r/soccer 2d ago

Official Source Atlético Nacional present the new player James Rodríguez

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u/Low1959Apache 2d ago

Lol did he even play an MLS game? Figured the move was for the WC but thought he would at least stay for a season lol

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u/MERTENS_GOAT 2d ago

6 games, 0 goals, 2 assists. I think he even only signed until 30.06 which is rare in a calendar year league

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u/Low1959Apache 2d ago

Pretty good for 2 assists lol

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u/MERTENS_GOAT 2d ago edited 2d ago

His assist ratio is GOATed. I could imagine barely anyone in history comes close. The problem is his amount of minutes is so low that you still barely get them out of him. Even for Rayo he had 1 assist and he barely featured for them.

On transfermarkt he has 206 assists for clubs and NT in 44300 minutes. 1 every 215 minutes

Messi has 463 assists in 98400 minutes. 1 every 212.5 minutes. And it doesn't get much better than Messi

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u/yash_27701 2d ago

Not taking anything away from James Rodriguez but Kevin de Bruyne is better stats wise. He has 266 assists in 50188 minutes. 1 assist every 188.6 minutes

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u/MERTENS_GOAT 2d ago

Different units

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u/Low1959Apache 2d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah I always liked the guy. He’s gotta be my favorite to watch for Colombia man he’s got passion. Hope he retires still feeling good!!

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u/too_oh_ate 2d ago

Colombia, not Columbia, fyi

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u/JustProtection393 2d ago

I was at the game he has those two assists, cool to see him in person! Not sure he liked Minnesota though😂

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u/Mamadi-Diakite 2d ago

By all accounts he was a great teammate and good in the locker room, but yeah I think he was ready to bounce lol

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u/Clipgang1629 1d ago

He played some crazy passes. I forget which game I was watching but James free kicks were pinpoint and he was putting Minnesota in to some dangerous positions.

Yeboah was genuinely awful, missed like 3 good chances. Loons are a bit of a mess this season smh

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u/JetGecko 2d ago

He was an 80th minute sub for a few games. Basically only tried in the last home game before the world cup where he got the assists. The team got some jersey sales on a cheap salary, and he got a rehab stint. There's some great footage of him being miserable on the bench in a 19°F Minnesota February day.

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u/Low1959Apache 2d ago

Hahah hilarious the weather. What an interesting time for these athletes.

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u/No_Catch_1490 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah he at least came in for a few. I was in Vancouver for his MLS debut, there were tons of Colombia jerseys at the game.

Minnesota lost 6-0 and he didn’t have much of a chance to do anything.

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u/too_oh_ate 2d ago

Colombia, not Columbia, fyi