Bale not in Spurs squad....

[billy.ronson]

is he injured ?

[xsnaggle]

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No, he has a game of golf arranged, but don't tell anyone.

[goats]

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That’s just weird.....why would Spurs spend so much on a players wages and never play him?

[Monster munch]

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Yeah it’s all a bit weird now. 20minutes here, the odd half there. Mourinho is really getting exposed with his negative tactics and Bale just dosn’t seem to fit into his defence minded system. They’ve been awful for a while now and same thing happening for Deli Ali. Another creative player being ignored. He was supposed to go to PSG but Levi blocked it so why keep them if they don’t play?
Sad waste really and dosn’t help us in the slightest for Wales with the euros coming up.

[Tuerto]

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That’s just weird.....why would Spurs spend so much on a players wages and never play him?

I think it's over for Bale, injuries have done for him and it looks like he's not that bothered about playing the game anymore, certainly at club level. Although i do think that Mourinho is-will use the Bale transfer as a way of defending himself when the inevitable happens. He'll say that the funds should've gone somewhere else, he didn't want Bale, Levy went over his head, blah, blah.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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That’s just weird.....why would Spurs spend so much on a players wages and never play him?

He's got there and they realised ZZ was right all the time?

He's finished at the top level.

[OurManFlint II]

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He's got there and they realised ZZ was right all the time?

He's finished at the top level.

I don't think he was a Mourinho signing.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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I don't think he was a Mourinho signing.

Me either. I don't pay a lot of attention but my neighbour supports Spurs and I seem to remember him saying they'd not brought in a decent forward and it smacked of Levy bringing him back to appease some discontent.

Did Real still owe money on his move to them?

[OurManFlint II]

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Me either. I don't pay a lot of attention but my neighbour supports Spurs and I seem to remember him saying they'd not brought in a decent forward and it smacked of Levy bringing him back to appease some discontent.

Did Real still owe money on his move to them?

I've no idea on the details, but like you my mate is a Spurs fan and he's now convinced more then ever that Levy did it.

Not sure where he goes from here, probably best off in America or the Middle East. I can't see him finishing his contract with Madrid next season.

[billy.ronson]

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Just hope this apparent dip doesn't tarnish his legacy with Wales.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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Just hope this apparent dip doesn't tarnish his legacy with Wales.

He's been less than average for Wales for a long time already

[the other bob wilson]

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People used to say that Whitts did not like football, I don't think that's true, but Bale has struck me as someone who's fallen out of love with the game based on what's happened with him at Real Madrid Spurs. To be more accurate, I'd say Bale has fallen out of love with club football because I still think he enjoys playing for his country, but the problem is that what is happening to him at his club is bound to impact on his performances for his country and I'd have very low expectations of what he could do in the Euros this summer if they go ahead - after that, I wouldn't rule out him retiring from the game.

[Divine Wright]

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People used to say that Whitts did not like football, I don't think that's true, but Bale has struck me as someone who's fallen out of love with the game based on what's happened with him at Real Madrid Spurs. To be more accurate, I'd say Bale has fallen out of love with club football because I still think he enjoys playing for his country, but the problem is that what is happening to him at his club is bound to impact on his performances for his country and I'd have very low expectations of what he could do in the Euros this summer if they go ahead - after that, I wouldn't rule out him retiring from the game.

There MIGHT be some truth in that, but to be fair he hasn't been given much game time when fit, which is not speculation but fact.

Regardless of attitude or workrate, the guy needs to be given a run of games to get his confidence up. ..... confidence in his abilities, confidence in his physical durability.

I'm pretty sure that part of this perception of him as being lazy or is uninterested comes from the fact he tries not to overexert himself in case he gets injured again.

It think it's just a fact for him that he can't be as full on in terms of workrate as he was in the past and is the type of guy who relies on moments of brilliance....which is something that goes against him in a modern game that relies on EVERYONE to be running 10km every game.

That said, I seem to remember him heading a ball off the line against Brighton.....so , he is not against putting in a defensive shift.

We need to to see him play 10 games in a row before judging his attitude. Until then it's just total speculation and (questionable) second hand info.

[the other bob wilson]

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There MIGHT be some truth in that, but to be fair he hasn't been given much game time when fit, which is not speculation but fact.

Regardless of attitude or workrate, the guy needs to be given a run of games to get his confidence up. ..... confidence in his abilities, confidence in his physical durability.

I'm pretty sure that part of this perception of him as being lazy or is uninterested comes from the fact he tries not to overexert himself in case he gets injured again.

It think it's just a fact for him that he can't be as full on in terms of workrate as he was in the past and is the type of guy who relies on moments of brilliance....which is something that goes against him in a modern game that relies on EVERYONE to be running 10km every game.

That said, I seem to remember him heading a ball off the line against Brighton.....so , he is not against putting in a defensive shift.

We need to to see him play 10 games in a row before judging his attitude. Until then it's just total speculation and (questionable) second hand info.

If I were his manager, especially at a club like Spurs where managers come under pressure when the team is having a run like they currently are, there is no way I would give Bale ten games, you only need to see how he has jogged through his appearances with Spurs so far to see he’s not worth a place in the starting line up.

I don’t want to knock someone who is arguably Wales’ greatest ever footballer, but I can’t help thinking that attitudes towards him would be different if he wasn’t who he is.