The 21/22 season is already underway and everything indicates that James Rodríguez will remain at Everton, despite having a good offer from Turkey. It is clear that the times of glory in Spain, with Real Madrid, and in Germany, with Bayern Munich, are already issues of the past for the Colombian midfielder, who will have to seek a place in Rafa Benítez’s eleven in order to achieve his best level in competition and return to the Colombian National Team.
For the ex-Brazilian footballer Zé Roberto, with a past at Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, James could not sustain himself in the elite of Europe due to the lack of minutes and the constant injuries in his previous teams, since the first level competition that exists in the Merengue team and in the Bavarian team, complicated the situation of the creative from Cucuteño, who ended up being one more on the substitute bench. Here his reasons given to the newspaper Mark.
Real Madrid
“When James came to Real Madrid he did it in a season that had a lot of crowds, James is a very talented player but in Madrid he did not seek the starting position. For me he was very important in Madrid. He helped a lot when he entered, but when it is played In such a big club where there is a lot of competition, it is important to have minutes on the field of play and he did not have them “
“To be a starter at Real Madrid or in another big team, you have to always be physically fit and he was injured a lot. I saw James play for Real Madrid, but he didn’t get continuity at the club because he also had a lot of competition and he did not take advantage of his good moments, “he said.
Bayern Munich
“James’s biotype to play in Germany made it a bit difficult since he is a very technical player, who needs a lot of movement, touch and German football demands a lot. I saw him at Bayern, I saw him with problems in position and that for coaches is very important, “he concluded.
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