Standout in Colombia, James is praised by coach: “Not surprising”

The victory of Colombia regarding the Spain featured great emphasis on James Rodrígueza player still criticized by the fans of São Paulo, with just a few minutes on the field. In view of this, the national team coach, Nestor Lorenzomade a point of praising his number 10 and criticizing the time the midfielder has had on the pitch.

“James is a great, different player. He is looking for his best form and we thought that the ideal was for him to come on in the second half and he did it very well”, said the coach about James, who started the play for the winning goal, scored by Munhoz right at the beginning of the second stage.

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Afterwards, Lorenzo commented on Rodríguez's phase at São Paulo, where he hasn't had many opportunities. According to him, his athlete lacks rhythm in the game, which when he is on the field makes the Tricolor team improve, even with just a few minutes on the pitch.

“Let's say he plays little. The other day he played 11 minutes and in 11 minutes São Paulo arrived more times than in the previous 80 thanks to James. It doesn't surprise me, I hope he plays a lot more for São Paulo to make the team and be able to play 90 minutes”, added the commander.

Before returning to Brazil, James Rodríguez will still have one more commitment for the Colombian national team, facing Romania next Tuesday, 26th, in Spain. The team has gone through a long period of 20 games without losing, with the current coach still being undefeated since taking over.