The sad image of James Rodríguez on the bench while his team lost by three goals: “this is not only sad, it is an insult”

This Friday Rayo Vallecano faced Unión Deportiva Las Palmas for matchday 13 of La Liga of Spain in a match that ended 3-1 against the Madrid club.

Although many fans expected to see James Rodríguez from the start of the match, the Colombian was not a starter and only came on in the 77th minute when the club had already conceded the three goals.

Since his arrival to the Vallecas team, the Colombian was a starter on matchday 8 when the team led by coach Íñigo Pérez tied 1-1 with Leganés and was rated as the best player of the match.

Since then, by technical decision, James has started all the remaining games on the substitute bench and comes on in the final 15 or 10 minutes of some games. so there are already rumors of his departure in the middle of the season.

In today’s game, the Colombian was unmotivated on the bench while coach, Iñigo Pérez, sought to escape the rout.

In an image taken from the television broadcast James appears with his head down and with his gaze pointing to the ground.

Finally, James entered in the 77th but could not demonstrate his best game. The Madrid team scored with an own goal from Scott McKenna in the 92nd minute.

Internet users from all over the world commented on the unfortunate scene and showed their rejection of the treatment of the star of the Colombian National Team.

“This is not only sad, but an insult to football lovers. James Rodríguez is back on the substitute bench for Rayo Vallecano because his coach does not benefit from having the best player in the Copa América and the Colombia National Team”, “Meanwhile Iñigo Pérez losing 3-0 with the palms, and with James Rodríguez on the bench and nothing that reacts and makes changes”, “Sad and disrespectful to the best player of the Colombian National Team and the best of the Copa América“, commented some users on social networks.

This differs from the words of the team president, Martín Presa, who stated that all soccer lovers always want to see a player like him on the field, but that he respects technical decisions.

“For those of us who like to watch good football, we hope so because seeing a player like James is why many spectators come to a stadium and pay a ticket. That is to say, they are unique players but the truth is that the squad is showing a very high level, it is difficult to get into the team and those who the coach believes bring us closer to victory play,” the president told a Spanish media outlet.

Furthermore, he added: “James has had very good games and we are very happy to have him. His role will be determined by the season and the rival we face.. A team like Rayo must be adapted to any situation.”