The career of former Bayern Munich attacker James Rodríguez has been a wild one to follow.
He came to Bavarian on loan from Real Madrid with a lot of hype and acclaim, but proved to be reluctant to adapt (never attempted to assimilate culturally and learn the language), was oft-injured, became a distraction, reportedly stormed out of the locker room, allegedly was was late to practice, and just generally was a fraud.
He warred with coaches and sporting directors and — seemingly — could not wait to get out of town. Since then, James went back to Real Madrid (not good enough), moved to Everton (too cold), then to Al-Rayyan SC (too hot), shifted over to Olympiacos (allegedly got released for being so disgruntled), persuaded São Paulo to take him, and then duped convinced Rayo Vallecano to give him one more chance.
So, yeah, it has been quite a journey:
This has to be the most random documentary ever, but here we are. Anyway, there are the top nine things Bayern Munich related things we need to see from this documentary include:
- What was his honest reaction to this report where he got torched by a former doctor with the Colombian national team.
- Was showing up late an attempt to force a summer move?
- Why did Uli Hoeness think James was not a team player?
- Details on his rumored run-in with former Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidžić.
- Details on why he was so bitter with Niko Kovač during his second season with Bayern Munich.
- What the hell happened with the JR10 Token?
- How did he really feel about Bayern Munich?
- Details on that time he stormed out of the locker room after being unhappy with his playing time.
- Did he ever really try to learn German?
Looking to catch-up on Bayern Munich’s weekend, plus a breakdown of how each Bundesliga match played out? Great, then check out the latest episode of Bavarian Podcast Works — The Bundesliga Rundown with Marcus Iredahl. You can get the show on Patreon, Spotify, or below:
