It is an interesting piece and we have debated GB on here many times.
That is a theme Santiago Segurola, a columnist with Diario AS, picks up on too: "He's a very particular, peculiar player—very British in a Latin world with its different ways. He doesn't have a feeling for the game. He doesn't have vision or an understanding of space. He can't find solutions in small spaces."
I will agree that Bale thrives on a "more British" type of game, end to end but an additional important factor is the language.
If he was fluent in Spanish (let's face it after four years he should be) then he may well have endeared himself more to the fans.