Should Bale RETIRE After Wales HUMILIATION?!

Welcome back to the Continental Club World Cup bonus edition Wales just lost two Neil to Iran Doogie and Belinda join me on the show Belinda, what did you do with the game? Well, the first half was a bit tiring, wasn't it? Yes, the statement I made. I was struggling to find some notes during that with uh yeah, points to talk about and then suddenly in the last 10 minutes it all started and at least we have something to talk about, but yeah, the whales weren't great. It was really disappointing on Iran's part. Iran really tried to play football, so fair play to them.

I know they received a lot of criticism after the England game. They sat very deep in that game, but today they came out. They played good football. There are some good films and gimmicks too so fair play to them, yeah before we start berating Wales and some of the Welsh stars let's talk about guys we

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talk to because they were definitely the best team and I've already Seen some criticism online about their playing style, which is very combative, but I thought they were much better than Wales in this game. Yeah, I thought it was completely deserved, to be totally honest, I think Keith Moore had that great opportunity in the first half of that crossover from Conor's books, but other than that Wales really struggled to create much.

I thought Bale and Ramsay stayed exceptionally calm. Iran simply had a lot more intent in their form than they did against England. I thought they just left it. England beat them too easily on Monday, but this time they were right in Wales from the start and that's what the so-called smaller nations are going to do and that's what they

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do. I don't think we should sit here and hammer them. because you know they got in their faces and made it uncomfortable for Wales. I thought they were brilliant that day. I mean, they don't have a brilliant World Cup record, they were looking for just their third win in their 16th appearance, obviously that.

The game against England didn't go well and we thought they might have a bit of an advantage early on because apparently it was incredibly hot in the stadium today despite the air conditioning and it wasn't just about what happened afterwards. Wayne Hennessey's red card, which I think will turn into completely deserved red cards, is absolutely fine. I don't know why it didn't happen originally, to be honest it was absolute chaos, but in that first half too, Goliza had a great scoring chance actually sorry, yeah that was the big problem, yeah I was out of game in the build up, probably should have kept us running a little more as Moon should have shot, but then in the second half they completely took the game away by the Scruff of the. neck after that red card and I thought they were worthy winners and to bounce back from that England defeat after all the attention that was put on their performance, you know, putting out a performance like that considering all the political issues going on in Iran and everything that is happening behind the scenes I thought it was one of the results, my favorite World Cup results so far completely deserved, yes I think we should also respect the name of Raymie a little more who continues to excel Obviously, it has been sensational.

This season in Porto eight opportunities created in 90 or 100 minutes, the majority in a World Cup match, this year absolutely exceptional. There are many positives for Iran, but Wales and some of the star players. I want you to know to pick one player in particular, Aaron Ramsey. It's not good enough, it's not like during the whole midfield battle they generally kept losing 50 50 50 50, they won't get into them and I think it's also a very bad decision when they're struggling so much for energy. that midfield and you take away the Rams, which is fine, but you're bringing in 32-year-old Joe Allen in 2022, who's recovering from a major injury like you'd expect, then you're going to go down to 10 men and ask them to run like Yeah, it just didn't look good for them, especially once they were, you know, so spread out in the middle of the field, yeah, making the most of that, but I mean even Gareth Bale, like I was talking to Grant yesterday, who is heaven? sports reporter from Wales and was saying that Gareth Bale has been allowed to manage his own minutes in the lafc, he basically told the NFC, this is when I will be available, this is what I will not be available specifically, so he In the best conditions for this tournament, this is not a bundle that looks in the best conditions.

I think he looks a long way from his best, yeah for sure, I think Wales and Wales fans were waiting for that moment where we know he can. He still produces, he has for lafc this season, but he wasn't even close, not even close. I think he had a chance. I don't think he created a dance like this. He was on bail so far below even the Spurs standard we saw when he. He returned to Spurs recently and has played more minutes for Wales than his club teams in the last two seasons and it really showed that he looked like Mars against the Rams, as you say it was useless but it's more a reflection of this .

