Possibly, James Rodriguez, at 34 years of age, has his mind set on what will be his last World Cup with Colombia. It is his only objective and for that reason he decided to change teams again in February in search of more minutes to arrive in the best conditions to the World Cup. After several years in which he has not found his place anywhere, James signed for Minnesota United and joined other stars such as Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller and Luis Suarez as the main protagonists of the MLS
However, his plan may go awry too soon and ruin his presence at the World Cup in the United States. Right now it is in jeopardy. And not only because after the last two friendly matches of the Colombian national team, the player has been one of those singled out in the painful defeats against Croatia and France. Also because in Minnesota his coach does not seem to be counting too much on him from now until the World Cup
Minnesota coach does not count on James Rodriguez
According to a report by journalist Camilo Barreto, his coach Cameron Knowles never asked for his signing and it was more about getting a marketing hit, as has happened with other stars who have been landing in MLS. James needs to play, he needs to have minutes and it is something that right now does not seem easy
Minnesota plays its next game on Saturday against LA Galaxy and James, who has already returned from Colombia, is hoping for a chance to earn a place in the team and prove that he still has a lot of football left in his boots. Otherwise, the dream of his last ‘Last Dance’ at a World Cup could be broken in the worst possible way.
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