Reece James has missed 90 games through injury in his Chelsea career and made just 79 Premier League starts. The Blues should have re-signed his imitation when they still had the chance.
. On his first Premier League start since the opening day, it looked as though he hadn’t been away, keeping his head as everyone around him lost theirs. It came as no great surprise. When Reece James plays, he’s usually Chelsea’s best player, because herequires a second page to list all his ailments. He’s had 17 periods of absence since coming into the first-team squad in 2019. He’s been out of action for a total of 472 days and missed 90 games.
Real Madrid’s medical department may be better, and the Spanish giants continue to court James having first signalled their interest in the full-back in the summer of 2022. Carlo Ancelotti wanted, and Livramento is not as good as James; he may never be as good as him. But he is better than Malo Gusto. The young Frenchman has proven to be a serviceable back-up for Chelsea this season, but he’s a step down from Livramento, who has too much talent to be an understudy, which is the best Chelsea could offer him, both when he left the club and when they had the chance to bring him back.
Ben Chilwell has created a similar problem at left-back. Like James, he’s always injured, but blocked the path Lewis Hall was on to the first team, pushing him to Newcastle in the summer. But Chilwell, as we saw before he got injured this season, isn’t as assured of a starting spot as James, nor is he anywhere close to his level. His absences will never be as keenly felt.
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