James Rodríguez will not play with Everton against Arsenal on Saturday as confirmed by Ancelotti – international football – sports

Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday referred to James Rodríguez’s situation on the eve of Saturday’s game against Arsenal in the Premier League.

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The DT announced that the Colombian has not yet recovered from his injury and will not be in the game. The midfielder has a calf problem that prevents him from training normally and has already missed the matches against Chelsea and Leicester. .

“James still isn’t. It’s too early to jeopardize it, he’s working,” the DT said at a news conference this Friday.

“James is out three games because we have games every three days, the problem is not big. It’s a small problem in his calf, he is recovering. Nothing special.”, assured the DT, who are confident that they can count on the wheel in Wednesday’s cup match against Manchester United.

Ancelotti was also consulted on Everton’s defensive ability in the last matches the Colombian was not in.

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“Our defensive ability doesn’t depend on whether James is there or not, it depends on all the defenders and midfielders working together on this case,” he said.

He also confirmed other medical news. “Allan had a hamstring problem. We don’t know how long it will take, because he’s not going to play this game. Coleman is available.

SPORT