In the documentary series All or Nothing (Netflix) that narrates Tottenham's 2019-20 season from within,

José Mourinho

insistently repeats a message for his players: “You are a group of good guys, but good guys never win.

You have to be a gang of bastards ».

In that sentence, a good part of Mourinhism is condemned as the way to manage a human group and achieve success, a constant in his career that the Portuguese tries to recover in the spurs.

Pretend that

ue their players seek a common goal without too much consideration,

a philosophy that he himself practices

with them when necessary. «There is a contradiction between that post and reality.

It may not even be his thing, but it is totally wrong, I have to tell you the truth ", explained the Portuguese technician exactly a month ago when a journalist asked him about a publication of

Bale

on social media: "Good training today."

That was just one of the many messages that Mou has been leaving Bale in recent months.

"I can't give you the minutes," was another of those messages called to inflame the Welshman so that

would be that decisive player again

That was once.

The carrot and stick strategy that Real Madrid fans know so well from his three-year period at the Bernabéu.

AVOID THE MELANCOLIA

The surprising thing is that, against all odds, Bale has avoided the melancholy that ended up absorbing him in his last years in Spain and has turned a situation marked by injuries, substitutions and losses.

rudeness of his coach

at a press conference.

Residual until mid-February, the Welshman had before the Europa League game against Dinamo Zagreb six goals and three assists in his last six games, starting four of them.

Until then, he had only scored four goals and none had worked. “He had psychological scars.

After a couple of seasons with many injuries, it is not so much about the muscular scars but the psychological ones, which are what cause fear and instability to the footballer, "explains Mourinho now, who thinks that Bale has finally broken that

"Psychological barrier"

that prevented him from giving the best of himself in the field.

Starting as a right winger, his participation - and that of

Dele there

, also defenestrated for much of the season - has allowed the transformation of a Tottenham that was drifting and has now re-engaged in the fight for the Champions League positions.With an astronomical salary that Real Madrid and Tottenham -the club share. white pays more than half-, in London they are still waiting to make a decision about their future.

He has one more year of contract at the Bernabéu, but

neither he wants to return nor Madrid

He is counting on him, less now, who occupies a non-EU record due to Brexit, and although his performance has been remarkable in recent weeks, his physical condition remains precarious.

Mourinho himself has confessed that

agree with him his game minutes

because he is not prepared to play 90 minutes.

In the whole season, he has only done it in one FA Cup match against Second Division Wycombe.

Perhaps he will never again be the huge Bale for which Real Madrid blew up the piggy bank, but still, at 31 years old, he can be a great Bale.

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