After a 4-0 victory over Espanyol, Real Madrid won La Liga 4 rounds ahead of schedule. Just as the fans were rejoicing, another good news came out: according to the latest report from the authoritative media “Sky Sports“, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti named his request to sign Chelsea defender Reece James. After the media reports, Premier League fans sighed:Lampard’s vision is accurate. In order to reuse Reece James, who played in the British Championship on loan, he did not hesitate to put captain Azpilicueta on the bench. Now even Real Madrid is envious!
Things have to start three years ago. Reece James, who was loaned by Chelsea to the Championship side Wigan Athletic at the time, returned to Stamford Bridge after the end of the season. Seeing that this 20-year-old teenager was selected for the season’s best team in the British Championship, and the effect of the cameo playing as a defensive midfielder is excellent, Lampard, who is Chelsea coach, intends to focus on training. For this reason, he decided to rent out Zappacosta in the same position when the suspect did not use it. The decision sparked huge controversy at the time. After all, Reece James at the time not only lacked experience in Premier League games but was also injured. More importantly, Chelsea is facing a transfer ban, how can it be sent out at this time!
In hindsight, Lampard’s eyes were sharp. After a short recovery period, Reece James made his Chelsea first-team debut against Grimsby. With a big heart, he passed the game and made contributions to help Chelsea win easily. Seeing this, Lampard strengthened his determination to reuse Reece James. Just seven days later, Chelsea Wings made their Champions League debut. Facing the Ligue 1 powerhouse Lille, Reece James once again performed brilliantly. In the subsequent Champions League group match against Ajax, his goal helped Chelsea to a difficult draw. Such an excellent performance allowed Reece James to gradually become the main force, and Azpilicueta in the same position became his substitute.
After last season’s experience, Reece James’ main position is more stable. In return for the coach Lampard, he not only defuses dangers on the defensive end, but also often destroys the city on the offensive end. For a long time, Reece James was the top scorer in the Chelsea team, and his striker teammates such as Giroud and Abraham were left behind by him.As many Premier League fans have ridiculed, Chelsea relied on him to “reverse”.
With Lampard sacked, Tuchel became Chelsea’s new coach. In the three central defender system of the famous German coach, Reece James needs to compete with Odoi and Azpilicueta for posts. Although the playing time has dropped due to this, the performance of the Chelsea Wings is still remarkable. Especially after seeing the defensive potential of Reece James, Tuchel switched to playing him as a right center back. It was this daring attempt that made Reece James the panacea of Chelsea’s backcourt: full-back, centre-back and midfielder.
Seeing Reece James performing so bravely, Real Madrid was moved. Think about it too, the full-backs on both sides have become a big problem for Real Madrid. Especially on the right side, Carvajal, whose injuries are increasing day by day, is simply taking three breaks, and the substitute Vazquez’s performance on both ends of the offense and defense is not very satisfactory. To this end, the two coaches, Zidane and Ancelotti, kept trying to make other players cameo, and Real Madrid players including Valverde tried it again and again. In the end, it turned out that it didn’t work. It is precisely because of this that the Real Madrid management intends to take advantage of the summer window to reinforce the right back.
According to the latest report from “Sky Sports“, Ancelotti, who just led Real Madrid to the title, asked to sign Reece James, who is excellent in both offense and defense. It is worth mentioning that Reece James praised the social media status of Real Madrid winning the championship, which was regarded as a positive signal by many media. Coupled with the super-high operational ability of Real Madrid President Florentino, there is still a good chance to facilitate a transaction.
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