Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
"""Real Madrid forward Bale has played just 26 minutes of Wales' past seven friendly matches and 53 of his 68 caps have come in competitive games - 77.95%.

So, while Giggs' record of turning up for friendlies is not as impressive as some of his contemporaries, it is certainly comparable to that of Bale. ""
That conveniently ignores Bale has had numerous injuries that have kept him out of Real Madrid competitive games. Giggs had numerous injuries that conveniently healed in time for the next Man Utd game.