Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has urged skipper Reece James to indicate extra “management” as he seems to galvanise his crew. James made his first look of the season in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool final weekend after a protracted harm absence. The England right-back didn’t journey with the crew for his or her UEFA Convention League win at Panathinaikos on Thursday. James is predicted to function in opposition to Newcastle within the Premier League on Sunday and Maresca desires to extra character from him.
“I spoke with him and I count on from him extra by way of management contained in the altering room,” Maresca advised reporters.
“He is on the way in which, he is doing effectively, he is progressing however I count on extra.
“More often than not, a participant thinks that as a result of I’m captain I count on that you simply give me extra. No, for me as a result of you’re the captain you need to give extra. You must give greater than the remainder. Typically, I’m the captain I may give much less? No, no, no.
“I count on it from Reece and his team-mates count on it from him to present at all times extra by way of management.”
Since being handed the armband by Maresca’s predecessor Mauricio Pochettino, James has performed solely 12 occasions for the membership which means his position as captain has largely been confined to his off-field affect.
Conor Gallagher, who has since been offered to Atletico Madrid, led the crew for many of final season.
It leaves the Italian looking for change from throughout the dressing room by way of growing leaders, although he mentioned discussions with James – who is thought to be a quieter member of the squad – about what he expects from him have been optimistic.
“He is understanding that we’re anticipating extra from him,” he mentioned.
“He is our man from the academy. It is one of many the reason why he has to indicate extra by way of character.
“He is a reserved man. However when you do not have a correct chief, it is advisable construct that. I feel we do not have a correct chief. We have to construct them. Reece is one who’s on the way in which however he is not there. He must make an effort.”
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