2020/21 James Rodriguez

[TheBigIguana]

Needs a full back overlapping on the opposite flank or just more movement of any kind ahead of him.

Having proper wide players would be really helpful.

 

[UptheTofees]

He was our second best player after Allan, who was a cut above all game, and he was our most creative player by far and actually ran more today. He is not the one to blame today.

 

[Zezti]

Loads of excuses being made for this lad. Just not doing it at the moment, accept it.

He doesn't need excuses. He's our most talented player so criticising him instead of appreciating him is a very silly thing to do.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He was our second best player after Allan, who was a cut above all game, and he was our most creative player by far and actually ran more today. He is not the one to blame today.

Honestly it really isn't clear to me that he was even more of a problem tracking back than Richarlison, who despite being usually reliable got caught out a few times that I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Lovely player but unfortunately we havent got the work rate or energy levels to carry him defensively and its causing massive issues

 

[TommyDavo]

He doesn't need excuses. He's our most talented player so criticising him instead of appreciating him is a very silly thing to do.

What complete and utter footballs. He isn’t doing it at the minute, I’m sure he will come good again

 

[Zezti]

What complete and utter footballs. He isn’t doing it at the minute, I’m sure he will come good again

So why moan about people making excuses?

 

[Rugby Toffee]

I thought he did okay , not sure the lack of quality around him today helped matters

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Shame he was marginally offside, finish was class. Few other nice touches but just not enough movement around him when he got the ball for him to really show his stuff.

 

[TommyDavo]

So why moan about people making excuses?

Sorry I don’t understand. I know the lad can play , but he is not doing it just now. If he is the player that everyone wants him to be then he dominates games and that is not happening right now yet people are blaming other players for not being at his level. He’s not in the game enough to say that at the minute.and there is an example in the post above

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

He's a lovely player but sometimes it's like playing with 10 men when he isnt interested

I don't think it's a case of he wasn't interested mate, but because the game was a bit of a frantic pace and we were on the back foot a lot of the time the game just passed him by. The games where he's looked absolutely boss was when we were on the front foot giving options in front of him.

 

[gianthogweed]

Magical footballer and massive liability still rather have him on the pitch without him we are Burnley

 

[Papa Shango]

Having proper wide players would be really helpful.

Should never have let Walcott go.

Would give us an option that we don't really have right now. Imagine James playing more centrally giving sexy throughballs for Theo to run on to? (before he hits it into the Park End more often than not)

 

[UptheTofees]

Sorry I don’t understand. I know the lad can play , but he is not doing it just now. If he is the player that everyone wants him to be then he dominates games and that is not happening right now yet people are blaming other players for not being at his level. He’s not in the game enough to say that at the minute.and there is an example in the post above

He is a playmaker that needs movement from other players to do his thing. Without Digne, a poor Richy, and no Coleman, he has no one to do his thing. It's simple.

My only complaint is that he needs to shoot then. Can't do his through balls if no one is moving. So just shoot

 

[Big_nev]

Had a quiet game yet still put the ball on a plate for Richarlison at 0-0.