James Rodriguez | joins Bayern Munich | 2 year loan

James Rodriguez - should we go for him?

  • Yes

    Votes: 404 34.6%

  • No

    Votes: 565 48.4%

  • I hate Silly Season

    Votes: 198 17.0%
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carvajal said:
:lol: You are right. To be honest I didn´t expect City signing Silva so quick. I think that most of times the press don´t have idea. Luckily for you Inter might be interested
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How do you feel about this deal personally, would you be happy or disapointed to see him leave Real?
 
Kush said:
I think he was always a 2nd choice option for #10 role after Griezmann, since we are in CL we are likely to pursue Griezmann over him. Fwiw, I think James is a better player than Bernardo Silva for who whole CAF has a huge hard on.
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James is the antithesis of a Mourinho player, another flop waiting to happen if we signed him.
 
Wallez said:
Yes, this is how it works. Either you play in front of Bale, Ronaldo or Isco, or you are absolute shit. Can't you see that Isco is also a brilliant footballer, and is more comfortable playing as a winger than James? Also, Isco is a spanish player that is likely to be a long term starter for Real, and they need to play him so that he can develop and not want to leave. James on the other hand is a player that they have paid big money for, and they will most likely want to get most of their money back as he has turned out not to be a very important player for them.
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And he turned out to not be very important because he's not that good.
 
ilovethisgameahahah said:
James is the antithesis of a Mourinho player, another flop waiting to happen if we signed him.
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He's definitely not. He's a classic Jose number 10 player in every perspective. If we wanted to play 4-2-3-1 we won't find a better number 10 than James to suit Jose's style.

People here are calling this to succeed and this to flop without even seeing them with their new clubs. FFS we should first wait to see them performing or not before judging them. Football doesn't work like this.
 
cheeky_backheel said:
How different is James from Ozil?
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el3mel said:
He's definitely not. He's a classic Jose number 10 player in every perspective. If we wanted to play 4-2-3-1 we won't find a better number 10 than James to suit Jose's style.

People here are calling this to succeed and this to flop without even seeing them with their new clubs. FFS we should first wait to see them performing or not before judging them. Football doesn't work like this.
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Ozil only thrived under Jose after being relentlessly hounded down in the dressing room for months, there's no telling how a diva like James would take that. We should be looking at hungry players, not players who sat complacently on a bench during the best years of their career.
His weaknesses on the pitch are another story, imo he's one of the most overrated players in Europe.

Can see him being a Woodward signing tbh, he has marketability on his side.
 
Random Task said:
How do you feel about this deal personally, would you be happy or disapointed to see him leave Real?
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If I check my posts probably I said that the 80 m€ was a money well spent.His first year was very good.
Besides I like a good #10 with technique so I am a bit disappointed seeing that he has to leave when he wants to stay.
On the other hand I am happy because Isco and Asensio will have more minutes(although I wouldn't rule out a new midfielder) and for once the coach will be able to choose his players
 
ilovethisgameahahah said:
Ozil only thrived under Jose after being relentlessly hounded down in the dressing room for months, there's no telling how a diva like James would take that. We should be looking at hungry players, not players who sat complacently on a bench during the best years of their career.
His weaknesses on the pitch are another story, imo he's one of the most overrated players in Europe.
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James is completely different from Ozil and has more strengths than him. Ozil can only play good throughs. James can play throughs, shoot from distance, cut inside as a second striker, play great set pieces, can score and assist. He's a very classical number 10 player that 4-2-3-1 needs. His mentality is also far superior to Ozil imo.

He's not overrated at all. He just chose the wrong team for him, a team that doesn't play with a number 10 anymore and their players fit the 4-3-3 perfectly so they don't need him. Basically I don't get into this " overrated player " myth on any player.
 
el3mel said:
James is completely different from Ozil and has more strengths than him. Ozil can only play good throughs. James can play throughs, shoot from distance, cut inside as a second striker, play great set pieces, can score and assist. He's a very classical number 10 player that 4-2-3-1 needs. His mentality is also far superior to Ozil imo.

He's not overrated at all. He just chose the wrong team for him, a team that doesn't play with a number 10 anymore and their players fit the 4-3-3 perfectly so they don't need him. Basically I don't get into this " overrated player " myth on any player.
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If he was good enough he would have forced his way into Zidanes system. He didn't because he isn't.
 
ilovethisgameahahah said:
Can see him being a Woodward signing tbh, he has marketability on his side.
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This phrase gets thrown around a lot, but come on is Woodward seriously going to impose signings on Jose that he doesn't ask for? Pogba is way more marketable than James, and so too is Griezmann. So it's not like that aspect isn't already covered.
 
