It was right there, on the lawn that Gareth Bale set foot again this afternoon, the one at Cardiff City Stadium. They will face Bulgaria in the second match of the Nations League. It was there that something between him and the Madrid fans was definitely broken. Wales has returned to play in that magical setting in which, in November, they managed to qualify for the European Championship in extremis by defeating Hungary 2-0. Then the Red Wall was overflowing. Today, with an empty door, only the echo of the orders of the coaches will be heard …
Giggs is back with Bale. “It was the plan,” said the Welsh coach yesterday about the replacement of the madridista at halftime against Finland. “He had to play between 45 minutes or an hour. He had only trained a couple of times with us after the holidays, so he was not in shape … ”. Once again, Bale was one of the best of the team, thus silencing the rumors about what will happen at the Euro if he does not have minutes in Madrid. “It pleased me. It was a tough match against a physical side. Finland is a team of giants. Your situation does not change. I'm always happy with Gareth when he comes here, ”Giggs concluded.
Regarding his situation in Madrid, nothing has changed. Consulted by AS his most direct environment, no offer has yet arrived for the player this summer, only some approach to verify that the net 15 million he charges per season greatly complicate his departure. “I want to continue playing,” he said a few days ago on Sky Sport. “But the club does not make my exit easy.” Tomorrow, without being with Wales, Bale meets Zidane again on his first visit of the season to Valdebebas.
“Welsh. Golf. Madrid. in that order “
It was November 19. Wales had just qualified for the second European Championship in their history. It was in the last game against Hungary. Wales was being criticized in Spain for his constant casualties, after he was seen playing golf. His colleagues devised this flag …