Everton ace Sigurdsson: James and I can play in same midfield | OneFootball

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·27 February 2021

Everton ace Sigurdsson: James and I can play in same midfield

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Everton ace Gylfi Sigurdsson says he and James Rodriguez can play in the same midfield.

The Icelandic international came off the bench to net the Blues second goal in the 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield after the Colombian's assist had set up Richarlison for the opener.


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Sigurdsson told Sky Sports: "I personally feel we can play in the same team, and I'm sure the manager thinks so too as we've played some games together," he says. "Obviously, we can't play in the same position, so we're going to have to work around that.

"He's fantastic on the ball, technically very good, can see passes that no one else sees, and has got an eye for goal. We're players that aren't going to be playing out wide with much pace. You'd expect someone like Alex Iwobi or Richarlison with more pace and with the ability to be more direct running with the ball to be out wide.

"In the Wolves game, we both played as 'strikers' which was a bit different for both of us as we've hardly played in that position, but we ended up coming away with a win. I feel it's more than possible and I think both of us believe that."

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