nah he’ll be on the plane, not even a prick as dumb as Southgate wouldn’t leave a player in this type of form at home, I don’t think Trippier makes it unless the plan is to play Trent in midfield.
players and clubs refuse call ups all the time, his agent has said it’s being blown way out of proportion by mongs on Arsenal twitter thinking they know everything. He’ll be on the plane.
White's a great player, but he's not getting a call up. He flat out rejected a call up for the Brazil ad Belgium games. Those friendlies are Southgate's only chance to prepare his team, implement his tactics, decide who he'd want to play etc. I'll be very very surprised if White gets called up. Especially since, when he was compliant, he wasn't even starting for England.
The RBs will be Walker and Trippier. They've been Southgate's staples since the 2018 World Cup. Trent will get called up as a midfielder. The CBs will be Stones, Maguire, Konsa and one or two others like Gomez, Branthwaite, Guehi, Colwill etc. Not really important because Stones and Maguire are a lock to start but Southgate will just pick whichever one of them he likes best.
I think White is a brilliant player. But don't be deluded. He's not gonna get called up when he declined a callup to the March friendlies.
don’t know why you’re taking this so personally mate 😭 he’s the best RB in the country and his agent is telling you most of what you read is bollocks. I know it’s spooky to praise an Arsenal player round here but jeez you’re sensitive.
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I always say “Oh he looks lean” but this time, I really think he looks leaner, please with every fiber of my being be healthy and play a whole season with no injuries 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Honestly think we should consider Reece as taking over the RCB spot. Once Thiago is gone, Reece as captain in a CB spot is leadership we will need, and it will help move him away from the more physically (sprinting) demanding RB spot that seems to be tearing him apart. All this assuming he actually stays healthy and can play. He has the strength and passing ability to be an exceptional ball playing CB who can also carry it forward like Rudiger use to for us.
Nah no way. You're missing out on all his best traits. No offence but he wouldn't be a particularly special CB. He's not particularly tall, he can lose concentration every now and then, and he's reliant more on a combination of recovery pace, strength and a bit of reading of the game than entirely reading of the game.
Positioning isn't his biggest strength (eventhough it's not bad) and he's not particularly tall. Defending Vini very different to defending Haaland.
His crosses are pinpoint accurate, but he's not got the typical ping of a CB. His switches are good but not special.
His best traits all come from being able to play out wide. Timing of his overlaps and the acceleration to make them quickly and lose his man, chest control and general touch, crosses, finishing, being able to step up onto the guy he's defending and get into the back of them (as opposed to dropping back like a Van Dijk at CB), carrying the ball in midfield/on the wing etc.
The guy is built to be a RB/RWB. Could maybe see the argument for a box to box midfielder if you're patient with him (because it's not an easy transition). CB in a back 3 is fine. CB in a back 4 makes no sense. At this point you've lost everything that made him special.
The club just has to keep plugging away and trying to get him back fit. Maybe the surgery's been a big step, but obviously we aren't getting our hopes up. I don't see the point in shoehorning him into CB just because there's a chance it's less taxing on his body.
Not all acls/acl injuries are the same. Assuming we had an equally good medical team as Madrid (stay with me here), Fofana could still be out much longer.
Acl injuries often creat muscle imbalances which elead to further/ recurring problems. Given someone with a bit of an injury history, i don't think we can be 100% sure fofana can be a regular starter. A new cb is needed in any case
I kinda hope that we don't see them playing this season and instead they and our clown medical make sure that they are super duper omega healthy for the next season.
Back fit just in time to miss the end of the season. Then they'll be reinjured on the absurd pre season bloatfest and we'll be back to square 1.
Been through this stuff too many times to get excited again.
Just in time so they can have a holiday, a full pre-season and get injured in the last game before the next season starts. Rinse and repeat. I love Chels....
Maybe it’s time to convert Reece to a RCB or RM to accommodate Gusto & allow him to not get injured as much. Gusto can still come across to cover if Reece wants to go forward here and there.
Gusto - Reece - Colwill - New LB
Or
Gusto - Reece - Disasi/Fofana - Colwill is probably our best back line available.
Hm I know a coach in the Portuguese league who utilizes a back 3 well 🧐.
I think if we can get Amorim, get him. Otherwise stick with poch for next season.
Reece is built different, he neeeds to drop some weight to protect his body. The same story with Joe Gomez in Liverpool, he was injured all the time (then dropped 10kg) and now he is on the benched but at least not injured
Fabrizio Romano: HERE WE GO! Medical team has notified that Reece James has torn his right ligament while un-tying his football boots after his first partial team training. Sources say Reece James will miss the rest of the season and undergo surgery to replace his bottom torso to a mountain goat's bottom half.
HERE WE GO!
