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James Rodriguez's tears, only on the Colombian bench after his country fell into the penalty shoot-out against England, were the tears of an entire country.
The Colombian dream, extended by half an hour Yerry Mina forced extra time when the settlement time has expired, disappeared in the penalty shoot-out and James cried on the bench the same one in which he did not even sit, penalized
The helpless helplessness in the player of Bayern Munich, leader of this generation, who didn 't was able to lead him on the field to victory, although he pushed him out of the stands, present at all times,
"We were missing a key player in the selection, he is the player who played the most important role in the creation and definition of the team, "he said. match the s José Pekerman, elected Colombian
The Argentine coach considered "[déterminant]] the playmaker and therefore regretted not having been in the best conditions during the tournament and absent in the last match.
James has become, despite himself, the unintentional protagonist of the elimination of Colombia in the World Cup against Russia.
Without the player from Bayern Munich on the field, the selection of José Pekerman was less commanded in the offensive creation and that was noted in the final balance.Colombia has fought with all his heart, until the last sigh, to put the 39, England in the ropes, in front of the shots that had been so often elusive, but without the necessary order, without the creativity that brings the number "10" to the game.
The Argentine coach bet for Wilmar Barrios in the position of James, but l & # 3 9; team failed to twist the game, unleashed the alarms of an England that since 2006 has not overcome a tie in a final phase of a big competition.
missed the coffee put the touch of James, the mood that gives him in the center of the field, the engine room in which the chances of gestation Colombians
And Colombia was about to leave a World Cup without scoring for the first time in eight games, without the prodigious intervention of Yerry Mina in the 93rd minute, when all seemed lost. 19659005] James tried to be a positive influence for his classmates. Sitting in the stands, a few meters from the bench, accompanied by Miguel Borja, also absent due to injury, the former Real Madrid player went to the cloakroom during the break to show that the l '. minor edema of the right soleus prevented him from having on the grass
Without him, Colombia was flatter, had less the ball, was at the mercy of his rival, who also did not create much danger, he won the prize for a controversial arbitration decision Davinson Sánchez in this World Cup where Colombia only cashed three goals.
It was only at the final stage that coffee growers seemed to have a Boost that made them dream of the draw.
James again encouraged them before the extension and in the short break between the two times of the extension. Leader, standard of the group
He experienced very tight shots on goal, like the captain who took his helm, unable to guide his team to the second consecutive quarterfinals.
And he cried at the end because sleep was at hand, perhaps at the mercy of the thrust that a player of his character and personality could have given them in the second consecutive quarter from Colombia.
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