‘He’s the modern day footballer, he deserves to be recognize’ – Rio Ferdinand hails Chelsea star despite Madrid defeat
Following Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid , Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has heaped massive praise on Chelsea right-back Reece James.
However, The 22-year-old broke into the Chelsea first team under Frank Lampard, but his game has further improved under Thomas Tuchel. Although injuries have marred his season so far.
Rio Ferdinand has hailed many of James attributes and has claimed he is up there with Trent Alexander-Arnold. According to Rio, Reece James doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Ferdinand said on BT Sport said: “Reece James… what a fantastic footballer. He’s the modern day footballer,”
“We talk about Trent Alexander-Arnold, he’s right up there with him, you can’t split them really.
“They bring so much to the game. I think Reece will bring more goals but the passing, seriously, he doesn’t even get the recognition he deserves for his passing.
“He’s got every club in the bag as well and once he gets into these areas [in the box] he can be devastating.
“I think he’s got that physicality as well, he controls that right hand side now and he owns it.
“His confidence is very different to when he first joined the team which is understandable.
“When I was a player I wanted the team to miss me if I didn’t play. He’s in that boat, he’s in that place now where if he doesn’t play you notice a big difference in the team and the level drops slightly.”