Since the start of 2022, Gareth Bale has barely played 100 minutes with Real Madrid and despite this, he has managed to be decisive in the selection.

It has been known for several months, Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid on June 30, free of any contract, but his last season in the Madrid jersey is really difficult. Since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti, the Welshman has been injured a lot and when he is fit to play, he plays very little. With 290 minutes played in all competitions, he is very far in the rotation.

Interviewed by the Daily Mail yesterday, Rob Page, his coach, wanted to defend him. According to Page, Bale is an exemplary person and he doesn’t deserve his club position:

“Gareth deserves all the credit for what he does with us. We have contacts before each training camp and I ask him what he needs. The same with Aaron Ramsey. And I adapt the training sessions. If I want to do an attack session one day, but I don’t have them available, then I will practice defense. When I train on offense, I need my two key players to be there. When Gareth reached 100 caps in November, he tore his calf after 20 minutes. Not playing weighs you down. That worries me. Training doesn’t replicate match time, so we have to give him credit for how well he manages to do that for us. It’s a shame. What people say about him is appalling, but this man has a mental strength that I have never seen before. He’s the most positive guy you can meet. When Sorba Thomas arrived in the national team in November, Gareth was there, supervising him and talking to him. Sorba’s eyes were wide as saucers. He was dazzled that Bale had time for him. Gareth is a very normal guy. We are lucky to have him. »