Spotted: Reece James careless in possession seconds before Fulham opener
That was a costly mistake.
Fulham scored the opening goal in the Premier League game against Chelsea after 20 minutes.
Alex Iwobi was the scorer, and he found the net with a great strike from the edge of the box.
However, the goal originated seconds earlier from a mistake by a Chelsea player — and not just any player but the captain.
Here, Reece James is jogging forward with the ball at his feet, oblivious to the fact that Ryan Sessegnon is closing in on him from behind.
So, James was taken aback as Sessegnon dispossessed him.
As Sessegnon prepared to find Iwobi in the middle, James was too far away to be an obstacle. Notably, Iwobi was also alone, as Enzo Fernandez was too slow to catch up with him.
The result was a well-worked goal for Fulham.
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I don't even recognize this team any more
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james didn't even try and sprint back ... says it all ....overhyped the lot of them....
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Thank you. The overhype for James is just too much. Sometimes, I look at him like, "What is so spectacular in him?" He is not anywhere better than other players on the team, if not even worse.
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James over rated good player, but to slow now...Gusto all day long.
chelsea is finnished forget champions league
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James just needs to play as a right back, if he can't play there, just bring on Gusto
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chelsea won't go nowhere with this coach even conference league
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who do you want as a coach
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hansi flick
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you still blame the Coach after you people criticized him of playing them out of position today James is playing his right position and he's doing mistakes
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With Palmer playing like a warm-NA
Till midfielders play like feeders we ain't getting goals
Till Reece plays his rightful role we ain't going to be a threat -
Till we start moving the ball fast and making runs we ain't winning matches
We've got this style of play so predictable that allows the opposition to settle down
Chelsea is doomed
This ain't football this is holdup in traffic
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Except for Neto, no one actually has any idea to attack. Make matter worst is having Jackson who will continue to miss all the given passes to convert to goals
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Every one is just thinking of back passes. Only Neto and cucu thinks of scoring
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Neto has not done anything. If I were to pick who has been our best attacker this half, I would say it's Noni. He has not done much, but he has tried, he can be the one to open things up. It's just that Jackson is not attacking the ball on crosses.
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The selfish and lazy guy?
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foolishness all around this team begining from the coach
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the question is why this coach keep on inverting players away from their favourite wings... Nonsense
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Today don't blame the coach mates
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That’s what happens when you play injury prone James in mildfield. What happens to our mildfielders? Why playing players out of their possession, when we have the players fit to play in their preferred position? James lost the ball but refused to sprint back to challenge the opponent. I have stopped watching our matches before they will give me BP. Those guys don’t send this club. My advice for you, don’t kill yourself bcoz of Chelsea. Whether they loose or win, they still get paid hahaha! Until we have a demanding coach, this nonsense can never stop. Coaches like Conte will never tolerate this rubbish. I see reason why most of these average players really love the coach because he doesn’t criticize anyone who play rubbish on the pitch, unlike Mourinho and Conte
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our club is bigger than the coach
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I think Maresca has not only lost the fan base but he has also lost the dressing room
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James is not only careless with the ball, James has been a disaster ever since he's playing in that midfielder, and the useless Coach leave him in midfielder instead of Cucu in supporting midfielder, someone that can get you a goal, The Coach is actually a confused man, he has succeed in making all of them a lazy and dull players without a brain to play, all of them playing I don't care game
rubbish 🗑
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Ever since he became captain. I haven't seen anything sensible
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Am telling you, he just walking around the pitch doing nothing
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We need a tactical coach. not Maresca that will play a game without any right back, instead using Slow James as a midfielder
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Not his fault, if Maresca likes it, let him use James as a striker, I don't border care. foolish
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This is the worst Chelsea set of players ever seen, very lazy players couple with a useless coach in the dogugt
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Enzo is just a bad coach, all players cannot just become slow with intentions for backs passes. Even palmer, has started passing backwards
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all the lot of them are overhyped, feeling like they have won it all
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How many times have football expects says that JAMES is not a midfield player?
it's only average MARESCA who thinks he is doing something better.