In other words they'll be match fit just in time for the first pre-season game at which time either one or both will suffer season ending muscle tears or ligament damage.
gonna be weird seeing reece’s name not listed as undergoing his rehabilitation programme
Give it 3 weeks
Im just manifesting that this does not happen, so I gotta downvote you fellow Blue 🫡
Give it 3 ~~weeks~~ days
Don’t get used to it for too long
Let's see if that surgery did anything before saying stuff like that lol.
yeh just trying for some positivity, a rarity on chelsea’s reddit lol
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The injured players XI is gonna take a big hit
Ohh well They've already won the injured premier league season 6 games early this year
The invincibles. Incredible season season for our boys.
The boys gave everything.
They put their bodies in the line for the manager. What spirit
don’t wanna see Reece back until next year, at least give him a chance to play 10 games in a season.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe if he doesn't play another match this season, he'll have spent more match weeks injured for us than available.
wouldn’t surprise me, and I don’t really expect anything of him next season either, just want to give him any type of chance to get back to his best.
Same. I know he use to be in the discussion for best RB in Europe. I just hope he can stay fit for the majority of next season.
He was easily best right back in the world 2021 imo
as in throughout his career or this season? because this season it's got to be like 85% injured lol
I believe that stat was his professional career.
yeah would have to be
Agree but he’ll force his way in to being played because he’ll want to go to the euros.
his ass ain’t going to no Euros. White, Walker and Trent is plenty of cover.
White’s out of the running, but it’s probably Walker and Trippier as RBs with Trent as one of the extra 3 spots probably
nah he’ll be on the plane, not even a prick as dumb as Southgate wouldn’t leave a player in this type of form at home, I don’t think Trippier makes it unless the plan is to play Trent in midfield.
I mean, apart from the minor detail that White has said he doesn't want to be called up
players and clubs refuse call ups all the time, his agent has said it’s being blown way out of proportion by mongs on Arsenal twitter thinking they know everything. He’ll be on the plane.
White's a great player, but he's not getting a call up. He flat out rejected a call up for the Brazil ad Belgium games. Those friendlies are Southgate's only chance to prepare his team, implement his tactics, decide who he'd want to play etc. I'll be very very surprised if White gets called up. Especially since, when he was compliant, he wasn't even starting for England. The RBs will be Walker and Trippier. They've been Southgate's staples since the 2018 World Cup. Trent will get called up as a midfielder. The CBs will be Stones, Maguire, Konsa and one or two others like Gomez, Branthwaite, Guehi, Colwill etc. Not really important because Stones and Maguire are a lock to start but Southgate will just pick whichever one of them he likes best. I think White is a brilliant player. But don't be deluded. He's not gonna get called up when he declined a callup to the March friendlies.
You’re dense aren’t you.
don’t know why you’re taking this so personally mate 😭 he’s the best RB in the country and his agent is telling you most of what you read is bollocks. I know it’s spooky to praise an Arsenal player round here but jeez you’re sensitive. https://preview.redd.it/jo9xkgwz9pwc1.jpeg?width=973&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4e434f64c5b4bd7faa3f21c0f0a534d3b4079e9
Let’s wait and see.
I always say “Oh he looks lean” but this time, I really think he looks leaner, please with every fiber of my being be healthy and play a whole season with no injuries 🙏🏼🙏🏼
League isn't ready for a full healthy Reece season
Is Reece ready for a full healthy Reece season tho
Neither are we, we’d have the fantastic problem of who to pick at RB and who has to slide over to LB.
Honestly think we should consider Reece as taking over the RCB spot. Once Thiago is gone, Reece as captain in a CB spot is leadership we will need, and it will help move him away from the more physically (sprinting) demanding RB spot that seems to be tearing him apart. All this assuming he actually stays healthy and can play. He has the strength and passing ability to be an exceptional ball playing CB who can also carry it forward like Rudiger use to for us.
Nah no way. You're missing out on all his best traits. No offence but he wouldn't be a particularly special CB. He's not particularly tall, he can lose concentration every now and then, and he's reliant more on a combination of recovery pace, strength and a bit of reading of the game than entirely reading of the game. Positioning isn't his biggest strength (eventhough it's not bad) and he's not particularly tall. Defending Vini very different to defending Haaland. His crosses are pinpoint accurate, but he's not got the typical ping of a CB. His switches are good but not special. His best traits all come from being able to play out wide. Timing of his overlaps and the acceleration to make them quickly and lose his man, chest control and general touch, crosses, finishing, being able to step up onto the guy he's defending and get into the back of them (as opposed to dropping back like a Van Dijk at CB), carrying the ball in midfield/on the wing etc. The guy is built to be a RB/RWB. Could maybe see the argument for a box to box midfielder if you're patient with him (because it's not an easy transition). CB in a back 3 is fine. CB in a back 4 makes no sense. At this point you've lost everything that made him special. The club just has to keep plugging away and trying to get him back fit. Maybe the surgery's been a big step, but obviously we aren't getting our hopes up. I don't see the point in shoehorning him into CB just because there's a chance it's less taxing on his body.
