Bale was reflecting on this week's Champions League defeat at Liverpool and he had a message for Real president Florentino Perez.
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He said, "We missed the spark. We haven't seen (Kylian) Mbappé and Vinícius create that magic in the last third of the pitch that can change a match.
"It was disappointing not to see the quality expected of Real Madrid players.
"Sometimes they complicate plays too much. They should just try and put the defenders in difficulty: they are faster than anyone else on the pitch. But maybe they don't do it because there is no one in the area waiting for crosses.
"We need a real number nine.”