When Real Madrid was honored to spread the red carpet full of money to pick up after the 2014 World Cup, it was thought that James Rodriguez of Colombia would have the last ladder of fame to become a superstar. But no, almost 10 years after that day, James is now a frustrated, failed and unemployed.
James left Olympiacos after an argument with his coach and became unemployed. It was a familiar outcome since he was disgraced at Real Madrid. The shallow mind, the excessive ego, the lack of humility are the things that make James self-destruct his career, to the point that there is no way back.

This is the third time in a row James has fallen into unemployment since he left Real in 2020 on the list of 10 players whose contracts were terminated early because they were no longer fit for the team. During his six-year adventure at Real, the left-footed attacking midfielder rolled like a rock on loan through Porto, Monaco and Bayern Munich, before landing in lesser places like Everton, Al-Rayyan and Olympiacos.

However, James has learned nothing from his latest mistakes and setbacks after a conflict with manager Jose Anigo over being substituted at half-time against Panathinaikos prompted Olympiacos to suspend the club. agreement, even if it is covered with good words is consent to parting amicably.

As a player, the coach’s orders are paramount. Although James didn’t like being substituted when Olympiacos lost 2-0 in the first half, he shouldn’t have rebelled by not showing up to training the next day or refusing to apologize to the manager despite the club’s request.

Now, James has again become a “lordless ronin”. That is the curse of this South American football talent, when he always feels the need to oppose his coaches. James’s fans think he is right when asking to be released from the defensive job to exploit this striker’s goal-scoring talent.

But James’s coaches all share the same assessment: players must obey all orders of the coach, even if it is in the form of “no dogs and cats watch the house” and James has serious problems with his attitude. degree and do not know how to sacrifice position as required.
He has clashed with coaches Rafa Benitez and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, with coach Niko Kovac at Bayern Munich and now with Jose Anigo at Olympiacos. The only coach not opposed by him is Carlo Ancelotti, who has coached James at Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Everton.

WHY JAMES TO NUMBER?

James has played for three different teams in less than three years since he played for Everton. He went to Qatar to play for Al-Rayyan club and returned to European football in the color of Olympiacos. However, that dream of rebuilding his career was dashed.

James’ problems often come from an unstable personality. During his years at Real, James was often referred to as an immature and controversial player both on and off the pitch. The most typical case is being chased by the police at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas training center.

It was January 1, 2016, when James was driving an Audi R8 speeding up the M-40 to the training ground. The police whistled to stop, but James pressed the accelerator to run away and created a chase at a speed of over 200km/h.

Remember, the culprit of that serious traffic violation is the man who joined Real in 2014 with the World Cup Golden Boot and was one of the best young talents at the age of 23. He is even more appreciated than Tony Kroos, a young German talent who also joined Real that year.

However, between these two players is a complete contrast. Kroos has become a mainstay of the White Vultures, enjoying plenty of glory and no trouble in this complicated team. And James has long, experienced many failures and is now derelict at the age of 31.
Leaving Olympiacos is another black mark, although the player uses personal reasons to terminate the contract. Currently, James is a free agent in the transfer market but is anyone interested in recruiting a threat in the future.

The low leagues will probably become James’ new landings like at a certain club in Asia, the Middle East, the US or Colombia. However, James considers it an insult for an attacking midfielder who has six goals and five assists in 23 appearances for Olympiacos this season.

However, the Colombian media still thinks that their favorite player is not out of time and has a lot of land to use martial arts. RCN Radio’s journalist Nicolas Samper said: “There have been reports that Turkish club Besiktas is contacting James to recruit, in parallel with an offer from Botafogo Club’s competitive Brazilian tournament.

Even so, not many people are optimistic about James’ future will continue to breathe the atmosphere of top football, of luxury title races. The door to those once-familiar affluent lands grew narrower for James.

Leaving Olympiacos is another black mark, although the player uses personal reasons to terminate the contract. Currently, James is a free agent in the transfer market but is anyone interested in recruiting a threat in the future.

The low leagues will probably become James’ new landings like at a certain club in Asia, the Middle East, the US or Colombia. However, James considers it an insult for an attacking midfielder who has six goals and five assists in 23 appearances for Olympiacos this season.

However, the Colombian media still thinks that their favorite player is not out of time and has a lot of land to use martial arts. RCN Radio’s journalist Nicolas Samper said: “There have been reports that Turkish club Besiktas is contacting James to recruit, in parallel with an offer from Botafogo Club’s competitive Brazilian tournament.

Even so, not many people are optimistic about James’ future will continue to breathe the atmosphere of top football, of luxury title races. The door to those once-familiar affluent lands grew narrower for James.

The suspension of his contract and not being able to play could greatly damage James’ position in the Colombia national team. Who would dare put their trust in a player who doesn’t play weekly when the qualifiers for major South American tournaments will begin in the next few months.

This is even more serious after James could not help Colombia win tickets to the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar and lost his impregnable position in the national team. The current head coach is Nestor Lorenzo, who is determined and hard to be influenced by the media. Nestor can call a Radamel Falcao at 37 because he’s playing well, but can’t call a sit-and-play James.