Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
It was pure cheating from Bale. He had a chance to step up today and prove he's the player so many claim he is. Instead he dived in the box and then went missing from the game. Not sure what all the fuss is about this guy. £50mill? Wouldn't swap Ox for him.
He's a top player. A cheat, sure. But he is a top player. Part of his problem now is that he seems less of a team player. Whenever I've watched him recently, he tries to be the hero far too often (even more often than he used to be). It does pay off. But to go to the next level, the spuds have a problem if they plan on accommodating this version of Bale because he's no Ronaldo. Letting Ronaldo hog everything works because he can carry a team. Bale, not so sure yet. Has potential but needs to sort his attitude out. He's 22 years old and would fetch a silly amount of money. I don't watch pub league but is this Hazard guy any better than Bale?