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James Rodríguez made his third Premier League assist this season in a 2-2 draw against Liverpool. The Colombian midfielder was the best rated for his passing precision and for the start of the play for the second goal, where he broke lines with a pass to Digne who later assisted Calvert-Lewin.
Despite James’s great game, Danny Murphy, a former Liverpool figure and Daily Mail columnist, criticized one aspect of his game. “LThe best teams will have seen how it can be exploited James’ unwillingness to back down when the left winger is attacking forward“, he pointed.
After talking about this aspect to improve, Murphy also highlighted the importance of the Colombian’s arrival at Everton. “They look better than they have in years and, on James Rodriguez, they have a true star quality player“, he claimed.
How was James’s defensive work?
James made 6 recoveries, one in zone 1 and 5 were distributed in zone 3 and 4. Against Liverpool he only lost one of two defensive duels, in one of those he received a yellow card for a foul on Sadio Mané.
Carlo Ancelotti has highlighted the defensive will of the ’19’ in past meetings, such as against Crystal Palace. “The effort that James, Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison put in in the second half was fantastic. They worked hard and helped the team defend well.”
