John Obi Mikel says Reece James “warnings to perform extra” as Chelsea captain, launching “by being on the peddle, validating leadership”.
James has battled enormously to stay suited over the last three years, constricting himself to lone 45 appearances for Chelsea since the prelude of 2022/23.
He is also without an England cap since tinkering five minutes against Italy in March 2023, which was his initially Three Lions match for 6 months.
It has been one injury after another for the 25-year-archaic, who is plainly a super talented player and also superb proper-earlier.
His not enough injury record has inhibited his capability to be an effective captain at Stamford Catwalk, also via current head adviser Enzo Maresca and also previous peak mutt Mauricio Pochettino taking care of the player’s fitness super faithfully.
James has been in 7 Premier League matchday groups in a row, tinkering in the Blue funks last five.
Chelsea are going through a challenging spell under Maresca, via Champs League credentials at teddy after lone two wins from their previous 9 league suits, watching them worsening to 6th below Manchester Metropolitan and also Bournemouth.
They have also been bugged out of the FA Mug in this time and also the nightclub’s former midfielder Mikel is not sanguine.
In an X-ranked tirade that compelled objection of Maresca and also Todd Boehly, as flawlessly as Jadon Sancho, the Nigerian also took objective at James for his outage to be a proper captain, which is something Maresca has also touched on this period.
Mikel claimed on the Obi One podcast: “Ah, f*** that, no, you assume Reece James is witnessing talk to Enzo Fernandez? Zero, I wear’t explore that occurring.
“Reece James warnings to perform extra as a captain; you can lone perform extra through your performances, by being on the peddle, validating leadership.
“He’s been injured for half of his job at Chelsea.
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“You can’t go and also say to a player, ‘You realise, you have to perform extra.’ Zero, you have to be on the f***ing peddle.”
Mikel then included that not recognizing for the Champs League would be a “unforgettable cataclysm” and also bugged the players and also Maresca for snatching it easy over the Xmases period, resulting in a loss of type.
“That’s a cataclysm if we fall short to qualify for the Champs League,” he bolstered. “I will observe this period as a unforgettable, unforgettable cataclysm.
“December is not a f***ing time to beverage red a glass of wine and also have turkey. You can gain your Xmases, but we labelled earlier then that this is the test once you have to win the Premier League.
“It’s not a holiday period. It’s never ever a holiday period.
“So to win two out of ten since then is a substantial, substantial aggravation. I totally hope we find our way earlier.
“Cole Palmer, his type has dipped a tiny tiny fragment, but the dude can’t perform everything one by one. The discomfort have to always be on the owners.”