Giant Midget said:
And he turned out to not be very important because he's not that good.
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That depends on how you define a good footballer. Is he the seventh best footballer in the world, like his price tag says? No. Would he be one of the best players in our squad if we bought him and used him in his preffered position? Definitely. Remember that every single outfield player from the Real Madrid starting 11 would walk straight into our starting 11.
 
ilovethisgameahahah said:
If he was good enough he would have forced his way into Zidanes system. He didn't because he isn't.
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They can't fit Modric, Kroos and James in the same formation. They needed Casemiro to give balance to their shape on the field. That's why I told he chose the wrong team for him.

James is only a number 10 player, not a winger. Real Madrid plays 4-3-3 formation that suits everyone in the team. Introducing him in the formation will give imbalance for the team. That's not a problem for him, nor Zidane. He just doesn't fit them.

Robben couldn't get himself into Real Madrid side then became a massive beast and one of the best wingers in modern era with Bayern. Same for Sneijder. It happens. Him not fitting in a setup not for him simply can happen for any player.
 
ilovethisgameahahah said:
Isco has forced his way into Zidanes plans though. He's the better player in every way and has a far better attitude. James is an ok number 10 but he leave's a lot to be desired on the ball and his work rate is shocking.
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Isco has not forced his way in - he plays cos Bale is injured. When Bale was partially fit against Barcelona, Isco was sent to the bench. If Bale is partially fit for the finals, Isco will return to the bench.

Isco is not a better player than James as they are different types of players each with his strength and weaknesses e.g. James is a much better goal scorer than Isco. Both are unfortunate to be at the current Madrid as they would be starting in other teams.

Same applies to Morata, and was same for Higuain in the past. It is nothing new for Madrid to be overstocked with quality players.

Isco wants to stay (which he may still regret) but James and Morata want to leave for regular football. I prefer the latter choice cos as much as I like Madrid, they are not the only club and getting playing time is more important. Morata in particular screwed up by coming back and was naive in thinking he would have a fair shot at a starting spot. That has never and will likely not happen while Perez is president.
 
Totally agree with you. James is a classic Jose Mourinho number 10. His similarities with Sneijder and Ozil are striking in certain regards.
 
Overpriced and overrated. He is a decent player and he would probably fit Mourinho's formation but he is not half the player some people here rate him to be.
I watch RM's games and everytime he played he was either ok or underwhelming. Good player for a rotation system but IMO he is not consistent enough to be a first team choice for Man Utd.

I would be ok if we buy him for 15-20M but Im guessing his price tag is between 40-50M.

If we could get Isco for 50M I would be more than happy tho :drool::drool::drool::drool:
 
http://www.espnfc.com/real-madrid/s...ez-has-his-reasons-to-leave-cristiano-ronaldo

"James has his reasons [to leave] and we have to respect them," Ronaldo said ahead of Real's Champions League final against Juventus on Saturday.

"If he doesn't feel happy and if he wants more, then he should look for the best thing for him.

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"If he asked my opinion, I would tell him to stay.

"Obviously he has his complaints and the best thing would be that he plays more, but these are very personal things.

"He has the potential to play for Real Madrid, but he has his reasons and we must respect them."
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It seems he is definitely leaving.
 
It's possible that James is our back up option to Griezmann. All signs point to him leaving Madrid and if the reports of him turning down Inter in hopes of signing for United are true then I can see this happening now it looks like Griezmann is off.
 
Tom Van Persie said:
It's possible that James is our back up option to Griezmann. All signs point to him leaving Madrid and if the reports of him turning down Inter in hopes of signing for United are true then I can see this happening now it looks like Griezmann is off.
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Yeah, it struck me from the reports that James was always our fall back option if Griezmann transfer goes tits up. Not that the reports are to be believed, but we need to do something to occupy our time during silly season.

I still don't think we are giving up on Griezmann yet. Unless he signs a new deal, I'll still believe he's coming.
 
wanted james more than antoine. Antoine only had one foot out the door, while James already been packing since Christmas. James has that chip on his shoulder, he's going to prove the doubters wrong. Watch this space.
 
He's kind of been on the back burner these last couple of weeks but hopefully we'll have an idea after the game tomorrow. Can't imagine he's staying at any rate.
 
Maybe Griezmann staying is a blessing in disguise and James becomes our new main man at #10 while not confusing Martial/Rashford/Mkhi's futures in the team :drool:
 
I think he could play a similar narrow right role to the one Griezmann was earmarked for (albeit in a very different way). Very good set-piece taker, too.
 
Greizmann as good as says he is staying, Lindleof indicates he isn't going anywhere and yet James who by all accounts wants to play for us we have no interest in. Ho-Hum.

I don't see the Inter links, if Inter really do need 50 million Euro before some cut off point in June for FFP then how can they spend a big sum on James? Even if they get 40 million from us for Peresic then they still need cash coming in before spending a cent on James?
 
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