Premier League Defended the Real Madrid loanee
AP
Gareth Bale is slowly finding form at Tottenham after struggling to hit the ground running under Jose Mourinho and his teammate Ben Davies has come out to stand up for the Welshman.
Teammates for club and country, Davies spoke about the harsh treatment that Bale is on the receiving end of.
“When you have players of his quality, the levels he has reached in the game, whether it be Bale, Cristiano [Ronaldo] or [Lionel] Messi, everyone has a story about them being great now or poor the next day or not reaching the heights they have reached,” Davies explained to the Daily Mail.
“Gareth has had a lot of criticism, probably unjustly, when he was at the top of his form.
“He is an incredibly tough person to have dealt with some of the stuff he has had to deal with off the field and still perform the way he has throughout his career.
“Even after four Champions Leagues, what he’s done for the national team and what he did for Real Madrid, he still gets questioned about his ability. That must be tough to take.
“I think he deals with it pretty incredibly, he is a terrific footballer and a great bloke.”
Two Premier League starts this season remains disappointing, but Bale has registered two goals and two assists in his last three appearances.
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