James, new misstep

It was the 68th minute of Everton-Fulham when James Rodriguez had a clash with two rival players. The Colombian could not continue, he had bent his ankle, and Carlo Ancelotti had to introduce Bernard in his place. The Toffee They were already 0-2 at that time, thanks to Maja's dobete, but the defeat could come badly accompanied, if the coffee grower's injury were confirmed. In the press of his country, the playmaker's misstep is very worrying.

Colombia has two very important games in just over a month against Brazil (March 26) and Paraguay (March 31), on the occasion of the South American Qualifiers, and the absence of their star would be an obstacle they wish they didn't have to overcome. And it is that, after four games, Carlos Queiroz's men have not started in the best of ways, adding only four points in as many games, and they are seventh in their career to be in the World Cup in Qatar.

Leaded feet

Also, the loss of James would be sensitive for an Everton that has not managed to find the regularity of the beginning of the course, with the ex of the Madrid in stellar plan. The '19' has continued to perform at a good level, but Ancelotti already knows that his physique has to be taken care of and, for that very reason, he left him on the bench against Leeds a couple of weeks ago. In the 19 games he has played since arriving at Goodison Park has achieved 5 goals and 7 assists, in addition to recovering feelings from the past. Therefore, you have to go with lead feet to maintain the stable line of the moment.

Between November and December, James already played four games without being 100 percent and this made him relapse, so the Italian did not want to repeat past mistakes. “The absence of James against Leeds is not for physical reasons, but for rest, since he had played the three previous games,” he said in early February. While in December he followed a similar line of caution, despite missing key games against Chelsea, Arsenal or United: “We have to wait a little longer for him to recover well because the season ends in May.”. Now, we will have to see the extent of this new injury. It seems clear that the precipitation will not go hand in hand with the reappearance on this occasion and in Colombia they are worried …