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James Rodriguez's Former Manager Urges Real Madrid to Make Star 'Feel Wanted'

Julio Cesar Falcioni, who managed Real Madrid star James Rodriguez in his youth, has called for the club to give the Colombian more affection and a more important role at the Santiago Bernabeu in order for him to thrive there.

According to Marca (h/t the MailOnline's Ben Grounds), Falcioni, who managed Rodriguez at Argentinian club Banfield, said:

We gave him a position in the team with not that much responsibility so he could grow.

We have a lot of affection for each other because of how I looked after him in those early moments; we gave him a lot of freedom to play, and he was happy to express himself with the ball.