You could say that Reece James is living the dream right now.
The teenager is playing for his boyhood club, under a true Chelsea legend in Frank Lampard, and has quickly established himself as a real fans’ favourite at Stamford Bridge. Mind you, netting a dramatic goal in a Champions League thriller always helps.
What is even more staggering about Reece’s rise up the ranks at Chelsea this season is that he missed the entirety of pre-season after being sidelined with a serious ankle injury. Given his performances since recovering, you’d have never guessed he’d been injured at all.
Having said that, such high-quality have his performances been at right-back for the Blues, you’d could be forgiven for thinking he had been a mainstay in the team for years rather than just a teenager stepping into the Premier League for the first time. But what does the man himself think of his season so far?
‘Ever since I’ve been back from injury, it’s been going pretty well for me,’ says Reece, as he reflects on his breakthrough season with Chelsea.
‘Obviously in the early days it was tough getting some minutes because I was still coming back from quite a bad injury, but as the season’s gone on I feel like I’ve gradually got better and improved.
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