Wasn't he best midfielder in the La Liga under Ancelotti? I've read that he lacks technical finesse and physical attributes and that traditional #10s are no longer a position in demand but a drop from Madrid/Bayern to Everton is quite a fall from grace.
I thought dropping from Bayern to Inter and then to Stoke was the bigger fall from grace for Shaq.
In Bolton's case they picked them up cheap and they worked fantastically well for them. Chelsea was a bit different, but it did usher in an era of continental players coming over, eventually earlier in their careers.
Guess that explains why he's going to Everton. We certainly don't need more injury prone players.
Are you really saying both are same? James is going just because of Ancelotti.
No it’s not the same because James is ex superstar while the other two weren’t ex.
The other two weren’t superstars. They were just known around the world as good players. I mean, neither had left South America and both had less than half a dozen years of senior football under their belts. For me, that doesn’t constitute a superstar.
Tevez was superstar at that time and both Tevez & Mascherano were Argentine regular players and had lot of international football games before they joined West Ham, that's why those signings were considered overhype back then. Some people have short memory here of how overhype those signings at that time. Neymar was already superstar before he left Brazil, so I don't understand your logic of player needs to leave South America.
Is that rhetorical? It's milder in England. Winters are warmer but summers cooler. More rain and clouds generally here.
Then we have completely different definitions of superstar. Superstar for me is Beckham, a player always in the limelight off the pitch and proving himself in the big leagues on it. Imo, Neymar only ticked the former box, so I don’t even think he was a superstar at Santos; he only became one when he went to Barcelona.
James is going because no one else wants him. No one.. His club have been desperate to get rid for years and no other club wants the player.
I can accept that but I can't accept if someone call James Rodriguez as ''superstar''. Because that's where the comparison from. And clearly you wouldn't call him superstar if your definition is someone like Beckham.
Do you think James would have chosen Everton if not for Ancelotti? He would have easily got a CL or EL team from Spain or Italy or Germany. His wages aren't astronomical.
Then we’re actually agreeing. James has never been a superstar, a good international tournament and moving to a megaclub doesn’t grant someone superstar status, or Jordi Cruyff would be on the same pedestal as his dad
What team?
Easily? the guy cant find a club. Do you really think he'll turn down a CL club from a top league to play for Everton because of Carlo?
The Italian team was playing in Europe.What team?
His agent is currently struggling to find him ''those teams'' that he even tried to offer James to us this year and we said no.
See above . I just explained it. Also he is just looking for 4.5m per year. This huge wage part is thing of a past.
The article doesn't say anything about Italian team plays in EL or CL. Either you are making things up or just can't read.
Any links for the wages part?
And still no one wants him.. ouch.
Dude- you are free to believe whatever you want. I have no intention of making you believe this item. Just because you didn't see anything doesnt mean it hasn't happened. Stop belittling other posts because just because you missed something.
I saw it here from one of the resident evertonians.
The argument is that this summer window no team who are bigger than Everton's status are interested or even think it's worthy to sign him. What happened was that last summer transfer window there were teams (could be any teams that worse than Everton) who are interested to sign him, it's irrelevant to the argument. Think rationally first before posting!!
Yes, article was about last season - point was he has been getting offers from Spain or Italy and he could have easily accepted them. So the narrative he didn't get any other offers is not true.
Ofcourse, I was purely talking from last season offers. The window just started now - may be there was already an agreement that he will Join Everton and so no one bothered ?
He got an offer from an unnmaed Spanish club last year which he though about accepting. The offer from Italy was rubbish.. He didnt want to go.
You are purely using irrelevant article for no reason. What is that article related to last season has anything to do with your statement of saying he would have easily chose a CL or EL team from Spain or Italy or Germany over Everton, when clearly none of those teams mentioned in the article are CL or EL team?? What's happening now?
Didn't really happen at Bayern, Heynckes got much more out of him.
You a fan?
Not when he is going to be on the ground moaning half the time with the amount of tackles and physicality that exists in the premier league.
