Reece James Chelsea message speaks volumes for Enzo Maresca after brutal demand and new change
Reece James took to Instagram to celebrate Chelsea's hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford on Sunday night.
Goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson were enough to help the Blues secure all three points over their west London rivals - and for them to move within two points of ongoing Premier League pace-setters Liverpool.
However, despite Liverpool having a game-in-hand on second-placed Chelsea, the win was further proof of the impressive job Enzo Maresca is doing at Stamford Bridge in his first season at the helm.
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And that was echoed by captain James on Instagram after the victory on Sunday night, as he reposted a post of Chelsea's win, adding the caption: "Brick by brick."
James, 25, has featured just four times in the Premier League so far this season, after suffered another hamstring injury at the start of November.
But the fact that the England international - who is the Blues' captain - has been so supportive of his team's early-season title challenge is a testament to the spirit and togetherness Maresca has installed at Stamford Bridge after succeeding Mauricio Pochettino this summer.
Providing an update on James' injury situation last month, Maresca said: "We have just one injured player and that's Reece [James] who unfortunately felt something small in training two days ago and we don't want to take a risk for the weekend.
"It's a hamstring, muscular problem. We will see, we don't know for how long, for sure [we want him fit for longer]. At the moment it is not happening, but we hope it will happen soon."
Maresca went on: "He is out this weekend but, hopefully, he can be back soon. It's probably difficult that he can be available for the Conference League [next Thursday], but hopefully soon."
Chelsea's next Premier League game is a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on Sunday afternoon (2pm).
