Gareth Bale: I was under immense pressure at Real Madrid

Gareth Bale: I was under immense pressure at Real Madrid

Gareth Bale, en una de las imágenes de promoción de su regreso al Tottenham
Gareth Bale, en una de las imágenes de promoción de su regreso al Tottenham | @SpursOfficial

The winger spoke to Sky Sports after returning to English football on loan at Spurs

Gareth Bale insists he's not got no regrets about his time at Real Madrid and says he was under immense pressure at the Santiago Bernabeu.

“No I don't have any regrets, no," the Welsh golf nut told Sky Sports.

“I just try and play football, that's all I can do and everything else that's said externally is out of my control.

“As I said, I have no regrets of what I've done, whatever anyone else has said, that's up to them. I know my opinion of myself and my family know exactly what I am, so that's all I'm worried about.

“Obviously going into a different culture, a different country, I've had to grow up as a person, never mind a footballer.

“You just learn how to deal with the situations that you're in. Obviously I've been in immense pressure situations. I've had people on the pitch whistling in the stadium to me.

“So yeah, I've just learned how to deal with those type of things, to not take it too seriously, take it too much to heart, and yeah just get on with it. It's football - something that you love doing and you just need to give your best and sometimes that's all you can do.”

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