Paul Scholes names two Chelsea players who ‘don’t look like captains’

Paul Scholes says existent Chelsea skipper Reece James ‘doesn’t look similar a captain’ aft Enzo Maresca questioned his enactment qualities.

Maresca recently admitted helium ‘expected more’ from James successful presumption of his leadership since helium took implicit of the Stamford Bridge nine successful July.

James, who has been astatine Chelsea since the property of six, was appointed skipper up of the 2023-24 campaign pursuing Cesar Azpilicueta’s departure.

Speaking earlier Chelsea’s 2-1 triumph implicit Newcastle United connected Sunday, Maresca criticised James’ enactment qualities and urged him to ‘do more’.

‘I spoke with him and I expect from him much successful presumption of enactment wrong the changing room,’ said Maresca, who left Championship winners Leicester to instrumentality complaint of Chelsea.

‘He’s connected the way, he’s doing well, he’s progressing but I expect more. Most of the time, a subordinate thinks that “because I americium skipper I expect that you [the manager] springiness maine more”.

‘No, for maine due to the fact that you are the skipper you person to springiness more. You person to springiness much than the rest.

‘I expect it from Reece and his team-mates expect it from him to springiness ever much successful presumption of leadership.’

Scholes was asked for his instrumentality connected the concern connected an occurrence of The Overlap with Sky Bet and admitted helium ne'er saw James arsenic skipper material.

The erstwhile Manchester United and England midfielder believes the relation of skipper is ‘big’ and ‘important’ and besides doubts Chelsea superstar Cole Palmer would marque a bully skipper.

‘The captain’s relation is rather important,’ Scholes said. ‘We had immoderate unbelievable captains astatine Manchester United.

‘Bryan Robson is idiosyncratic you look up to with the stature, the presence, helium looks aft his players. Roy Keane – these types of players. I deliberation it’s important. 

‘You look astatine Arsenal, you look astatine the large captains – Tony Adams, Chelsea – John Terry, Liverpool – Steven Gerrard. All the large characters successful the team, it’s important for these young players to look up to that. I deliberation it’s big.

‘I retrieve erstwhile Reece James got appointed, I thought, helium doesn’t look similar a skipper to me.

‘He seems precise quiescent and shy. You tin beryllium skipper similar that but he’s conscionable not the quality that you’d expect for a nine the size arsenic Chelsea shot club.

‘Off the pitch, they are large characters arsenic good that radical look up to. I don’t spot Cole Palmer arsenic a captain.’

While Maresca has complained astir a deficiency of enactment wrong his dressing room, that has not stopped Chelsea from enjoying an awesome commencement to the caller season.

The Blues are presently 5th successful the Premier League with 17 points from 9 games and apical of the Europa Conference League with 2 wins from two.

Scholes expected Chelsea to conflict earlier the play started and admits helium adjacent thought Maresca could beryllium the archetypal manager to beryllium sacked successful the Premier League.

‘We indispensable springiness Enzo Maresca credit. I felt helium could person been 1 of the archetypal ones gone but he’s been rather ruthless successful what he’s done,’ Scholes added.

‘We’ve seen [Graham] Potter not rather negociate to bash it, moaning astir worldly down the scenes, buying excessively galore players.

‘[Mauricio] Pochettino came successful and past twelvemonth I felt helium truly sorted it retired for the past 5 games, and past helium goes and says helium can’t power it.

‘I conscionable felt helium [Enzo] was conscionable a coach, but it looks similar he’s done everything. He’s got control, got players retired the squad, and he’s built a squad of players present that look similar a brilliantly coached team.’

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