> So why did Real Madrid go for Rodriquez?

So why did Real Madrid go for Rodriquez?

Posted at: 2014-10-08 
Why did they go for Rodriquez when get could've gotten Carlos Vela for half the price?

So pepe and doc do you still think Rodriquez is the better player? LOL

Rodriguez is a very, very talented man, but it may not be the best fit for the club. There's no real position in the team for him, at least not yet.

Look, I talked him up a lot at Porto and saw less at Monaco. I've always been a fan. But even some Porto fans are saying that - whilst very talented - he never showed THAT level of ability. His performances for Colombia at the WC probably were slightly above his true level. If you ever read Soccernomics you will see that buying players after WCs is always a risk - that's something we have all heard as a cliche but they back it up with statistics (stats have their place sometimes, as long as there's context).

Rodriguez may well go on to be brilliant for RM - so may Kroos, whose signing I also questioned. However, I don't see why RM would try and fix what isn't broken - they struggled at times last season too, but not really because of Di Maria. Rodriguez might be more talented than DM, but is he really going to fit into that RM team and provide the level of performance and energy that Di Maria was capable of? I'm not convinced at all.

All teams need balance. RM have lots of talented players but there are glaring weaknesses in their system. Someone needs to tell Perez that football isn't like FIFA or Football Manager.

He is a very good player, alright !

It's just that Real Madrid have bad habit of destroying good players.., the sad part is James Rodriguez starting to become one of them.

But I hope he shows his talent in the upcoming matches. James Rodriguez's worth it.

Rodriquez is very talented player and he prove them self in fifa world cup and wins golden boots so this is very good decision of real

James Rodriguez is a very good player. he proved in FIFA World Cup so its good decision of Real Madrid

Cause he carried Colombia in an easy group and r16 before disappearing vs Brazil. Also, a south American with a market. He is a waste of money

cos carlos vela is a homosexual

we dnt welcome that kind at our club, fking vile.

Why did they go for Rodriquez when get could've gotten Carlos Vela for half the price?

So pepe and doc do you still think Rodriquez is the better player? LOL