After recently arriving at Goodison, Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez hopes others follow to join Carlo Ancelotti's Everton.
James Rodríguez hopes other big name signings will join him at Everton as they target a strong 2020-21 season. James joined the Premier League club from Real Madrid for a reported 21.6 million euros earlier this month in a huge coup for Everton.
The Colombian playmaker is reunited with Carlo Ancelotti, who coached him at Madrid and Bayern Munich, as Everton look to improve on last season's 12th-place finish. The 29-year-old hopes there is further growth to come at Goodison Park.
Everton rebuilding
"We can't afford to be up and down in our performances. It helps obviously when you've got a great and hugely knowledgeable manager that we have," he said, via the Liverpool Echo. "The club has proved its intent with the three signings it's made in this window and let's hope that, in the next few months, we can show that optimism. Let's hope over the period of seasons and the next few years, other big names will come in to join us."
James is one of four new arrivals at Everton, with Allan, Abdoulaye Doucouré and Niels Nkounkou also signed. The Colombia international hopes Ancelotti's side can push for a top-four finish, something they last managed in 2004-05.
"There are some serious-minded people at this club who mean business about getting this club into those Champions League places and that's very important, I think. Obviously you have to fight hard to get in those places and what you have to do is show consistency. In a Premier League season you're talking about a game every three or four days a lot of the season, so you have to show a high standard and display a high standard of football not just every other game, but every game. We need to be consistent and perform at our highest level if we want to be up there fighting for those top places," he said
Everton begin their Premier League season away at Tottenham later this evening with the game kicking off at 17:30 CEST.
Andy_Mac
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Is assist the only thing u consider to rate a good midfielder??. If that's it, Ozil is a legend for all Chelsea midfielders.
Özil is history now. You can live in the past and be delusional to the present. I could also talk about how great Lampard's football career was but that's in the past. We look forward to a better present and future. And I spoke about last season because we're talking about performances by the present teams. Özil hasn't shown anything noteworthy under Arteta. That's the reality.
Wuyadlotz
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James is a better attacking midfielder than Chelsea Havert.
Europa Team talking about Champions League Team. Having around 3 to 4 clowns
Andy_Mac
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Ozil is a legend for Havert. Ozil still have the quality, just that he is not in good relationship with the club. Ozil is legend for Havert.
Haha keep dreaming. Nobody would consider such an unprofessional player as legend. Özil is wasting his career chasing money instead of wanting to do his career justice. He knows he does not belong in the Arsenal first team and he could have left if he really wanted to play football but clearly his priority is money, not to play football. He's a mercenary. I'm sure Havertz has bigger ambitions in his career than to be a mercenary. He has enough money.
Headup
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Mason Mount had more PL assists in 2019/20 season than all your attacking midfielders put together
Is assist the only thing u consider to rate a good midfielder??. If that's it, Ozil is a legend for all Chelsea midfielders.
Headup
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Better at what? Warming the bench? Not showing up to the FA Cup final? Better at earning higher wages for nothing and just wasting its club's finances?
Ozil is a legend for Havert. Ozil still have the quality, just that he is not in good relationship with the club. Ozil is legend for Havert.
Andy_Mac
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Am just putting sense into Chelsea waste of money.
Mason Mount had more PL assists in 2019/20 season than all your attacking midfielders put together
Andy_Mac
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All arsenal attacking midfielders are better than Havert.
Your best attacking midfielder Özil has probably put out more tweets in the past one year than the number of appearances he made for Arsenal in the last 2 seasons [Crylaugh]
Andy_Mac
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All arsenal attacking midfielders are better than Havert.
Better at what? Warming the bench? Not showing up to the FA Cup final? Better at earning higher wages for nothing and just wasting its club's finances?
Andy_Mac
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Am just putting sense into Chelsea waste of money.
If only you had sense 😂
Headup
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Wow Havertz must really be a special player when an experienced professional like James Rodríguez who has played World Cups and UCL finals is being compared to him 😂😂😂
Am just putting sense into Chelsea waste of money.
Headup
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Kai walks in your team by the way
All arsenal attacking midfielders are better than Havert.
Andy_Mac
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and Kai is just 21 yrs old even
Yes only 21 years old and being compared to an experienced pro. It shows he is special 😎
timbcdm
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Wow Havertz must really be a special player when an experienced professional like James Rodríguez who has played World Cups and UCL finals is being compared to him 😂😂😂
and Kai is just 21 yrs old even
Yeager
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epl is starting to become exiting
it has always been
Sokerking_onTop
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James is a better attacking midfielder than Chelsea Havert.
Kai walks in your team by the way
Andy_Mac
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James is a better attacking midfielder than Chelsea Havert.
Wow Havertz must really be a special player when an experienced professional like James Rodríguez who has played World Cups and UCL finals is being compared to him 😂😂😂
Mobarak73
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I like him🥰
Rahi09
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I'm watching every match of Everton just because for Jameson Rodriguez come on champs... ❤️
Blue_Toffees
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Go Everton!
itzomar
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James is a better attacking midfielder than Chelsea Havert.
How can you compare james is way better
superhari
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epl is starting to become exiting
Headup
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James is a better attacking midfielder than Chelsea Havert.
Baakrtuy
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welcome to Merseyside
PESOREVER
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Will more players will obviously join as that is the impact of Carlo ....when he calls players can't refuse .....