Rio Ferdinand talks about Bale: Gareth Bale ‘will face pressure like he’s never had before according to Rio Ferdinand — who adds that the Welshman was ‘brave’ to accept the enormous challenge of moving to Spain. ‘There will be a pressure on him to play, even when he’s injured. And he’ll have to score. And sometimes a goal won’t be enough to keep that crowd happy. Winning 2-0 might not be enough. The pressure is going to be something else.’ New wave: Gareth Bale arrives in the Bernabeu - but he will be under pressure from the start, says Ferdinand ‘Gareth Bale will be expected to score, and he has to do it with Cristiano Ronaldo alongside him, a player who also wants to score those goals. ‘Who’s going to take the free-kicks? The corners? The penalties? At Tottenham he got goals from them. Take those away and he loses 9-10 goals from last season. ‘If he’s not taking those set-pieces he’s got to get those goals from somewhere else. And if Ronaldo is getting 50 goals a season, and Bale cost more than Ronaldo, how many must Bale get to justify himself? ‘This is the kind of thing he’s had to think about before going there. ‘People will say it’s an easy decision to sign for Real, but when you start thinking about possible downsides, it takes some bravery. ‘He’s now with a club expected by their fans to beat Barcelona to the title. If I’d been told he was coming to Manchester United you’d think “great”. But Real Madrid? ‘He’s not going to be able to hide. And I speak to Ronny [Ronaldo] a lot, so I know.’ -fefe
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 04:44:15 +0000
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