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Colombia played its first two qualifying matches to Qatar 2022 with a balance of four points. La Tricolor defeated Venezuela 3-0 and drew 2-2 against Chile.
One of the players who had the most expectations was James Rodríguez. The Colombian midfielder had signed very good games with Everton during the last month and in Colombia they trusted that good moment to be the man of ideas for the Tricolor.
James started both games and played 164 minutes in total, did not score or assist, but had his strengths in other aspects of the game.
In both games, James appeared as a right winger in the starting lineup, but gravitated between that sector and midfield. He even appeared on the left sector, changing the position to seek centering with the inner edge of his left guayo.
Colombia vs. Venezuela
In the first game James played 74 minutes. He was the man who made the most passes in the opposite field (44) with an 88.6% effectiveness. He threw two centers, but they did not come to fruition.
He caused two goal plays, but did not assist and did not finish off the opponent’s goal. He had a total of 76 touches of the ball 63 total passes with an effectiveness of 92.1%. He made a tackle and was fouled.
The one who made the most passes was Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, with 14 passes, and the one who made the most passes to him was Johan Mojica (8).
In defense he contributed with six ball recoveries, this item being very good for a collective development
Chile vs. Colombia
Against the Red it was much less noticeable on the pitch and it was 90 minutes, which increased its statistics. He was once again the player who made the most passes in the opposite field, but this time there were 36 with an effectiveness of 77.8%. This time he shot eight crosses (four of them corner kicks), but only two were good to the area.
This time he did try to finish off Chile’s goal, but only one went to the goal. In total he touched the ball 69 times, with 43 passes that had an accuracy of 79.1%. He was fouled twice.
The one who made the most passes in this game was Johan Mojica (11) and the one who made the most passes to him was Lerma, with eight.
In defense he was less precise to recover and took four balls, committing three fouls and receiving a yellow. In addition, he also lost the ball 21 times, which shows how difficult it was for him to get off the mark of the iron defenders of Chile.
Did you like what you saw of James in these two games?
