Wales Cannot Always Depend On Bale - Coleman

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Manager Chris Coleman says Wales must use Wednesday's friendly against the Republic of Ireland to prove they can win without Gareth Bale in the side.
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Bale is injured for the match at Cardiff City Stadium but has still joined up with the Wales squad.
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That is despite intense speculation over a possible world record transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid.
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"We're not always going to have him, so we can't say when we haven't got Gareth that there's an excuse," Coleman said.
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Coleman is under no illusions that Wales are better with the huge talent of Bale on the field for them.
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But the manager points to their 2-1 World Cup qualifier victory over Scotland in Glasgow last March, where Bale limped off at half-time before Wales staged a second-half comeback to win.
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"If he's on the pitch, even if he's not playing his best the opposition will know he's there and what he's capable of," Coleman said.
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"That makes them a little bit nervous and maybe gives one or two other players on our team a little bit of time because they're concentrating on him.
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"So it's disappointing not to have him but you have to think back to the second-half against Scotland where we lost him at half-time to injury.
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"We were 1-0 down and we went on to win the game and played some incredible football, so that's the benchmark for us."
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Bale has not played for his club Tottenham since Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed his club wanted to sign the Cardiff-born winger.
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It has also been reported that Bale has asked permission to speak to the Spanish side about a possible world-record transfer.
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But Coleman says that whatever the future unfolds for Bale, he will take it in his stride.
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"Knowing Gareth, he's a very calm character and I don't think he's the type of player that everything will fall down around his ears. It won't if he stays or whether he goes," Coleman said.
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"I believe he's going to achieve great things, whether that's with Tottenham or whoever.
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"He's alright Baley, he's obviously not going to make it [against the Republic] sadly but he's in good spirits. He did a bit of work alone with the physio.