James returned to play for Al Rayyan today after almost two months without touching the ball on the pitch. The 30-year-old Colombian left Everton to seek accommodation in the kindest football in Qatar and it is not that he has entered a streak there. The coffee grower took the field in the 12th minute. Laurent Blanc gave him an entry due to the injury of Hashim Ali three minutes before Qatar SC, his rival today, took the lead on the scoreboard. During those minutes of the first half, James did not come into contact with the ball much and, the most, he has surprised with the way in which he presented himself to play. His groundbreaking look with blue dyed hair has been the most commented on.
The game also served as a reunion, since in Qatar SC his friend Javi Martínez, with whom he shared time during his time at Bayern, has been the starter. In the end, Qatar SC won 1-0. James arrived at Al Rayyan in October. Benítez did not take him into account since he took over Everton. He played three games, in which he scored a goal and an assist until he was sent off on October 30 for arguing with the referee in a 2-1 loss to Al Arabi. Later, the competition in the league was stopped to dispute the cup, which the Colombian could not play because he was not registered. After that he had to serve the sanction in the domestic championship and today he returned to a call. Blanc must have watched him with a lack of rhythm yet and his great star started the game on the bench. Dyed blue, yes.