Whenever a side has more than one high profile player, risk of an unwanted rivalry starts generating among them and team as a unit is the biggest loser in that case. It is in human nature that does not allow others to fill the space being enjoyed by someone for a long time. It happened in Barcelona where Messi, who used to be the ruling king at Camp Nou, suffered perceptual setback when Neymar joined the tally and an untold cold war stared over there resulting Messi’s deteriorated form that cost the whole team. Real Madrid, the another Spanish giant who used to be ruled by the Cristiano Ronaldo for years, and when Bale – the priciest player of the world, joined the La Liga side, experts suspected the same rivalry among the two. But, you can call it manager’s well managed approach or whatever, but in reality, both the players are playing without any rivalry like of thing, in fact, Bale takes Ronaldo as his senior and never try to overcome him outside the field; during the play as well they both complement each other and result is excellent for Spanish side who is in the final of Championship league after missing the domestic title.
Actually, if we look at the media headlines when Welshman replaced the Portuguese superstar to become the world’s priciest soccer player, no one had imagined that they would play with harmony, but they proved all the predictions wrong about their relation both in and outside the field and this is something that should be called a great achievement for the whole team. Talking about his ideal, Bale said, “Since the first step that I made into Real Madrid he’s been absolutely amazing with me. He’s given me advice on and off the pitch, with football matters and not, and he’s given me advice where to live and stuff like that.
“He is such a nice guy, so helpful, always wants the best for the team and obviously people write things about him, but people who actually know him know exactly what he is like and he’s a great man and a great footballer as well.”
Bale, indeed, got the moral boost from other former Tottenham teammate Luka Modric and could manage to develop a good atmosphere in the Real dressing room, Adding about him, he said, “We were there for five years together at Tottenham and we actually got on really well there as well, so having him here obviously was a massive plus for me. I obviously spoke to him about it, when he came to Madrid he didn’t really know anybody so it was quite difficult for him in his first year, but having him here this year has made me settle in so much quicker.”