Gareth bale The forward's representative accused the Real Madrid players of ignoring his client on the pitch, but the head coach ha...
Gareth bale
Madrid players of ignoring his client on the pitch,
but the head coach has laughed off his claims
and questioned his motives
Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at
Gareth Bale's agent in the
wake of the latter's claims
that Real Madrid's players are
refusing to pass to the
Welshman.
The 25-year-old has been struggling to find his best
form this season and has received his fair share of
criticism in recent weeks following some
disappointing performances.
Bale was criticised heavily after a lacklustre display in
the first leg of Madrid's Champions League semi-final
against Juventus, with the forward having fewer
touches of the ball than Iker Casillas in the 2-1 defeat.
The winger's representative had since alleged that
the 25-year-old's colleagues are deliberately ignoring
him, but Ancelotti has laughed off any such claims.
"Bale's agent has never seen a training session and
does not know anything about Bale's relationship
with his team-mates," Ancelotti told on Tuesday.
"Bale likes his team-mates and his team-mates like
Bale. It would have been had his agent kept quiet. I
really don't know what he was trying to achieve
because Bale is happy at Madrid.
"We are happy with Bale this season. I spoke with
him and he is happy to be here. Last season he
scored in decisive matches and he could do it again."
Meanwhile, James Rodriguez has also dismissed
suggestions that the Real Madrid players are
deliberately snubbing Bale.
"This is the first time I hear that we do not want to
pass the ball to Bale," James told reporters.
"We are all happy to play with Gareth. With him and
with anybody else in this team.
"We are a team and we have to be united."
