Football to me is a language in of itself and players have different ways of understanding the playing styles of others. In Colombia we play football the South American way. We play a style that is slow compared to the European way, and is beautiful to watch. We like to do things like fancy tricks and complicated passes but how do the Colombian players communicate with European teammates at club level?

We have James Rodríguez who plays for FC Bayern Munich in Germany. The German style of playing is very different from the Colombian style but he manages to adapt very well. James is one of the two South American players the team has, the other being Brazilian fullback, Rafinha. That being said, he still has a great understanding with his teammates especially with German international, Thomas Müller. Also Colombian striker Radamel Falcao is one of the few south Americans in his club in France, AS Monaco. Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado has a great understanding with his European teammates in Italian club, Juventus.

We can see football is a form of communication and that players must be able to communicate in order to get results. The objective in football is to score goals and they are best achieved through good communication between teammates. One player gives a pass and the intended receiver should know exactly where the ball is going to go. That is excellent communication.