I fucking hope not!
Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires
- Thread starter Rob
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I fucking hope not!
agrdavidsfan
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What’s annoying is as he starts coming into the games Jose takes him off
glacierSpurs
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Needs to show more he still has it, not just strolling around and make easy passes.
Frustrating to see no desire and effort from him in the third game now.
Frustrating to see no desire and effort from him in the third game now.
felmani26
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Come on, he deserved to get hooked!
Message should still be 'try and exert some fucking energy working hard for the team and seek out space' as opposed to drift by idly.
southlondonyiddo
My eyes have seen some of the glory..
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Still well off it
Wsussexspur
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They feel good factor and excitement of his return didn’t last long did it..
agrdavidsfan
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Honestly, I think just before Kane came on he was finding pockets of space and he is nursing himself back to fitness to be fair don’t know what people fully expect from him
felmani26
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I did caveat this in the match thread about his fitness so was hardly expecting (nor should anyone else) him echoing Inter/Maicon vibes but he barely broke into a sweat for the cause.
Just all very laboured, playing within himself and cutting an aloof figure out there who thinks he's above playing the likes of Royal Antwerp although he certainly wasn't the only one.
mpickard2087
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I think everyone would understand he needs some time to get up to fitness and match practice, and that he might not be the player he is and is smarter with his runs etc.
But these initial two or three appearances, he's got to dial himself in way more I'd say, before anything else. At the moment it's almost like he's playing a testimonial match, some conquering hero returning home to bask in the glory. Tip toe about, don't run, absolutely no physical contact please, below zero intensity, will do some flicks and tricks and occasionally put his foot through it, and hopefully can delve into his greatest hits catalogue.
A lot of work to do.....
But these initial two or three appearances, he's got to dial himself in way more I'd say, before anything else. At the moment it's almost like he's playing a testimonial match, some conquering hero returning home to bask in the glory. Tip toe about, don't run, absolutely no physical contact please, below zero intensity, will do some flicks and tricks and occasionally put his foot through it, and hopefully can delve into his greatest hits catalogue.
A lot of work to do.....
TheVoiceofReason
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I think you all need to relax and get a grip.
tiger666
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I'm perfectly relaxed. He doesn't get a free pass just because he's Gareth Bale.
BringBack_leGin
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Living up to your moniker big guy! ?
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He was shite tonight. Hopefully it gets better from here.
TheVoiceofReason
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He also deserves time to get up to speed like any other new player. You are usually very rational in that respect.
tiger666
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I agree he deserves time, but it's the complete lack of effort I'm pointing out, not his fitness.
spursfan77
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Looks as if he’s going to take a while to get going.
spursfan77
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I know what you mean a bit. I suspect if crowds were there he’d have more drive.
agrdavidsfan
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Let’s think logically though he hasn’t played for near a year he’s had a few injuries he’s training hard getting fitness back he needs the minutes in his legs and he is literally treating this as a mini pre season it’s not his fault the other 10 he gets paired with per game are also doing that ?!
I don’t know what people expect from him? The middle of November he’s pencilled in to be fully fit.
We can’t rush it and neither can he or he and we risk losing him totally.
People are forgetting he’s not the 21 year old winger anymore and to be fair to him his team mates don’t exactly help him out Dele totally ignored him in the first half with the easiest of passes and he would have scored.
It was almost deliberate by alli it was so bad.
Let him start the weekend with Kane sonny and tanguy then judge him
I don’t know what people expect from him? The middle of November he’s pencilled in to be fully fit.
We can’t rush it and neither can he or he and we risk losing him totally.
People are forgetting he’s not the 21 year old winger anymore and to be fair to him his team mates don’t exactly help him out Dele totally ignored him in the first half with the easiest of passes and he would have scored.
It was almost deliberate by alli it was so bad.
Let him start the weekend with Kane sonny and tanguy then judge him
spursfan77
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I thought the same at the time!
