Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has commented on the return of his captain Rhys James.
Before leaving for Nottingham Forest on Saturday, James had not had a game practice for five months. All this time, the 24-year-old defender was injured.
Against Forest, James came out for the final 18 minutes, but that was enough time for him to give an assist, with which Nicholas Jason scored the winning goal for Chelsea (2:3).
Pochettino is glad that his key player and leader has returned to the ranks, at the same time giving himself the hope of getting into the England national team’s bid for Euro 2024.
“This is an event of great importance. It’s a pity that he has only two matches ahead and only one week. It was important for him to recover in order to improve his mood, and he is such an important player for us.”
“He’s our captain. We all love him. Yes, it was important for him to return to the ranks in order to have a chance to get to the Euros,” Pochettino was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard.