After his performance and the 1: 2 over Austria, which lifted the Wales team to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, today (Friday) Gareth Bale answered his many critics, especially in the Spanish media.
The Welsh winger wrote on Twitter: “Today the Daily Mail published the scandalous and speculative Marca article and press. While people are taking their lives because of the toughness of the media, I want to know who holds these journalists and allows them to write such articles? Luckily I have developed thick skin “But that does not mean that such articles do not cause harm and are both personally and professionally annoying and those on the other side of these nasty stories.”
Bale went on to write: “I have experienced the impact that media can have on people’s mental and physical health. The media expects superhuman performances from professional athletes and will be the first to celebrate with them when they succeed, but instead of expressing condolences when those athletes fail, they tear them to pieces. And disappointment on the part of their fans.The daily pressures on professional athletes are immense and it is clear how much negative publicity can add to the stress of the athlete or any other famous person.
“I hope that by the time my children are at an age where they can digest these things, this journalistic ethics and standards will be enforced more significantly. I want to use this platform to encourage change in the way we speak publicly and criticize people, simply because they do not live up to unrealistic expectations. “We put them in front of them. We all know who the real parasites are.”