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Bale has held clear-the-air talks with Mourinho after ‘toxic’ Tottenham claim – pundit view

By
Noel Whelan
20th February 2021 at 5:00pm

Noel Whelan has suggested Jose Mourinho has held clear-the-air talks with Gareth Bale after his return to the Tottenham starting XI.

The former Leeds United striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insisted the 31-year-old’s body language had changed in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Wolfsberger.

Bale, who has started every one of the Lilywhites Europa League games this season, set up Heung-min Son for Spurs’ opener and netted their second of the evening with a fierce strike from inside the box.
Despite his regular European appearances, the Wales international has been used sparingly in the Premier League by Jose Mourinho with just two starts from his seven top-flight outings.
Bale’s return to Spurs has been fraught with fitness problems and frustration for both player and manager.

Whelan suggested last week the two may “hate each other” and it was leading to a “toxic” Tottenham dressing room.

However, Whelan admitted he thought the winger’s body language had changed for the better against Wolfsberger and suggested Mourinho had taken the time to resolve any issues between the pair.

“You could see it, the body language was there, the energy was there, all that confidence was there again,” Whelan told Football Insider assistant editor Russell Edge.
“That seems that maybe there’s been an open-air talk between manager and player and maybe the player realises that he needs to produce better on the field.

“That certainly was more like a Gareth Bale performance and the reason why Tottenham have brought him into the football club.

“It’s about the consistency now, can he keep fighting like that? Can he keep producing these performances which, between now and the end of the season, may determine whether he’s going to be at Tottenham player permanently?”

Bale, who is on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season, has now played 17 times and scored five goals across all competitions this season.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/...inho-after-toxic-tottenham-claim-pundit-view/

Well there is only one constant in every personality clash in the Spurs dressing room !!!

 

[Departed]

Well there is only one constant in every personality clash in the Spurs dressing room !!!

I dunno....I just think it's a lot of guesswork.

 

[SwankyYankee]

This

 

[Gary Onedaysoon]

Bale has held clear-the-air talks with Mourinho after ‘toxic’ Tottenham claim – pundit view

By
Noel Whelan
20th February 2021 at 5:00pm

Noel Whelan has suggested Jose Mourinho has held clear-the-air talks with Gareth Bale after his return to the Tottenham starting XI.

The former Leeds United striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insisted the 31-year-old’s body language had changed in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Wolfsberger.

Bale, who has started every one of the Lilywhites Europa League games this season, set up Heung-min Son for Spurs’ opener and netted their second of the evening with a fierce strike from inside the box.
Despite his regular European appearances, the Wales international has been used sparingly in the Premier League by Jose Mourinho with just two starts from his seven top-flight outings.
Bale’s return to Spurs has been fraught with fitness problems and frustration for both player and manager.

Whelan suggested last week the two may “hate each other” and it was leading to a “toxic” Tottenham dressing room.

However, Whelan admitted he thought the winger’s body language had changed for the better against Wolfsberger and suggested Mourinho had taken the time to resolve any issues between the pair.

“You could see it, the body language was there, the energy was there, all that confidence was there again,” Whelan told Football Insider assistant editor Russell Edge.
“That seems that maybe there’s been an open-air talk between manager and player and maybe the player realises that he needs to produce better on the field.

“That certainly was more like a Gareth Bale performance and the reason why Tottenham have brought him into the football club.

“It’s about the consistency now, can he keep fighting like that? Can he keep producing these performances which, between now and the end of the season, may determine whether he’s going to be at Tottenham player permanently?”

Bale, who is on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season, has now played 17 times and scored five goals across all competitions this season.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/...inho-after-toxic-tottenham-claim-pundit-view/

This is nothing but guesswork and innuendo. Not a single fact to substantiate the claim.

Bale seemed fine until recently. And I suspect he's frustrated at the negative media attention he is now attracting hence his more recent surly demeanour.