Graham Potter has been urged to return Reece James to his right wing-back role after 'taking away' the Chelsea star's qualities.
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood disagreed with Potter's decision to start Ruben Loftus-Cheek out wide as Chelsea suffered a damning 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Saturday. James, 23, was instead employed as the right-sided centre-back, forcing him to play a more reserved role when the Blues attacked.
With Chelsea now in the bottom half of the Premier League table and enduring a crisis period, Sherwood has urged Potter to move James back to the more natural role in which he shone under previous Blues boss Thomas Tuchel. "I cannot understand why Reece James is not playing as a right wing-back," the ex-Spurs and Villa manager told Premier League Productions.
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood disagreed with Potter's decision to start Ruben Loftus-Cheek out wide as Chelsea suffered a damning 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Saturday. James, 23, was instead employed as the right-sided centre-back, forcing him to play a more reserved role when the Blues attacked.
With Chelsea now in the bottom half of the Premier League table and enduring a crisis period, Sherwood has urged Potter to move James back to the more natural role in which he shone under previous Blues boss Thomas Tuchel. "I cannot understand why Reece James is not playing as a right wing-back," the ex-Spurs and Villa manager told Premier League Productions.