Five reasons why Gareth Bale can never replace Cristiano Ronaldo

#5 Not hungry enough

Bale does not have Ronaldo’s hunger to win

And, finally, the greatest point of them all. One of the most famous quotes of Steve Jobs is, “stay hungry, stay foolish,” for if you are hungry, you will try to do something to appease your hunger. However, the moment you feel like your appetite is full, you stop trying to acquire food.

Cristiano Ronaldo is always hungry. And his hunger transcends mere goals and assists – he is ever-hungry to win. His stomach is in an ever-burgeoning state of hunger; the more you feed him, the more he wants.

It is this hunger that has brought him to the place that he is in now. All the trophies and accolades that he has achieved in his life, and all that he will achieve in the future, is down to the fact that he is perennially hungry for more.

This trait is somewhat lacking in the Welshman. In every game, the Portuguese tries to, at least, get into scoring zones, if not anything. He is always pushing towards the goal the moment his team has possession.

And this is the drive that Madrididistas are yet to see in Bale. It is not that the Welshman never oozed it; in his Tottenham days, and early Real Madrid career, he had the desire to be the best and that is when he played his best football.

But, sadly, that Bale can no longer be seen. And without that, he can never truly replace the legend that is Cristiano Ronaldo.