2020/21 James Rodriguez

[LABlue2]

Davek has a point. We really should’ve played Bernard or Iwobi instead.

 

[blulouie]

He's had impact. Not enough.

Impact ?
You knew we werent getting a full season from him .
He's class mate.

 

[Bluestar]

He's had impact. Not enough.

Great when fit, but missed a lot.
Never the same after St Virgil ‘put one on him’.

 

[MACCA75]

Have a feeling he’ll be off back to Spain.

 

[Goat]

Yeah, I remember James masterminding the home defeats against the mighty Fulham and Sheffield United.

A world class player puts those two no mark outfits to the sword single-handedly.

The champions of England lost 6 games this season, with a squad rammed full of world class talent.

Buy hey, nobody is really surprised you dont understand the footy.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

He's had impact. Not enough.

The difference between 15th and 10th is 16 points. If he’s had that much impact on his own then he’s definitely not the problem and one of the most valuable players in the squad.

 

[BlueToff]

So he's not playing, which is good, but we're mad because it's not his choice not to play? Is that right?

 

[davek]

Impact ?
You knew we werent getting a full season from him .
He's class mate.

I knew it and said it before it happened. I'm just not having it that he's been genuinely injured and / or that he's world class.

The term world class is devalued if he's included in it.

He's a quality player on his day...sadly those days are few and far between.

6 goals and 4 assists. Not even a footnote in this club's history.

 

[davek]

The difference between 15th and 10th is 16 points. If he’s had that much impact on his own then he’s definitely not the problem and one of the most valuable players in the squad.

He hasn't.

 

[BlueToff]

His goal against United and assist v Liverpool were special. But this season has hardly been spangled with great football from him.

Too erratic, too many times missing. He's not arsed, and, therefore, I'm not arsed about him.

Tbf Dave, only 10 players in the Prem - all of whom managed over 30 games bar KDB (25) Grealish (26) – created more big chances than the lad last season. Those are chances from which you'd expect a player to score, yet he ended up with 4 assists - basically, we missed 7 sitters that he set up.

Not bad for a player who only played 23 games. He also averaged 2 chances per game, and was top of our passing charts in final third/opposition halves as well.

In short, we need players to come in to help him and also take the reliance off him. He's going to have a summer off now which as crap as it is for him, is what we all wanted.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

I knew it and said it before it happened. I'm just not having it that he's been genuinely injured and / or that he's world class.

The term world class is devalued if he's included in it.

He's a quality player on his day...sadly those days are few and far between.

6 goals and 4 assists. Not even a footnote in this club's history.

You can say he’s quality and not world class, that’s fine. But why would you say you don’t believe he’s been injured when he has always been injured loads and has played about the same amount of games he’s managed at Madrid and Munich?

 

[BlueToff]

Have a feeling he’ll be off back to Spain.

To go where?

He's not going to go to Madrid, won't be going to Barca. Leaves Atleti - who wanted him in 2019 - but are they really going to go for him now given the financial situation?

Spanish footy is skint, Macca. I mean, Madrid don't help themselves like, giving 400k a week deals to soon-to-be 29-year-old CBs

 

[davek]

Tbf Dave, only 10 players in the Prem - all of whom managed over 30 games bar Grealish (26) – created more big chances than the lad last season.

Not bad for a player who only played 23 games. He also averaged 2 chances per game, and was top of our passing charts in final third/opposition halves as well.

In short, we need players to come in to help him and also take the reliance off him. He's going to have a summer off now which as crap as it is for him, is what we all wanted.

49th in terms of assists https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist

11th in terms of chances created...https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/big_chance_created

He has not been a game changer.

 

[davek]

You can say he’s quality and not world class, that’s fine. But why would you say you don’t believe he’s been injured when he has always been injured loads and has played about the same amount of games he’s managed at Madrid and Munich?

Because Ancelotti said he was fatigued.

 

[roydo]

He is magic.