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Gareth Bale
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Exactly.North Lower Neil said:Shame injuries cost him a bit, could have been even better but has still had a great career.
5 Champions Leagues, scoring 3 goals in finals .....
His best days are a few years ago and he didn't appear in the last CL final, but he played in 4 of them, scored 3 goals plus converted a shootout penalty. That is great.2 -
33 is a young age to retire in the modern era
Plenty of ways to stay fit and sharp.
When you get older, you may lose capability of youthful rapid acceleration and fitness, but you get better at other stuff.
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From the outside Bale seemed to have lost interest in football a few years ago. Amazing player on his day but if I was a fan of the clubs he'd played for in recent years I'd be a bit miffed by how much he'd been paid to do so little. Can see him trying to go pro at golf0
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Didn't fancy a six month contract in League One?0
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If he was English he'd have been pushing 100 caps and 30-40 goals which would've put him among the very best to play for us. Best ever is a bit far, but among the best of his generation no question.sam3110 said:
Lol no he's not, how many trophies did he win and actually have a major contribution to winning them? He's not on the level of many players England have had over the years, and certainly not better than people like Dalgleish, George Best and others over the years.Salad said:
Indeed. One of the best ever British players .... in terms of talent plus achievements then probably the best.JohnBoyUK said:he has retired from all football with immediate effect.
What a career he has had.
In terms of moments that won trophies, I would argue quite a few in his time at Real Madrid. Distinct memorable moments in Copa del Rey and the Champions League finals especially.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWVrolNQ4RU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfhFW18uhBE 1 -
I might be completely making this up but didn't Bowyer try pro golf?AllHailTheHen said:From the outside Bale seemed to have lost interest in football a few years ago. Amazing player on his day but if I was a fan of the clubs he'd played for in recent years I'd be a bit miffed by how much he'd been paid to do so little. Can see him trying to go pro at golf
Before the fishing lake.0 -
I reckon he missed living in Madrid and wanted to move back here to retire 😃0
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There's been 6 British winners of the balloon d'or, for a start.Salad said:
Indeed. One of the best ever British players .... in terms of talent plus achievements then probably the best.JohnBoyUK said:he has retired from all football with immediate effect.
What a career he has had.
He's had a fantastic career but not convinced on the above.0 -
If Messi was English Bale wouldn't have got a game. It's irrelevant anyway as he's very much Welsh. He was a great player, at times world class, but "Best British player ever"? Have a laugh.Callumcafc said:
If he was English he'd have been pushing 100 caps and 30-40 goals which would've put him among the very best to play for us. Best ever is a bit far, but among the best of his generation no question.sam3110 said:
Lol no he's not, how many trophies did he win and actually have a major contribution to winning them? He's not on the level of many players England have had over the years, and certainly not better than people like Dalgleish, George Best and others over the years.Salad said:
Indeed. One of the best ever British players .... in terms of talent plus achievements then probably the best.JohnBoyUK said:he has retired from all football with immediate effect.
What a career he has had.
In terms of moments that won trophies, I would argue quite a few in his time at Real Madrid. Distinct memorable moments in Copa del Rey and the Champions League finals especially.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWVrolNQ4RU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfhFW18uhBE0 -
Cant forgive the Top Knot, you never saw Bobby Charlton with one of them.0
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In fairness he did say 'one of' not 'the' best. There have been thousands of British footballers and i'd say Bale in his prime has a case for being in the top 20-25. That would be classed as one of the best no?sam3110 said:
Lol no he's not, how many trophies did he win and actually have a major contribution to winning them? He's not on the level of many players England have had over the years, and certainly not better than people like Dalgleish, George Best and others over the years.Salad said:
Indeed. One of the best ever British players .... in terms of talent plus achievements then probably the best.JohnBoyUK said:he has retired from all football with immediate effect.
What a career he has had.
PFA player of the year twice, 7 years at Real Madrid (hard to count the last 2), 16 trophies at Madrid including 5 Champions leagues, that must have him up there somewhere. His goal against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final is iconic, his overhead kick in the CL final was incredible, i remember even Zidane not being able to believe what he'd seen.
Even when past it and he came back to Spurs he still scored 1 in 2 in the league. His last year at Spurs before joining Madrid he was absolutely ridiculous and i feel if he was English he'd be lauded a lot more.3 -
At his peak he was definitely one of the best. Of course he could do a job for us and any lower league team but I suppose he doesn't need the money and recent years have suggested he no longer loves the game. It feels like that anyway.0
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Can't forgive the Bobby Charlton comboverHal1x said:Cant forgive the Top Knot, you never saw Bobby Charlton with one of them.
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Up there with Hoddle, Gazza, Modric, Klinsmann & Kane as the best I've seen in the flesh at Spurs.
Will never forget the second half against Inter at the San Siro (when we were 4-0 after Gomes got sent off) and the return fixture 2 weeks later when Bale literally ended Maicon's career.
Arguably at his very best under Andre Villas-Boas in his last season when he scored 22 in 33 games or something ridiculous like that when he played as an inverted winger.
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