agrdavidsfan
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Bale was fuming although he didn’t show it and if you watched it again alli wouldn’t even look at him it was so deliberate and petulant it was the straw that broke it for me with dele.
Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires
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Bale was fuming although he didn’t show it and if you watched it again alli wouldn’t even look at him it was so deliberate and petulant it was the straw that broke it for me with dele.
SpursD22
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People need to stop giving him fitness excuses. You still have to run and at least try, he jogs and walks the whole game. Just because he’s Gareth Bale it doesn’t mean he deserves special treatment
Also when he was fit for Real he still looked awful
Imo he needs to realise he doesn’t get any special treatments and if he doesn’t perform he won’t play the next game. Games like this are absolutely not acceptable
Also when he was fit for Real he still looked awful
Imo he needs to realise he doesn’t get any special treatments and if he doesn’t perform he won’t play the next game. Games like this are absolutely not acceptable
SargeantMeatCurtains
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Incredibly poor.
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When you go for a run when you haven't gone on one in a while, you don't go all out because you don't know what you've got in the tank. He knows he doesn't have enough in the tank, hence the lack of 'effort'. He's just not fit enough.
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fuzzylogic
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I’d rather he ran his arse off for 45 mins than swan around for 60 but that just my opinion on it. could sub him off when he’s blowing out his arse.
I said this the other day and got absolutely pillard for it
Yeah but let's be honest, you're kinda shady and I'm nice.
fishhhandaricecake
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There were glimpses of his brilliance against West Ham and he did decently well against LASK. Tonight the whole team looked poor it as one of those days. Bale was always going to take a while to get up to speed, class is permenant, have no doubts whatsoever he will start playing well soon enough , everyone chill ya boots.
This is like early days Jose all over again, people far too impatient and judging too soon.
This is like early days Jose all over again, people far too impatient and judging too soon.
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If he's still like this after another 4 or so performances then I think yes, we should be concerned but as it is it's too soon to judge him fairly.
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SargeantMeatCurtains
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My concern is that Jose said pre game that he is nearly back to the peak of his fitness. If that is the case, I would’ve at least expected to see him attempt one sprint. I genuinely don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that in 2 and half hours of football, he hasn’t broken a sweat once. I’m worried that he genuinely can’t run anymore.
rez9000
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Maybe that's the 'nearly' that Jose means? We don't see what he's doing in training. And we know even less about what he needs to do in training. Who knows? I think waiting and seeing is wiser for the moment, is all.
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It's hard to judge, certainly right now it is.
Could he have made more effort off the ball, sure but he's always been the same in that respect.
It's also fair to say that he wasn't expected to be sharp until mid-November which considering his time out is about right.
He even said himself that Europa was a bit like a pre-season for him, so he's probably playing it a bit too safe and not wanting to hurt himself. Remember he was quite fragile in his younger days and is probably conscious of picking up another injury.
I imagine that once he's gotten past some of these concerns he'll start to push himself more and make more contact.
I also think it's the PL in which he'll perform better, he's always been one for the bigger stages. The EL is a bit of a climbdown and whilst I don't think he's deliberately putting in less effort, he's probably thiking he doesn't want to over exert himself and get injured in a lesser game when bigger ones are to come.
Let's give him the time to build his resistance again.
I think he should be given 20 mins or so in the PL, depending on the circumstances and continue using the EL as a chance to keep pushing.
Could he have made more effort off the ball, sure but he's always been the same in that respect.
It's also fair to say that he wasn't expected to be sharp until mid-November which considering his time out is about right.
He even said himself that Europa was a bit like a pre-season for him, so he's probably playing it a bit too safe and not wanting to hurt himself. Remember he was quite fragile in his younger days and is probably conscious of picking up another injury.
I imagine that once he's gotten past some of these concerns he'll start to push himself more and make more contact.
I also think it's the PL in which he'll perform better, he's always been one for the bigger stages. The EL is a bit of a climbdown and whilst I don't think he's deliberately putting in less effort, he's probably thiking he doesn't want to over exert himself and get injured in a lesser game when bigger ones are to come.
Let's give him the time to build his resistance again.
I think he should be given 20 mins or so in the PL, depending on the circumstances and continue using the EL as a chance to keep pushing.
SargeantMeatCurtains
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He also needs to perform in those minutes, though. He was lazy today and made no real attempt to support Vinicius. Granted Bergwijn was equally bad but we can’t say “player X doesn’t start because he’s poor” then start Bale because he needs minutes.
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