Enzo Maresca addresses potential Reece James change in position at Chelsea

In James' absence, a batch has changed successful westbound London. Most notably the caput coach and with that a caller benignant of play has been introduced with the Italian tactician preferring to utilise a full-back moving wrong to overload the centre and predominate possession.

This has been evident with Malo Gusto, successful particular, inverting from his right-back presumption into the cardinal midfield spaces which successful crook sees the backmost enactment set to signifier a trio erstwhile Chelsea are successful possession.

Now that James is backmost and disposable for selection, erstwhile afloat acceptable helium volition beryllium retired to reclaim his spot successful what promises to beryllium an intriguing conflict with the aforementioned Frenchman who has deputised highly good successful the England international's agelong absence.

Having said that, James volition person to accommodate to a caller relation arsenic nether erstwhile managers specified arsenic Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino, he's been predominately utilized arsenic an attack-minded full-back often instructed to connection with down the right-hand broadside arsenic opposed to drifting into midfield.

The question arsenic to if the 24-year-old volition beryllium capable to acceptable successful the aforesaid relation was posed to Maresca during a quality league up of Chelsea's crippled against Liverpool and the Italian simply wanted to absorption connected ensuring the defender returns to afloat fittingness earlier discussing tactical plans.

"First of all, helium has to beryllium acceptable and past dilatory we volition see,” Maresca said. “The astir important happening for Reece is helium is yet acceptable and past we volition spot however we volition usage him. We person galore players that are versatile and tin play successful antithetic positions."

Ultimately, James has each the tools to execute arsenic an inverted right-back to a precocious standard. After all, contempt lone operating astatine right-back passim his vocation astatine Stamford Bridge, helium has acquisition arsenic a cardinal midfielder from his indebtedness spell with Wigan Athletic.