Thomas Tuchel's 'huge' £49m Chelsea decision produces Zinedine Zidane moment in Burnley repeat

It was almost like in a moment Reece James remembered how good a footballer he has become.

The opening half at Turf Moor had sadly played out like many of Chelsea's recent attacking displays without their inspirational right wingback. The pace of the game was slow, the movement uninspiring and the thirst for creativity still clear.

Then with three swivels of his hips to cause five Burnley defenders to do the hokey cokey, he drilled a shot beyond Nick Pope to set in motion a second half of pure fun.

Then we were transported back to Autumn when Thomas Tuchel's men were flourishing, playing with such conviction and flair on a regular basis.

Tuchel was clearly relieved the have James back starting a Premier League game for the first time in over two months when speaking to media after the 4-0 win.

"We missed him for such a long time that we almost got used to it. I think it was like nine weeks and we played something like 25 matches in that time. We were constantly trying to find solutions and we did find solutions as a team, and we managed to win games and even trophies in this period.

"But once he is back and plays three times, and first time from the beginning, you see what we missed. Huge quality and it's very impressive how decisive he is in training and in the games.

"These positions are very important positions if you play with this structure and it's the same on the left side. So it puts things into perspective when you see what we missed and I am very happy that he came back like this."

James came off the bench in last Sunday's Carabao Cup final, playing 70 minutes due to extra time before a 14-minute cameo at Kenilworth Road in midweek against Luton.

It hasn't taken long for the 22-year-old to quickly return