Real Madrid boss Zidane: I don\'t have anything against James

Published on: 06 April 2017

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane played down James Rodriguez's strop during victory over Leganes.

The Colombia international was extremely frustrated at being substituted in the Madrid derby clash, and made no attempts to hide that fact as he made his way to the bench having opened the scoring.

"I have not spoken with him, it is normal that a player wants to play the full 90 minutes," Zidane told a post-match press conference.

"These are things that happen and that's it. He played well and I am pleased with that. I don't have anything against James, quite the opposite.

"It is true that he isn't on the pitch as much, but he is offensive and works hard.

"It happens with Karim [Benzema] too. I am happy with him and it is normal that he is annoyed to be substituted. I do things for the good of the team, I understand his annoyance but he is going to keep being important."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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