Carlo Ancelotti claims James Rodriguez reminds him of Ronaldo as he defends lack of running
4 years, 2 months ago

Carlo Ancelotti claims James Rodriguez reminds him of Ronaldo as he defends lack of running

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Carlo Ancelotti has leapt to the defence of Everton's star man James Rodriguez and his lack of sprints on the pitch. Carlo Ancelotti has defended James Rodriguez and his lack of sprints on the pitch The Colombian has three goals and three assists since joining Everton from Real Madrid The Italian told France Football: 'We use them, especially in training, but I'm going to tell you something: when I signed James this summer, everyone was worried about his physical state and to see how he'd cope with the intensity of the Premier League. Ancelotti claims that Brazilian legend Ronaldo was overweight when he arrived at AC Milan in 2007, but that the player convinced him not to leave him out. Ancelotti claims that James reminds him of the great Ronaldo when he was at AC Milan He continued: 'At his arrival, he weighed 100kg.

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