Valderrama was right and these are the reasons why James Rodriguez will never reach him

Some months ago, James Rodriguez had said that he could be the best player in the history of the Colombian team but quickly Valderrama came to the crossroads and said to stop that he had to show it on the court. After one more defeat by the Colombian National Team and a weak game by James Rodriguez, this statement is increasingly far from being validated by the fans.

The Colombian national team had lost against the Uruguay team on the previous date of the CONMEBOL qualifiers and had generated a lot of uncertainty. James Rodriguez cannot show the level he has at Everton and doubts are growing as to whether he is really the right player to guide the Colombian team towards victories.

Although he scored a penalty goal in front of the Colombian team's defeat against Ecuador (6-1), James Rodriguez had a terrible game again. As had happened months ago, James Rodriguez is more dedicated to speaking with journalists than concentrating on his game. James Rodriguez does not have what if Valderrama had that charisma and leadership to guide his team on the right track.

Valderrama was in charge of making his team play good soccer and he took charge of the ball when it “burned”. It was in difficult game situations that Valderrama appeared the most and had the most presence. In these last two games you could not see any of that in James Rodriguez and that is why the Colombian team is going through a great crisis. Until a great leader appears, problems in Colombia will continue to exist.