The Colombian midfielder continues giving what to speak with his statements for all the time he is living with Zidane in the White.
James is still on. To the statements he gave to Snail gol where he assured that Real Madrid did not let him go to another Spanish team in the past transfer market and state that he does not know why it does not count for Zidane, added an interview with the former English international of the Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand.
In The Locker RoomRodríguez was asked about his entire professional process, from his debut at the age of 14 in the Envigado until his arrival in Europe with Porto and Monaco. Of course, he also talked about the Colombia selection, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the option he had to reach Manchester United, a club for which Ferdinand thought it would have been ideal for the ’10’ due to its characteristics.
“There were talks. The representative has a very good relationship with the club. Like any big club, one always dreams of getting there, Manchester is a club that I always saw from a very young age and all those teams that were Rio, Giggs, Scholes … Well, why not? That year I was able to get there, but hey, it didn’t happen. I think I had to go to a club that wasn’t much bigger and I went to France just before the World Cup and my thoughts it was to make a good World Cup, to score goals, to be at a good level and there to be able to go to a big club and Real Madrid happened “, said.
Entering the thorny issue of Real Madrid, the Colombian also spoke about his arrival, the successful start of the process with Carlo Ancelotti and the coming less with Rafa Benítez and Zinedine Zidane: “Real Madrid was always a big dream that I had. I came with very good players, I came with extra pressure to make a good World Cup. I found a super top coach: Ancelotti. He knows a lot, he knows how to handle groups and I had total I trusted him, I made a spectacular year. It was a top year. With Rafa Benítez I spent a short time because after four months I was already out and with Zidane, the first part I played little because when you win things with some players, you already trust them. It was something that happened to him. I learned good and bad things from the three technicians “.
When talking about his current moment in the White House, he did not hesitate to make his nonconformity clear, not only because he played little, but because of the frustrated signing of the Atlético de Madrid, version that was confirmed by his stepfather in another recent interview: “With this last Zidane I have played little. I wish I had left with the last three years here, but this year I stayed and told what happened: last summer I had a very good offer for a club, which I don’t want to say name, but I had to go because I knew I was not going to play much here. I had to go to this club and they have not let me go for different topics. Practically this year I am here because the circumstances were, not because I wanted to, because I knew that I was not going to to be able to play a lot. But well, here I am learning every day and hopefully in the future I can play more “.
Practically this year I am here because the circumstances occurred, not because I wanted to, because I knew that I was not going to be able to play much.
In the last part of the dialogue, James gave several opinions on how monotonous soccer is becoming today, as well as the importance in the game of the ’10’ shuttlecock, which has gradually been lost amid tactics and players more multifunctional. About the most decisive player with whom he shared, he had no doubts either: “Cristiano is the most lethal”. And in the final questions, he spoke of Inisesta, the match against Brazil in the 2014 World Cup, among other important details of his career.
“The two with their qualities make them the best. They cannot be compared, because each with their talent is super special and they are both in another world”, ended on his preference for Messi o CR7.
