Should Bale take advise from Giggs?

Been thinking about this and how Giggs always pulled out of friendlies seems to be a big issue for many fans. Both players wingers who like to run at pace, both get/got regular injuries which I think it’s quite normal for the type of player.

However was Giggs right? He ended up playing into his 40’s and still managed to rack up a healthy amount of caps, clearly the rest and fewer games helped him.

My question considering the number injuries Bale is getting (and they seem to be more and more frequent) is this something Wales should be looking at for him? Do we really need to play someone like Bale in pointless friendly games? is it doing him more long term harm than good?

No we shouldn't be playing him in pointless friendlies but we should be choosey about what friendlies he does play in! a point I made about giggs earlier is he was injured a lot at club level and playing in friendlies wouldn't help him! Its a balancing act that maybe giggs knows how to handle bale best from experience.

no such thing as pointless friendlies anymore anyway

no such thing as pointless friendlies anymore anyway

They are when star players are injured and miss vital games for clubs

no such thing as pointless friendlies anymore anyway

Interesting point, I don't realty understand the new format tournament thing, whatever it is.

no such thing as pointless friendlies anymore anyway

Interesting point, I don't realty understand the new format tournament thing, whatever it is.

Ditto to that, I was confused just reading it

no such thing as pointless friendlies anymore anyway

Interesting point, I don't realty understand the new format tournament thing, whatever it is.

Basically results in new taunament help to go towards qualifying for next euros (it replaces friendlies) it's very complicated though

Last edited by pembroke allan on Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Yes and a lot more than other great players as well! so what's your point?

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Yes and a lot more than other great players as well! so what's your point?

just the pretty obvious point that giggs isnt exactly a proud welshman and he never has been

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Yes and a lot more than other great players as well! so what's your point?

just the pretty obvious point that giggs isnt exactly a proud welshman and he never has been

so why did he choose play for Wales after playing for England's youth team? Not for the chance to play in world cup that's for sure

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Yes and a lot more than other great players as well! so what's your point?

just the pretty obvious point that giggs isnt exactly a proud welshman and he never has been

so why did he choose play for Wales after playing for England's youth team? Not for the chance to play in world cup that's for sure

he didnt play for englands youth team he played for the schoolboys team


wasnt elligble to play for england

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Yes and a lot more than other great players as well! so what's your point?

just the pretty obvious point that giggs isnt exactly a proud welshman and he never has been

so why did he choose play for Wales after playing for England's youth team? Not for the chance to play in world cup that's for sure

he didnt play for englands youth team he played for the schoolboys team


wasnt elligble to play for england

Ffs what's difference he played for England OK!

difference is the schoolboy team isnt the same thing


never had a choice to represent england at actual international level

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Irrelevant point international football has changed Wales have play more games now than when giggs played so by rights he will have won more caps.

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Irrelevant point international football has changed Wales have play more games now than when giggs played so by rights he will have won more caps.

whos missed more available games?

Giggs had the choice of playing for England or Wales however he was firmly influenced by the fierce Scotsman Sir Alex to choose Wales, at that time England would have probably won the World Cup with Giggsy and we weren't that great, allowing Sir Alex to pull Giggs from international duty whenever he could and of course damage the "old enemy"

Under which rule could be play for England? I can only find firm statements to say he was NEVER eligible?

Big difference is that Bale wants to play for Wales and makes himself available even if injured and has to my knowledge only been pulled by RM once!

Giggs on the other hand wanted to play for Man Utd simples.

Bet he's mega happy 4 yr contract at super wages with no experience. As other people have outlined last chance saloon for him. He won't have anywhere to hide with us lot if we lose matches etc.

Ryan Giggs could never play for England

He played for England school boys because he went to school in England. He has no English close family member up to grandfather that would qualify him

Ryan Giggs could never play for England

He played for England school boys because he went to school in England. He has no English close family member up to grandfather that would qualify him

Quote by Ryan Giggs

He said i would rather go throughout my whole career without qualifying for a major champinship than play for a country where i wasn't born that's just stupid, the problem arose because i captained England scholl boys it has bugged me all through my playing career, hearing people talk about me being English, both my parents and grandparents are Welsh

He is now the Welsh Manager so support and back him if you are Welsh, i will and my parents were English, and before the insults i was born in Cardiff and support Wales 100%

Giggs had the choice of playing for England or Wales however he was firmly influenced by the fierce Scotsman Sir Alex to choose Wales, at that time England would have probably won the World Cup with Giggsy and we weren't that great, allowing Sir Alex to pull Giggs from international duty whenever he could and of course damage the "old enemy"

No he didn't he could never ever play for England. How is it people still think this despite it being g proven wrong countless times.

Bale has only played 26 minutes of 9 international friendlies so not really that different to giggs.

bales 28 and already played more games than giggs

Irrelevant point international football has changed Wales have play more games now than when giggs played so by rights he will have won more caps.

whos missed more available games?

Well given Bale has missed a few who knows he may surpass giggs.

Giggs was never qualified to play for England. He was born in Cardiff, and his parents and grandparents were Welsh too.

Big difference is that Bale wants to play for Wales and makes himself available even if injured and has to my knowledge only been pulled by RM once!

Giggs on the other hand wanted to play for Man Utd simples.

Bet he's mega happy 4 yr contract at super wages with no experience. As other people have outlined last chance saloon for him. He won't have anywhere to hide with us lot if we lose matches etc.

Doubt wages will worry him, he is a millionaire

I thought at the time if you were Britishyou could choose any home nation.