Real Madrid's Gareth Bale has been heavily scrutinised by former Tottenham team-mate Dimitar Berbatov.
Dimitar Berbatov has hit out at Real Madrid's Gareth Bale for his "unprofessional and disrespectful" behaviour in the Spanish capital.
Bale behaviour berated by Berbatov
Bale has found himself out of favour at Madrid, with the star forward playing just 100 minutes of LaLiga action since the league returned from its three-month hiatus in June amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The four-time Champions League winner sparked uproar when he was seen on camera with his face mask over his eyes before turning and laughing with team-mates from the stands during Madrid's 2-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves last week.
Bale โ a substitute โ then simulated holding a pair of binoculars in front of his face while he watched Madrid's 2-1 win at Granada and former Tottenham team-mate Berbatov criticised the Welsh outcast.
"Gareth Bale is in the headlines again for pretending to sleep in the stands when he found out he was going to be an unused substitute against Granada," Berbatov wrote in his column for Betfair.
"When I saw it, I couldn't believe it. I watched him put his mask over his eyes and pretend to be asleep. I cannot support that. It is unprofessional and disrespectful to Real Madrid.
"I love watching Bale play and I can feel his pain at not playing because I have been in the same situation. But that kind of reaction is going too far.
"Madrid need to find a solution to the Bale saga. It's not good for Bale or the team and it is bad publicity. I do feel his pain, I have been in his shoes of not playing and nobody is probably giving him any answers, then you are provoked to do those kinds of things, but I cannot support what he did.
"The only solution is for Bale to leave Real Madrid. If I was a Real Madrid fan and saw a player disrespecting the team like that, it would be too much. Bale should be asking for a solution, even if it is a loan move. It was a show of power, it was if he was saying: 'Play me or I'll do whatever I want.' That doesn't sit right with me."
AntiRacist1990
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Bale to Berbatov :: Let's compare our Bank account ๐๐๐
orenowoabiodun
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shut up berbatov Madrid is an ungrateful club no matter how you suffer for the club they will disrespect you have zidane forgot bale is part of those players that won 3 champions league for him though what bale is Doing on the bench isn't right too put this way it is disgusting but Madrid as well is not a club that respect a legend you can see for example what they did too their greatest players of all time casillas,Raul, Ronaldo they did not respect them even think of giving them guard of honour am very sure they will do same thing too benzema, Marcelo,ramos as well am not surprised because of bale behavior even will advise him too keep on frustrating them with that behavior so that they can realize legend should be respected and be treated well .
Ronesh17
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Bale looking for new golf course to play [Crylaugh]
the_truth_is_here
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people who come here to say trash when they dont watch football .zidane treated bale the same way he treated other Madrid heroes gave this dude playing time but bale took it for granted .he thinks no one would bench him. bale played 20 games or more since you don't watch matches and scored only 3 had only about 4 good games performance ,what kind of poor performance is that.madrid are close to winning the la liga and you want zidane to risk it by playing a bad attitude player when younger hungry players are ready to perform .enough if this bale nonsense he should leave he has done well but cr7 is the star player that made madrid win those throphies not disrespectful bale