Papillon Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Gareth Bale is a fantastic footballer. When he came to Madrid he struggled with injuries and was written off quite quickly, but people are idiots in that regard. Of course he will always be in the shade of Cristiano Ronaldo and also just blend in with all their stars, but he really stands out with his running style, technique and surprising shots/tricks. He does things nobody else is capable of doing, he glides through defenses with higher pace than Messi and Ronaldo combined. Not because he is that much quicker, but because he is one of very few who can run at full pace whilst also dribbling or passing the ball to himself. Messi makes 45 taps on the ball, shielding off defenders and slug through, but he is very often tackled and brought down. Bale is lightning quick with the ball in control, it's sick to watch. On top of that he has a wicked shot from all angles, great free-kicks and that extra bit of skill. He has 18 games in La Liga with 10 goals / 10 assists. Not bad for an initial flop! Stay clear of injuries (which I sadly doubt he will do) and he can become a legend right next to Ronaldo and Messi in five years. Too bad he looks like a chimp with stupid hair, a little bit of the looks a la Beckham and he would have been a marketing dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Wales really need to be getting to a major tournament soon, they're in a decent group and the team they had last night wasn't too bad and still has good players like Ramsey and Ledley to come back into the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 It's going to be hard not to qualify for Euro 2016 given the expanded format. Maybe we will see Wales at that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yep, I just hate the limited pool of players excuses that regularly gets trotted out for the home nations. Yes maybe compared to the 80s but it's still a good pool compared to a lot of euro countries. Take Iceland. They've got Gylfi, Finbossan, that Ajax bloke, ermmmm some defender who plays for Rotherham...o.k I'm struggling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) https://vine.co/v/Mbm16exmltA Southend centre half John Egan with this last night. Bosh. (Can you embed vines on here or?) Edited March 12, 2014 by Milfner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, it's been doing the rounds on social media this weekend. He can't possibly have meant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 17, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2014 Instinctive flick. Anyone on here could easily have scored that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 anyone who's played the game that is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Played the game and yes, I can confirm that it is very easy indeed. Piece if piss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 it's most likely scored because he ain't got that good technique. He meant to get the ball with him but kicked it too hard and there it was ending up in goal. I don't think he minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2014 Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Love that headed through ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Awesome goal. Who are the teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Cruz Azul vs Sporting Kansas City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21775416 What a goal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 10, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Skip to 3m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb_UMrfqslo&feature=youtu.be&t=3m16s Edited April 10, 2014 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 This is Christian Benteke's kid brother. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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