Chelsea’s talented full-back, Reece James opens up on the past mistake that he committed during England’s face-off versus Denmark in the UEFA Nations League match.
The Chelsea player was sent off by the referee after the game had ended as he protested even before going in the tunnel. It was a strange defeat of the England team where he was arguably the best performer of the match.
UEFA gave James a ban of a two-match for the competitive fixtures so he will not be able to feature in the Nations League games away to Belgium and against Iceland at home that is coming up for England. The 20-year-old is still delighted to get chosen by the national team coach in the squad despite the suspension but it is still an understandable disappointment for James to commit that act.
‘It is a very good confidence-booster. It shows that he still wanted me here and still believes in me,” he said as per the Official Chelsea website
‘I will take the red card from last time and I will learn from it and move on and hopefully, it will have a positive impact in the long run. I’m obviously devastated that I can’t play in the next two games but it is a mistake I need to learn from and keep on progressing.’
In that game, the England international was initially deployed at right wing-back, where he proved to be a regular threat as he stormed forward and made a couple of crucial interceptions in the defense as well. For the latter stages, he changed his position to the right side of a back three and looked impressive there too at home.
‘It was a very good victory. A good team performance and it helps us build momentum into the next games coming up. We won in style, scoring a number of goals, and keeping a clean sheet helps the team build confidence.’
It has been a wonderful and breakthrough season for James as he earned his spot on the National team after giving back to back performances for the club.