Everything shows that MARESCA has lost it.
NO PARTEN OF PLAY,
NO CLEAR CUT SYSTEM
NOT AGGRESSION .......
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I have lost faith in this Enzo maresca Chelsea side. .. nothing good will come from them. .. the coach has already stated it.. that they are not ready to compete. that is it.+
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Maresca can't take Chelsea anywhere, the earlier they look for a Coach the better. The players aren't aggressive enough
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I don't blame the Coach ..I blame the owner who don't what its takes to be a Chelsea owner...If not how can you bring Enzo M as a Coach
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me I still believe Chelsea will not win conference league under maresca an the way he used this young players + taking James out of his original position to play in a midfield if James was good in a midfield England national team could have used him in that position but they know James his to slow to play as a midfield but maresca always wants to prove something he doesn't not think of the interest of the Team maresca think of his own interests an that is to provid that he knows best which position is good to play this young players that is why ever Jackson his straggling to know his teammates running an to expect passes from them it's soo funny maresca don't see all this by changing James position an set up of other players position is very poor from maresca
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Enzo was not slow anyway, he was just too far to meet up before the strike. Anyway, thankfully the 3 points came home
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guys Chelsea has become known for lose or draw games this is another one of that is all there for all of you supporters to see I hope the owners the club Board members are watching right now 😉 ooh my my my Chelsea FC is fuckt up for real one step forward was last season but this season is two step backwards 👍 nice Maresca Mr fantastic Rotation 👍
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if you don't play for the coach, play for the club, but this bunch of current team are not playing for any.
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I've said it 2 hours ago, this team can't beat Fulham. Before Chelsea play champions league again, may be next 70 years, if they sold this team again and stopped buying babies boy and baby's managers.
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How market Prophet of doom 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
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As far you still have father or mother at home, that is how you parents will be doom forever and your destiny has been suspended forever. Next life, you will watch your mouth.
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Motherfucker You need another line of business, this one you are doing is not for you.
Fake prophet 🤣🤣🤣
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This failure manager is very stubborn because of the fake owners,only american owner of Liverpool is happy,but next year with tied players you will see the dropping form to liverpool
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We should try to use the B team. These players are playing like they had a congical visits
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Chelsea is doomed
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This game will end 1-3 we are wining let’s be positive.
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This team is cursed,the coach is cursed and the owners.Chelsea is no longer the team we knew...well done to the people who stood by while this club was being destroyed by Clearlake capital
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Chelsea players are not aggressive at all, we need to sack more players their moral is down
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Reece James should be sold because he is no longer the player we used to know.
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Am I the only one who thinks Reece James feels to relax on the ball , when you are with the ball be quick to make decision don’t try to form boss on the ball, he needs to step up his game and he is even the captain
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These players and coache need to be sack , there's no seriousness on them.
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Average players and average manager, I'm praying we cannot qualify for top 4 else they will destroy us in the champions league
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You have no business here bro
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He's not the same player anymore...
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I don't know wether does players have coach? if yes what can of training he is giving them.
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He is completely careless. He should be substituted
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I can't even recognise my club anymore, it's over for Chelsea
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I have said it before now that Chelsea is finished
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They are just lazy. It’s better we use the second team than this overhyped first team. Lazy players
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we are utter Shit again ,mistakes , slow and dull football
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which mistake did the coach do for the first goal
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His style of playing football cause to that goal,this business men owners doesn't feel shy to do a business with failure team because of appointing lower grade manager with only one formation
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That he instructed R. James to be slow in possession so that he can be dispossessed 🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️🚶🏿♂️➡️
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Enzo being too nice to these bounch of lazy players
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Such a shame. Hard to believe how far this team has fallen — it’s like they keep finding new ways to get worse. Chelsea, what’s really going on?
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Please substitute James and Enzo from the game. They useless in today’s team
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in the might name of God Chelsea players especially Fernandez Sanchez and Jackson are pure rubbish
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No rhythm at all between our players...Palmer finding so difficult to create a pass
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Stupid manager, stupid players
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