Potter says Chelsea star needs teammates to help him reach 'potential beyond the sky'

Graham Potter says Reece James' potential is 'beyond the sky' after his standout display against AC Milan revitalized Chelsea's Champions League campaign.

Wing-back James scored the Blues' final goal in an emphatic 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge against the Serie A champions, after setting up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's strike after Wesley's opener Fofana in the first half.

A great evening for the hosts was only marred by Fofana's £72m summer signing who limped off with a first-half knee injury that left the head coach Potter "worried".

Yet the former Brighton boss is full of praise for England international James, saying he could become a club 'legend', after Chelsea got their European challenge back on track after a only point from their first two Group E matches.< /p>

"I think Reece is just a fantastic player and he's a young player so he's developing all the time," Potter said.

"He will get better and better as he goes along. I really enjoyed working with him, he has a lot to offer.

"He can play in any game in the world, he is just great. My job is to try to help him reach his potential because his potential is beyond the sky.

"For us, we love him. He is so important to us.

"He could be a Chelsea legend, that's the level he has, the potential he has.

"But for that to happen, he has to be part of a successful team and that's what we're working towards."

Centre-back Fofana netted his first Chelsea goal as he finished after a rush with 24 minutes on the clock in west London.

But the French defender quickly left and then left the ground on crutches and wearing a knee brace, leaving Potter waiting anxiously to find out the extent of the problem.

Aubameyang's second goal in two games after James' fine right-wing cross put the Blues in full control early in the second half before they put the game beyond the limits Italian visitors with a thunderbolt in the roof of the net.

Discussing Fofana's problem, Potter said: "We don't know yet. That's the only disappointing thing of the evening. We have to scan tomorrow and keep our fingers crossed.

"I wouldn't want to speculate on that now, but we're worried and we just have to wait until tomorrow, get it scanned, and hope for the best.

“These things happen, he is a young man, a strong man, we will support him. But as I said at the moment, not much to report, but we hope for the best.”

Rade Krunic squandered a golden chance to draw just before the break, but they created little and were comfortably second.

Milan manager Stefano Pioli said his players were 'in pain' and challenged them to react in Saturday's home clash with Juventus before Chelsea traveled to the San Siro on Saturday. next week.

“We could have done a lot better,” he said. "It is clear that our opponents played at a very high level, but in our decision-making we were not precise enough.

"We didn't start the game particularly badly but after a few minutes we tried to do things that weren't part of our game and our opponents were able to exploit the space behind us, they were so fast .

"We must try to reverse this result at San Siro in the next game.

“This heavy defeat must make us react quickly. We are in pain but it will give us even more determination and concentration when we prepare for the next match, which will be very difficult."

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