Chelsea’s James backed to be among the many finest within the league

Mauricio Pochettino has backed Reece James to be among the finest gamers within the Premier League subsequent season after a tough season for the Chelsea captain.

James has featured for simply 421 minutes within the Premier League this season on account of health points and was this week despatched off after approaching in its place in opposition to Brighton.

It was the right-back’s second purple card of the marketing campaign regardless of his restricted involvement and James will miss Sunday’s final-day conflict with Bournemouth and the opening fixtures of subsequent season because of this.

The 24-year-old is unlikely to be included within the England squad for Euro 2024 subsequent week however Pochettino has backed James to bounce again and be among the finest gamers within the Premier League in 2024/25.

“It was a very tough season however now we have to assist him to maneuver on after which to simply accept punishment that shall be there within the subsequent few days,” he stated at his pre-match press convention.

“Most essential is to again him, to belief in him, for positive he must be prepared for pre-season to begin to prepare to construct his health after which the expertise is there.

“For positive subsequent season he’s going to be among the finest gamers within the Premier League.”

Chelsea will safe European soccer for subsequent season with some extent in opposition to Bournemouth and have improved over the run-in. The West Londoners are on a run of 4 consecutive Premier League wins and Pochettino was requested whether or not he expects to obtain love from the Chelsea crowed this weekend, after coming beneath strain following a difficult begin to his tenure.

“After the sport it’s pure, issues occur, will come, if not its not an issue. I’m going to indicate my respect to the followers. We at all times attempt to be very respectful.

“We perceive very effectively on this enterprise that the followers are one of the best issues at a soccer membership and they’re entitled to provide their opinions in numerous methods. It is advisable respect. We’re right here due to them.

“They [the fans] have to belief in us. The one means that they will belief in us is the outcomes as a result of the method and work we’re doing inside is tough for them to analyse as a result of they don’t know what we’re doing each single day.

“It’s essential to have the backing of the homeowners, they’re the bosses. It’s the finest for the membership, the gamers and for the followers. We all know very effectively that coaches are at all times judged in regards to the end in a really brief interval.”

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