The Copa América is being the perfect showcase for James Rodríguez who shines with the Colombian team. ‘The tricolor’ has already accumulated 27 consecutive games without losing and after the victory against Panama, Colombia is already in the semifinals of a Copa América in which they are running as one of the great candidates to lift the title. Under the direction of James Rodríguez, who is experiencing one of the sweetest moments of his career with his country, The coffee team is just two games away from making history.
In 2001 was the only and last time that Colombia won the Copa América in its entire history. 23 years of drought that James is willing to end. The ’10’ has put the team on his back and is being the most outstanding player in his team. James is once again showing the quality he has in this tournament and After his performances against Paraguay, Brazil and Panama, he was named the MVP of the match. in three out of four. In his role as a winger, James has already accumulated five assists and a goal, being the top assistant of the competition.
After the victory in the early hours of this Sunday against Panama in the quarterfinals, James had a rating of 9.2 in the match according to SofaScore. The Colombian is being the best player in the Copa América according to this platform, with an average of 8.48above players like Leo Messi or Fede Valverde who share an average of 7.73 between all the games played so far
“I had set out to have a very good Cup, to help my teammates to go far.”we have a very good team in which everyone is committed to the goal and we will see what comes for us in the semifinals. Let’s hope we can reach that grand final that we all want. We are going through a good time and that is good.”confessed a confident James Rodríguez at the end of the match against Paraguay.
An unexpected resurrection
Many considered James to be amortized and the fact is that The footballer’s career pointed more to retirement than to a second youth. The Colombian began to jump from team to team after his departure from Ancelotti’s Everton, going through exotic leagues where he has not managed to be competitive. However, his role with the national team has never been in doubt and The ’10’ is showing in this Copa América that his magic still has a couple of tricks left.
After leaving the Premier League, He packed his suitcases heading to Qatar to join Al-Rayyan. A destiny that took him out of the main spotlight and in which it seemed that he would hang up his boots. However, he returned to the ‘Old Continent’ to go to the Greek Olympiakos, where he scored 5 goals and 6 assists in 23 games. Decent numbers that They did not save him from being unemployed for a few months.
After a period of doubts, James ended up signing for São Paulo, where he has been playing since December. In the Brazilian team he has not exactly shone, without recording good numbers and an injury that kept him off the playing field for two months, but has been to put on the elastic coffee maker and return to that version that dazzled all of Madrid fans. In fact, rumors are even beginning to surface that point to a possible return to Europe.
A new destination on the horizon?
His level means that several teams have set their eyes on the midfielder, whose future does not seem linked to São Paulo. According to the Turkish press, the main interested party would be Besiktas. James is 32 years old and that limits him when it comes to finding a place in the main leagues, but the Black Eagles could be a good team in which to shine again in club football.
Either way, The coffee grower is dazzling again in the Copa América and is focused on winning the title for his country. Only two games separate him from glory. After the tournament, regardless of the result, He will face these questions and we will discover where the ’10’ will play next season.
