{"id":300237,"date":"2023-12-12T17:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300237"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:25:29","slug":"chelsea-captain-reece-james-to-see-hamstring-specialist-after-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/chelsea-captain-reece-james-to-see-hamstring-specialist-after-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea captain Reece James to see hamstring specialist after setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Reece James to see a hamstring specialist TODAY as Chelsea face anxious wait over the severity of their captain&#8217;s latest injury setback<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>James limped off with another hamstring injury in Chelsea&#8217;s 2-0 loss at Everton\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea&#8217;s captain will see an expert to determine the next course of action\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mauricio Pochettino looks bewildered! Serial winners are the SIXTH best team in London &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea captain Reece James is scheduled to see a hamstring specialist today as Mauricio Pochettino faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of his captain\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<p>James, who has a history of hamstring problems, limped off during the Blues\u2019 2-0 loss at Everton on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>James is expected to see an expert on Tuesday to determine the next course of action regarding his latest rehabilitation spell.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the visit will see James\u2019s injured hamstring scanned for a full diagnosis on the his latest setback.<\/p>\n<p>But because the defender has a history of hamstring problems there is an understanding his recovery may not be completely straight forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/10\/78861567-12854157-image-a-19_1702376390717.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea captain Reece James will see a hamstring specialist after his latest injury setback<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/10\/78861561-0-image-a-18_1702376288792.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James was forced off in the first half of Chelsea&#8217;s 2-0 defeat against Everton on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Having played in the opening game against Liverpool, James missed two months of the season with his previous hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s made eight Premier League appearances so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have prevented James from having a consistent run of matches, with the full-back last playing five consecutive full games in the Premier League between the end of the 2021-22 campaign and the start of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino\u00a0has admitted his frustration that their captain &#8216;can&#8217;t help the team&#8217; amid a string of injury issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Reece felt something in his hamstring. For sure he\u2019s injured, but we don\u2019t know how serious it is,&#8217; Pochettino said post-match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course for us he is an important player, one of the best full-backs in the world. It is really disappointing because after 15 or 20 minutes we were playing well and I think this type of circumstance makes us change, because of course Malo Gusto is recovering from his injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We hadn\u2019t given away many chances and then you need to move things to make some changes. Even when Reece went off the team was pushing and playing well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But we are disappointed because when you believe you can build something and a player like him who should be really important for us can\u2019t help the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We go back and assess again in the next few days what is going on with his hamstring.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to Transfermarkt, James has now missed 35 matches due to hamstring injuries from the 2021-22 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The latest setback could stretch the run to over a season&#8217;s worth of matches missed over the past four years.<\/p>\n<p>James has also missed a further 28 matches through muscle issues, illness and two knee injuries, with the latter ruling him out for 18 matches in the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea skipper reportedly led the team on a Christmas\u00a0<span>night out hours after the defeat to Everton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The night out had originally been scheduled as a Christmas celebration, however, the evening changed into a much-needed bonding session following the defeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12854157\/Reece-James-hamstring-specialist-TODAY-Chelsea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reece James to see a hamstring specialist TODAY as Chelsea face anxious wait over the severity of their captain&#8217;s latest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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