Gareth Bale Dituding Bermain Buruk, Picu Kekalahan Madrid 2-1 di Turin
Gareth Bale Flops during Champions League Defeat by Juventus
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
REAL MADRID dikalahkan Juventus dengan skor 2-1 di Turin pada laga Liga Champions. Gareth Bale kembali bermain setelah istirahat akibat cedera. Akibatnya ini kegagalan pertama Madrid dari enam pertandingan terakhir.
Gareth Bale dituding bertanggung jawab atas kekalahan Real Madrid di Turin pada Selasa malam (Rabu dini hari) pada semi final Liga Champions.
Carlo Ancelotti yang ditanya wartawan Spanyol kenapa tidak menarik keluar Bale karena dinilai bermain ´sangat buruk.´
Pelatih Real Madrid berupaya melakukan yang terbaik untuk mempertahankan pemain asal Wales: "Dia lelah karena dia baru saja pulih dari dan ketika seorang pemain lelah ia dapat mengalami cedera lagi jadi kami melakukannya untuk menghindari masalah ´.
Bale gagal mencetak gol setelah bermain padu di depan bersama Cristiano Ronaldo. Dia dituding menjadi biang kerok dari kekalahan mengejutkan Real Madrid di laga leg pertama, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Pemain lain yang menjadi sasaran kritik adalah Ramos. Bek Spanyol itu seharusnya bermain di lapangan tengah dan mantan pesepakbola Inggris, Gary Lineker pun nge-tweet: "Ramos gagal bermain bagus sesuai posisinya."
REAL MADRID were beaten 2-1 by Juventus in Turin in Champions League. Gareth Bale made his first start since returning to fitness from injury. It coincided with Real´s failure to win for the first time six matches.
Gareth Bale was accused of taking the night off as Real Madrid were defeated in Turin in Tuesday night´s Champions League semi-final.
Carlo Ancelotti was asked after the game by one Spanish journalist if he had taken Bale off because he had been playing ‘extraordinarily badly’.
The Real Madrid coach did his best to defend the Welshman saying: ‘He was tired because he has just come back from injury and when a player is tired he can get injured again so we did it to avoid any problems’.
Bale failed to muster a single shot on target as he toiled alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. He can now expect to bear the brunt of criticism after Real’s shock first-leg loss.
The only player coming in for more criticism than Bale was Ramos. The Spanish defender was played out of position in midfield and Gary Lineker tweeted. ‘Ramos couldn’t pass water tonight.´
