";s:4:"text";s:2948:" Colombia forward James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot for finishing as the top scorer at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. They are a big club rather than a giant, but one which is anxious to break into the promised land of Champions League places.
James may owe his first name to James Bond, but this is no time for his career to die.James Rodriguez or Philippe Coutinho: Who's more consistent? But if Real Madrid has not worked out, perhaps Everton could provide him with the right kind of platform.For a start, they have a coach who knows and admires him. (1:24)
Ancelotti worried a while back that it could not happen, and that James would stay at Real Madrid. James can start off in a wide midfield role and wander in support of the strikers, or he can play deeper as he sometimes did at Bayern, arriving in and around the box as an element of surprise.Moreover, the very presence of a coach of the caliber of Ancelotti is a statement of Everton's ambition. The competition to be top dog has been too stiff and James lacks that vital half yard of pace to tip the balance against sides that are set up to defend. Injuries have been a problem. Neither James nor Bale is often held up as a symbol of wasteful spending but he has over 100 goals for Real, including The Colombian -- who admittedly spent some time on loan at The player who enchanted the world just over six years ago is still present. That seems such a waste. Progress may well have been made since then, which is surely to be welcomed. But that match, a Only two players have scored more goals for Colombia. He has never been able to achieve that status at Real Madrid. Steve Nicol struggles to pick who's better between Brazil's Philippe Coutinho and Colombia's James Rodriguez. From the section Football James Rodriguez's brilliant goal for Colombia against Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil from every angle. When James Rodriguez played such sparkling football and steered Colombia to their first World Cup quarterfinal he was just 22. They severely limited his participation in the last World Cup, where he was only fit enough to complete one game.
Madrid bought in James at the height of his prestige, just after his triumphant World Cup, a year on from acquiring another left-footed attacking midfielder.
(1:24)It is an obvious problem with the stockpiling of stars by a handful of giant clubs: There is simply not sufficient room for all of them to shine. James Rodriguez Goal vs Uruguay - Best goal of world cup 2014 Carlo Ancelotti worked with James in his first, and best season in Spain, and they were also together at Bayern Munich. They are, in short, a little bit like a Premier League version of Colombia.First, of course, the deal has to be done.
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