I thought most of his best work came drifting in from the right towards the end at Spurs, and he looked a bit more restricted out on the left for that period at Madrid. He clearly has freedom to drift centrally in any case and Ronaldo and he can switch wings quite easily.
Gareth Bale is...The most expensive player ever?!
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I thought most of his best work came drifting in from the right towards the end at Spurs, and he looked a bit more restricted out on the left for that period at Madrid. He clearly has freedom to drift centrally in any case and Ronaldo and he can switch wings quite easily.
Yeah true, they've both scored tonight too so that probably eased any worries concerning fitting the two in.
Tottenham got Madrid to believe that they actually had a higher bid for him?! Great work by the Spurs.
Also people considering the possibility of us making a 150 million euro bid for Bale is the reason why those newspapers keep coming up with that sort of sh*t.
Good to see he scored on his debut. How did his general play go?
Sid Lowe was saying on twitter he looked a bit off the pace (Id imagine largely because of his lack of pre season)
Bale sends us his love
Crap. His general play isn't great anyway.
Crap's a bit brutal. He was OK - for someone who hasn't played for months. He had trouble getting into the game and trouble keeping the ball. In terms of the team, he looked like someone who'd trained with his teammates twice and was trying to remember the tactics boards. Early days though and he did keep the galactico tradition flying by scoring on his Liga debut - like both Ronaldos, Figo and Beckham.
Agreed.
Great to hear that he scored on is debut.
Why "great" ?
I was pleased for him.
He was barely in the game, which was understandable seeing as he has had no pre season.
But an important goal for him
He was barely in the game, which was understandable seeing as he has had no pre season.
But an important goal for him
Yep I was pleased for him also he did look rusty though but Madrid were all over the place and looked like a team that hadn't played together. Ronnie wasn't any better to be honest.
Answer first and then I'll follow.
I think its great because hes not the most hatable person, even if it may be going to his head a little bit, and its nice to see a British player succeed abroad at one of the worlds biggest clubs. The Welsh have such poor players overall bar midfield/wingers.
It wasn't exactly the easiest first game he could have had. Villarreal away is always tough and last night they were up for it and all over Real. He did nothing basically but scored and that's not bad in his first start since May.
A bit of TV gossip that I'll post even though it may not be true, but just because it ought to be true 
Apparently Madrid put Bale onto a few lists to help him sort out a house to rent (he's in a hotel right now) and it looks like he's chosen - guess where
A good choice if its true - La Moraleja, a posh suburb of Madrid, easy commute to work and it's where several of the international schools are.
Apparently Madrid put Bale onto a few lists to help him sort out a house to rent (he's in a hotel right now) and it looks like he's chosen - guess where
Ozil's old place.
Hands up if you said Ronaldo's street?
Hands up if you said Ronaldo's street?
A good choice if its true - La Moraleja, a posh suburb of Madrid, easy commute to work and it's where several of the international schools are.
Spoilt footballers
Looks like he's fitting in well. Who the feck is having a pop at David Lee Roth?
You'd show me just a picture from below the waistline and I'd swear it's a chick.
Well I change it, if you showed the pic without the head I would think that it's a chick with a very flat chest.
When did Madrid become a rival. Have they now joined the Pl?.
They're a European rival.
Duhhh...
IIRC we played them last season.
They're a rival of ours on so many levels.
European rival. Rival for "most profitable club in the world". Rival for biggest club in the world. Rival for best players (who always seem to go there anyway
). They're probably ahead in all those categories but they're rivals nonetheless.Wanting them or their players to do well is just absurd.
Are you serious?
They're a rival of ours on so many levels.
European rival. Rival for "most profitable club in the world". Rival for biggest club in the world. Rival for best players (who always seem to go there anyway
Wanting them or their players to do well is just absurd.
If that keeps you awake at night then so be it , but tbh i couldn't care less, i really don't follow Madrid and if we meet them i want to beat them like any other team ,but for me i don't see them as rivals , just my opinion.And yes Shark,dead serious.
The fecking state of him. What is he like?
Ronaldo.
The fecking state of him. What is he like?
That's what she said.
Indeed.
That's an embarrassing photo
What's up with the fecking handbag?Aren't those bags just wash bags?
She looks alright, I s'pose. Cute outfit too. Still, you'd except a big star like Bale to do slightly better.