Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

[Cowbridge Blue]

...and it's not for the better, sad to say:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/real-madrid-gareth-bale-injury-26070140

Surely he's not going to be ready for upcoming Wales' games?

[Canton Kev]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

Not really seeing much to be concerned about. The picture looks worse than it probably is. In the first picture his leg is firmly planted and tensing his leg, in the second both feet are off the ground and relaxed. I’m sure he would’ve lost some muscle from lack of training but if you compare his calves in both pics the difference is much less dramatic than it originally looks.

[blue matt]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

he has lost some muscle, not the end of the world imho, he would pull up trees for Wales, he will dig deep and attempt to get us over the line

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

he has lost some muscle, not the end of the world imho, he would pull up trees for Wales, he will dig deep and attempt to get us over the line

Cliché overload

[cyril evans awaydays]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

PSG's new starlet?

[blue matt]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

Cliché overload

I tried to put as many football ones is as I could

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

Bale needs to go out on loan or forgo a few months of his massive salary if he wants to give Wales a last and final whirl.

[Trigger]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

Disappointed. Headline and my imagination suggested I was about to see a pot bellied Bale struggling to get out of his sports car as he clamered over Maccy's packaging.

[Fatty Foggon]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

The Mirror forgot about his beer belly.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

I wonder if it's planned by Bale? Change of style/position less stress on the body rather than explosive pace?

Probably not but he's always kept his muscle even when injured

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

I tried to put as many football ones is as I could

If it turns out that it's a game of two halves and he gets a bit leggy he'll be sick as a parrot. Let's hope he plays a blinder and form goes out of the window.

[Croesy Blue]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

according to this he “destroyed” the Madrid fitness tests

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/sek85n/edu_aguirre_bale_has_destroyed_in_the_physical/

[ccfcbluebird]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

As above...

https://twitter.com/MadridXtra/statu...9uUDJE1EPO1kaA

[stan butler]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

Disappointed. Headline and my imagination suggested I was about to see a pot bellied Bale struggling to get out of his sports car as he clamered over Maccy's packaging.

I thought it was going to be a chubby faced Bale with his shirt not covering his belly to.

[blue matt]

Re: Bale's 'body transformation' surprises Madrid fans...

I thought it was going to be a chubby faced Bale with his shirt not covering his belly to.

I think most of us did