Chelsea defender Reece James has revealed that he ranks Vinicius Jr, Rafael Leao and Sadio Mane as the “hardest” opponents he has ever faced in his career.
The 22-year-old has been a consistent figure in the Blues’ first-team since his breakthrough in the 2019/20 season. He has been a huge success in that time having played his role in Champions League, Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup successes under former boss Thomas Tuchel.
In that time, he has accumulated 134 appearances for the West London club and has developed the reputation of one of the best attacking fullbacks in the Premier League. He has faced a number of the world’s most eye-catching players in that time and in a Twitter Q&A revealed who he had the toughest time against.
