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James Rodríguez is the reason for the nostalgia for Real Madrid. Seeing his towering Premier League debut with Everton, none other than the leader, is not only surprising but almost inexplicable at the White House.
In the five days that the Colombian has played, he has accumulated three goals and the same number of assists, a declaration of talent and confidence, which has done nothing but agree with the claim he made throughout last season, when He had no opportunity in the ‘merengue’ team and ended up joining Ancelotti’s team, according to some unconfirmed versions, in a zero-cost operation.
The truth is that while he and Everton have a flawless campaign, with 4 wins and 1 draw, 14 goals in favor, 7 against and 13 points, Real Madrid has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, but only 6 so many in favor. It means that only James has already made half of the offensive production of his former team.
The defeat against the recently promoted Cádiz (0-1), in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium, gives critics reason to miss players who, like James, had to reluctantly leave due to lack of opportunities from coach Zinedine Zidane . In fact, it is said that a good part of the ‘merengue’ board continues to be upset by the mismanagement of the ‘James case’ by DT.
The question now is: and what happened to those who surpassed the left-hander in the preference list? What has been your performance? Is the decision justified? When comparing them, the one that comes closest to the Colombian is Vinicius Jr, with 2 annotations. All the others lose by a landslide to James, who time and Ancelotti’s support have allowed him to show that, in the fight with Zidane, he also had good arguments.
These are the cards that the Frenchman used over the Colombian, and his performance in LaLiga 2020/2021:
Isco Alarcón: 148 minutes, 4 games, 0 goals
Midfielder
“Things don’t work out for him. He asks for the ball but he is light years away from the player who amazed the Bernabéu. Substituted at halftime. It is difficult, if not impossible, to return to eleven in the next matches,” said the newspaper Marca in his last match. Other media, such as El Desmarque, were more forceful: “Terrible. It stopped the team when it ran, it accelerated when it rested and, as if that were not enough, it lost almost all the balls it received.”
Lucas Vásquez: 67 minutes, 2 games, 0 goals
Midfielder
“He didn’t take his chance,” the media said in unison about his last game. He stayed even though he had offers to leave and may be, like James a year ago, regretting not having taken the final step.
Martin Odegaard: no minutes
Midfielder
An injury to the soleus – the one that affected James so much at Real Madrid – has not allowed him to be available at the start of the season.
Marco Asensio: 146 minutes, 3 games, 0 goals
Forward
The player that Zidane waited for so long, after a complex injury that took him out of the race just under a year, still does not engage. “Little impact on the attacking game,” Marca said of him in the last loss.
Rodrygo: 91 minutes, 2 games, 0 goals, 1 assist
Forward
The young Brazilian has barely had minutes in a Madrid that, apparently, does not find a very clear position for him either.
Vinicius Jr: 281 minutes, 4 games, 2 goals
Forward
Without a doubt the one that comes closest to James’ performance, although he does not register assists to become even more constant. “Far from his best version, but at least he tried”, said Marca of that gray match against Cádiz.
Eden Hazard: No minutes
He has not been able to debut in the season because, to the chain of injuries of the last year, he added a new muscular problem. Not available. What works in his favor is that he has a lot, a lot of credit with Zidane.
