England boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Reece James will be a right-back or full-back, with no intention of moving him into midfield like he has at Chelsea.
The Blues captain is back in the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia later this month, and Enzo Maresca deployed James in midfield for the Europa League conference clash with Copenhagen, and the player impressed.
However, Tuchel, who has work with James เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย since his time at Chelsea, believes the player is better suite to the role he play when they won the UEFA Champions League together.
“I know Reece, with him in the squad now, we made sure before we called him he was ready to train, he was ready to play if he was select,” Tuchel said. “So if he doesn’t play, it’s not because he’s injury, it’s just the club’s choice to protect him a little bit.”
“I feel he’s a full-back and wing-back. I think we have enough players in midfield who are more specialized.”
Asked if James could still get up and down the flank, Tuchel added: “We need to see if he can do this. He needs to prove the point, to be honest, he needs to prove that he can do it.