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·22 October 2020

Video: Everton star James Rodriguez ruled out for Southampton game after late tackle from Virgil van Dijk

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It’s been a tough week for football fans everywhere when it comes to the injury for Virgil van Dijk, because there’s a real concern for the neutral that one of the best players in the world will miss the rest of the season and may not return as the same player.

We’ve also had to put up with some absolute nonsense from both sides in Liverpool as they’ve taken it too far with his injury, so hopefully Liverpool’s win last night has brought some normality back to the situation and they can get on with their season.


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Unfortunately there’s been another issue that’s come up from the derby at the weekend with James Rodriguez, and it appears that he’s going to miss Everton’s next game as a result of this challenge:

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A report from Sportbible stated that Everton have confirmed that James will miss the upcoming game, and that tackle from van Dijk has been cited as the cause of his issue.

It’s a big blow for Carlo Ancelotti’s side because James has been so influential in their fantastic start to the season, but we should get an idea of how well they can play without him.

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