Bale could be better than Zidane.

Zinedine Zidane is worried about
Gareth Bale - because the Welsh star
could be even better for Real Madrid
than he was.
The French legend, now Carlo
Ancelotti's assistant coach at the
Bernabeu and the club's Sporting
Director, revealed the reason behind
Real's pursuit of the former Tottenham
player and splashing out a world record
£86million fee.
And after an injury-hampered start,
Bale has hit his stride for the Spanish
giants, netting a hat-trick in Saturday's
clash with Real Valladolid - taking his
tally to nine goals in 13 appearances.
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On the ball: But will Gareth Bale hit
the heights at Real Madrid that
Zinedine Zidane reached?
Beaming: Bale netted a hat-trick in
Real's 4-0 demolition of Real
Valladolid on Saturday
'Nobody at Real Madrid was ever
worried about the form of Gareth (Bale)
we knew exactly what the quality of
player was that we had brought,' said
Zidane.
'The only worry I have about him now is
that he goes on to be a better player for
Real Madrid than I was!
'He is the complete attacking player - he
can score, he has pace, he can create,
and has we have seen he is a specialist
from set pieces.
'We (Real Madrid) knew all this though -
that is why we spent so much effort
making sure he was a Real Madrid
player this summer.
Waiting in the shadows: Zidane is
now assistant coach to Carlo
Ancelotti at Real Madrid

'I think he can still get even better - and
he knows my door is always open to
him when he needs advice - and I look
forward to being part of his
development - as he has everything to
become the best player in the world.'
Bale still has some way to go to reach
Zidane's place in Real Madrid folklore.
After a £60million move from Juventus
in 2001, Zidane lit up the Bernabeu,
winning the La Liga title and the
Champions League on his way to
netting 37 times over 155 appearances.

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