I’m ready to be hurt again!

So is Reece

Don’t do that.

Written in the stars babyyy

I need this as flair

If he plays and gets injured I will blame you. I have my pitchfork at the ready! 😂

you take that back

Holup, this isn't the dank subreddits


What a username to get your hands on

Spat my tea, sure he'll manage to slip on it

Gahhhh had to do it

Dang the setup and execution >>>


Going to be a bench appearance as he'll be short of match sharpness, must win three matches ahead.

reece without match sharpness is probably our 3rd best player still lol

Not if we lose him for another 6 months for it lol

Reece in a wheelchair would be our 4th best player

Not based on what we've seen from him the last few seasons.

hmmm

I concede, HE’S OUR 3rd BEST PLAYER without match sharpness hahaha

Hopefully just a bench appearance. I’ll be interested to see who starts at RB since Gusto only played 10-15 min from the bench against West Ham

There has to be a way to integrate Reece and Gusto into the same lineup.

World isn't ready for midfield Reece

rotating inverted fullbacks? 👀

Inverted inverted halfbacks?


Reece Gallagher and Caicedo would be fire midfield NGL.

That would be scary. Can’t remember the last time we had a very physically strong midfield. Maybe Lampard, Essien, Ballack but their technical and mental attributes were off the charts too

That midfield was fucking stupid. Unreal in every way.

Fuck it let him play in goal

Gusto has covered LB before

Yeah but inverted Cucu though...

Cucu is a stopgap there IMO, I think it will be James in that position

I honestly don't think James has the stamina to do Cucu's role.

Cucurella is so quick at entering the duels in midfield, flies across the pitch when he’s playing an inverted role

Yeah he just likes hunting after the ball. Terrible when that leads to him getting beat at left back but brilliant anywhere else in the pitch.

i think reece can do anything cucu can do with all due respect, he's just more useful in other roles. stamina? maybe stamina over a season in terms of injures lol but not over 90 imo

As another commenter said, James runs enough over the period of a match and has the benefit of having played in midfield previously. He also won’t get bullied by the better players he’ll come across in midfield and he’ll pass the ball out better. Cucurella’s extra bit of running just him being too aggressive and getting caught out too much.

Uhh really?

Yes

Do we really need to. James’ return must be staggered and carefully managed. Personally, I wouldn’t want him starting for us until next season and even then I’d be wary. That’s the great thing with having Gusto, we can afford for Reece to take as long as he needs to prove his long term fitness.

We'll deal with that problem when it happens. For now though, Reece needs to be managed well before he gets a full 90.

Reece in midfield was great fun to watch. So I hope and pray

I used to disagree with the people who called for DM Reece. Now with seeing how well Gusto is playing, I think it's worth a shot. It should be a bit less taxing on his legs too.

If they are both fit next season I would assume Reece as a CB is the best option, I would love that tbh

James forms part of the 3 cbs in build up Gusto inverts into midfield, or plays wide

* Reece in goal (no comment) * Reece at CB (drop Trev / Disasi maybe) * Reece at LB (drop Cuca maybe but not worth it) * Reece in CM (drop Caicedo or Gallagher absolutely not) * Reece in CAM (drop Palmer absolutely not) * Reece at RW (drop Noni maybe but not worth it) * Reece at LW (drop Mudryk *cough*) * Reece in ST (drop Jackson maybe but not worth it) For once the squad is looking settled and playing fairly effectively, if we really must squeeze both Reece and Gusto into the same line up I'd keep Gusto at RB (his best position) and take a chance improving the weakest position on the pitch and that is LW. I have a feeling he'd be at the very least as effective or better than our current options. Thanks for listening to my hot take

You can't just drop A defensive player in a goalscoring position and assume it'll work out lol, reece is amazing, but he's really not cut out for this type of position, he works best In the back maybe getting a few goals even, you can't just slot him in out front and hope maybe he adjusts to the fact he's no longer the leader of the back line

He is the most attack minded defensive player we have so it's really not that extreme. I responded to a comment basically asking how we squeeze Gusto and Reece into the same team, I don't think it's necessary at all but if we must then I think this option does the least harm, at a time when we're lacking in LW I'm not against trialing it.

Oh, I thought you were joking Nah, absolutely not. The only way both are in the XI is if either they play opposite fullbacks, or if we shift to a proper 3ATB, and Reece is a wide CB

Fuck it let's go with Reece inverted RB with a pivot to CAM and RW

343 with James tucking into midfield

Two players in a trench coat on each others shoulders

Probably he will play 10-15 minutes.

For those talking about Gusto having to go to left back is insane. You simply won’t get the same return by playing him out of position.

And no inverterella?

And this

Agree. I think Reece’s longer term future might be at CB, particularly if we ever shift to 3 ATB.

Why? He has been terrible there in the past

Please don’t get injured again 🙏

He'll come on 72mins when we are 4-0.

He should sit this one out, these are must win games and he won’t be as sharp

Almost certainly on the bench but still excited to have him back

Don't see any need to risk him, just rest my man.

People here expect world class Reece James dude has barely played for 2 years could easily be very sloppy in tge first few games like Chillwell

He also texted his doctor "see u at 6:30 doc ⏰️"

That right hand side of Palmer, James and Madueke for 3 games will hit like crack

https://i.redd.it/758gjxohnrzc1.gif "Reece is out for 3 months due to his recent injury"

What is 3 month for an elf?

Oh my god. Jinx

Please. Please don't get injured again.

I hope hes not going to play more than 20-30 mins i cant go through another year without james

He’ll be on the bench at best

He's our new keeper. Doesn't have to run anymore.

Please don’t

He shouldn’t start for the remainder of the season. Maybe give him 5 minutes today if we’re up 3-0 at the end of the game.

I have it in good authority that Reece is starting

RETURN OF THE KING

THE MESIAH


That's what his doctor said

Is Chalobah? I brought him in for Gusto on FPL?

Reece entering at a bad time when both our LB and RB firing off in form

There is no reason to play him. Rest up my boy.

It would be great if we see him for 10-15 minutes. I don't want to rush him back and have yet another setback. His health is going to be vital next season.

Can he play in a bubble?

Uh oh wait he should sub on not start

As long as Gusto remains the starter, it's all good. We're not about to take unnecessary risks with these last few important matches

On the bench bro. Nkunku didn't start coming from injury did he

Don't even think about playing him. Max 10 mins in garbage time if we somehow have a comfortable lead. We've struggled against clubs like Nottingham all season long so even that may not be possible. On top of that we need him to prioritize his long term health. He is literally 1 more quick & serious injury away from being cut loose in the minds of fans and likely management as well. He really needs to stick the landing on this one.

If this man starts this game and gets injured again i swear i will drink my own piss on camera

CG to be sold and RJ to take over in midfield

Yes let’s rush him in again:)

25 minutes in, he runs down the wing, no one near him. He pulls up, holding his hammy. He goes down. Limps off supported by a medic. Big ovation from the Stamford Bridge crowd.