James learn his first lesson

Rafa Benitez brought Jesse because he wanted to start the season with his ideal scheme, the 4-2-3-1, and Real Madrid fell into a give and take against Sporting he had two goals in suspense.

He attacked more white set, but the coach was not pleased to receive scoring chances on the counterattack. I needed to find more ball control to eliminate the local response. And the entry of James assumed absolute control of Real Madrid.

In Colombia, the Madrid went on to play a 4-4-2 and improved control of the game. James was the player who gave passes and Christian Bale in search of an accurate shot that never came. Eventually James Rodriguez ended up playing third tip in a 4-3-3. The goal did not arrive. But Real Madrid learned a lesson: James is a permanent fixture.

The dilemma is not whether Jesse Isco or may hold, the dilemma is that James brings creativity and technology needed by the Madrid. With it, the whites had controlled the game and just missed the final shot after more than twenty occasions.

Benzema will start probably on Saturday against Betis. And the question is whether Colombia will also be heading. What happened yesterday in Gijon suggests yes.