Rio Ferdinand on Gareth 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, aplayer 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 awayand he loses 9-10 goals from last season. ‘If he’s not taking those set-pieceshe’s got to get those goals from somewhere else. And if Ronaldo isgetting 50 goals a season, and Bale cost more than Ronaldo, howmany 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 somebravery. ‘He’s now with a club expected by their fans to beat Barcelona to thetitle. If I’d been told he was coming to Manchester United you’d think “great”. But Real Madrid?
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 04:42:24 +0000