Former Real Madrid medical chief, Jesus Olmo, has declared Gareth Bale a better natural athletic than Cristiano Ronaldo, now of Juventus.
Olmo worked with both stars at Real before leaving the club last year.
“Possibly the best athlete I’ve seen is Gareth Bale,” he told Ideal.
“He’s a natural athlete capable of excelling at practically any sport. He has unusual genetics and athletic ability, and I would say technical ability as well.
“He’s the one who impressed me most in all aspects, although there is then performance, which comes about from different circumstances.”
Olmo also said of Bale: “All athletes have their handicaps.
“People only see when a player is injured, but there are footballers who play when they’ve got physical problems.
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“A good medical team ensure that you have the minimum possible chronic problems, but the only way to overcoming them is by working hard and very well in a target way. That requires effort and depends a lot on the player.
“Nothing detracts from a high-level athlete’s performance more than chronic pain. Solving a small tendon problem is the best thing you can do for a footballer.”