James Rodriguez First, the global spotlight in 2014 captured with its world -class performance at World Cupfinishes as top scores, won the Puskas Award and earn a transition to Real Madrid. Now playing for Club LeonThe Colombian star has led to controversy with a bold statement when asked who is better between him and football legend Zinedine Zidane.
Throughout his career, James has won trophies at various European clubs and established themselves as one of Colombia’s biggest players. In a new interview with Edu Aguirre for the Spanish program Edu’s friendsThe midfielder made a comment that quickly captured the football fans’ attention.
While he made 1v1 comparisons, James Rodriguez was asked about the best player between himself and Zidane, James did not deter from the challenge. “Zidane was very good, in his premiere he won the World Cup but … James“The Colombian answered and drew a line between the two.
James was stuck behind his own abilities, even when Aguirre mentioned other football legends that CasemoroThe Luka ModricThe Toni Kroosand Xavi Hernandez. James certainly placed himself among the best players, with the exception of Andres IniestaAs he referred to as ”top. “
James cleans the air on Zidane
After Stints with Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez, Zidane became the third Real Madrid manager James worked since he joined the club. But his playing time decreased significantly, as he was often moved to the bench.
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“Zidane has always been my idol. Sometimes he would train, and he had more quality than all of us. When Zidane arrived there was a lot of buzz in the press“However, James admitted to Aguirre.
“Nothing happened between him and me, I wasn’t mad at him as I said, but he found a good team that I didn’t fit into. With him I played, but in key games he didn’t put me in, he played Kroos, Casemoro and Modric, and that is respectable. “
From 2016 to 2018, James struggled to secure a regular location in the starting lineup under Zidane. Despite this, Zidane’s decision turned out to be successful, as he led Real Madrid to three consecutive Uefa Champions League titles, a remarkable performance that got him the right to keep his starting midfielder and leave James on the bench.
