2020/21 James Rodriguez

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Was it a training game? The Spanish press is calling it a friendly.

Regardless, when @Toast posted the pic I was totally confused about James wearing the number 10 as I thought that number belonged to Sigurdsson.

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I mean it's semantics really, but the official site is describing it as a training match, and it was at our training ground, rather than at a stadium
 




I think it was a pretty good return, and would have been noticed far more if we were playing better, and further up the league for longer.

Look at this for context; 9 is not bad in a slow, underperforming team in an injury-hit season.

Most Assists in a Premier League Season Full List​

RankPlayer NameAssistsSeason
1Thierry Henry202002/03
2Kevin de Bruyne202019/20
3Mesut Ozil192015/16
4Frank Lampard182005/06
5Leroy Sane152017/18
6Christian Eriksen152016/17
7David Silva152011/12
8Robert Pires152001/02
9David Beckham151999/00
10Eric Cantona151992/93
 
I think it was a pretty good return, and would have been noticed far more if we were playing better, and further up the league for longer.

Look at this for context; 9 is not bad in a slow, underperforming team in an injury-hit season.

Most Assists in a Premier League Season Full List​

RankPlayer NameAssistsSeason
1Thierry Henry202002/03
2Kevin de Bruyne202019/20
3Mesut Ozil192015/16
4Frank Lampard182005/06
5Leroy Sane152017/18
6Christian Eriksen152016/17
7David Silva152011/12
8Robert Pires152001/02
9David Beckham151999/00
10Eric Cantona151992/93
I think you also have to factor in how little supply from deep he gets. A lot of games he had to become a deep lying ball mover and then trying to get up the field and score/create. Very few players do that consistently at a high level. They're usually called Messi. If he's fit and we can find a consistent source of forward ball movement 20 G+As is in range.
 

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