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As said: each appearance of James Rodríguez is a ‘dagger to the heart’ of ‘Madridismo’. And although he does not feel like that, he also goes directly to the figure of Zinedine Zidane.
As controversial as the 2-2 draw between Everton and Liverpool may have been, in the Premier League classic, no one disputes one more assist from the Colombian and a match that, from the numbers, went above the ‘acceptable’ range.
And that, added to the weight that the southpaw has had in the leadership of his team and in the generation of the game, is something that they do not forgive Zinedine Zidane, who, for whatever reason, repeatedly denied him the opportunity to appear.
In the last hours it has been the newspaper AS in Spain that has launched a new criticism of Madrid’s DT, just one day after the surprise defeat against Cádiz (0-1).
“Within Madrid there are managers who are showing their disappointment at the management that Zidane has been able to make of his case (that of James). His and that of other players such as Bale himself, Reguilón or Ceballos. All, it was understood a priori in Madrid (perhaps with the exception of the Welshman), very usable players “, says the media, in an article entitled ‘There is a James case’.
The note takes the time to list each good presentation of the man who simply did not have space in a white squad, the same one that today is distinguished by its problems for the gaming generation: “In just one month in England he has been chosen in the Post-pandemic ideal eleven and in the ideal eleven of the players transferred this summer to the Premier. He has been man of the match against Tottenham, West Bromwich, Crystal Palace and Brighton, and was nominated for player of the month September. James’ goals are pressure added for Zidane, who did not know how to get the best out of the Colombian. “
The annoying rumor that has been heard for weeks about the possibility that the player has left for free, given the impossibility of better managing his situation, is another drop of lemon and salt on the white wound: it was a high chip and had to be left of him, but not at any price, at least not without a euro on the table. The version, in any case, was never confirmed or denied from the Madrid offices.
“The truth is that every good performance by James reminds us in the Bernabéu offices that there were important people from within the club who said it was very useful,” laments AS.
Bad grief, nostalgia or reality? The truth is that Zidane had it, retained it and in the end led him by the hand to the exit door. Only he understands the reasons. Hopefully they have a good recording machine in their offices to replay Everton games … in case you need to remember them.
