Sleeping. Subs bench. Playing
Gareth Bale vs Madrid
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
He hasn't been mistreated by anyone. He's washed up and past it and therefore doesn't deserve to play It's as simple as that really.
I'll also remind you that despite his 2 final goals, Bale was a substitute player in both the 16/17 and 17/18 seasons for Madrid
But you can see his attitude, sleeping on the bench whilst the club is playing? I wonder why he’s not getting picked...
And he wasn't washed up then. I cant speak on now as I haven't seen Madrid this season. But certainly then he wasn't and him being a sub was largely down to Zidane not taking fancying him for whatever reason.
I’m really not sure he’s the same player any more. Injuries have taken a toll, otherwise there would always be a way back into the team.
Winston Bogarde‘s idol.Starts laughing when Zidane makes his final sub, and has enough time to take a nap too! I wish someone paid me 350k or whatever he's on for sitting on a bench for 90 minutes every few days.
That’s not how it works. The contract is there for a reason. Real are trying to force him out because they wanted a shiny new toy immediately after signing him up long term. Bale has no obligation to grant them that if it doesn’t make sense for him financially.
They tried a similar tactic with beckham as well.
Not convinced he’s laughing at the fact he hasn’t been brought on. He doesn’t care enough about that. Probably someone he was talking to.
Definitely. I think he's laughing in an ironic sense, rather than it being funny.
In his last game he did nothing. Statistically invisible and tends to be common.
Rodrygo and Asensio do it well. When you value team spirit and attitude so much, about to win la liga, it's not the moment to do that.
Perhaps in training he lacks that extra commitment that Zidane demands and that mocking attitude is only the tip of the iceberg, what the fan sees.
Rodrygo and Asensio do it well. When you value team spirit and attitude so much, about to win la liga, it's not the moment to do that.
Perhaps in training he lacks that extra commitment that Zidane demands and that mocking attitude is only the tip of the iceberg, what the fan sees.
I hear that he's the king of the Madrid golfing circuit
Bit far in my opinion. He needs to display some professionalism in front of cameras at least. I can understand him sulking away from that but he can at least pretend he's bothered for the fans and for his teammates on match days.
He's been unprofessional and a disgrace. Wales, Golf, Madrid nonsense. It's Madrid's fault they give him such a big contract but lack of respect. You can't feel sorry for him, on 350k and behaving like this. He deserves all the criticism he gets.
He might go down as one of Real Madrid's hated ever players once he leaves 
They treated him poorly for years and then gave him a massive contract, I wouldn’t blame him if his attitude suffers.
You see when he plays for Wales that he cares, because they actually back him.
Like others have said, he had a deal agreed to leave but Madrid changed the deal and so he stayed.
You see when he plays for Wales that he cares, because they actually back him.
Like others have said, he had a deal agreed to leave but Madrid changed the deal and so he stayed.
The club agreed to let him go for free then decided they wanted cash at the last minute. It goes both ways.
He was being outperformed by Isco back then, he didn't lose his starting spot for no reason. Madrid were playing better in a diamond formation with Isco behind Ronaldo and Benzema
As for where he is at right now, he was dreadful all of last year despite Lopetegui giving him significant playtime, Solari quickly gave up on him and Zidane prefers other options.
It was said that the family didn't want to go to China.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ma...drid/2019/07/28/5d3d9db7e2704e02208b4603.html
It doesn't excuse his behaviour, so unprofessional. If was a United player, people would be going mad. I can't stand Real but hate footballer's like this.
if it was a block now a year later it seems like a terrible greedy mistake.
We would have freed ourselves from a gigantic salary and we would not be constrained in the market
Too right. He was an integral part of the team, but because he wasn't Ronaldo he's irrationally hated. The media, the fans and Zidane has treated him like garbage, and yet they want him to makes concessions so they can get rid of him? It's their hole, they can dig themselves out.
And I thought having Alexis was bad, if I was Zidane I would make him train with the reserves until he's sold or his contract expires.
