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Mourinho admits that Bale is a different player compared to his first spell at Tottenham

By Bruce Grove -

Jose Mourinho has admitted that Gareth Bale isn’t the same player that he was when he first played for Tottenham.

The Welshman returned to Spurs on loan this season after seven years in Spain with Real Madrid.

He was one of the most explosive players in the world when Madrid broke the world transfer record to sign him in 2013.

He had a fine stint at the Spanish side and won every trophy in club football before falling out with Zinedine Zidane.

The attacker has now returned to North London where he hopes to play more often.

He has been working his way back to fitness and has only started in the Europa League.

He was one of the dismal players for the club when they were beaten 1-0 by Royal Antwerp in Belgium on Thursday, and Mourinho has admitted that Bale isn’t the same as he was at the start of his career.

He also claimed that not just the Welshman but also the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have also had to adapt their game.

Mourinho said via Sun Sport: “I repeat the same – seven years is a long, long, long gap.

“Which player in the world is the same as he was seven years ago?

“Sometimes they’re not better or worse, they’re just different players.

“For example you look at [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi, and compare them with seven years ago… they play in different areas, different positions.

“They transform their qualities to try and explore their qualities in other responsibilities in the tactical system of their teams.

“I think it happens with the majority of the players, so for sure he is a different player.”

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BARD
BARD
3 years ago

Ronaldo kept his pace
Bale looks to have lost his.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
3 years ago

He’s max% right.

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