Published 18:13 IST, September 29th 2020
James Rodriguez cheekily responds to Twitter thread about his Real Madrid stats
Everton midfielder James Rodriguez responded to a fan on Twitter, who highlighted his incredible stats during every season he played at Real Madrid.
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Colombian superstar James Rodriguez has enjoyed a splendid start to life on Merseyside since making switch from Real Madrid to Everton this summer. At Madrid, midfielder had fallen down pecking order under Zinedine Zidane, with most of Los Blancos faithful considering James Rodriguez's time at Spanish capital a 'failure'. However, Twitter user 'TotalKroos' posted a thread of stats highlighting 29-year-old's impressive displays for LaLiga giants every season, prompting a response from James Rodriguez himself.
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James Rodriguez Real Madrid stats: Everton star responds to his stats in LaLiga
After winning Golden Boot in 2014 FIFA World Cup, James Rodriguez earned himself a sensational move to Real Madrid that summer. In his first season in Spanish capital, James Rodriguez scored 13 goals and provided 13 assists for Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti. James also won "Best Midfielder of LaLiga" award in his first season.
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During course of 2015-16 season, Colombian scored seven goals and provided eight assists in 26 appearances before scoring eight and assisting six in 22 appearances in 2016-17. However, last season, James mand to make only eight appearances under Zidane, scoring one goal and providing one assist. Twitter thread from 'TotalKroos' highlighted all key facts from each season James Rodriguez spent at Real Madrid, hitting back at those fans who considered Colombian's time in Spain a 'failure'.
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thread n tallied up James Rodriguez stats section to a sensational 98 minutes per goal/assist while at Real Madrid. Upon closer inspection, one Real Madrid fan on Twitter wrote, "We should never have let him leave club" while ar added, "Real Madrid need to respect James a lot more for what he did at club." buzz around post prompted James Rodriguez himself into responding to thread as he wrote, "t bad" with a thumbs-up emoji.
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Rodriguez signed for Everton in a €25 million (£23m) deal this summer. attacking midfielder opened his account for Toffees promptly, scoring against West Brom in a 5-2 win last weekend. Rodriguez has been chief orchestrater for Everton since arriving at club, with Toffees currently sitting pretty in third place in Premier League table, with three wins from ir opening three games.
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18:13 IST, September 29th 2020