Brazil coach warned about James Rodriguez’s problems with Rayo Vallecano
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AStay away from Correct names, assumed preferences or differences between technicians that James Rodriguez had in different clubs That he played, the phenomenon is repeated that in the selection of Colombia he produces more and is always available. While In teams he had problems taking the rhythm or not adapting to what was needed to play every 3 days.
In The Real Madrid event, at Bayern Munich it was repeated , at Everton it happened just before he left , it was for Al Rayyan who is looking forward to moving forward to the Qatar 2022 World Cup and there was not even a ‘tricolor’qualification, At Olympiacos he hoped to regain the form to be called up again, at SU Paolo he was steady and at Rayo Vallecano it started to happen.
And only a year after Dorival genor stated that James was not 100 % to play for Paulista Sao Paulo, unlike what is happening with the Colombian national team, This time there is a very similar situation because of what is happening in Rayo Vallecano with the Office of Inspector General Prez.
What did Dorival Jr. say when he directed James Rodriguez in so Paulo?
The Colombian returned to belonging to a club in August 2023, Having spent more than 100 days without a contract due to his controversial departure from Olympiacos, it seemed that he would make a great comeback in Brazilian football and everything was destined to happen. But as soon as he was in good shape and rhythm, Nestor Lorenzo began to call him up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and there were 3 football dates in which he played 6 matches.
As is always known, Rodriguez gives himself a lot for the Colombian ‘tricolor’ and began to get into the club with difficulties, which led to the statements of Dorival Junior.
In October 2023, after the first calls while I was in Sao Paulo And with his first absence, Dorival has already begun to show that things were not going as expected: “He arrived, worked a little with the group, did not train much with the team, and suddenly, at the moments when we can speed up the process, he leaves for the selection… It will be very important that he was with the group. When he comes back, suddenly, he will not have the workload that we used to use in the team. So we have to resume the process, we accelerate the improvement and rejuvenation. This is what we are struggling with so far. We’re working with James.”.
And in the same statements of the manager, he explained why James’s performance in the club is not perceived the same as in the playoffs: “In the selection, he knows the characteristics of all his teammates and has been in the selection of Colombia for many years. Sure, all those monthly meetings end up making things easier for a high-level player. He is a player who in selection adapts perfectly to the characteristics that James possesses and is very good at it. The contribution related to his selection happens in a much more natural way than is currently happening with our team”.
He arrived, worked a little with the group, did not train much with the team , and suddenly, at the moments when we can speed up the process, he leaves to choose
Dorival Jnr, when he was James ‘ coach at Sao Paulo
In the first week of December 2023, Before Dorival was appointed as the coach of the Brazilian national team and the coach thought that he would be James’s coach in 2024 , he was very honest about the injuries that Rodriguez suffered after playing in September, October and November with Colombia: “I’m counting on James, but most of the time when he returned from the Colombian national team, unfortunately, he arrived with some aggravated problems, small injuries that made it difficult for him to train with the group… When he returned from the selection, after almost 10 or 15 days, he was still in the medical department. Therefore, it is not surprising that everyone gives what they want, but I always respect.”.
However, the following season, Dorival was counting on the Colombian and expected him to give more than in his first months in Brazil: “I’m counting on James for next season, he’s a great player and supported by all of us, I hope he has a better 2024 than 2023. He can develop from the beginning of the season, because he has a contract with us and it is normal for everyone to have the permanence of a great player.”.
But Dorival himself not only spoke about the case of James when he was in Sao Paulo and was the manager of James Rodriguez, In the framework of the Copa America 2024 and before Brazil faced Colombia in the group stage, the coach was clear in determining what happened with the most famous player Atres: “James arrived at a time when Paulo was finding his way and we were in the finals of a very important competition (Copa do Brasil), the team grew when he arrived and he was always a high-level player, attracting attention for his qualities and technical ability”.
Apart from those compliments, he gave his point about why with the Paulista club he did not yield and managed to shine with the national ‘tricolor’: “It feels very good with the Colombia shirt, which attracts attention in all aspects and is very interesting. Sometimes, there are players who do not do the same in the club as in the selection and others who do not perform well in the selection. But with James it seems the opposite , he feels good and integrated into a group that respects and embraces him and makes it even more important for the choice that he had an interesting path”.
James arrived at a time when Paulo was finding his way and we were in the finals of a very important competition (the Copa do Brasil)… He feels very good with the Columbia shirt, which attracts attention from all sides and is very pleasant. Sometimes there are players who do not do the same in the club as in the selection and others who do not perform well in the selection
Dorival Junior at the America’s Cup, already as coach of Brazil
Inspector general breeze repeats the history of the technicians that James has visited in his clubs
Well, the story with the current technician of Rayo Vallecano is not new, as James again arrived out of rhythm and without the start of the season, the Colombian national team quickly cited him and in the playoffs Brill. But Return to the Socceroos from travelling and playing in matches played in South America, DHT prefers to keep and cope with physical loads.
As, As stated by Dorival genor in October 2023, the Office of Inspector General breeze is doing so in October 2024In the middle of the playoffs, and with questions why the South does not use more time on the court: “James needed a period of adaptation, he has already adapted, he is already playing. If everyone played and here he didn’t play as much as everyone wants and more of his supporters, it’s because I picked some players to win the matches that I think are the best. I choose players who I think will bring me closer to winning, it doesn’t mean I can’t get closer.”.
But one element was missing to talk about a recurring story or Dorival’s prediction: that some physical problems would arise for the Colombian and that alarms would go off in the club and the selection. Well, it happened last Tuesday, October 22nd, When Rodriguez quit Lightning training for muscular discomfort that led to making him EXMAN.
And although on Wednesday, October 23, I returned to field work with his comrades , it is known that Just a week ago I was playing at an altitude of more than 4000 meters above sea level in Bolivia and I was traveling to the hot Barranquilla to face Chile. So Igo breeze will have to repeat his Brazilian colleague to manage the wear and tear of the captain of Colombia and not earn more criticism for putting him in bad shape or using him more than stated.
