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He was one of the first captains that James Rodríguez had in his life in professional football. He met him when he was just a “culicagado”, as he puts it, and now he feels pleased by the process that the number ’19’ now undertakes the Premier League, of England.
Without a doubt, the premiere of James Rodríguez with Everton was national news and in England, the North-Santanderan left a pleasant impression among journalists and fans. That’s why a soccer friend who met him when he was just a teenager talked to GolCaracol.com and he remembered James as a child, in his first steps in professional football.
Álex ‘la Pelusa’ Orrego, today 50 years old, was a footballer with extensive experience, with a tour of clubs such as Medellín, Millonarios, Tolima and of course Envigado, with whom he rose to the ‘A’, in 2007, when Rodríguez already it showed its first signs of quality.
James Rodríguez: “I want to help, that my teammates see that I am one more in Everton”
What to say about James Rodríguez?
“James is doing what he likes, showing all his talent, being on the field, putting in assists; no doubt he is far from retiring. He has such a talent to show that you are speechless. “
What do you remember of young James, with whom you shared in Envigado?
“I had the opportunity to be in a luxury Envigado, with tiny players with a unique class. James was surprised by the way he trained. I used to tell my wife that there was a boy with such wonderful talent, and look. Besides his class, his punch, I loved that he had a hunger for triumph! That I was scared; I used to say how ‘culicagado’ to train so well ”,
Do you have any anecdotes from James’s youth?
“I was always in good physical condition, the coach organized three groups: those who went fast, those who were in the middle and those who did not run; James was part of the fast team and finished second or third, along with the most experienced ”.
When does James Rodríguez play for Everton?
What was the last thing they talked about?
“Some time ago I was at his farm here in Medellín, we had the opportunity to play for a while. We talked for a while, he is a very intelligent and well placed person, who never had a bad comment about what was happening to him at Real Madrid, he said that at any moment that was going to change and that someone was going to give him the opportunity that he deserved. And now he is with a man who appreciates him ”.
And now the process with Everton …
“I was happy. Just as one gets up early to see Nairo and Egan, one must get up early to see James. I was in the front row watching his debut in the Premier. Seeing him lying on the right side looking for the left-handed profile shows that he is a man with desire, he will be important for the club, he will have a rhythm and the club will have an excellent version of him, because of that hunger he has always had He is going to break it ”.
How does it feel to see James happy?
“It is such a unique emotion to see him well. I am very happy for the Colombian National Team, because undoubtedly he is an important piece in the middle of the ‘tricolor’, he is that leader of the half. Now he will have the minutes to be that great National Team player. Of course, now in the Premier he will have to run a lot. I gave him confidence and it gives me a lot of emotion that a figure like him; I still said ‘capi’ ”.
“James seemed like he had been with Everton for a long time, the football aspect helped him”
What is of your life?
“Create the Sports Corporation El Capo de la Comuna – Alexander Orrego to support the talents of the neighborhood who are already 19 or 20 years old, here in the commune, who are in a difficult situation, but who see in football an opportunity to get ahead. They are meaning of desire and joy. We want to revive that neighborhood player through this social medium. We are moving a lot to find them a second or third division in Argentina ”.
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