He made his official Madrid debut in the 3-2 UEFA Super Cup win over Sevilla, scoring the opener to lead his team the way, and has vowed to give his all to become a starter under Zidane.
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James Rodriguez’s future at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is on a knife-edge, with coach Zinedine Zidane and other members of the Real Madrid hierarchy telling the player to try his luck elsewhere, as the current situation is unsustainable.
It’s been a long wait of two years but at times you need to mature.
“I don’t feel vertigo”.
He said in a news conference: “I don’t fell vertigo, I’m just enthusiastic and eager to do the best I can”.
With the incoming of Asensio and Morata, the squad has an abundance of attacking talents, with players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Isco and James Rodriguez all aiming for a place in the starting 11. I’ve come to this club full of hope and wanting to work hard to do as well as possible.
Furthermore, retaining a first team berth is not the only struggle of Rodriguez at Madrid as he is also having difficulty staying healthy to actually have more opportunity to feature for the team.
Morata returned to the Spanish capital after two seasons with the Serie A champions, but failed to impress during pre-season and had yet to find the net until Tuesday’s encounter. From the beginning I’ve wanted to stay.
“He has told me he will be fair but that I would have to earn my minutes in training”.
“I’m available for whenever he needs me. The “BBC” is from another world but Zidane has given me confidence, without that I’d be playing chess or tennis”, said Morata at his presentation on Monday.
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“Years ago I really looked at [Mesut] Ozil”, he added.
