Tottenham Hotspur fans have been reacting on Twitter after an image of Spurs winger Gareth Bale emerged.
This comes after Spurs podcast Twitter page @LastWordOnSpurs shared a post on their page that contained the image of Bale with an ice pack on his right ankle after coming off the pitch during Spurs’ 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the weekend.
The page also added that the “procedure is designed to treat swelling” but the “extent of the injury remains unclear at this stage.”
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Spurs fans who were quick to share their thoughts on the matter.
So, what did these Spurs fans make of this post about Gareth Bale’s potential injury?
??????? Tottenham Hotspur attacker Gareth Bale with an ice pack on his right ankle, after coming off during Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion.
?The procedure is designed to treat swelling, but extent of the injury remains unclear at this stage.#THFC #COYS #WBATOT pic.twitter.com/FaFCviMW8A
— Last Word On Spurs (@LastWordOnSpurs) November 8, 2020
Still looks to lack sharpness or fitness..Let us hope it will return?
— Terry Denton (@TerryDenton55) November 8, 2020
Bale started the game against West Brom but was substituted in the second half. The Welshman’s performance in the game earned himself a match rating of 6.7/10 (per WhoScored).
Ice mainly used for pain control, secondary is swelling. Most likely nothing to be concerned about
— Tyler (@TjWyteck) November 8, 2020
oh myyy the mind games again
— Tottenham Hotspur Zealot (@THotspurZealot) November 8, 2020
Other Spurs fans were replying to this post claiming that taking Bale off and giving him an ice pack was a ploy from Jose Mourinho so the winger would appear to be injured and not be able to play for Wales during their upcoming international matches.
Tactical to keep him away from Wales! Jose isn’t daft
— ?Ricky Belding? (@RickBelds) November 8, 2020
Or he is to injured to go to wales. Perfect tactic by Jose???
— spursgirl (@spursgirl101) November 8, 2020
Do you think Bale is injured or is it just a ploy from Mourinho?
He's probably injured
It's a Mourinho tactic
A Mourhino ploy to get Bale rested from the International week. He’s a clever boy that Jose
— John Wardell (@oldjdub) November 8, 2020
More brilliance from Mourinho haha
— Luke Chmiel (@LukasC_13) November 8, 2020
Looking at the replies to this post, it appears that they think Bale’s suspected injury is not a serious one and is just a plan from Mourinho to make him look like he won’t be available to play for Wales during the international break.
Given how Mourinho has called for the Wales medical team to be careful with Bale while he’s away on international duty, it’s clear to see why these Spurs fans may have come to this conclusion after seeing this image of the winger.
Moving forward, it’ll be interesting to see if Bale makes an appearance for Wales in any of their upcoming games or whether he will be ruled out of them through injury.