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It’s starting to take a long, long time. Trained at Chelsea, Reece James is going through a real ordeal in his favorite club. For several seasons now, he has had a series of injuries and has absolutely been unable to put together matches. With only 162 matches played since 2017 (an average of 24 matches per season), the young England international spends most of his time in the infirmary. And when he thought he was coming back from injury in recent days, he relapsed. Suspended at the start of the season then injured in his hamstrings, he returned to the field at the end of October. But after 3 starts, he injured his hamstrings again.
An injury that the club hoped would be minor. But after further examinations, the sentence fell. Reece James will be out until at least the end of December. The injury detected is not a relapse, but a new injury to the ischios. But the Blues do not intend to abandon their captain. The 24-year-old right-back will undergo new treatment, but above all will be psychologically monitored by specialists. Because his situation is delicate. The Telegraph even explains that Chelsea will not put pressure on him for a return and even wants to try to minimize the attention on him as the English tabloids begin to regularly talk about his situation.
20 injuries since 2017
This Thursday, his trainer Enzo Maresca wanted to send him a message after the bad news. “It’s something he has to struggle with, it’s normal. If you always injure the same leg or muscle, you may be afraid. It’s normal, but at the same time, it’s his job and you can get hurt. Unfortunately this is happening again, but I hope we can find a solution soon”confided the coach about his player who therefore experienced his… 9th hamstring injury in 4 years. Last season, he was only able to play 10 matches (5 starts) and had surgery in Finland in December.
According to information from The Athletichis new injury, which concerns his right leg, rather than the left leg on which he had surgery, is considered something positive by the club’s medical staff. But the descent into hell continues for the man who was seen as one of the best right-backs in the world when he was at Chelsea. His new relapse, the 20th injury of his career as a professional player, confirms that he is in a bad situation and that he will still have to wait before rediscovering the pleasure of playing football.
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