Published 16:43 IST, August 5th 2020
Gareth Bale reveals how 80,000 Real Madrid fans hammered away at his confidence
Real Madrid outcast Gareth Bale has admitted that he felt low on confidence after being booed by his own supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Real Mrid star Gareth Bale has endured quite a rocky relationship with Bernabeu faithful over past few years. Bale's avid love for golf and failure to learn fluent Spanish has contributed to star winger cutting an unpopular figure among fans. However, Welshman recently mitted that being booed by his own supporters at Santiago Bernabeu led to a huge dent in his confidence as a player.
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Gareth Bale speaks on being booed by Real Mrid fans
Gareth Bale's seven years at Real Mrid have been a huge success so far as 31-year-old has won four UCL titles, two LaLigas, one Spanish Cup and one Spanish Super Cup with European heavyweights. Despite his stellar goalscoring record and numerous big-game performances for club, Bale has been whistled at and booed by Real Mrid supporters on a number of occasions. While speaking on podcast, Erik Anders Lang Show, Bale opened up on his fractured relationship with fans which eventually led to a slump in his performances.
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Bale said, "re's a lot of pressure when you play for Real Mrid and re have been times I've h 80,000 of my own supporters booing me for t playing well". world's most expensive Welshman n revealed that it's t a nice feeling and it doesn't help with boosting a player's confidence. "rmally, you expect your fans to support you but at Real Mrid, y do opposite. booing and whistling make you feel worse as a player which lowers your confidence and n you play worse which upsets m even more."
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Bale has been nicknamed as ' Golfer' by his teammates due to amount of time he spends on golf course. After Wales booked a spot for Euro 2020, Bale pared a flag that re "Wales. Golf. Mrid. In that order" upsetting a number of Real Mrid fans in process. Earlier in May, Bale struck a golf pose during a photo session with his Real Mrid teammates, mocking those who criticised his hobby.
Bale's Real Mrid contract expires in summer of 2022 and star attacker has plans of leaving Spanish capital despite being discarded from Zinedine Zidane's plans. It is reported that t many clubs can afford a Gareth Bale transfer and match his staggering £350,000-a-week ws. Earlier this week, it was reported that Bale is planning to exact revenge on Real Mrid by simply pocketing his ws despite t being a part of Zidane's plans.
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16:43 IST, August 5th 2020