Reece James has arrived, ladies and gentlemen.
Nobody thought it was possible he could actually live up to the hype. The excitement that built up over a year in the Championship only grew when he was out injured and the incumbent in his position struggling.
Nobody thought it was possible he could live up to his expectations, let alone exceed them. But for tonight at least, that’s exactly what he’s done.
Social media went wild after his full debut for Chelsea, marked with two assists and a goal.
This guy at the top says he’s the “best right back in the world” – that’s going quite far, but a season of performances like this and we won’t argue.
You can see a tiny sliver of the massive response embedded below:
I don't want to overreact or anything but Reece James is the best right back in world, deal with it.
— Mod (@CFCMod_) September 25, 2019
Callum Hudson Odoi and Reece James have looked very impressive but the best player against Grimbsy has been 18 year old Billy Gilmour.
Composed on the ball and has a great passing range, looks comfortable receiving the ball and plays great under pressure.
What a talent he is.
— Pys (@CFCPys) September 25, 2019
First Chelsea game. First Chelsea assist. First Chelsea goal.
Reece James has arrived in blue. pic.twitter.com/PS2PK73eTt
— SCOUTED (@scoutedftbl) September 25, 2019
Chelsea fan's who have been preaching Reece James Propaganda for months and he's actually the real deal pic.twitter.com/QL8uL11lZe
— 🏴 (@CFCaggro) September 25, 2019
~ Branislav Ivanovic was a success
~ Cesar Azpilicueta was a successIt's long overdue now, the Reece James era is here. pic.twitter.com/E2VcQRQsKB
— Mod (@CFCMod_) September 25, 2019
What a performance from @reecejames_24 🙌 pic.twitter.com/46ZcaWeaAF
— Chelsea FC USA (@ChelseaFCinUSA) September 25, 2019
Important not to get ahead of ourselves, but I reckon Reece James might become the first defender to win the Ballon D’or since Cannavaro.
— Chelsea Rumours (@ChelseaRumours) September 25, 2019
Reece James is the 1st Englishman to score on his @ChelseaFC debut since Paul Hughes in 1997. #CFC
— Chad ⭐⭐ (@ChelseaChadder) September 25, 2019
I don't want to overreact or anything but Reece James is the best right back in world, deal with it.
— Mod (@CFCMod_) September 25, 2019
– Billy Gilmour
– Reece James
– Callum Hudson-OdoiThey will all become world-class players. This is not reactionary, just facts.
Remember this tweet.
— Futbol Chelsea (@FutbolCheIsea) September 25, 2019
MAN OF THE MATCH:
Reece James. 👏
What a player! #CFC #Chelsea pic.twitter.com/D8n31PHIMK
— Talk Chelsea (@talkchelsea) September 25, 2019
I’d say the Reece James era started fairly well… pic.twitter.com/zTPIKZi8CR
— Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_) September 25, 2019
Look what that goal meant to Reece James, on his full Chelsea debut!
*He also got two assists. 🔥#CHEGRI pic.twitter.com/yuV8HgbjGs
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 25, 2019