Just going to point out that Bale has played more minutes in the league than Isco, Rodrygo or Hazard
He's been consistently outperformed by a pair of brazilian teenagers.
Last season he was supposed to be the star of the team, and he was tragic
So yeah. Thanks for everything you've given to this club, and it is a lot. Now feck off please
He's been consistently outperformed by a pair of brazilian teenagers.
Last season he was supposed to be the star of the team, and he was tragic
So yeah. Thanks for everything you've given to this club, and it is a lot. Now feck off please
asensio's injury in the summer probably had a lot to do with it
Meh this is problem Madid themselves created. They froze him out and then gave him a new shiny contract anyway.
Love it
What a legend
Always a good laugh, who knew teetotal, in bed by 9pm, family man Bale could cause so much sh*t at Madrid
He really is just taking the p*ss now, laughing at not playing, then falling asleep
He really is just taking the p*ss now, laughing at not playing, then falling asleep
Madrid deserved him tbf.
If it was one of our own players, we'd be fuming. Imagine Alexis doing shit like this. Our rivals would say great and all that, but i think it is highly unprofessional personally. You laugh for a second and then you think what a twat he is and being happy he isn't here for some reason. Some were desperate enough to want him here. He would be on massive wages and past it. Bullet dodged. As soon as he went to Real and rejected us, that was it for me to not go back in for him.
For people defending him, he had choices at multiple times and chose to stick with Madrid. This has been he cast since 2016, with utd in particular linked with him and he chose to stay there despite the club and fans lack of support.
Tbf it was clearly an ironic laugh at not being subbed in (all were used) so he decided to sit back and relax.
he didn’t actually fall asleep was just pretending, there was like 3 minutes of the match left.
Anyway if he really wanted to play he could annul his contract and go back to England but he prefers the money I guess.
he didn’t actually fall asleep was just pretending, there was like 3 minutes of the match left.
Anyway if he really wanted to play he could annul his contract and go back to England but he prefers the money I guess.
No one is taking him off their hands, so why don't they just try mutually agree to buy off his contract? Or is that not a thing? 
Did you really not have any other options other than to keep him? No youth or other squad players? He’s been a fecking nightmare for you for some time now, I can’t believe you didn’t just get rid at the first opportunity. If somebody offered us a bag of peanuts for Sanchez I reckon we’d take it regardless of what backup we have. As Ole said, he’d rather have a hole in the squad than an arsehole.
I remember when we were linked with him Madrid still wanted a considerable fee despite him clearly being passed his best. Nobody was going to pay that and his huge salary. Madrid priced him out of a move. If you compare it to Rooney who was passed his best and also on a huge wage, we asked him where he wanted to go and then worked with that club to put a package together to ensure it happened. Same will now happen with Sánchez. Madrid have never been flexible like that. They just seemed to expect a club to give them 60m and then Bale to take a 50% wage cut by making it abundantly clear he wasn’t wanted.
We should see if they fancy a straight swap for Alexis.
Madrid made their own bed here, and just like ourselves with Sanchez, now they're having to lie in it.
Surely they could've worked out some sort of a loan situation, whereby they got back at least a portion of the wages?
Otherwise they're going to have to get creative if they want to get rid of him. I'd announce that they were in talks with both Netflix and Amazon about an unrestricted access documentary series. Then casually mention to his agent that "poor Jack Rodwell didn't come off that well from the Sunderland one did he...?"
Surely they could've worked out some sort of a loan situation, whereby they got back at least a portion of the wages?
Otherwise they're going to have to get creative if they want to get rid of him. I'd announce that they were in talks with both Netflix and Amazon about an unrestricted access documentary series. Then casually mention to his agent that "poor Jack Rodwell didn't come off that well from the Sunderland one did he...?"
Either question marks or subpar options
Florentino probably still hoped Bale could turn things around, too
350k/wk is after tax. It's close to 700k pre-tax.