The coach of Rayo Vallecano, Íñigo Pérez, does not want to rush the times with the Colombian James Rodríguez, the idea is to take his adaptation little by little because he knows that the cucuteño at his highest level is one of a kind.
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James Rodríguez has only played 97 minutes in the Rayo shirt this season, many of which came from the substitutes’ bench. However, in the little space he has had, he has already shown some touches of his quality and demonstrated that he has football in that left-footed guy.
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This Saturday, the 33-year-old Cucuteño was once again a substitute in the Vallecas team and entered the final stretch of the match against Real Valladolid. In the few minutes on the court he showed quality and always offered himself as a passing option for his teammates.
James Rodríguez was left with the desire to score his first goal with Rayo Vallecano in a historic comeback, but he left with the happiness that his team has won as a visitor and is in the fight for the top of the table.
More praise for James Rodríguez
After the victory in Valladolid, the sports director of Rayo Vallecano, David Cobeño, referred to the issue of James Rodríguez and compared his transfer with the arrival of Radamel Falcao García in 2021
MADRID, 09/22/2024.- Rayo Vallecano’s Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez, on the bench before the EA Sports LaLiga match that pits his team against Atlético de Madrid at the Vallecas Stadium in Madrid this Sunday. EFE/ Kiko Huesca
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“These players who are internationally known and have a huge legion of followers, we knew that it was going to have a lot of impact. We have to do it in the best way. We already had the example of Falcao and with James it will be the same,” the manager began by saying.
Cobeño explained that the ‘foam’ and the media ‘boom’ generated by the signing of the captain of the Colombian National Team will decrease as the months and games go by, and everything will return to normal at Rayo despite having the best left foot of the last Copa América.
“At first a ‘boom’ for everyone, but little by little the souffle will go down and everything will go to a normal level. The player is delighted, we are all delighted and we are giving him normality,” said the sports director of the Vallecas team.
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