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When three dates ago it was the fashionable team, today there is talk of a free fall in the Premier League. Everton, which did not have the Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez, his star, his guide, his axis, lost again this Sunday, this time 2-1 with Newcastle, he is no longer a leader and adds only one point of the last nines he has disputed.
This Sunday, Everton he suffered much and more from absences. James had become the different player, that footballer who made everyone play and shine. Not for nothing according to CIES, the creative of the Colombian National Team is the best player in the Premier League so far this season, with a score, until last week, of 89.7 above Mohamed salah, second with 88.0 and Raphinha Dias, from Leeds, with 85.0. In addition, so far this season, he had created 17 clear goal options, including three assists.
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But against Newcastle he lacked not only his crash, he also lacked vital players in the campaign that brought applause at the start of the campaign. Captain Seamus coleman, also injured, was not, his contribution by the right wing on offense and leadership on defense are noticeable. They were not Worthy neither Richarlison, both by suspension, and the vacuum in the left area suffers. They are players who have a lot of excess and inventiveness. These three have something in common: they understand each other perfectly with James and there is the reason for this setback.
After four consecutive wins against Tottenham, West Bromwich, Crystal Palace, Brighton, the three negative games arrived. Drew 2-2 with Liverpool, lost 2-0 to Southampton and now 2-1 to Newcastle. Of the 15 goals Everton have scored, these four players have provided eight assists and scored four goals.
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“This is not a good time for us, we have to react. After a good start, it’s a moment where we’ve suffered a bit, we have a lot of players out there. I hope to recover players this week and have a good performance against him United manchester”, He assured Carlo Ancelotti, Everton DT.
For Ancelotti it is key to be able to count on James and Coleman in Saturday’s match, against him United, a team that comes from the doldrums in the Premier, but is one of its largest squads.
“We have to recover some players who are injured at the moment. We have Digne back, maybe Coleman, maybe James. But we have to be focused because Manchester United is a great team, “he added.
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