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A week and a debut passed. A couple of days between “the greatest of the lost boys” and the “silk James”. This is how The Guardian newspaper was convinced of Carlo Ancelotti’s reasons for taking James Rodríguez to his Everton.
Not long ago we noticed a critical column in The Guardian newspaper, in which they doubted not only the inactivity but even the age of the Colombian to reach a team that, like Everton, was more called to bet on young promises who left cash in the box, before veterans like the Colombian, with a great resume but 29 years old.
It was all mistrust until the left-hander’s debut this Sunday in the 0-1 victory against Tottenham, even his sensitivity and mental agility on the court in response to each and every one of the doubts.
“The most striking (of the reinforcements) with an advantage was Rodríguez, the prince fallen in exile with a left leg of pure silk and a left knee made of a very similar substance … There were passes without looking and delicate transports. of his typical scissor runs, cutting from the right wing and playing blind from that point or shooting from a distance, “wrote journalist Jonathan Liew.
“For the first time in what seemed like years, Everton not only beat one of the great clubs in the Premier League, but surpassed it,” added the analyst, alluding to a roster that, in total, including Ancelotti, counts seven Champions League, five La Ligas, four Serie A, three Ligue 1, three Bundesligas, the Premier League and the Copa América.
The prestigious British newspaper this time was generous, beyond some flaws it identified in the talented James: “He created five chances in total, the largest by an Everton player in more than two years. Only Lucas Digne had more touches of the ball. Only Richarlison had more shots, and while his defensive performance faltered throughout the game, occasionally exposing Seamus Coleman to the beat of Son Heung-Min behind him, it was perhaps inevitable that his lack of minutes would account for it.
The British analyst says that for him Allan’s work was more firm, but James’s work was so striking that it ended up overshadowing the rest: “Still, for a club that seemed so anemic, so light, so short of ideas in this very party just two months ago, this was a sinister declaration of intent. “
The newspaper asks: “Can Everton pass the ball to Rodríguez against fiercer teams?” And the answer is that it may be that yes, judging by what was seen in a first game, in which he showed physical solidity and left clues of better results when he gets to know more with his teammates: “according to this certainly weak evidence, this may be just the year of Everton, “he concludes.
The newspaper The Sun came to describe the signing of James as the best since Gary Lineker and The Mirror celebrated his rapid adaptation to the Premier and his discipline to adapt to the Everton game, but everyone was already optimistic since his arrival. The change in The Guardian, on the other hand, was much more radical.
