teammates anticipated from him, to offer at all times extra by way of management usually.”
James has made 159 appearances for Chelsea since graduating from the membership’s academy and making his senior debut in 2019.
He was made membership captain below Chelsea’s earlier boss, Mauricio Pochettino, in August 2023.
“He [James] is a reserved man, however not solely him,” Maresca added. “I believe we do not have a correct chief. We do not have these guys. In all probability Tosin [Adarabioyo] is without doubt one of the guys that’s. So the remaining we have to construct them.”
Chelsea have begun the season with 4 wins from eight video games within the Premier League. They face Newcastle on Sunday.
