The James Rodriguez calming influence

Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez has said he tried to calm down Brazilian star striker Neymar after the latter was sent off in the five-time World Cup winners' 0-1 defeat in a group match of the Copa America."At the end of the match I told Neymar to stay calm," James was quoted as saying by goal.com on Thursday."I also went through that four days ago when we lost to Venezuela. That day I felt really angry," the Real Madrid star added.Can survive without Neymar: DungaMeanwhile, coach Dunga insisted that the team would find a way to cope at the Copa America Neymar after his red card controversy against Colombia.

"We have played without Neymar before. We have to be ready," Dunga said of the looming absence of the key player.The coach said he would wait to see what punishment is inflicted but told a press conference after Wednesday's match that he was already thinking of possible solutions."We are starting to think about how to play," he said. "We played once without Neymar and now we will see the players we have.""We have a whole group of players," Dunga said. "Of course we wanted to be able to count on Neymar.

We will have to find a way to replace him."Dunga and Neymar have been strongly critical of Chilean referee Enrique Osses over the sending off. "Our players were often provoked," Dunga said. "In my view the rules are always used against me," Neymar told Brazilian media, as he criticised Osses' decision to caution him for a handball in the first half of the game.