Mauricio Pochettino preaches patience with Reece James despite England's hopes

Mauricio Pochettino insists Recipe James will not be precipitate back Since THE tendon injury that has disturbed her season, even if A delayed back costs him A place In England euro 2024 squad.

THE club captain has do just eight First League appearances This campaign And East has risk of missing out on A second international tournament In as a lot years, having has been governed out of THE 2022 World Cup with A knee problem.

He Featured only 16 times In THE league last season When A combination of knee And tendon injuries guard him on THE on the sidelines For club And country.

And After be strength disabled during that of August 1-1 draw with Liverpool he has had even worse chance This term.

THE 24 years, WHO has only once In her Chelsea career reached 30 league appearances In A season, teased on social media This week that "THE to come back East future" And has income has THE training not, though functioning separately Since her teammates.

However, with A history of recurrent aptitude problems, Pochettino was naturally careful about reintroduce him And was categorical he would be not be press back For THE sake of her international location.

"I can't say THE date of When It is possible," said THE Argentine. "Her target And OUR target East For him has be adjust And feel happy And GOOD. SO GOOD see about THE possibility of going has THE euros Or not, Or has be ready For following season Or has play Before We finishing This season.

"THE most important thing NOW East has build her trust, her physical condition, has to recover all THE GOOD feelings.

"THE target East not has to try And play THE last five Games Or In THE euros Or pre-season. THE target East has build Again her trust And has feel strong, SO has to start has play When he feels strong And can agreement Again with THE competition. »

Despite establishment himself as A key figure For Chelsea When adjust, James has SO far do just A Single major tournament appearance, departure For Gareth that of Southgate side In A without any goal draw with Scotland has euro 2020.

He look at together has be A member of THE team In Qatar until A knee injury In A Champions League match against THAT Milan sabotaged her chances.

"I doesn't talk with (South Gate)”, said Pochettino. "But We to have speak people implied In (THE FA), medical, performance people.

"It is not 'NOW I can go on THE not, I can play'. It is has be Of course We can go has THE competition And he can feel strong And can forget all that has arrived In THE pass. »

James will be A of Seven players unavailable has Pochettino has Brentford on Saturday.

Injuries to have seriously disturbed THE seasons of Christopher Nkunku, Romeo The life, Lesley Ugochukwu And Carney Chukwuemeka, while Wesley Fofana East likely has be strength has miss THE entire campaign.

THE director reiterated her frustration has THE impact injuries to have had on her First of all season In fresh.

"When You to start THE season, You put In your head THE idea of THE potential of THE team," he said. "When You think about Nkunku, Rece, (Well) Chilwell Or Fofana, The life, (Moses) Caicedo, You imagine THE players In THE best place, with all their potential.

"SO When THE circumstances arrive, of course It is about Translating THE reality. If You go back And say 'No, You said We can play has earn THE First League' – When You see THE possibility that You to have with THE team, SO of course.

"But SO with THE circumstance, THE reality, We have had ten, 12 players each Single week out. That will affect THE performance of THE team. »