Néstor Lorenzo breaks the silence due to James’ lack of minutes

James Rodríguez does not have minutes in Rayo Vallecano and Néstor Lorenzo gave his opinion on the Colombian’s present thinking about the National Team

James Rodríguez does not have playing minutes at Rayo Vallecano and Néstor Lorenzo could not hide his concern about the current situation of the ’10’ of the Colombian National Team.

The cucuteño He has not been called up for 3 games and his situation in Spain is unknown. Nobody wants to confirm what is happening and, for now, it would seem that James’ future is far from continuing in LaLiga, even more so with the winter market about to begin.

Néstor Lorenzo was consulted by James, his recovery and how he carried out James’ evolution in the Tricolor. The Argentine revealed the advice he gave to the driver and that served as a driving force to change his mind in the world of football.

“As soon as I arrived in Colombia I planned a trip to Europe but first I went to Qatar. James was playing a little and I told him: ‘Do you want to be in the National Team?’ I committed it from that sense. He told me that he was going to do anything for Colombia. He showed me commitment by giving up a lot of money to go to Greece first, then Brazil. He looked for a way to be in more competitive football and compete to play. Then the coaches have their idea, he is a player who needs to be supported by the team, to be given the ideal context to perform but he has many conditions. I have known him since he was in Porto and I know that for the National Team he leaves everything“he said in a conversation with clank.

Néstor Lorenzo revealed his concern about James’ situation in Rayo

“Of course I am worried about his situation at Rayo Vallecano, he has to play and find a way to compete. We had him concentrated for 50 days in the Copa América, we can prepare a player but now he comes to you with 3 or 4 days that you have to recover him. So there is no time to prepare him, he has to come with his preparation done and the game in mind,” he responded.

Furthermore, Lorenzo confessed that many times the National Team players call him to tell him about possible team changes, which served to detail his feeling about what is happening with James.

“Many times the players call me and tell me about the offers they have. They know that one gives them answers depending on their projection in the National Team. I tell them that I cannot get into their pockets but my advice as a coach is that they go for competitive football. And it is important that the coach asks you, that it is not something managerial. I think that happened in Rayo, that it was not the coach who asked for it. I don’t question anyone’s decisions, I just give that advice to them. I would even tell them to talk about tactics, where on the field they imagine it, who they would play with,” he concluded.