Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter on Reece James requiring surgical procedure: No doomsday situation but

Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter has spoken about defender Reece James’ harm concern, saying it isn’t a doomsday situation but. The English full-back picked up an harm throughout Chelsea’s 2-0 win over AC Milan which raised issues about him lacking the World Cup with England.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 15, 2022 11:47 IST

Potter says no doomsday situation but on James’ harm (AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter has spoken about defender Reece James’ harm concern, saying it isn’t a doomsday situation but. The English full-back picked up an harm throughout Chelsea’s 2-0 win over AC Milan which raised issues about him lacking the World Cup with England.

The 22 year-old limped off with a knee harm and will require surgical procedure to completely get better. The Chelsea supervisor provided some replace on James’ harm, saying it isn’t a doomsday situation till a specialist takes a glance.

“Well, he spoke yesterday. He felt not too bad. But again, until you get these things checked, you never know. So we need to make sure we get things checked with the specialist and then we can find the way forward. There’s no point looking into the doomsday scenario yet. We just need to check and make sure it’s ok and then go forward,” stated Potter.

Potter additionally supplied updates on accidents to midfielder N’Golo Kante and new signing Wesley Fofana, saying Kante has had a setback in his rehab, whereas Fofana is progressing in his restoration.

“[On Kante] You know, it’s a setback in the last stage of his rehab. So, again, that’s worrying. But all we can do is get the right diagnosis, get the right consultation, and then try and help him get back to full fitness and enjoying his football. Fofana is just progressing, where he was and I don’t think we’ll see him before the World Cup in terms of playing for Chelsea,” Potter added.

Finally, the Chelsea boss spoke about dealing with Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa within the Premier League, saying he has the standard to deal with the stress at his new job.

“I think the margins are very small as we’ve said in the Premier League. I’m sure Steve will want to improve the results and he’ll be looking to this game to try to do that. So we need to make sure that we’re ready for that challenge. I think everybody knows that in the Premier League there’s always somebody under pressure, at the moment it’s Steven maybe, but he’s got the quality, he’s got the experience to come through,” stated Potter.

Chelsea at present sit fourth within the Premier League desk with 16 factors from their opening eight matches, and have loved an unbeaten run beneath their new supervisor.