Another bad day for James Rodríguez at Rayo Vallecano, a team in which he is still not a protagonist and will be called up for the Colombian national team with few minutes played in the last month, which is worrying in view of the commitments against Uruguay and Ecuador .
James’ team lost to UD Las Palmas 3-1 in Vallecashome of the Madrid team, on date 13 of the Spanish League, in which they lost the possibility of getting closer to the European competition positions, as they were only three units away from the Conference League.
You can now follow us on Facebook and in our WhatsApp Channel.
On the other hand, coach Íñigo Pérez was criticized for not beating a team that was in relegation positions, he ended a good streak in the championship and will now have two weeks in which he will reflect on how to change the situation to return to the winning path .
In the matchday 13 of the Spanish League, there was a lot of expectation for Íñigo Pérez’s decision with James Rodríguez, whom he once again left as a substitute in his sixth game of the season, of which, only on one occasion was he a starter against the Leganés in October.
While the Colombian was a substitute, Rayo Vallecano started losing on the scoreboard after six minutes with a goal from Fabio Silvawho headed in after a corner kick and beat Augusto Batalla, from that moment on the suffering of the locals in Vallecas began.
For the second half, things did not go well for Íñigo Pérez, who, above James, decided to place Óscar Trejos to help Isi Palazón in the midfield, who on this occasion acted as a midfielder and again received the blows from Las Palmas with the goals of Aridane Hernández, against, and Manu Fuster
Only until minute 77 that James Rodríguez entered the field, replacing Palazón, and the only notable action was a shot at 89 minutes that was rejected by a defender, the rest only had 17 touches of the ball and four long passes completed, with a rating of 6.8 for Sofascore.
In the end, the honor for Rayo Vallecano went to an own goal by Scott McKenna, at 92 minutes, after an action from the side by Jorge de Frutos who tried to make a pass to the side and the defender sent it to the back of the goal. net, to declare the final 3-1.
The Spanish media Dazn released a recording in which you can see some moments of the coffee midfielder on the substitute bench, in what was his fifth game coming from the substitute bench, without scoring goals or making assists.
In the recording, James Rodríguez’s annoyance is evident for not being taken into account by Íñigo Pérezwho even showed his face to the coach, as he maintains his decision to trust Isi Palazón as a central midfielder or attacker, this is how he acted against Las Palmas.
Although the Colombian entered for the last 13 minutes, the controversy over the player’s substitution continues. despite being the star of the Madrid team, who is now paying the price for this situation and which would be affecting the performance of the squad.
It should be remembered that, in a press conference, Pérez clarified that James recovered from a knee discomfort that had him out of the previous two games, added to the fact that he has no conflicts with the coffee grower, as the local press was speculating.
