Jose Mourinho has become the latest individual to defend Gareth Bale’s time at Real Madrid.
The Welshman joined the Spanish giants from Tottenham in 2013 and he helped them to win several trophies including the Champions League four times, La Liga, Club World Cup and the Spanish Cup.
Yet when he left the club, he was being disrespected by some fans and the Spanish media, but Mourinho has claimed that Bale did incredible things at Madrid.
He claimed that the Welsh attacker has both a good reputation of helping them win the Champions League on four occasions as well as the fact that he made a difference at the Spanish side.
Mourinho also claimed that the winger is on his way back to his brilliant best at Spurs.
‘One thing is reputation, another thing is facts,’ said Mourinho, who confirmed Bale would start Thursday’s Europa League tie at Royal Antwerp via Mail Online.
‘I would love to have his reputation and four Champions Leagues. I have only two. The facts with Gareth are that he made a difference at that club.
‘When he arrived, they won four Champions Leagues in five seasons. He is working very hard. He is being quite a great example for everybody. A big player like him, travelled to Burnley on Monday, stayed on the bench for 90 minutes, didn’t play one minute.
‘His behaviour as a team guy is incredible. His behaviour as a Tottenham man is remarkable and he is coming [to his best level]. I can see just with my eyes but then the scientific data is also coming and he is working very, very well.
‘He is improving, he is improving a lot and I think against Antwerp we can see Gareth at a good level and hopefully he can fly because he is working very hard.’
He is the latest individual to defend Bale’s time in Madrid after Luka Modric (ESPN) and Casemiro (FirstPost) have similarly praised him for his time at the club.
