{"id":291405,"date":"2023-10-20T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291405"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:26:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:34","slug":"pochettino-to-make-a-late-call-on-reece-james-fitness-against-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/pochettino-to-make-a-late-call-on-reece-james-fitness-against-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pochettino to make a late call on Reece James&apos; fitness against Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mauricio Pochettino to make a late call on Reece James involvement against Arsenal after the Chelsea captain&#8217;s return to training<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Captain Reece James has been absent since the opening day of the season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>James returned to training this week ahead of the London derby with Arsenal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea are assessing a string of players including captain Reece James ahead of Saturday&#8217;s London derby with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Right back James has been out since after Chelsea\u2019s season opening game against Liverpool and returned to training this week.<\/p>\n<p>On James, head coach Mauricio Pochettino said: \u2018He was training good the last few days. I think it\u2019s now to talk about with all the medical staff and decide if he can be part of the squad tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Axel Disasi and Nico Jackson are two others also been monitored after withdrawing from international duty due to a thigh problem and wrist surgery respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/14\/76802661-12653903-image-a-45_1697809355619.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Captain\u00a0Reece James is one the Chelsea players being assessed ahead of a clash with Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/14\/76802795-12653903-image-a-46_1697809722590.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino will make a late call on James, who has been absent since the opening day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/14\/76802857-12653903-image-m-50_1697809806587.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/14\/76802897-12653903-image-a-51_1697809813282.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Axel Disasi, left, and Nicolas Jackson, right, are being assessed ahead of the London derby<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino said: \u2018I think we need to assess now because we finished training session a little bit late. We need to assess Axel Disasi, assess Nico Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a few players that we need to assess to see if they can be available tomorrow, if they can play, be on the bench or maybe out of the list.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Midfield duo Enzo Fernandes and Moises Caicedo have trained after later returns to Cobham following international duty but striker Armando Broja will miss the Arsenal clash due to a knee issue.<\/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-12653903\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Reece-James-Arsenal-Chelsea-Axel-Disasi-Nico-Jackson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino to make a late call on Reece James involvement against Arsenal after the Chelsea captain&#8217;s return to training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291404,"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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pochettino to make a late call on Reece James&amp;apos; 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