‘Reece is a player I followed and he had an incredible spell on Wigan [on loan]”Azpilicueta said on the eve of that victory. ‘He has shown his quality, he is a very strong guy with a good attitude. I will try to help him with everything he needs.’
Azpilicueta the goalkeeper
Coincidentally, Azpilicueta’s first goal of the season came in the epic 4-4 draw with Ajax in which James, a sub-intermediate, drew. Azpilicueta was a predator who returned to 4-2, and shortly after James’ strike the captain thought he had won it, only for VAR to identify an infringement in the accumulation of what would have been a ninth decisive goal.
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Where has Azpilicueta played this season?
On the field, the thirty-year-old showed his usual versatility, thus appearing in four different positions while Lampard confused form and staff. At the start of the season on the right back, a lineup change meant he was moved to the right back for the huge Wolves win that followed the frustrating Sheffield United draw and kicked off our season.
After helping us triumph in Molineux, Azpilicueta returned to the right back when we returned to a four-man defense, and from the emergency of Reece James he sometimes switched to the left back. More recently, he appeared on the right side of a back three, a position he knows well from the 2016/17 title winning campaign.
Rather than seeing James as a threat to his place, Azpilicueta helped the 20-year-old to thrive in his first Chelsea senior campaign; he was especially helpful when James made his Champions League debut in Lille in his only second appearance for us.
‘Reece is a player I followed and he had an incredible spell on Wigan [on loan]”Azpilicueta said on the eve of that victory. ‘He has shown his quality, he is a very strong guy with a good attitude. I will try to help him with everything he needs.’
Azpilicueta the goalkeeper
Coincidentally, Azpilicueta’s first goal of the season came in the epic 4-4 draw with Ajax in which James, a sub-intermediate, drew. Azpilicueta was a predator who returned to 4-2, and shortly after James’ strike the captain thought he had won it, only for VAR to identify an infringement in the accumulation of what would have been a ninth decisive goal.
