I sincerely hope we're not going to turn on Bale after a couple of games. Whoever does that can get fucked.
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I think at least on the left he can try swing a cross in of some sort. You know what you're gonna get on the right from him come inside to a right forward position and shoot. When he's fit and firing I like that idea right now just do the winger stuff that we know he's so good at push the ball forward stretch his legs out etc that's how he'll get match fit. Not just standing there like he did tonight.Leave it to Jose
I say
BMT, baby!Gareth Bale is going to win us the City and pool games, feel free to come back to this !
Not fit aside. It seems he has lost his magic. Just don't see that spark he used to have.
I saw plenty of times Bale had space in the middle, nobody passed to him.Yep. Anyone with patience would realise that.
Not helped by his team mates tonight. Dele has one option to easily play him in but seemed to refuse to pass him the ball. I wonder if it was deliberate?
Made a great run that Dele missed.I saw plenty of times Bale had space in the middle, nobody passed to him.
Same as against LASK. Hard to judge him when he' relies on Dele, the tempo killer, to create something.I saw plenty of times Bale had space in the middle, nobody passed to him.
It's not just a Bale specific thing - this happens to Kane/Son etc. as well.I saw plenty of times Bale had space in the middle, nobody passed to him.
Bale case is always special. He's clearly way behind other player in term of fitness due to all these injuries, and lack of competitive matches the past years at Madrid. In a sense, he's still in pre season condition, and need time to catch up.Made a great run that Dele missed.
His one ‘nearly’ moment against Spam came from a Kane pass...playing with better players will bring out better in him. Exactly when / if Jose decides that will happen, though, is unclear? Why give Bale time with Kane / Son ahead of Vinny time with Son and Lucas / Coco?
He needs to be played central, as he did with AVB. He’s not effective out wide with the drop off in pace. Get him on the ball...
Bale was back in training separately from the group at the beginning of October. So he had to sit out between his last game and the first training almost a month.Surely he can’t be that in-match fit? He played for wales in an international games at the start of the season. Since the. His had over two months to get fit! Sure give him time but in 2 games against let’s face it lower opposition for a player of his stature his not really been busting a gut to make things happen. He needs to show his the main man.
So assuming Bale gets fully fit again, what kind of production are you expecting? How many goals/assists? Is he going to produce more than say, Lucas this year?Bale was back in training separately from the group at the beginning of October. So he had to sit out between his last game and the first training almost a month.
Only joined the group training during the international break. In normal circumstances, pre season takes several week for healthy players to get into best shape, let alone getting to top form. You even see some players keeping exercise routine like gym work, treadmill during vacation, to keep their shape, and yet nobody can escape from rustiness at the start of new season.
You're having unrealistic expectation there both in term of player condition, and the role Bale has.
I would say high teen in term of goal and assist combine. The role he has is giving the cutting edge in the final third. He's not expected to carry the ball from deep position like he used to. So I don't expect Bale to be everywhere, explosive, but the type that be there at the right time, and provide that big of quality final ball.So assuming Bale gets fully fit again, what kind of production are you expecting? How many goals/assists? Is he going to produce more than say, Lucas this year?
The free role under AVB was still built around his ability to run at people, aggressively, and beat them with pace. He wasn't sitting centrally and playing like a 10.
Bale is amazing. He has the CV any player would want. But Bale is not the type of player that Berbatov, Zlatan, or Pirlo were, where they can play until later in life because their class didn't deteriorate with their physical abilities.
That is not saying Bale will not get some goals and help us with some games or that he has no class to his game. But he lost his burst, the burst that allowed him to find time on his amazing left foot, and that made him one of the most dangerous players on the planet. His greatness was built off the physical dominance of his 1v1 battle. He isn't going to just join the midfield and start pulling strings.
The comparison is pointing out that I think Zlatan, Pirlo, and Berbatov could all continue in their roles because they are just uber players skill-wise. Bale's skill, the one that made him who he is, is no longer. He has a left foot on him and I can see him hanging out there, lasering some shots at goalies, but I don't think that is the plan at this point.Pirlo, Berbatov and Zlatan are all completely different players. I don’t understand this comparison. You say Bale has lost his pace and physicality, which I agree with. So why put him out on the wing. It clearly hasn’t worked so far. For me the winner against West Ham away assisted by Carroll is where Bale belongs again. In the middle, pulling strings and scoring worldies.