By Antonney Oduor
He was supposed to take up Cristiano Ronaldo’s mantle but Gareth Bale is suffering from a crisis of confidence, injuries, missed games, isolation.
His Real Madrid adventure is on its way to becoming a huge disappointment. At Real Madrid is a bit of an outcast, he is alone in the locker room while Cristiano Ronaldo was loved by everyone, Bale is not. He still doesn’t speak Spanish even after several years with the team so some of his teammates hardly talk to him. Marcelo is one of them.
‘ I now have no one next to me in the locker room. Except for Bale, but he only speaks English. You can imagine we only speak in gestures; I say to him; Hi! hey! Good day and goodbye!’ Marcelo
According to Spanish reports, Thibaut Courtois makes fun of him for his love of golf. When he is not playing football, he doesn’t watch games. He prefers golfing to Tv. Gareth Bale even shuns Tim Deans. According to Spanish media, he didn’t adapt to the Spanish coach. His introverted personality doesn’t fit in the team as well as his worries about the pitch Bale has another problem. He is injury prone. Since arriving at Madrid Bale has missed nearly 25% of games due to injuries. The winger has raptured more than 22 injuries. It is too much to hope that he can become a Real Madrid legend.
Following Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus, the bale should have taken the mantle but it was Karim Benzema who stepped up to fill his shoes. Sometimes even the Spanish coach Santiago Solara even preferred Lucas Vasquez or Vinicius Junior. Lucas is full of determination, Vinicius is swimming in talent, unlike Bale, these two players seem to be giving it their all.
Do you remember Bale’s header in the final of the 2014 Champions League against Atletico Madrid, his magical bicycle kicks in the 2018 final against Liverpool? He has the capacity to do incredible things in big games but there is time he plays an entire game without showing his talent, he is like a ghost. It is, without doubt, all these reasons that the current coach Zidane accepted to loan him to his former club. Bale recently supersede 100 goals with Madrid but the fans expect more from him much more. He is now forced to rediscover his form in London, Tottenham a club that made him great.