Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
He's ****ed though, surprised you haven't picked up on that. He suffers with muscle tears, which are horrendous injuries to recover from, and the lateral and medial muscles never fully recover, not in an athlete. That's why he doesn't extend himself anymore, he doesn't pick the ball up in deep positions and run at the opposition, he has a little pop at it over ten yards in the final third, attempting to create an opening for a shot or cross. Basically, the way he has played has screwed him. Bale would not be afforded time and recovery at a premier league club in the same way he would with us.
The World Cup is 3 games in 8 days. If he's ****ed I'm affraid he won't be having much of an impact. Maybe just use him as a super-sub?