James Rodríguez is about to arrive at Everton and although the transfer is not official yet, in England they are already talking about him and how he will fit in at Everton.
Darren Bent is a renowned English journalist who participates in various sports programs, hence he has 485,000 followers on twitter. One of those shows is Talk Sport.
There, Bent spoke about the Colombian player and his first words were “I’m not very sure about James Rodríguez.”
The argument he gives is that James was always the protagonist in teams that have greater possession of the ball, taking as an example his best season at Real Madrid and the power of Bayern Munich, teams that dominate the games, with a lot of control. That might not be the case for a team like Everton.
His great concern is his commitment to defense: “When I think of James I think of Özil, two players who are top, who make things happen at the top, but when it comes to defensive work, going backwards, it is not decisive.”
The situation in the Premier League and in Everton, according to this journalist, is that James is a footballer who has more qualities to attack than to defend, which would not add much to the style that the Toffees have shown.
However, what Bent didn’t bring to the discussion is that James also showed that he can contribute defense when needed. This has been done with the Colombian National Team on several occasions and even at Bayern Munich under the command of Jupp Heynckes.
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