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Ex-Spurs Player Gareth Bale

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Twoleftfeet said:
Well, I don’t think he has been tried, that’s the problem. Just giving a guy a few starts then subbing him off is not trying him at all. Footballers are not machines.
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Compare him to Cavani. 33yrs old. Not played for 6 months before joining United.
Runs around like a young boy, full of enthusiasm. He wants to play.Gareth is just putting his time in so he can play in the Euros.
Daniel doesn’t make many mistakes but he has done this time.
We can only hope he comes on as sub in a big game and sticks a free kick in . He’s probably our best at that,
 
If he is worried about his hamstrings and not running as much would a move inside potentially be a better fit for him, where he would have to make as many full out sprints? I am obviously not familiar with hamstring injuries so perhaps that wouldn't make it easier on him at all.

Obviously he can't be a statue in the middle of the field but with us lacking in the middle and him being smart enough and a good enough passer I wonder if he couldn't help us there, we seem to need someone there and Lamela against good teams won't cut it.

Probably just me trying to have hope that he can still help us, because if it weren't for the fact that Moura/Lamela were so awful (or inured in Lamela's case) there would be almost no reason to even want him out there.

As bad as he is he is still a much, much better option than Moura on the wing.
 
The special ones mai said:
Really? Thats complete bollocks tbh, hes had so many chances, also when it looks like hes going to do something he then gets injured, if you honestly think Mourinho doesnt want a fit and fireing bale then your deluded...

Hes a professional footballer who gets stupid amount of money, been given a lifeline by spurs to get his career back on track and you think Mourinho should be getting in his head and be motivate him more? 😆

If your getting kicked out the team by lucas and lamela then your not doing your job right or your level is below them..
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It's not bollocks, getting the best out of his players is what he get's paid to do mate.

I'm not exonerating GB for his shit performances - I agree so far he's been poor and he should bear some responsibility for that. Let's be clear though, those two have flattered to deceive over a long period, whereas GB was until a few years ago one of the best in the world.

We've heard managers he's worked under before saying he's not the most confident lad and after a couple of years rotting on the bench and being hounded at Madrid he's come here and barely played a full 90 minutes. Also, we've been poor since Xmas really - not many players came out looking good in the Brighton game.

I doubt he's going to be integrated into the team now so this is all probably a moot point. Shame though, could have been lethal with Son, Kane and Bale even if he was 70% the player we sold.
 
In hindsight, we should have given him a run of u23 games months ago. Expect him to be in the US next year. His straight-line speed isn't awful, but his general mobility just isn't what it needs to be for PL.
 
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I think he'd improve a lot if he got rid of that ridiculous man bun. The influence of poor hairstyles on a footballer's performance is underrated I think.
 
If I scrolled back on this thread I’d find my post just prior to [GB] signing, where I stated that he was magical the first time round and I was sorry to see him go; but bringing him back is a mistake because he will never be what he was and what Daniel Levy is signing is nothing but an image- a brand if you will -brand bale. It’s something of a double whammy actually- he brought in both brands Mourinho and Bale, hoping likely to interest some conglomerate out of the USA in this football clubs future.

Well it’s failed!
 
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MouraThat said:
Whenever I see him come on he geniuenly looks like he isn't giving 100%
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To be fair to Bale, that has always been his style of play to my recollection. I did not watch him a lot at Madrid, but certainly for Spurs and Wales he was never a player who had a lot of touches and was dictating a game. He'd often 'play possum' and disappear out wide on the wings - only to suddenly burst into life and score a worldly.

Essential, he picks his moments when he knows he can be effective and is very good at this.

He won't chase dead balls (Moura). He won't press the back 4 aggressively (Lamela) and he rarely goes in search of the ball deep (Kane).

I'd actually liken Bale's style to that of Son. Get the ball to him in the right position and he will perform magic, but not a player who can grab a game by the scruff and boss it.

Given his age and injury history, the workrate is less; and as such Jose has been hesitant to play him for fear that he won't do the job defensively. However, if we play in an attacking formation he should thrive. It's quite right for Jose not to pick him when we play such negative football with a focus on disciplined defence rather than flowing attack.
 
harry7 said:
To be fair to Bale, that has always been his style of play to my recollection. I did not watch him a lot at Madrid, but certainly for Spurs and Wales he was never a player who had a lot of touches and was dictating a game. He'd often 'play possum' and disappear out wide on the wings - only to suddenly burst into life and score a worldly.

