Chelsea wingback Reece James’ brace against Newcastle United yesterday took his goal total for the season to four in seven league appearances
With Ben Chilwell on the opposite flank having scored three, it means that their seven goals surpass the four that PSG pair Neymar and Lionel Messi have managed in all competitions so far this campaign.
Supporters on Twitter are enjoying the attack-minded approach of the two wingbacks and they are loving the fact that James and Chilwell are performing better than two world-class forwards:
Amazing stuff 👌
— cosmic cat 👽 (@TTManT4) October 30, 2021
Arguably Best fullbacks in the world
— ⚡️KAKAROTO⚡️ (@AAsmoke) October 30, 2021
Great goalscorers! 👏🏾🔥💙
— Gabriel Olalekan Owolabi 👨🏾🏫 (@OgbeniOlalekan) October 30, 2021
Lol what a fact 😂
— chillandwell 🤌🏻 (@chillandwell) October 30, 2021
BEAUTIFUL, YOU LOVE TO SEE IT🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/uG9kKJScvY
— 𓅔Chelsea Till Satan Repents⁶𓅓 (@assahwayofalcao) October 30, 2021
The best https://t.co/H2Fp8la2kM
— Jay (@rtmvisuals) October 30, 2021
Messi who? 🤣
— 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚟𝚘𝚘𝚘™️ (@surennnn11) October 30, 2021
It does seem as though the Blues are getting a lot of joy in wide areas this season. Perhaps teams are simply failing to mark the likes of James and Chilwell as they feel they are not a great threat in front of goal. However, their impressive returns would suggest otherwise.
Chelsea fans won’t care where their goals are coming from, though, as long as they keep winning matches.