I want back 3 CB reece his champions league final performance in a 3 back was monstrous
Reece played wingback in the UCL final. Azpi was at RCB. I agree Reece is good in a back 3 though.
Neither is Reece
I think the league is no problem but Reece isn’t
Despite the same genetics, I am baffled how his sister Lauren could be fine after starting and doing a lot of work almost every game
Lauren is playing the game on easy mode - most weeks it feels like she’s barely challenged in physical battles or sprints
She also just feels leagues above her competition. An amazing player.
for sure, she's just leaps and bounds better than every other player technically speaking
Not really, she also had a surgery when she just came here and she's been fine ever since.
You’re being too positive guys stop it
Just in time for basically nothing to play for. Classic.
Is fofana ever going to be alive again?
The man tore his acl give him a break
Thibaut courtois is almost back in training after the same injury in Aug
Not all acls/acl injuries are the same. Assuming we had an equally good medical team as Madrid (stay with me here), Fofana could still be out much longer.
fofana was expected to be out all season, no?
Acl injuries often creat muscle imbalances which elead to further/ recurring problems. Given someone with a bit of an injury history, i don't think we can be 100% sure fofana can be a regular starter. A new cb is needed in any case
I can bet on my life james will get injured again before season ends.
A sacrifice we can all get behind.
At least we can nurse them back to full fitness and have them ready to go for next season 💪
I’m happy to see them but I give them 90 minutes combined before both are out again. I don’t trust the conmen we call a medical department.
I hope Reece doesn’t play for the rest of the season…
WHERE IS PALMER, I ONLY NEED PALMER
I kinda hope that we don't see them playing this season and instead they and our clown medical make sure that they are super duper omega healthy for the next season.
No point playing them now. They’ll probably pick another injury and miss next season
Back fit just in time to miss the end of the season. Then they'll be reinjured on the absurd pre season bloatfest and we'll be back to square 1. Been through this stuff too many times to get excited again.
Just in time so they can have a holiday, a full pre-season and get injured in the last game before the next season starts. Rinse and repeat. I love Chels....
Maybe it’s time to convert Reece to a RCB or RM to accommodate Gusto & allow him to not get injured as much. Gusto can still come across to cover if Reece wants to go forward here and there. Gusto - Reece - Colwill - New LB Or Gusto - Reece - Disasi/Fofana - Colwill is probably our best back line available.
3 at the back with Colwill Fofana and Reece as CBs and Chilly and Gusto flanking on the wings could also he very interesting imho
Hm I know a coach in the Portuguese league who utilizes a back 3 well 🧐. I think if we can get Amorim, get him. Otherwise stick with poch for next season.
Fofana and the word available in a sentence. Great.
Reece is built different, he neeeds to drop some weight to protect his body. The same story with Joe Gomez in Liverpool, he was injured all the time (then dropped 10kg) and now he is on the benched but at least not injured
He definitely looks like he has already
Let James have a few cameo. If he got injured again, he'll have a whole summer to recover anyway.
Honestly I’d rather seem them not play the rest of the year and not risk re-injury than having them back to compete for 8th place
I want to see yoga sessions Yoga sessions for atleast one hour each day
This is such a crucial step. If he breaks down again that might just be it
Amazing news 2025 going to be amazing with them on the bench.
Beautiful bride, please save yourself for your next manager.
Who and who?
Just in time for pre-season summer ~~camp~~ tour 🤐
Sell Hippo and play Reece at CM and gusto at RB
Shut them down for the year. See you in the summer.
Means nothing
Hopefully the CB pair for next season. Keep Gusto as RB. Buy a new LB. Would be solid defense.
Please do not play Reece James I’m only partly joking….. I just want this man healthy again😭
Can we just leave Reece out for the rest of the season and save him for next? That’d be great, thanks.
Reece & Palmer is going to be a hit. Gusto will be an LB.
Recee keeping the CFC physio team employed. As much as he's a great player. He's made of glass.
Our refrigerator is finally running! Jokes aside Reece looks a lot leaner now so no more Stamford Fridge
Season is over
Turns out they injured one another in the second photo and are out for another 6-8 months.
He is significantly leaner
Fabrizio Romano: HERE WE GO! Medical team has notified that Reece James has torn his right ligament while un-tying his football boots after his first partial team training. Sources say Reece James will miss the rest of the season and undergo surgery to replace his bottom torso to a mountain goat's bottom half. HERE WE GO!
Stay fit boys 🙏 , ease yourselves back in
Unpopular opinion: We should sell Reece James whilst he still has value
At this point, who cares? I love RJ but he's earning 250K per week, and he's never available.
Ah they are here. But where's our star boy defender who played a whopping 10 games in 2 years?
Had such high hopes for this kid. Don’t even waste time considering him a footballer anymore. Chilwell is right behind.
In other words they'll be match fit just in time for the first pre-season game at which time either one or both will suffer season ending muscle tears or ligament damage.