Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has stated the membership’s dressing room lacks a “correct chief” and has been left “anticipating extra” from captain Reece James this season.
James returned from one other prolonged hamstring damage layoff to make his first begin of the season within the defeat in opposition to Liverpool final weekend — his first aggressive look underneath Maresca.
When requested on Friday how James helped command the group throughout his trip injured, Maresca informed reporters: “He’s on the best way, he is doing effectively, he is progressing, however from Reece, I anticipated extra additionally when it comes to management.
“More often than not when they’re captain, they suppose that as a result of they’re captain they’ve extra, ‘as a result of I’m the captain, I count on that you just give me extra’. For me, as a result of you’re the captain you need to give extra. You must give greater than the remaining. And typically it is, ‘OK, I’m the captain I can provide much less’, no.
“He is one of many captains and I anticipated from him, and his teammates anticipated from him, to present all the time extra when it comes to management usually.”
James has made 159 appearances for Chelsea since graduating from the membership’s academy and making his senior debut in 2019.
He was made membership captain underneath Chelsea’s earlier boss, Mauricio Pochettino, in August 2023.
“He [James] is a reserved man, however not solely him,” Maresca added. “I feel we do not have a correct chief. We do not have these guys. Most likely Tosin [Adarabioyo] is among the guys that’s. So the remaining we have to construct them.”
Chelsea have begun the season with 4 wins from eight video games within the Premier League. They face Newcastle on Sunday.