Getting slapped 6-1 at international level is about as bad as it can get. I know that Bale scored a scorcher of a free-kick, but that will be cold comfort to him, given that he contributed to his team's trouncing. Let's see if he's the star we all hope he is, and can use this humiliation to spur him on to better things.
Really poor defending undone his own good work with the freekick. From 1.20 [video=youtube;htu3o_JYR9k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htu3o_JYR9k[/video]
Bale, I was championing him at free kicks before the season started as I know before we signed him he scored some crackers, so if he steps up with confidence he can do it for us.
I don't think he'll be broken by this, but he's been playing like he's got lead in his boots for us this season. Here's hoping we see Gareth full steam ahead again on Sunday.
I don't think the Wales result will affect him this weekend. The ego of players doesn't let them worry about beatings as they feel it wasn't their fault.
I was thinking of adding that, but you saved me the job In all seriousness some of the blame for Bale's poor displays this season must surely lie at AVb's door, as he looks lost at times out there. Anyway, let's hope the Reading game seems a return to form for GB.
Yep, really You must have noticed, it's called AVBitis, it's affected quite a few of our players this season. It nearly did for Chelsea last season till they had the sense to get rid of him
he must have caught it at chelsea..he was fine at Porto...and good enough to work for Mourinhio..is it true that Rome was not built in a day?
Ghoddle... We've played 3 games. 3 games with a lot of internal turmoil thanks to, among others, Modric and VdV. I think you should give AVB until at least the next three games, after he's had time to bond with his FULL squad, before you start spouting stuff about AVBitis. I'm sorry, but I respect you as a poster, but some of the stuff you say makes me react the same way I did when I met someone convinced Hurricane Kartrina, AID's, Michael Jackson's death etc. was all to be blamed on the Illuminati. Just relax for a while man, wait and see, I've got a feeling that he'll come good. Based on nothing, granted, but he's obviously got a plan, so lets just let him put it into place.
Spurlock started it, I wasn't going to mention AVB until he piped up I'm afraid I can't relax while we've got 2 points on the board and are in the wrong half of the table, if we start winning I'll start relaxing.
