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The sensations are unbeatable: the talent of James Rodríguez seems to be the missing piece in an Everton that until his arrival was thick in attack, without imagination or connection.
The left-hander’s talent, his vision of the game and his partnerships with leading men have been the subject of much debate in a Premier League that still cannot believe that a player of his level has appeared like this, without thinking.
But now the question is how to get the best out of his soothing presence? It is the puzzle that Carlo Ancelotti tries to put together and that will be adjusted as the matches go by.
The main feature is that James will settle without complications in a tactical scheme that privileges his conditions: 4-3-3. With Coleman, Mina, Keane and Digne there is a firm rear guard and two quick and skilled men in the start from their own field – especially Digne from the left. Ahead, the triangle is made up of Allan and Doucouré along with André Gomes, who out of the fight has won the place.
That structured environment for the moment Everton loses the ball is what makes James feel free and focused on his attacking task: his position in the front 3 is on the right, with Richarlison at the other end and in the back. the inspired Calvert-Lewin area. Yes, it is exactly the position where he has been playing with Carlos Queiroz in the Colombian National Team.
The position has several advantages: playing with a changed profile allows him to make diagonals to find a pass and to cross the ball at unattainable angles, as happened in his recent goal against West Bromwich (5-2). But it also makes everyone run much more than him to appear on his map, with notably less physical wear.
And there is more: “Rodríguez’s excellent synchronization between his movements and the first control prevents opponents from blocking many of his shot attempts on goal, seeking to initiate the offensive action just when he receives possession from a teammate. Due to this virtue it is able to generate more space to shoot -in many occasions in static-, without the need to use momentum in his career to add power to the shot, as is the case with other midfielders who play in the same position “, explains the Coaches site Voice, which has devoted a large space to the analysis of the Colombian game.
The source insists that the characteristics of the left-hander, so evident in these two Premier League games, require an important quota of freedom on the attack front: “The quality of his last pass is another strength in his game, especially when there are spaces between the opposing defense to enable their teammates in the end zone … The best way to enable him in this role is to bring a player close to him, be it an offensive inside from the right or a right back in forward positions, to free it from the brand and that the Colombian can gain time and space to generate a shipment of greater precision “.
He said it himself in his interviews, that he did not understand the need to run and run before thinking. He is right by the expert site, which ensures that his defensive task should not go beyond delaying the opponent’s departure a bit, without having the essential obligation to recover the ball, a task for which he is “not reliable”.
If you want his talent, don’t put a jail on his game. Others did and failed. It will surely be a mistake that the wise Carlo Ancelotti will not repeat.
