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I thought the same at the time!
Bale was fuming although he didn’t show it and if you watched it again alli wouldn’t even look at him it was so deliberate and petulant it was the straw that broke it for me with dele.
I thought the same at the time!
When you go for a run when you haven't gone on one in a while, you don't go all out because you don't know what you've got in the tank. He knows he doesn't have enough in the tank, hence the lack of 'effort'. He's just not fit enough.I agree he deserves time, but it's the complete lack of effort I'm pointing out, not his fitness.
Do we think it is fitness or basically he has just lost it? I mean he does look awful and thought this game he would be a bit better than his previous showings but that hasnt really materialised
He has been awful lets admit that
When you go for a run when you haven't gone on one in a while, you don't go all out because you don't know what you've got in the tank. He knows he doesn't have enough in the tank, hence the lack of 'effort'. He's just not fit enough.
I said this the other day and got absolutely pillard for it
Yeah but let's be honest, you're kinda shady and I'm nice.
My concern is that Jose said pre game that he is nearly back to the peak of his fitness. If that is the case, I would’ve at least expected to see him attempt one sprint. I genuinely don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that in 2 and half hours of football, he hasn’t broken a sweat once. I’m worried that he genuinely can’t run anymore.If he's still like this after another 4 or so performances then I think yes, we should be concerned but as it is it's too soon to judge him fairly.
Maybe that's the 'nearly' that Jose means? We don't see what he's doing in training. And we know even less about what he needs to do in training. Who knows? I think waiting and seeing is wiser for the moment, is all.My concern is that Jose said pre game that he is nearly back to the peak of his fitness. If that is the case, I would’ve at least expected to see him attempt one sprint. I genuinely don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that in 2 and half hours of football, he hasn’t broken a sweat once. I’m worried that he genuinely can’t run anymore.
He also needs to perform in those minutes, though. He was lazy today and made no real attempt to support Vinicius. Granted Bergwijn was equally bad but we can’t say “player X doesn’t start because he’s poor” then start Bale because he needs minutes.Also think folk need to be a bit more realistic about what Gareth is capable of at this moment. He’s not that same player that left years ago. He’s not played regular football in a long long time. He’s needing game time, and match fitness. Whether it’s regular starting in the europa and coming off the bench for longer periods of time or starting matches till his legs go. I don’t know which one is best for him. He needs minutes on that pitch desperately, then I’m sure we’ll see a different side to him.
Well this thread certainly turned.....