Wales national team manager Chris Coleman feels that his countryman Gareth Bale gets a lot of undue criticism for his performances at Real Madrid, when in truth the entire team are misfiring.

Bale joined the Spanish La Liga outfit for a world record sum in the summer of 2013 from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. In his inaugural season at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Welshman was the toast of the town after securing Real Madrid their tenth European Cup with a crucial goal in the final.




He was also on the scoresheet in the final of the Copa del Rey against Barcelona which Real Madrid won. The forward continued his big match heroics and scored in the final of the Club World Cup to secure another trophy for Los Blancos.

However, he has failed to perform at the same level this season and has come in for sharp criticism from the Real Madrid faithful as the club have ended the season without a major trophy.
 


But Coleman has come to the defence of his compatriot and feels that Bale has been getting unfair criticism when in reality the entire Real Madrid team have been misfiring.

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“He was heavily criticised after that first leg but I am seeing him in great positions and not receiving the ball from certain players”, the manager was quoted as saying by Marca.

“It wasn't Carlo Ancelotti's fault, it is down to the players on the pitch and it looked to me like he was being overlooked.

“With us when he is in good positions we make sure we give it to him, in Madrid I did not see that and it was not because he was not working hard.

“But there is so much focus on him that if he makes one mistake it is a big deal. If he fails to find Cristiano Ronaldo with a pass and Ronaldo reacts and makes a gesture it gets blown up.

“I have watched many games where Ronaldo has been poor, Isco has been poor.

“They paid a lot of money for James Rodriguez and there is not a lot coming from there, but it is Gareth who is getting it.”

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