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An Experiment to settle the unsettled Bale ! Can it work out ?

This season has seen a fitter,stronger, a more confident and a healthier Bale but a better Bale ? Let's not judge this right now. He may have had a full pre-season but he hasn't yet delivered what he's capable of , yet. He is probably the only guy who is unsettled right now in the team ! Even James has started finding some rhythm and is performing his role just fine. Even though he scored a brilliant goal vs Malaga reminding the people what he can do by scoring off a beautifully headed ball by Cristiano with his trademark full of energy and pacy run , he does not contribute much when the ball is in possession of Real Madrid. But such is quality of the player that even after doing so less , he has managed to maintain decent stats for player playing for Real Madrid.

The only problem with him I think is that he is not getting enough space to work at ! He is a left footed player who grew up playing deeper on the left flank as an attacking full back ! He likes to make runs , in fact he loves to ! But playing so far ahead doesn't give him enough space to make those runs. Offensively he is a beast ! Though his finishing is poor at times but he is a tank ! He can score from long range and is a freekick specialist himself. But a part of his game that goes unnoticed is his defensive abilities ! Being a full back , it is mandatory for you to track back to avoid your opponents exploiting the space you just left while roaming in the opponent's territory to deliver crosses ! Ancelotti should probably try to fit him in a three-man midfield and see how that works out. Bale's work-rate is low ! He doesn't press as much as his fellow partner Karim Benzema does. Maybe that's why Ancelotti hasn't tried him in the midfield ! Midfielders are required to recover the ball when not in possession. But Bale does not contribute in that part of the game plus James is covering a lot of ground. But when you push James up in the field , it will allow him to display a better and an amazing side of his offensive game that won him the Golden Boot. Bale on the other hand will get more of the ball and space to operate ! James is a better dribbler and can deliver better crosses so it should work for him on the Right Wing. And let's not forget one of the greatest goal of Bale's career(more to come hopefully). The run started from ball being in Madrid's own half and ended up in the Barcelona's goal.

Well things are not always as they seem so I will not call it a suggestion ! It can be called an experiment just to see how it works out. Carlo is the boss ! He has my trust and he is the man to lead Real Madrid for years to come ! No doubts on his policies and tactics just a thought in my mind !

Hala Madrid !