Gareth Bale 'Not Fit Enough To Play Full Match'

Started by Folami David, Sep 11, 2013, 01:41 PM

Folami David

Real Madrid's record signing Gareth Bale is not fit enough to last a full match and it would be "dangerous" to make him play 90 minutes if he debuts in Saturday's La Liga match at Villarreal, according to Wales coach Chris Coleman.
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Bale, who became the world's most expensive player when he joined Real for €100 million at the start of the month, played the final half an hour of Wales's 3-0 World Cup qualification defeat to Serbia on Tuesday, his first competitive action since July.
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"We have looked at him in these 10 days and he is nowhere near ready for 90 minutes even if Spanish football is slower," Coleman was quoted as saying on the Fifa website (www.fifa.com) on Wednesday.
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"If he starts Saturday, he will not finish the game. I would be amazed if he does," he added.
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"He may get 45 minutes, I don't know, but he will feel better in himself after 30 minutes here.
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"But he has only had four training sessions in two months which is dangerous."
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Real have won their opening three La Liga matches under new coach Carlo Ancelotti, who replaced Jose Mourinho at the end of last season.

Shola Sholaz

Gareth Bale should just be allowed to be fully fit before he moves on to the football pitch. There is no need to hurry @ all...