{"id":299858,"date":"2023-11-19T19:59:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299858"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:59:16","slug":"reece-james-insists-he-hasnt-felt-this-good-in-a-long-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/reece-james-insists-he-hasnt-felt-this-good-in-a-long-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Reece James insists he &apos;hasn&apos;t felt this good in a LONG time&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea captain Reece James insists he &#8216;hasn&#8217;t felt this good in a LONG time&#8217; after returning from hamstring injury &#8211; but admits he must be &#8216;slow and steady&#8217; in his recovery to avoid another setback<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reece James was ruled out for nine matches so far this season with injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Right-back, 23, suffered hamstring injury in training after first game of season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England will struggle to win a trophy with Kalvin Phillips &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reece James\u00a0has insisted that he &#8216;hasn&#8217;t felt this good in a long time&#8217; having finally recovered from a lengthy lay-off due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of 2023, James has missed 18 games for Premier League giants\u00a0Chelsea, as well as a number of call-ups for international duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, after becoming fit for the start of the 2023-24 season, the defender picked up a hamstring injury in training after Chelsea&#8217;s opening match against Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>James returned to Chelsea&#8217;s squad for their London derby clash against Arsenal\u00a0in October and, having helped Chelsea pick up key points recently, the 23-year-old admitted he can feel his &#8216;strength and fitness building up&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t felt this good in a long time,\u2019 James told his club.\u00a0\u2018I definitely feel my strength and fitness building up again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77991817-12767933-The_England_international_23_insists_he_hasn_t_felt_this_good_in-a-3_1700419025797.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reece James claims he &#8216;hasn&#8217;t felt this good in a long time&#8217; after recently returning from injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993091-12767933-image-a-4_1700419136167.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James returned to the squad for their clash with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/17\/77991189-12767933-image-a-123_1700414761974.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James says he is confident in Chelsea&#8217;s potential as they are moving in the right direction\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I haven\u2019t been able to play 90 minutes yet, but I\u2019m training and playing hard, and pushing the limits every day to get back to my best level.<\/p>\n<p>On returning to the squad, James added: \u2018I\u2019m happy to be helping the team again as well. After almost three months out, it takes a while to build back up and find your form again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Some people think as soon as you come back you should instantly be at the level you left at, but it doesn\u2019t work like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Chelsea currently in tenth position in the Premier League table, James noted that the Blues&#8217; performances have been improving lately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our performances in the past five or six weeks have picked up. Everyone is happy around the place. Our confidence is growing. Results help that. It\u2019s the starting point.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve had a tough run of games, and we\u2019ve picked up some good points. We have stepped up. We need to keep building on this now.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Having faced Man City, Arsenal and Tottenham in their last four league clashes, they have remained unbeaten across each of them as Mauricio Pochettino has begun to find his feet on his return to the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea travel to St James Park where they face Newcastle on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/17\/77991191-12767933-image-a-124_1700414801721.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James has had a huge impact for the Blues since returning from his hamstring injury\u00a0<\/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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12767933\/Chelsea-captain-Reece-James-insists-felt-good-LONG-time-returning-hamstring-injury-admits-slow-steady-recovery-avoid-setback.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea captain Reece James insists he &#8216;hasn&#8217;t felt this good in a LONG time&#8217; 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