Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez Can Be Real Madrid’s Key Players This Season

  DBasia.news –  Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez had failed to leave Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane relied heavily on them. The fate of Bale and James are expected to be the same as Ivan Zamorano and Jose Emilio Amavisca who became Madrid’s key players in 1995.

Bale and James are two players who have been rumored to leave this summer. Both were linked to Chinese clubs, the United States, to European clubs such as Napoli, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur.

The issue of the two had arised as Zidane rarely played James before, while with Bale, his relationship with Zidane was considered to be out of harmony. But to date, no concrete offer has been made for the two.

“He (Bale) will stay (in Madrid). We have to focus with this season, there is no more,” said Zidane some time ago after Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo in Week one LaLiga.

“Hazard’s (Eden) injury does not benefit us, but this does not change our thinking about Bale in this match. Gareth, James, and all the players here will defend this jersey,” he added.

Although Madrid did not receive the money as they failed to sell them, after spending a lot on players at the beginning of the season, Bale and James could be considered as ‘new’ players for Madrid who started the second period with Zidane.

Tomas Roncero, AS writer, saw the potential of the two players following in the footsteps of Zamorano and Amavisca’s success in Jorge Valdano’s Madrid squad in 1995.

Ivan Zamorano and Jose Emilio Amavisca

Similar to the current situation, Valdano sees Zamorano and Amavisca as a surplus for Madrid. However, in the end the two players stayed at the Santiago Bernabeu. Zamorano was 27 years old at the time, while Amavisca was 23 years old.

Valdano has the task of ending Barcelona’s dominance who formed the dream team under Johan Cruyff and won LaLiga four times in a row. Unexpectedly, Zamorano and Amavisca were the key to Madrid’s success in ending Barca’s dominance.

In January 1995, Madrid crushed Barcelona 5-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu through Zamorano’s hattrick goal and Amavisca’s goal. It became the peak of both their plays and Madrid won the first LaLiga title after waiting five years.

Not unexpectedly, Amavisca and Zamorano can collaborate well with the names of stars such as Fernando Hierro, Fernando Redondon, Michael Laudrup, Raul, and Paco Buyo. Both played crazily that season: Zamorano scored 28 goals in 38 matches and Amavisca 10 goals in 37 matches.

Both can be an inspiration for James and Bale. Although currently it is still too soon to discuss the effects of both, however, their motivation to show off could be Madrid’s key to ending Barcelona’s dominance.