Glass Dragons Still Breathe Fire - The Gareth Bale Thread

Cause things get leaked to the press and that becomes a massive distraction for CL. Zidane left at the right time.

 

I think Bale should move on ASAP. He's injury prone and misses nearly half his games. Then he has the gall to come out and take a shot at the manager. Biting the hand that feeds him. This dude got an appearance in Cardiff when he has absolutely NO business being there thanks to Zidane. And then Zidane gave him his super substitution so he could go and score spectacularly in Kiev. Bale was being salty because he was no longer untouchable. And that just doesn't sit right with me.

Was Bale in peak form when the final happened? Darn right. Was there anyone who deserved to start ahead of him? Probably not. But he could've found other channels and a more appropriate time to start that fiasco.

If there's even a 0.01% chance that Zidane made the decision to leave based on his behavior, or perhaps even if it wasn't. Ronaldo may have said he's considering his future elsewhere, but he never threw the manager under the bus like Gareth did in his post-match questionnaire. The locker room will probably treat him like a backstabber and alienate him more than he already was. It's with this in mind that I think we could conclude that Gareth Bale's time here is finished. He's peaking, he's 29. His price will never be higher at this club. It's time to cash out.

I still have a soft spot for Gareth. But after what he did, I'm kinda over it.

 

Is he the only player who didn't post a farewell/thank you message to Zidane on social media?

He could have always done it directly, but it seems shady.

 

He's the only one. Even Ceballos has a heartfelt message.

Let us not insult Bale's intelligence. He understands exactly what he is doing with this behavior and the message it sent.

Let us not also insult our own intelligence and pretend Bale has never ran to Florentino and ask to leave if Florentino doesn't put pressure on the coach (Ancelotti).

This is the same Bale that was sad to see Benitez go, but happy for Ancelotti to leave and silence on Zidane.

 

I'm with you bro. I usually defend Gareth. But this behavior is inexcusable. I'm trying to take a step back and not blame him for Zidane's departure, because I think Zidane had bigger reasons to leave other than a begrudging player.

But I expected better of Gareth.

 

Yet again. I prefsr people who might be a bit of a douche(Ronaldo) but they're open and honest. Wearing their feelings on a sleeve.

Much better than pretending to be a goodie 2 shoes yet being a snake and scheming behind backs.

 

Welcome to 2018 where social media became an obligation.

Sad!

 

Ron is not being honest, stop that. He's just greedy, and with Mendes playing him like a puppy at times.

Asking the club to help him pay for his tax fraud is not being honest. he should ask Mendes.

Same about complaining that the club doesn't support him. The club has nothing to do with him not paying his taxes.

As for asking more money every summer, it's true, he's honest... at being greedy.

 

Ron said in the press conference that it was not about money..
yeah alright..

 

I would rather keep him to be honest. We all know what he's capable of which is potential Balon level, but we also know the health risks.

Our starting XI average age is 29 and he's currently just below that. We will have to replace plenty of this group in the not so distant future. I dont like the business of selling guys at prime age when we have plenty guys nearing the end of their careers. It just seems like selling him will only add to our replacement problems.

 

Are we talking about the same Ronaldo? Mr. "I'm sad, that's why I do not celebrate the goals and the club knows why"?

 

I don't think Bale is the reason Zidane is leaving. We know how he works (nice guy in the outisde and a proper ass on the inside), but if it was down to him, it would become public at some point and the fans would never forgive him (and Flo).

Bale situation and pressure that his manager puts on the club could have been the last straw for Zidane but nothing more then that.

 

This is all I'm saying

 

^ +1

 

The entire squad, including Ceballos who really has reason to snub him, posted heartfelt messages on social media but Gareth. This guy has some nerve.

 

I've lost so much respect for Bale since the minute the final ended. He's making it look like he's treated poorly here and i don't even wanna go into the i want to play more bullshit when he's injured 50% of the time.

 

You don't know everything...

Bale in knockout stages UCL:
2017/18 - 3 goals
2016/17 - 2 goals
2015/16 - 0
2014/16 - 2
2013/14 - 2

Ronaldo last season alone had 12 in knockout stages..

 

Between Ronaldo and Bale, I'll take Ronaldo. Ronnie is 33 and still playing at a fitness level that Bale dreams of. Bale is a glass dragon, like the title of this thread mentions. He is a fantastic goalscorer...when he's healthy. If that only lasts for 50% of the games that we play, he's not worth investing any further on. Time to cash out and spend it on more durable talent that doesn't whine at the manager who gives him starts when he doesn't deserve them (See: Cardiff final). Isco might have had problems with Zizou leaving him out of the team, but he only blamed himself for it. Not Zizou. I prefer Isco's behavior to Bale's. Since the Kiev final, I can't stand Bale anymore.

 

Did you even hear what Bale said in his interview?
I can't stand him either. Brat

 

If he did that, a goodbye post on the media wouldn't hurt him.

 

I'm pretty certain that he's off to United.