Why Reece James didn’t take Chelsea penalty to secure hat-trick vs Newcastle

 Chelsea star Jorginho has provided an 

insight into the much talked about

 decision not to hand his side’s late

 spot-kick opportunity versus 

Newcastle United to Reece James.

Thomas Tuchel’s men were of course back 

in action a little over 24 hours ago.

After keeping hopes of an unprecedented 

quadruple alive courtesy of a Carabao Cup 

downing of Southampton during the week, 

the Blues made the trip to St. James’ Park,

 hopeful of increasing their advantage atop 

the Premier League table.

And, owing to dropped points on the part 

of both Liverpool and Manchester City, when

 all was said and done on Saturday, this is 

precisely what Chelsea managed.

A dominant 2nd-half display eventually 

culminated in a 3-0 final scoreline, owing 

to a brace on the part of Reece James, and 

Jorginho’s late spot-kick.

‘If he had asked…’

As outlined above, though, despite the 

comprehensive nature of their side’s eventual

 victory, on the back of the final whistle on 

Tyneside, some of a Chelsea persuasion 

actually expressed frustration.

This came owing to the fact that brace-hitter 

James was not afforded the chance to seal 

his hat-trick from the penalty spot.

Instead, as outlined above, Blues spot-kick 

regular Jorginho stepped up to slot home 

from twelve yards, rounding out the afternoon’s

 scoring in the process.

Many, in turn, called into question why 

James was not granted a potentially special 

hat-trick opportunity, with the stopper having

 proven himself a more than ample converter

 of penalties in the League Cup already this

 season.

An insight into the situation, though, has 

since been provided, by none other than the

 man at the heart of the drama.

Speaking to ESPN Brasil in the aftermath

 of Chelsea’s latest triumph, Jorginho hinted

 that he would have been open to the prospect

 of handing the ball over to his Pensioners 

teammate, but James, in the end, didn’t ask:

‘If he had asked, we would have had a 

conversation but he didn’t. He came over 

to support me.’