James Rodriguez He continues his adaptation period at Rayo Vallecano, waiting to get into the rhythm of his new teammates, which is why he is not yet a starter.
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James was a substitute on Sunday in Rayo’s draw against Atlético de Madrid and barely played 20 minutes, without any prominence and with only one shot on goal.
Rayo Vallecano coach Iñigo Pérez has faced criticism for not giving Colombian James Rodríguez many minutes, who joined the club this season after being released from Sao Paulo.
Perez said there is no formula to determine how long James can be on the court and defended his approach.
James Rodríguez and his coach at Rayo Vallecano, Iñigo Pérez.
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“With James there is no exact measurement of whether he plays ten minutes, twenty or whatever. I understand the external euphoria, I understand it but I have to evaluate everything. I accept the criticism of his few minutes but he comes from six weeks of inactivity and now he is in the third week of work. This is not mathematical,” said the coach.
“He has to adapt to the group and the group to him. When my players started competing, they had been in pre-season for five weeks,” added the coach to explain his decision.
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‘James, world top’
But there were other reactions regarding James’ substitution and it was from one of his teammates, Pep ChavarriaRayo Vallecano defender, who had praise for the Colombian.
“We know that James is a world-class player, he is one of the best players in the world, he has adapted very well to the group, to the team. And well, we are looking forward to his goals and assists because he will surely do it and we wish him the best of luck here at Rayo,” he told LaLiga.
This week, Rayo Vallecano will have two matches. On Wednesday they will visit Girona, with Yaser Asprilla and Jhon Solís (12m from Colombia) and on Saturday they will play again at home against Leganés (9:15 in the morning).
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