I would put him in the 2nd tier myself. It is certainly no insult to say he isnt in ronaldo or messi's league!

Dunno. I'd say the likes of Iniesta, Falcao, the Swedish nutjob, Xavi, Fabregas, RvP and the like are quite a lot better than Bale and a hole host of other world class players but just not good enough to class them in the same group as the dynamic duo.I would put him in the 2nd tier myself. It is certainly no insult to say he isnt in ronaldo or messi's league!
You're right it isn't an insult (cm1179's a sensitive little chap aint he)
I disagree he's in the 2nd tier though, if Messi and Ronaldo are alone in the top tier then the 2nd tier would be the likes of Xavi & Iniesta and Bale isn't at that standard either. 3rd tier sounds about right to me![]()
ESPN must have cut this out of their coverage
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bale is a shining beacon of light in the top tier of premiership midfielders. screw the spanish league, it's all about the man, the legend, the bloke who actually posts on his own facebook fanpage, gareth bale.
bale is a shining beacon of light in the top tier of premiership midfielders. screw the spanish league, it's all about the man, the legend, the bloke who actually posts on his own facebook fanpage, gareth bale.

Dunno. I'd say the likes of Iniesta, Falcao, the Swedish nutjob, Xavi, Fabregas, RvP and the like are quite a lot better than Bale and a hole host of other world class players but just not good enough to class them in the same group as the dynamic duo.
Downing has slowed our play down all ready has had 3 good passes possible and just does the easy one and messes a good run by sturridge or Suarez