Rayo Vallecano y Real Madrid They face each other this Saturday, December 14 from 2:00 p.m. (CDMX) for matchday 17 of Spanish LaLiga. Merengue comes to this match with the chance to climb to the top alone, but to do so they will have to emerge victorious from Vallecas, a scenario that has complicated them on more than one occasion.
Precisely in the ranks of the local team is James Rodriguezwho was chosen as the best player of the 2024 Copa América and who has a fruitful time at Real Madrid, a team he joined after shining in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. However, to the surprise of the fans, the Colombian does not appear not even the substitute bench in this important match.
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Why doesn't James Rodríguez play in Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid?
James Rodríguez does not play in Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid for matchday 17 of LaLiga de España 2024/25 due to a tactical decision by Íñigo Pérezcoach of the Vallecas club. Despite having arrived at the Spanish team after having been the MVP of the Copa América 2024the coffee midfielder is not considered by the local team's strategist.
To take dimension, The last time James started for the Spanish LaLiga was on September 28in the 1-1 draw with Leganés. Regarding this situation, an endless number of theories were created that said that Rodríguez did not train well or that he did not have a good relationship with his teammates in the locker room. However, the player himself was in charge of talking about it in a recent interview with the Marca newspaper.
James Rodríguez does not enter into Íñigo Pérez's plans (GETTY IMAGES)
“They are decisions that I do not make, they are things that I cannot control. I take responsibility for my things, but whether to play or not… I don't control it. My mission is to train well, to be physically well every day, as I am now. and as I have demonstrated in the matches with Colombia. There, if I'm not physically well, I wouldn't play. That's why I try to take good care of myself. “I try to train well in case I have to play, to be ready.”he answered when asked why he doesn't play for Rayo. And he completed: “They are tastes and perhaps there are coaches who play in a certain way and you don't fit into their scheme. And that's totally respectable.“.
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