Chelsea right back Reece James was the Man of the Match choice for many people last night, including Matt Law of The Telegraph.
Reece James my England man of the match.
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) October 14, 2020
England lost 1-0 to Denmark and James was making his first senior start for his country.
Harry Maguire single handily lost them the match with an awful performance and an awful first touch leading him to making a rash challenge and subsequently getting booked twice in the first half and sent to the changing rooms.
James continued to play very well throughout and was England’s best player.
You could see his natural frustration at the end of the game and he got sent off for going up to the Referee and showing dissent.
Not a wise move from James, but he is still learning, and it was great to see his passion and desire.
No problem with Reece's red card last night. Shows passion and desire, and he's still young and learning. Rather from that than from a bad tackle after a first touch of a Sunday League player!
England's Man of the Match amongst poor performers, had a right to be frustrated. pic.twitter.com/Jk58y27YUV
— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) October 15, 2020
James has explained that the game for him was ‘full of emotion, desire, and hunger’, which is clearly not an excuse as he holds his hands up and takes ‘full responsibility’, but it does explain his over-reaction….
Tonight’s game was full of emotion, desire and hunger. Proud to have made my full senior debut in such a testing game. I take full responsibility for the Red card after the final whistle. Moments like this will make me stronger! pic.twitter.com/PYcZf9WMyF
— Reece James (@ReeceJames) October 14, 2020
I’ll continue to put in 100% day in day out to keep improving!
Thank you for your continued support, I love you all!— Reece James (@ReeceJames) October 14, 2020
