Reece James shares what Chelsea did for two hours

Chelsea qualified in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup during the weekend after a 4-1 victory against Benfica at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.

But the score was not the main subject of discussion – it was the massive delay.

With Chelsea leading 1-0 thanks to a free kick from Reece James, the match was suddenly suspended with only four minutes to play due to serious storm warnings in Charlotte.

The fans were evacuated, while the players were inaugurated from the field and back in the locker room, where they waited 113 minutes before the game finally resumed.

So, what do the players do during this long break? James has now overturned the beans.

“It was a question of recovering, keeping your legs by bike, listening to music to advance vibrations,” said the international in England. “He removes a lot from players to cool off, then restart this engine again, but we are happy that we have done the job.”

And do the job they have done. Although Angel Di Maria equalized almost immediately after restarting via a penalty to send the game in an additional time, Chelsea dominated from there.

The goals of Christopher Nkukku, Pedro Neto and the Dewsbury-Hall Sealed.

However, despite the result, Maresca was not satisfied with the circumstances.

“You can’t be inside for two hours. This is something completely new,” the Italian post-match.
“I understand the suspension of the security match, but if you suspend six or seven games, it may not be the right place to organize this competition.”

At least, the 2026 World Cup is not organized in the United States … Oh, wait.

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