James Rodríguez: "Bayern are at the same level as Real Madrid"
The Colombian midfielder gave an interview to SPORT1. "I'm happy with how the first half of the season has gone for me," he said.
James Rodríguez reflected on how the first few months of the campaign have been for Bayern Munich in an interview with SPORT1. The Colombian midfielder says he's satisfied with how his first half the campaign went - in 19 appearances he has scored two goals and set up four. The ex-Real Madrid player says that he feels "reborn as a footballer" and believes that Bayern, runaway leaders in the Bundesliga, are at the same level as his former club. "Both Bayern and Madrid are top level clubs who aspire to win trophies and who are used to fighting for them. For me, Bayern is one of the top sides around".
James, loving life in Munich
James has settled into life in Bavaria, "Munich is a city which I really like a lot although the only downside is the cold weather but I've already adapted to that. I have a good life here - Munich is a great city". He's keen to extend his time in the Bundesliga with Bayern: "Everything's great here and I hope to stay here for many more years", he enthused.
Heynckes moves James into different position
One of the factors which changed James' fortunes with Bayern was the arrival of Jupp Heynckes who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in October. The coach expalined: "James is now playing in a different position to the one he was playing in with Real Madrid. With me, I use him as an attacking midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation and he is really comfortable in that role; he is also dropping back to help the defence - in the future he will be an even more important player for us".
