Gareth Baleplayer of the real Madrid from 2013 to 2022 that retired from football in January 2023has declared that “when you enter the Real Madrid dressing room, you simply feel like a winner. Obviously, it matters that you are surrounded by great players, but it is difficult to explain. Winning is the mentality of that club”.
When you walk into the Real Madrid dressing room, you just feel like a winner. Winning is the mentality of that club
The versatile Welsh footballer, who landed at Real Madrid at the age of 24 and left winning 3 Leagues, 1 Cup and 5 Champions Leagueadmits in an interview that I gave to BT Sports that “In Madrid, if you lose it was as if the world ended, they crucify you, you go home depressed…”.
Bale’s anecdote with the Liverpool players in the Champions League final: “We only hoped to win”
Bale gives as an example of the winning mentality that is lived in Real Madrid what happened in the Champions League final against Liverpool in 2018: “I remember talking to Liverpool players before the first Champions League final in which we faced each other. It was hard for them to sleep, they were nervous… We had a different mentality. We only hoped to win, and more so in a final, despite the fact that they arrived playing better than us”.
Real Madrid ended up winning that game 3-1 against Liverpool in kyiv to win their third consecutive Champions League.
Gareth Bale: “At Real Madrid there is more pressure due to the expectations of the club, the fans and the media”
Gareth Bale recognized them Jermaine Jenas and Peter Crouch that at Real Madrid “there is more pressure due to the expectations of the club, the fans and the media”.
Bale warns Messi of what awaits him in the MLS: “It’s more relaxed and defeat is accepted much better”
Bale, who played one season in MLS with Los Angeles FC, spoke about what awaits Leo Messi in the US league: “There are things like long journeys, humidity… but I think Messi will enjoy this stage there. And it’s great for MLS and for the United States, and with the World Cup coming up, I think soccer will grow a lot more.”
“In MLS it is more relaxed, there are no relegations either, and simply, if you lose a game, you move on to the next one. Defeat is accepted much better,” said the 33-year-old former soccer player.
Bale: “I think Mbapp is aiming for the next big superstar, Haaland too…”
About his new life after leaving football, Bale said that “now I have time to be with my family, go on vacation, I’m not traveling constantly. I can also play golf more.”
Bale also made his bet on the upcoming soccer stars: “I think Mbapp is aiming for the next big superstar, Haaland too… It happens in all sports, after a transition, others arrive to take their place.”
