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This is exactly right by KnightlyRevue

I was so excited when we got James in Madrid after the 2014 WC. Maybe being up in Liverpool will help him because Munich and Madrid night life were too much for him. It will manifest itself with calf problems and little nagging leg injuries that will keep him out for weeks at a time.

I will say, however, that his best Madrid year was with Carlito. That guy knows how to get the very best out of him. I never understood Madrid's impatience with Ancelotti. He did poorly in league but delivered a Champions. He also showed Zizou the ropes of how to be a big club manager. Not sure what went wrong at Bayern but I like him as a coach very much and the Madrid players (especially Cristiano and Ramos) love him.