Gareth Bale could make Madrid debut at left-back as Real hit by injuries“I’m just looking forward to getting on the pitch and wherever the manager puts me I’ll be giving 100 per cent," says £86m man
Gareth Bale’s Madrid debut could be at left-back after he told Carlo Ancelotti he would ‘play anywhere’.The 24-year-old winger
has been tipped to start on the bench for
tomorrow night’s game against Villarreal.
But following injuries to Marcelo and Fabio Coentrao,
the world’s most expensive player could be forced into an emergency role in defence.Bale said:
“I’m just looking forward to getting on the pitch and wherever the manager puts me I’ll be giving 100 per cent.“We have to wait until the match day to see whether I’m picked or not but hopefully I can get my fitness up straight away and get a place in the team.
“I feel good, I’ve been training last week with Wales I’ve had two good sessions today.
“I got half an hour to 40 minutes game time with Wales and I’m feeling good but obviously I’m a bit behind physically than everybody else
but hopefully I can catch up as soon as possible.“I went straight away on international duty which probably wasn’t the best but I’ve been back for the last two days now.”
Bale also
spoke for the first time about that training ground meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo which made headlines around the world.The £166million handshake took place outside Madrid’s Valdebebas HQ. Bale said: “It was amazing.
“He’s a nice guy, he made me feel welcome just like everybody else did, they made me feel settled straight away and I’m just looking forward to getting on the pitch and doing well.
“The boys have been very nice to me and made me settle quickly and its just an honour to be here.“I think being at Real Madrid there’s pressure to win every game and everybody knows that. We’re all working hard on training and working hard on the pitch to achieve our goals and win everything we can.”Asked about Madrid’s pursuit of a tenth European Cup which begins against Galatasaray on Tuesday night, Bale said: “I’ve learnt how to say it.“Everyone wants to win trophies at Real Madrid, it’ll be like every other season at Real Madrid, trying to win every trophy we’re involved in and hopefully we’ll do so.”
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