Reece James has revealed that Chelsea teammate Jorginho has been practising his penalties a lot in training.
Jorginho, 29, has scored back-to-back winning goals for the Blues recently in Premier League victories over Sheffield Untied and Tottenham.
The Italian midfielder netted in both games from the penalty spot and is back on spot-kick duty under new manager Thomas Tuchel.
He’s played every single minute during Tuchel’s opening four games in charge and has partnered Mateo Kovacic in the centre of the park, with the midfield duo dominating the ball for Chelsea.
Jorginho was taken off penalty duty at Stamford Bridge after a string of misses, but has the responsibility once again and usually has a cool head from 12 yards.
21-year-old Blues right-back James has revealed his teammate has been practising heavily on the training ground:
“He works very hard and practises a lot and that is showing in games,” James told the club’s official website.
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Jorginho is enjoying a mini revival at Chelsea since the change of manager.
The £50million central midfielder wasn’t a nailed-on starter under former boss Frank Lampard, but has looked integral to the new manager’s plans so far and has been impressive.
His quality from the spot is a nice bonus to have on the pitch and it’s great to have a player so comfortable with the ball at his feet, albeit there are still question marks over his physicality.
It looks like the Jorginho-Kovacic combination is preferred in midfield, but N’Golo Kante will be desperate to break that up.
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