After Chelsea's impressive win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, Darren Bent believes that Ben Chilwell and Reece James make the difference for Graham Potter's side.
Mauricio Pochettino says that he won't rush Reece James' recovery in order to get him fit for the Euros.James only managed 16 appearances last term too, partly due to a knee injury picked up that ruled him out of the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022.
But with this summer's European Championships on the horizon, it seems that there's no guarantee of him being fit to compete.James hits out at hateful reaction to injury as surgery puts him in race for Euro 2024"His target and our target is for him to be fit and feel happy and well. Then we'll see about the possibility of going to the Euros or not, or to be ready for next season or to play before we finish this season. "The most important thing now is to build his confidence, his physical condition, to recover all the good feelings."The target is to build again his confidence and to feel strong, then to start to play when he feels strong and can deal again with the competition."Harry Kane's trophy hopes take hit as Bayern Munich sunken by late equaliserQuite remarkably, James has only made one major tournament appearance for England during Euro 2020, with the defender ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar due to a serious knee injury. But discussing his prospects of being fit, Pochettino says that they've in contact with the England camp, saying: "I didn't speak with . Kieron Dyer recalls Jadon Sancho ‘red flag’ during FA Youth Cup clash with Reece James following winger's loan move to Borussia Dortmund"It's not 'now I can go on the pitch, I can play'. "It's to be sure we can go to the competition and he can feel strong and can forget all that has happened in the past."Harry Kane's trophy hopes take hit as Bayern Munich sunken by late equaliser




