Reese James shares what Chelsea did during the delay of a thunderstorm for two hours

Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the club’s World Cup during the weekend after winning 4-1 over Benfica at Bank of America in North Carolina.

But the result was not the main talk point – it was the tremendous delay.

With Chelsea’s 1-0 leadership thanks to a free kick, Reese James, the match was suddenly suspended with just four minutes left around the clock due to severe thunderstorm warnings in Charlotte.

The fans were evacuated, while the players were removed from the stadium and returned to the dressing room, where they waited for 113 minutes before the play was finally resuming.

So, what players did during this long break? James has now spin the beans.

“It was about healing, preserving the legs in the bike, and listening to some music to preserve the continuous feelings,” He said England international. “It takes a lot of players to calm down and then restart this engine again, but we are happy that we have finished the mission.”

And the completion of the task they did. Although Angel Di Maria tied immediately after restart by a penalty kick to send the game to an additional time, Chelsea dominated from there.

Goals from Christopher Nkoko, Pedro Nito and Nazla Desperi.

However, despite the result, Maricca was not happy with the circumstances.

“You cannot be inside for two hours. It’s completely new,” the Italian match was vent after the match.
“I understand the game’s suspension for safety, but if you comment six or seven games, this may not be the place to host this competition.”

At least, the 2026 World Cup is not held in the United States … Oh, wait.

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