Palmer & Reece James to START against Leeds? | Enzo Maresca | Leeds v Chelsea

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer is ready to start against Leeds tomorrow night and the club will make a last minute decision on captain Reece James, following his outstanding performance against Arsenal. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:01 Everyone is fine. Romeo is still recovering. Dario, he was okay and started some sessions with us. He now needs to slow down a little bit. He will be out again, hopefully nothing important. 0:31 Reece James? It's complicated. I would like to start him every game, but we need to see. 0:42 James in midfield? He can play in both positions. He has been a full-back his whole life. He has also played as a midfielder. He can be good in both positions. When we decide for him as a midfielder, we want physicality in the middle. It depends on the game plan, but as you said, he is doing very well in both positions. 1:42 I think Robert, in terms of saving, he has always been good. Since day one, our build up, it depends on how the other team presses, Robert's game against Arsenal was also one of his best games in terms of build up. He is improving especially in the build up. 2:52 It's probably also the way the other teams try to defend against us. When they just sit back, there is not much space to cover in terms of space in behind. So it depends on how the other teams set up. 3:54 Palmer? He is available. He was on the bench last game. With 10 players, it was more complicated for Cole because he needs to come back in terms of fitness condition. The idea is to give him some minutes until he can play 90 minutes. 4:34 Replacing Caicedo? For sure, again, we are a better team with Cole, with Moi, with Levi, but when these players are not available, we need to find solutions. Now we need to do something different. 5:12 Andrey is ready. His position is playing as a No.6, like Moi, but he is ready. One that can play good in that position is Josh [Acheampong], but we will see. 5:46 I think Leeds and Bournemouth, both games, especially away, are difficult for any team. They will be dif