{"id":1015,"date":"2019-11-21T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T11:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopoyet.com\/what-is-bales-best-position\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T11:06:40","slug":"what-is-bales-best-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopoyet.com\/en\/what-is-bales-best-position\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Bale&#8217;s best position?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fact that we are still <strong>debating Gareth Bale&#8217;s best position<\/strong> makes it something worth looking into. At the age of 30, with<strong> 4 Champions Leagues<\/strong> under his belt, it seems bizarre that there is still debate surrounding how to get the most out of the Welshman. But it&#8217;s still up in the air after all this time.<\/p>\n<h2>Starting on the wing<\/h2>\n<p>When I was <strong>Juande Ramos\u2019 assistant at Tottenham<\/strong>, I remember trying to convince him to play further forward. He played on the <strong>left<\/strong>, and his incredible potential stood out, something we thought he could exploit even more if he was closer to the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Back then, <strong>he didn&#8217;t want to change position<\/strong>, as he told us he needed space to run forward and make the most of his pace. For me, <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/videos\/2016\/05\/24\/portada\/1464113867_790753.html\">his best performance was in the Champions League against Inter Milan<\/a>, when he tore apart proven defenders like Maicon, Zanetti and Walter Samuel. At that point, I was managing Brighton and remember enjoying his destructive runs.<\/p>\n<h2>From left to right<\/h2>\n<p>Soon after he started playing further forward and continued to impress the whole league, which led to him signing for<strong> Real Madrid<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/20160121\/301566988236\/confirmado-gareth-bale-costo-101-millones-de-euros-y-es-el-fichaje-mas-caro-de-la-historia.html\">becoming the most expensive footballer in history at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He soon found though that in the Spanish capital, a certain Cristiano Ronaldo owned the left-hand side of the field, meaning he had to change his game and adapt to the <strong>right<\/strong>. And after 14 titles, including 4 Champions Leagues and 4 Club World Cups, it hasn&#8217;t done him any harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fact that we are still debating Gareth Bale&#8217;s best position makes it something worth looking into. 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