Some teams in this world cup I have the same feeling with Belgium. I have the same feeling with Croatia. The cross-border eras really do, you know, Hennessy Ramsay Bale. This is Ben Davies, probably his last tournament and they have some exciting young players coming up. rhodon and Purdue Dan James etc but it will take them a while to develop and live up to an incredible Welsh team who have done magnificent things for Wales but it seems this world cup was a step too far for this senior. generation, yes, Gareth Bell, so in Los Angeles, at the moment he is 33 years old, you know, like I said, his minutes were managed very, very sharply this season, is that the end of Bale could we see Gareth Bale backing out?

I don't know to be fair, there's been a lot of talk about him just wanting to take a place in international football and how he could

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from club football and just play in touch with what we've seen today, that maybe that can't work. , that it is not sustainable, but It is very difficult because, like players like him, they know what it means to be the Talisman, they know what it means to have the pressure on their shoulders to lead their country, but as I saw today, simply It wasn't enough and We'll see what happens in the last game, maybe if you know the results have to go in his favor, Wells will need a huge result against England and if he can be the guy to do it then we'll see fair play.

What's going on? Yes, it is very interesting, isn't it? Because Wales aren't technically out yet, so we've seen stranger things happen than when I was beating England on the final day and somehow managing to come out ahead, but from your perspective, yes that. doesn't happen, this is the lowest, yes, it probably is. I don't think he will. I think he was talking before the tournament that he could do another European Championship which will be in Germany in two years, but he can leave with his head held high, he will be remembered as one of the greatest British players of all time, let alone the Welsh players are the best for me, no, um, just because you can't miss the last four years at Real Madrid, you know, using binoculars on the on the bench like he didn't really take it seriously, he just showed up to Welsh.

He had a pretty solid season with Spurs and coming back from him, actually, yeah, he finished the season pretty well, but in terms of the best ever for British players, I always come back. To be honest, Wayne Rooney I thought was sensational and maybe in 10 years we will also be talking about this new generation of English players, but for England, coming back to this, obviously we don't know the result of what will happen against the United States, but we don't want anything to depend on the game against Wales, absolutely nothing, there is nothing the world should be more excited about than beating England in any sport, and it would be an absolute nightmare to leave anything to chance and I would love to see England, already you know, crush the USA tonight obviously and then do some strong rotations and against this Wales defence, even if we're rotating and playing with foden grealist that the man about town has, the idea is you know you can make some major changes there.

Carl Walker gets them and maybe Calvin Phillips gets them too and I still think we'll have enough for Wales if they know if they play like they did against Iran or in the USA in the first game and that's another thing, full stop. Wales, Rob Page made a mistake in the first game, didn't play key for more from the start, they improved a lot after he came on in the second half. I think some questions need to be asked about his tactics in that game. You think Melinda probably did because, like the way the US was paying them, they needed that outlet, they needed someone who could hold the ball and bring those around him into the game and we saw that in the second half. but I don't know if Dan James is a quick little pocket rocket, is he?

It didn't start today, so yeah, it's tough, right? Because even before England's last game, you already know that. With Wayne Hennessey's side, they have to be more expansive than they used to be, they will have to move away from the back three and that leaves them exposed and means Niko Williams suddenly has to become a right-back. instead of a full-back and you may have to add another body in midfield. I think that would be a big risk for Rob Page now, obviously, it was his first major tournament of his and he got the job after the Ryan concerts.

He, do you think he maintains his position and that of his head coach or does he? I would have thought so, to be honest, there aren't many whales that like staying with Welsh trainers and there aren't many that are getting ahead I think. Nathan Jones has just taken the job at Southampton, of course, he may be in the future, but Rob Page, as you know, deserves enormous credit because it was his first World Cup in 58 years and he struggled to qualify, as well as having to go through that play-off against Ukraine and Previously, obviously you know the previous coaches Chris Coleman etc, really great performances at the Euros, so it's not my intention to criticize this Welsh generation, they've done phenomenal things, the best in my life at a distance, but at the same time on the biggest stage, they weakened, yes, they did.

We want to hear your opinion at home. What did you make of Wales versus Iran? Will this be the end of Gareth Bale? He will

retire

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