Zinedine Zidane it was clear this summer. From the first day that the 19/20 season ended, he visualized the new campaign with two clear patterns, who wanted him to stay on his boat and who didn’t. In the latter, two names stood out above the rest. They were those of James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale, with a testimonial appearance in the course that has just ended, especially in the case of the Colombian.
The Frenchman didn’t want it to happen again. Starting the season with two players who did not fit into his plans was a problem. Always it was. But by terms of the contract and market difficulties, certain situations could be understood, especially with the Welshman. The new season 20/21 wanted it to be different. Zidane set red lines and those of James and Bale they were clear. They had to pack. I did not want to have them among the group and have unwanted situations re-generated.
Thus, during the month of September the wishes of Zidane. The club resolved linking James Rodriguez and signed three seasons with him Everton. Was going to Premier League, to the toffees, next to a Carlo Ancelotti that he was the one who got the best football out of him wearing the white elastic. With Gareth Bale What seemed impossible was achieved, sending him on loan back to London. With a contract until 2022, he will be on loan until this summer of the recently started 2021 in the Tottenham Hotspur from the hand of Jose Mourinho.
At first, it might seem counterproductive that Zidane decided not to have both players. Despite their performance and the lack of harmony, they were still two players with potential and quality to join the group and it was already known that no signings were going to be carried out this summer although there could be exits, more in addition to the from Welsh and Colombian. The departure of these was not going to translate into signings although they were going to recover several of the loaned as was the case with Odriozola u Odegaard.
But Zidane I was right. His decisions are always disputed, despite the fact that he already has three Champions under his arm. Each movement is looked at with a magnifying glass and that led to Bale and James He was going to be too, but, as is usual with French, he was right. The start of both footballers in the Premier is demonstrating once again the suitability of the steps that the white coach decided to take with his squad.
They do not start in the Premier
to get started Gareth Bale. The numbers speak for themselves. Since returning to London, the Welshman has only played 11 games with the Spurs. And in this case they are not due to his continuous injuries, which he has already had some there, it is a purely sporting matter. Mourinho It has placed him in the background to have his performance and contribution when he jumps into the ring. In fact, in Premier he has only played one game as a starter so far this season and jumped to the green three more times. He also starts in the Cup and has started in the six Europa League games, where he did have continuity with teams like him LASK Linz, Antwerp and Ludogorets. He has three goals, one in each competition.
And on the other side James Rodriguez. Doubts have loomed over the Colombian in recent weeks. It started as a shot with the Everton, playing it all 10 Premier League games, all as a starter, and three goals. Another also from the Cup. But the coffee grower had a muscle injury at the beginning of December, shortly after he gained continuity, injury. And since then … blackout. The player has allegedly been injured since then and has minutes since December 5 against him Burnley. Contradictory statements have recently been made between him and Ancelotti. The player says that he is already recovered and the Italian coach has left him out of his plans for this next day. It expects him, supposedly, in a week.
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