James Rodríguez revealed the sentence that Rafael Benítez gave him at Everton

The bad relationship between James Rodriguez and the technician Rafael Benitez It is not a secret, the Colombian midfielder and the Spanish have met twice, Real Madrid and Evertonlosing prominence to the Colombian on both occasions.

In dialogue with the Portuguese futsal player Ricardinhojames revealed the sentence that Benítez gave him in his first training session with the English club, warning him that he should look for a team, since he was needing other types of players.

“I was at Everton for a year but I would have liked it to be longer… I did well, very well, I go out for a coach, because if not, I would stay”, commented the man from Cucuta, who arrived at the Premier League with the italian Carlo Ancelotti and they ended up marching after the arrival of the Spanish.

The 31-year-old midfielder revealed what the strategist told him on the first day of preseason. “The coach told me the first day of the preseason ‘You are already older, you are already 30 years old, I prefer to have young people, with energy. So find yourself a club’”.

“I told a leader, after three months he will be out, I have already worked with him. After three months I told him to look for me and after three months he was already out. Then came (Frank) Lampard, he has won some games and has managed to save the club”, James added about his departure from the team and his relationship with Benítez.

Rafael Benítez was sacked from Everton in January 2022, leaving the team on the verge of relegation, a situation that Frank Lampard managed to put back on track, who currently left the club in a similar situation.

James Rodríguez played 26 games with Everton, scored six goals and gave nine assists during the 2020/2021 season. With Ancelotti they came to lead the English championship during the first days of that year.