Gareth Bale

lol

valdano was negging him in midweek, some of the madrid press seem to be ever so slightly disappointed that all he does is run really fast and finish with impeccable technique from ever angle, this is what you get

10 in 17 in the league despite arriving injured and getting injured again midseason

i'm content seeing him have a quietly accomplished first season while he acclimatizes & gets over his injuries. it's so rare to see a successful british export, i've ended up wanting to see him excel despite myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUln6RCw4NU

http://i.imgur.com/8OQprPI.jpg

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there are some pissy comments bout the awkward looking right footed touch that brings the ball into the box

clumsy as it looks, it ensures he is clearly in front of barta so that any attempt to get the ball is a certain penalty, and gives him a better shooting angle

the 'speed merchant' calumnizers misread the sort of calculation that allows a player to eke everything possible from his athleticism, being fast is only half the story

http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/gareth-bale-goal-barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey-2014-final.gif

bottle job from tata there tbh

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/11/268A5A1100000578-0-image-a-60_1426085641539.jpg

Gareth Bale was berated as he left the Santiago Bernabeu after Real Madrid's 4-3 defeat by Schalke on Tuesday night

That's one for the "things you always sing to a tune" thread, because the next line is "PC McGarry Number 452".

i'm afraid seven nation army has that cadence sewn up. it's a shame

Haha I immediately sang that as Seven Nation Army without even questioning it, it was just an automatic reaction.

Reading this thread back was kinda fun.

Ramsey has been a mixture of crocked/shit this season huh?

he was terrible against schalke alright but even as a RW under avb that was purely a nominal ruse to cut in and shoot/score, the last night he was going wide and crossing off his right and it wasn't pretty

still, 8 games seems a bit dramatic to base "move" stories on

crocked would in fairness account for uh call it stuttering form alright

which out of utd or rm would turn down angel de maria +£40m for gareth bale?

RM obv missing lil luka, but they also can't really defend the wings playing those 3 up top. Could get Bale to play more as a wide midfielder and tilt the central mids towards the left but does Bale really want to do that?

If I didn't loathe him so much I might feel a little sorry for how much stick he's been getting from the bernabeau. But seeing as I do I'm finding it p funny.

Face it Gareth, you're just a poor mans McManaman.

http://www.squawka.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wA6eBA0.png

ouch

could maybe do a job for us as cover for Jonny and Vinagre

155 appearances and 78 goals for Real is way more than I expected for someone who still gets treated as a flop despite literally winning them the Champions League a year ago.

Yeah i assume he goes out on the town wearing a Barca shirt and punching babies otherwise i don't really get it

with his left only obv