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2021/22 James Rodriguez

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We literally cannot recruit because of FFP. Have you seen how much we've spent over the past few years?, probably not because you only came when James arrived. He literally stated that he didn't know who we were playing the other week, don't let your love for him blind you.
I know it is because of FFP rules but Brands should have done his job and get rid off players in the squad that are costing us as much and are actually worthless. He is the one at fault here.

Hahaha, my love for James is not that blind. I have stated before that I wish James kept his mouth shut because anything he says generates so much uproar. I also stated it was a clueless comment but I watched the broadcasting and he remembered a few seconds after who was the team. Moreover, he was also isolating because of Covid and wasn't participating with the squad with preparations for that game so he didn't know we were playing Leeds, big deal. Who are they anyway? lol

If that's all posters here are claiming to be a disrespectful attitude of James towards the Club then the same up crying should be said about Everton because they themselves have lack some respect towards the player.
 
I don’t think he was isolating, he spoke about maybe playing at the weekend and then was not in the squads. I just don’t think he fits into the managers plans, definitely not straight away anyway.
Maybe when Benitez has got them solid and playing the way he wants, he might introduce him.
You don't isolate on a yacht with mates in tow... you sit in a room with family throwing plates under the door...Well that's what happened at mine.
He ain't 'Isolating'.
 
I don’t think he was isolating, he spoke about maybe playing at the weekend and then was not in the squads. I just don’t think he fits into the managers plans, definitely not straight away anyway.
Maybe when Benitez has got them solid and playing the way he wants, he might introduce him.
I watched the broadcast and he said he was isolating because of Covid but that he was fine. He actually even said I'm available for whenever they want me there.

You must be thinking of his previous Twitch broadcasting when he said he was available to play but wasn't sure if he was going to play.

If he is here I hope Benitez, and James, leave behind their huge egos and come up with a strategy in which James can be part of the squad in some games that he could really make a difference.
 

My point is that it is false rumors such as the one from that doctor that have built a bad reputation for James sometimes unfairly. It is also fans like you spreading these rumors the ones that have propagated a bad reputation for James.


Are you a fly on the wall? Do you have a camera in James' house?How do you know he is not training? I just came back from training myself but if I had not told you then you, and some other posters here, probably think that I have been here at the forum all morning (my time) typing away defending James. So because he does not post his training sessions it doesn't mean he is not doing it. Those are your assumptions and claims by posters here that only want to see things wrong with James so he can be called unprofessional.

My overriding point is that Everton actually needs to recruit players but as we have seen with the past window, our board doesn't seem to think so :Blink:
First, how do you know it's not true? You interpret too, or are you the fly on the wall?

I do not base it on a single source, but several different sources that say the same thing. I base it on his injury history. I base it on analyzes of matches he has played, and what I myself have seen of him.

This is not about low body fat, or being in generally good shape. This is about enduring the strain you get from playing football at the top level. It is about physiological requirements that must be met in order to be able to run the necessary kilometers, and take the necessary sprints that elite football requires. It's about enduring to play many high intensity matches in a row without getting injured.

I admire the left foot and the spatial abilities of JR, but if you can not play more than 4-5 football games in a row before you have to rest or get injured, then you are done at this level. A player recruitment that picks up these types of players is bound to fail, even if they seem exciting.
 
Fuff. Benitez war? I'm not a warrior but a lover :pJust because some of us have been stating the facts about James and Benitez dysfunctional relationship and the suggestion that Benitez should play him while James is here doesn't mean I'm at war with anyone. Tbf all I want is the best for Everton. You, and the other Benitez fan lovers are the ones who are trying to battle this "wool colombo" because I, like many others, have stated that it would be absurd to not make use of James (in some form) if he is our player. And it would be even more absurd for Everton to loan him and subsidized his salary when we didn't bring anyone to replace him.


Btw, Ancelotti was also unbeaten at this point last season and look where we ended so you can't claim victory until the end. Or to use your war analogy, until the bottle is won.
Who called you a wool colombo? Ill kick thier 'cking teeth in.
 

Dave, he played more games for Everton than he done in his previous two seasons. It is not motivation, sometimes our bodies are not as resilient as we wish them to be. Footballers are not machines.

I love the player. But, is he a bit thick? Like Ross Barkley was a decent footballer, but thick as mince. I am sure its the same in Colombia, but the vast majority of UK footballers come from a working class background, and while media coaching and being in academies since they were 2, has taught them how to behave, the Marcus Rashfords and Raheem Sterling examples are still pretty rare.
 
You called you a wool colombo?
Very funny. I’m quoting your words, darling.

Ill kick thier 'cking teeth in.

No need I can take care of myself.

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