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James Rodríguez has been absent for two games at Everton, just in the victories against Southampton and West Bromwich Albion, both 1-0.
In the long week of rest the team suffered, officially, “discomfort in training.” What kind of annoyances? It is quite a mystery.
And it gets worse. This Sunday coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Everton would not recover his creative for the key duel on Monday against Chelsea for the Premier League, in the match that can consolidate the team among the four of the Champions League.
To the specific doubt about the left-hander, the coach explained: “I do not know, I think we have to review. Maybe he will not be for the game against Chelsea, for the next yes.”
The doubt speaks volumes. Not this Monday, surely for later. But not at Stamford Bridge and that’s a shame, considering the stakes.
Everton made a number of changes to their victory over West Bromwich, which included Allan and Gylfi Sigurdsson on the bench. “It was to rest, also for Sigurdsson, because Allan did not play for two months, so giving him two games in three days was too much. So I prefer to give him a break. Sigurdsson is not that young, he needs time to recover! Of course he I’m joking, but I wanted to give him a little rest, “added the DT.
The thing about James, according to himself, is “slight”. But it’s already been a long two weeks. In the end, luckily there are no qualifying dates in March, because if it were played, it would have everything against it to be in the Colombian National Team.