Essential, he picks his moments when he knows he can be effective and is very good at this.

He won't chase dead balls (Moura). He won't press the back 4 aggressively (Lamela) and he rarely goes in search of the ball deep (Kane).

I'd actually liken Bale's style to that of Son. Get the ball to him in the right position and he will perform magic, but not a player who can grab a game by the scruff and boss it.

Given his age and injury history, the workrate is less; and as such Jose has been hesitant to play him for fear that he won't do the job defensively. However, if we play in an attacking formation he should thrive. It's quite right for Jose not to pick him when we play such negative football with a focus on disciplined defence rather than flowing attack.
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Yeah let’s just ignore the defensive part of the game because, let’s face it, we only need to camp all 10 players in the opposition box and they’ll do absolutely nothing about it.

You’re wasted on here because you’ll make a hell of a a manager!
 
For people pointing the finger at Mourinho - was Mourinho coaching him at Madrid too?

People need to face reality - there is a reason he is playing for us on loan and not starting for Madrid (hint:it's not cos he missed the london weather!)
 
halothagod said:
Yeah let’s just ignore the defensive part of the game because, let’s face it, we only need to camp all 10 players in the opposition box and they’ll do absolutely nothing about it.

You’re wasted on here because you’ll make a hell of a a manager!
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I didn't ignore the defensive part. I pointed out that he is likely to contribute less to defence and as such should not get picked when playing a deep defensive formation.

Kane and Son both contribute heavily in defence. If you watch our recent performances, we have tended to leave Bergjwin alone up top to try and win the ball - which is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

There is capacity to have 1 player on the pitch that focus's solely on attacking and pressing the defenders, without needed to always chase back to our defensive 3rd.

As we saw against West Brom, we were able to keep the ball in the opposition 3rd for large parts of the game, but lack of quality saw us continuously fluff chances.
 
halothagod said:
Yeah let’s just ignore the defensive part of the game because, let’s face it, we only need to camp all 10 players in the opposition box and they’ll do absolutely nothing about it.

You’re wasted on here because you’ll make a hell of a a manager!
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He's describing the situation, not proposing a style of play.

Are you incapable of comprehending that?

It seems like it. Maybe work on basic understanding before you jump straight to attempting to lay into other posters.

Then again this seems to be fairly typical of your pretty pathetic contributions to the forum.
 
harry7 said:
I didn't ignore the defensive part. I pointed out that he is likely to contribute less to defence and as such should not get picked when playing a deep defensive formation.

Kane and Son both contribute heavily in defence. If you watch our recent performances, we have tended to leave Bergjwin alone up top to try and win the ball - which is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

There is capacity to have 1 player on the pitch that focus's solely on attacking and pressing the defenders, without needed to always chase back to our defensive 3rd.

As we saw against West Brom, we were able to keep the ball in the opposition 3rd for large parts of the game, but lack of quality saw us continuously fluff chances.
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He’s just looking like such a luxury player at the moment. Know what it feels like watching him? Like a top top player who’s come to the neighborhood for a kick about and doesn’t want to get injured so plays so dandy like he doesn’t want to ruin his do.

How the bloody fuck are we going to win anything with someone like that? Especially when the league requires you to bloody your nose to get anything?
 
If he can contribute from now until the end of the season - fair play to him, but we shouldn't even think about extending his loan nor do I think he will.

But I still think he has that ability in him to come off in a game if we're really needing an important goal and scoring. Though in all honesty, I think that's likely more from him being in the box to get on the end of crosses or being played through more than coming off the bench onto the wing and causing problems.
 
Totti said:
If he can contribute from now until the end of the season - fair play to him, but we shouldn't even think about extending his loan nor do I think he will.

But I still think he has that ability in him to come off in a game if we're really needing an important goal and scoring. Though in all honesty, I think that's likely more from him being in the box to get on the end of crosses or being played through more than coming off the bench onto the wing and causing problems.
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Would you extend his loan if it means that Madrid won't buy back Reggie? Seems a deal I would make.
 
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