The rumor has been spitted out that Gareth Bale is most probably going to miss the clash with England this Saturday after reportedly being ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Gareth Bale was the attention of the media and newspapers this week as England prepare to take on a very determined Wales side that also boasts the likes of Bale, Bellamy and Ramsey. However, it has been reported that the 'Flying Welshman' has injured his hamstring during a training session with the national team.
According to The Sun, Bale will now return to London for further treatment and there is also a possibility of him missing the crucial Champions League tie with Real Madrid on April 5. He has only recently returned from a back injury that kept him out for six weeks from the end of January until early March.
The loss of Bale would definitely have an impact on Wales' chances of beating a very strong England side. His Tottenham Hotspur teammates Michael Dawson and Peter Crouch had only praised him in the past week, with Crouch insisting on Wednesday that Gareth Bale would needed to be stopped on Saturday if England have any plans of winning the game.
Crouch said: "Wales' biggest threat is Gareth Bale. We only assess opponents on Thursday and Friday, look at videos and I'm sure Gareth will be prominent in a lot of those videos.''
But Crouch also admitted that Craig Bellamy is another dangerous player that England should be wary of.
He said: "Craig is a good lad. He gets a lot of stick but he only wants to win.
"When you see him from afar, you see him shouting at refs and shouting at anyone who will listen. But the only reason he's like that is he wants to win.
"When we were both at Liverpool, I remember him shouting and screaming at me during one training session. Afterwards I pulled him and said 'what's that about?' and he said 'I forgot'.
"He doesn't know he does it, he just says 'that's the way I play and I have to shout to get myself geed up for a game' and that's fully understandable. All the talk will be about Gareth Bale but Bellamy is certainly a player we have to watch out for.''
According to The Sun, Bale will now return to London for further treatment and there is also a possibility of him missing the crucial Champions League tie with Real Madrid on April 5. He has only recently returned from a back injury that kept him out for six weeks from the end of January until early March.
The loss of Bale would definitely have an impact on Wales' chances of beating a very strong England side. His Tottenham Hotspur teammates Michael Dawson and Peter Crouch had only praised him in the past week, with Crouch insisting on Wednesday that Gareth Bale would needed to be stopped on Saturday if England have any plans of winning the game.
Crouch said: "Wales' biggest threat is Gareth Bale. We only assess opponents on Thursday and Friday, look at videos and I'm sure Gareth will be prominent in a lot of those videos.''
But Crouch also admitted that Craig Bellamy is another dangerous player that England should be wary of.
He said: "Craig is a good lad. He gets a lot of stick but he only wants to win.
"When you see him from afar, you see him shouting at refs and shouting at anyone who will listen. But the only reason he's like that is he wants to win.
"When we were both at Liverpool, I remember him shouting and screaming at me during one training session. Afterwards I pulled him and said 'what's that about?' and he said 'I forgot'.
"He doesn't know he does it, he just says 'that's the way I play and I have to shout to get myself geed up for a game' and that's fully understandable. All the talk will be about Gareth Bale but Bellamy is certainly a player we have to watch out for.''
